La Fonda del Sol Restaurant Review
MetLife Building
200 Park Ave. (E. 42nd St.) 
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New York, NY 10166
212-867-6767 | Make Restaurant Reservations | Menu
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Open
Lunch Mon.-Fri., Dinner Mon.-Sat.Features
- Heart-healthy dishes
- Romantic setting
- Full bar
- Reservations suggested
- Business casual
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 The dual-personality La Fonda del Sol offers Josh DeChellis’s modern take on Spanish tapas in a modern-day reincarnation of Joe Baum’s famed restaurant of the same name. Designed by Adam Tihany, the restaurant stands out from other business-oriented Midtown choices. The lower-level casual space is bright and minimalist in décor with a full bar and menu of tapas. Upstairs, in the luxe, airy dining room, selections from the tapas menu accompany an extensive entrée menu. Traditional Catalan favorites like salt cod croquetas, patatas “bravas” and Serrano ham grace the menus in both rooms. Create a traditional Spanish feast with the albondiguillas (meatball skewers) with tomato and pimentos to start, followed by some of the heartier selections like the seafood mixed grill on a skewer or double chop and shoulder of Colorado lamb with summer salad, shaved parsnip and bay leaf yogurt. Desserts include Spanish-influenced tres leche cake as well as rice pudding with roasted pineapple and chile de arbol. Spanish wines and cavas are offered along with Spanish-influenced martinis. Because of its location, the restaurant is very popular during lunch and after work. Try for a reservation after the theater or on the weekend when you can enjoy a less frenetic ambience.
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