Andanada is a Spanish Michelin Star restaurant located at 141 West 69th Street,(between Broadway and Columbus) on the Upper West Side in Manhattan, New York City. It is owned by Chef Manuel Berganza. The restaurant opened in 2012. Andanada refers to the highest seating area in the bullfighting arena. It is known for attracting the liveliest, most enthusiastic bullfighting fans. It provides a true Spanish experience to one of Spain's most famed events - and a birds-eye view of all the action.
Michelin Star
On 2014 Andanada was awarded with a Michelin Star. Review by Michelin Guide inspector: Everything is delicious, vibrant, and notably personable at this unselfconscious Spanish powerhouse. Located below street-level, Andanada is laid-back but still formal, with professional, customer-driven servers and a fine-dining menu. The crowd is lively yet very sophisticated, whether seated at the date-friendly bar, pleasant glass atrium, or brick dining room decorated with memorable bullfighting scenes. Like the surrounds, this noteworthy cuisine arrives much more beautiful than expected—clearly there is modern talent in Chef Manuel Berganza's kitchen. The menu does feature tapas, but each dish is composed with an eye on innovative cooking with classic flavors. Here, patatas bravas are a fascinating mosaic of tender, slowly fried potatoes dotted with salsa brava and aïoli to elevate each bite. Fried artichoke hearts combine perfect technique with an enticing showering of salty manchego. The simple-sounding pulpo a la Gallega is beguilingly complex, served as tender octopus with olive oil and pimentòn de la Vera beneath an impossibly light and almost foamy potato purée. Do not skip pan-seared Iberian pork shoulder with a pastrami-style crust, served hot on a sizzling cast iron platter.