ABC Cocina

Great food, great drinks, great vibe, great desserts and super friendly and quick service. I got the diablo which is a spicy drink and I thought it was very well made. They have a tapas style menu so I got to try a bunch of things - Guacamole: simple, fresh with warm just-out-of-the-fryer chips Yellowfin tartare: had a lot of different elements that really brought the dish together, although wasn't my favorite thing on the menuSquash and cheese emanada: on the sweeter side, but not greasy or doughyMushroom quesadilla: was pleasantly surprised with this one. I'm used to eating quesadillas that tend to be very greasy and cheesy and although this had a great amount of cheese, it still felt pretty easy on the stomach Fish tacos: one of the most interesting tacos I've had, it hit all the flavor profiles - had some sweetness, freshness and spice Hopper shrimp: simple and amazing! Salted caramel gelato: the best ending to our mealOverall, I felt that the food was wonderful, everything felt really fresh and light which I loved. I really felt like I was eating high quality food for a relatively average-priced NYC restaurant. Our server was also excellent. Would love to come back here.

I would say a solid 3.5/5. Good food and nice setting. It can get pretty loud but nice for sharing plates and catching up with friends.I got the sweet corn empanadas and the passionfruit margarita and thoroughly enjoyed both. It was hard to track down our server to order more drinks and grab the bill, hence the bit of the lower rating. It also felt a touch overpriced but that is NYC for ya.

This was our farewell dinner in New York City, and it was so worth the price of admission! It was expensive, but so great! Each dish is savory and well prepared and the presentation is esthetically pleasing and artistic. Our server was wonderful. My favorite dish was the guacamole because it was unique and cheese free. I also loved the ceviche and the octopus. A+++

Came here for restaurant week and it was SO good. Every single thing I ate here was good. I ordered the fluke, the Hake, and the churros. The fluke was well seasoned and flavored, although I would remove the corn because texturally it was too tough. I felt like I was going to chip a tooth eating it. But it was good either way. The Hake was seriously sooo good, flavorful, and flaky. It was done to absolute perfection. Would highly recommend this dish. Lastly I ordered the churros as my dessert and it was good, can't go wrong with this!Ambiance, service, food were all excellent.

Came here for a late dinner after seeing Titanique the Musical, at 9 PM on a Tuesday, and was surprised to find it packed and loud inside. The decor is beautiful and the ambiance is really cool, but after spending a few minutes inside we asked for a table outside so we could hear each other speak without shouting. This was perfect for us. Service was slow, but we didn't mind. We shared a bunch of tapas: patatas bravas, spiced ground beef and celery root empanadas with tomato salsa, wood fired octopus with green romesco sauce, and crispy gulf flounder tacos with a cabbage chili pickle topping. For dessert, we ordered churros with chocolate dipping sauce. The food was plated beautifully and tasted amazing, but my favorite dish of the night were the spiced ground beef empanadas.

I went to ABC Cocina for a dinner with a group and we had a lovely time. The ambiance is beautiful and the service is very friendly. The fish tacos were delicious, i am still thinking about them! A little pricey, but it's very nice!

This place has be around a long time and is a NYC dining institution which has unfortunately slid a bit over the past few years. A most recent dinner at ABC Cocina with some girlfriends had me wondering why we spent $18 per cocktail on the drinks which sound and taste delicious but feel like they have a very minimal amount of actual alcohol in them (no one in the group felt even a hint of a buzz after having two cocktails each). The tapas dishes are very small so you have to keep ordering and ordering as the bill keeps growing and your belly is somehow not filling. Among the tapas there's hits and misses. The service is consistently good though despite it being a very loud and busy restaurant. Honestly I'll probably keep going because it's an easy meetup spot but will grumble about it afterwards.

This is an excellent place to get cocktails/drinks and tapas or smaller plates. Their fritters were amazing (especially with the sauce) and their sangria was also very good. Attentive service and very cool interior decor (it is also connected to ABC Cafe and other restaurants so it might be confusing if you are dropped off by an Uber because ABC Cocina is on the 18th side but ABC Cafe is on the 19th side). Recommended!

First time dining at ABC Cocina, and the first impression started off a little shaky. My friend and I had a 530pm reservation and walked in and stepped to the side because the host was taking care of a couple of people who had just arrived before we did. So, while we were waiting for her to finish, a three people group came up on the other side to wait as well. So after she finished taking care of the people before us, she turned to the three group party and asked how can she helped them. Now, this is when my mind begins to wonder. I know she saw us come in and step to side, waiting.The other group wasn't even there when we arrived. Graciously, the older white lady in the group said to her (host), I believe they were here before us waiting.I let her know we had reservations, and while she checked, I turned to the lady and said, "Thank you."Now, in that moment, we looked at each other, and both understood without saying a word. What had just happened. So as she takes us to our table, she sits us next to two gentlemen in the right-hand corner. So now, I'm thinking all these tables are free, why sit us here. Maybe the seating is based on the number of people from reservations. Also, the seat was shaky as well as the table. I let my waitress know, and she took the seat away and fixed the table. Now, from this point on, everything was excellent.The servers here were amazing, attentive, polite, and friendly. We had at least 5 to 6 servers back and forth at our table, making sure everything was ok with food, water, and drinks. My rankings from what we had beef tacos#1. It was the best tasting beef I ever had in a taco, amazing. #2 calamari, perfectly seasoned crispy skin outside and tender inside with the tasty pickled onions and sauce. #3 chicken tacos perfectly seasoned crispy skin outside, tender inside and flavorful. I would like maybe something else added in taco, like the beef one.#4 the mushrooms, never had these types of mushrooms before. Great flavor and nice texture with the cheese added and their hot sauce on the the table put this dish over the top. #5 Spring pea empanada was different but tasted good, hot, and cheesy. #6 guacamole was fresh and tasted good. I never had guacamole made this way before, and chips were crisp. #7 Heart of Palm Salad was good and fresh. Just could have been a little more on the plate. I had one fresh beet juice, and we also had a few basil margaritas. Overall, the food, drinks, servers, and the two gentlemen we sat next to made our experience delightful and fun.

It's a very expensive restaurant, and from the start, they rush you, taking your plate away before you've finished--it seems very rude to me. After traveling to so many countries, I believe that in New York, you're expected to eat quickly; there's no respect for the customer. It wasn't even full.I strongly disagree.