I'm looking for an excellent tapas restaurant in NY. Any suggestions? Anyone ever eat at Sangria 46?

Tia Pol. Casa Mono.

If down in Tribeca, I really like Flor De Sol.

Second vote for Tia Pol.

i like Alta in the Village.

xunta. tia pol. pipa. casa mono. 1492. depends on what location/part of town, price and authenticity required.

casa mono.

Tia Pol-Chef left but qaulity is still excellent. Favorite-razor claims and cockles, chorizos with chocolate

Xunta-the most authentic tasca (tapas bar/restaurant) in New York. Xunta (pronounced SHOON-ta roughly means province in Gallego. Large Menu. Stools at barrels can be uncomfortable, try the bar or large groups at the tables. Favorites-Dates in bacon, wonderful choices of tortilla espanol, the omnipresent thick omelet found throughout Spain.

Casa Mono-overly fussy and over rated tapas. Setting is anything but genuine and like the Mario Batali restaurants I have eaten at Esca and Luppa food is over salted. He lived in Spain but these are his takes.

Bar Carerra-like a modern tasca in San Sebastian, (the best food in Spain IMHO) with a limited but excellent selection. Favorite charred carmelized, white bean dish

We have only eaten once at Pipa but is large noisy and over priced.

Simpler, but authentic tapas can be found at Kaña and La Nacional.

Good call, posters, with Tia Pol and 1492.

Friends of mine rave about Casa Mono. I am going to check it out next month.

A few months ago, I had a great time at Boqueria in the Flatiron district. We were there for hours, and the food was great. You might have a bit of a wait, though.
http://www.boquerianyc.com/

Oh, I was just reading to the bottom before I suggested that, sunny. We enjoyed boquiera too -- not the run of the mill tapas, the dishes were a bit unusual, I thought, and the desserts were great. We got there just before they opened for dinner so we got seated right away but it did fill up pretty quickly.

Mercat on the lower east side. Outstanding food, great wine list and hip scene. Stop by the Bowery Hotel for a cocktail beforehand.

Never had any good ones outside Spain.

Never had any good ones outside Spain.

That is clearly not true. I have had many many mediocre meals in Spain. And above I have stated where there is good tapas.

"That is clearly not true."

Not so. That is personal experience.

Alta is great!

For something a little different, try Xia Xia - a South African wine bar with small plates.