I spent a week in Barcelona in September, where I fell in love with late dinners of tapas and sangria. I’ve been craving tapas ever since. So I happily accepted when some friends asked us to dinner at a tapas place called La Paella.

Located in the East Village, La Paella is a fun and festive establishment. We dined in the downstairs, which has ample room for larger gatherings. I was happily surprised to find the menu had a fair number of vegetarian options (something lacking in Barcelona). We ordered three platters: vegetarian, meat, and seafood, along with a pitcher of Sangria. The platters provided a little something for everyone and the reasonably-priced sangria was delicious.

I felt a bit like I was back in Barcelona, except this time a host of friends were there, too. I’ll definitely return for more tasty tapas. This restaurant would suit a birthday soiree or maybe a blogger meet-up…