2024: Queens Voted Cafe Ole Best Spanish Restaurant! (Tie)
Cafe Ole
38-09 36th Ave, Long Island City
(718) 349-7777 – cafeolenyc.com/
Take a trip to Spain via Long Island City at Café Olé, voted Best Spanish Restaurant in the Best of the Boro contest. The family-owned and operated restaurant serves up quality Spanish cuisine, including classics like paella, mariscada and a variety of tapas. The authentic flavors and quality ingredients combine in the brick-accented space to transport diners across the Atlantic straight to the Iberian Peninsula, no passport required. It’s the perfect setting for a romantic evening with a special someone or a night for pals over wine and shared small plates. Split an order of sangria and a delicious plate of Serrano ham and Manchego cheese with quince paste and cantaloupe. Or, don’t split it, and treat yourself. (We won’t tell.)
2024: Queens Voted Marbella Restaurant Best Spanish Restaurant! (Tie)
Marbella Restaurant
220-33 Northern Blvd, Bayside
marbella-restaurant.com
There’s an Old World elegance to Best of the Boro winner for Best Spanish Restaurant, Marabella Restaurant, that’s made its sophisticated menu the stuff of legends. Fresh seafood dominates (one mouth-watering sample menu item: filet of sole stuffed with crabmeat and lobster sauce), but the chef’s signature Paella ala Valenciana, with lobster, seafood, chicken, rice and sausage, belongs on all New Yorkers’ food bucket lists. The entire menu is dotted with items that have earned passionate followings among locals, including the fried calamari appetizer, baby lamb shank and the creme brulee for dessert. The only thing people rave about more than Marabella’s food is its staff, who are famously knowledgeable, helpful and welcoming.
2023: Queens Voted Marbella Restaurant Best Spanish Restaurant!
Marbella Restaurant
220-33 Northern Blvd, Bayside
marbella-restaurant.com
The seafood always tastes fresh. The paellas are king here. The Paella Valenciana is a sensation. Classic apps like fried calamari and shrimp in garlic are a must-have. Their homemade sangria is storied. It is made to order right before your eyes. The expertise of the waitstaff is legendary. The space is lit with decor that makes it feel warm and cozy. Without a doubt, the food is admired all over the city. Their Baby Lamb Shank is talked about in forums where those that love to eat take the time to gush about their picks. The salmon melts in your mouth. Marbella’s shrimp is perfectly cooked. Nobody leaves here without a dessert, perhaps a crepe with a special sauce or Creme Brulee they say is magnificent
2022: Queens Voted Marbella Restaurant Best Spanish Restaurant!
Marbella Restaurant
220-33 Northern Blvd, Bayside
(718) 423-0100 – marbella-restaurant.com
Enjoy the best Spanish food in Queens at Marbella Restaurant! Their chef makes delicious dishes from various regions of Spain as well as a number of French and Italian ones. His specialty is Paella ala Valenciana with lobster, seafood, chicken, rice and sausage. Marbella Restaurant wants everyone to have a memorable experience in everything from the beautiful presentation to the quality of ingredients used. They have private party space for banquets and events of up to 350 people. Customers love the atmosphere of the restaurant including the beautiful harp music and friendly service. Their staff is welcoming and ready to answer any questions customers have.
2021: Queens Voted La Fusta Best Spanish Restaurant!
La Fusta
80-32 Baxter Ave, Elmhurst
(718) 429-8222 – lafustarestaurant.com
For the best Spanish cuisine in all of Queens, La Fusta in Elmhurst goes above and beyond in serving its loyal and diverse clientele. Since 1970, La Fusta has established its reputation as being the go-to place for traditional Argentine cuisine and steakhouse in New York City. Each of its menu options places an emphasis on the grill. If you’re a meat lover, its meats and poultry are slowly cooked over glowing embers on the grill resulting in a perfectly charred, juicy piece of meat. For fish lovers and pescatarians, each piece of grilled fish produces the same exact result! In true Argentine fashion, each dish is accompanied by a glass of wine. Don’t wait! Visit La Fusta today!
2020: Queens Voted Marbella Restaurant Best Spanish Restaurant!
Marbella Restaurant
220-33 Northern Blvd, Bayside
(718) 423-0100 – marbella-restaurant.com
Enjoy the best Spanish food in Queens at Marbella Restaurant! Their chef makes delicious dishes from various regions of Spain as well as a number of French and Italian ones. His specialty is Paella ala Valenciana with lobster, seafood, chicken, rice and sausage. Marbella Restaurant wants everyone to have a memorable experience in everything from the beautiful presentation to the quality of ingredients used. They have private party space for banquets and events of up to 350 people. Customers love the atmosphere of the restaurant including the beautiful harp music and friendly service. Their staff is welcoming and ready to answer any questions customers have.
2019: Queens Voted Marbella Restaurant Best Spanish Restaurant!
Marbella Restaurant
220-33 Northern Blvd, Bayside
718-423-0100 – www.marbella-restaurant.com
Enjoy the best Spanish food in Queens at Marbella Restaurant! Their chef makes delicious dishes from various regions of Spain as well as a number of French and Italian ones. His specialty is Paella ala Valenciana with lobster, seafood, chicken, rice and sausage. Marbella Restaurant wants everyone to have a memorable experience in everything from the beautiful presentation to the quality of ingredients used. They have private party space for banquets and events of up to 350 people. Customers love the atmosphere of Marbella Restaurant, including the beautiful harp music and friendly service. Their staff is welcoming and ready to answer any questions customers have.
2018: Queens Voted Saffron Restaurant Best Spanish Restaurant!
Saffron Restaurant
16150 Crossbay Blvd, Howard Beach, New York 11414
347.392.4152
As a family owned and operated restaurant, we continually distinguish ourselves through a commitment to quality and freshness for each and every handcrafted dish. As a chef owned establishment, Saffron Restaurant proudly showcases our Executive Chef’s 25 years of professional experience in order to continually innovate our offerings with a level of personal input and invention unavailable at most other restaurants. While we offer a variety of traditional Spanish tapas, we also offer a wide variety of innovative dishes which incorporate Italian, Greek, Cuban, Asian, and American styles.
2017: Queens Voted Marbella Restaurant Best Spanish Restaurant!
Marbella Restaurant
220-33 Northern Blvd., Bayside, NY 11361. 718-423-0100
A hidden gem of Bayside, Marbella Restaurant promises a memorable experience. At home on Northern Boulevard since 1967, the deep-rooted neighborhood eatery – dubbed the best Spanish restaurant in all of Queens – boasts an elegant, yet relaxing environment within a posh, white-tablecloth setting and a menu jam packed with distinctive Spanish cuisine from various regions of Spain, as well as a number of French and Italian masterpieces (and its fan-favorite sangria). Renowned for the indisputable quality of its ingredients, expert preparation and beautiful presentation, Marbella marvels when it comes to an unforgettable, and truly authentic, Spanish meal.
