Zipi Zape
152 Metropolitan Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11211
at Berry St.
PHONE: 718.599.3027
HOURS: Apr-Sep: Sun and Tue-Thu, 5pm-1am; Fri-Sat, 5pm-2am; Mon, 5pm-1am; Oct-Mar: Sun and Tue-Thu, 5pm-1am; Fri-Sat, 5pm-2am; Mon, closed
CARDS: MasterCard, Visa
DIRECTIONS: Walk south on Bedford Avenue several blocks to Metropolitan Avenue. Take a right and Walk to Berry Street. Zipi Zape will be on the corner.
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SUBWAY: L to Bedford Ave.
WEBSITE: www.zipizapeny.com
CITY SEARCH SAYS: Saffron-colored walls, arched windows, textured tiling, comfy booths and a relaxed, convivial buzz set the tone in both the bar and small dining room. Service knows what to recommend and the dishes arrive at the perfect pace. Though the spot takes its name from a popular Spanish cartoon, Chef Diego Gonzales's cooking is serious. Just when you think you've found a favorite, a new dish arrives to wow your palate: light and moist egg-potato combo of tortilla Espanola or crispy, melty ham and bechamel croquettes, or potato chunks in an intensely layered romesco sauce. Seafood comes off just as well, with a smoky blend of garlic, white wine, pepper and parsley lending a stewy depth to shrimp, and paprika brightening tender chunks of octopus. No dessert is offered; all the better, however, to finish off your Albarino with the first-rate platter of Spanish cheeses.
Like the namesake bug-eyed Spanish cartoon characters who adorn the walls, the atmosphere pervading Zipi Zape is lighthearted: Prices are low, delicious tapas are presented without pomp or fussiness, and, thanks in part to a small but satisfying wine list that includes plenty of Cavas and Riojas, everyone seems to be in a jovial, festive mood at all times. With its clubby, almost communal seating, the narrow anteroom adjoining the barroom amounts to a party where the hostess keeps replenishing her guests’ glasses and bringing them bowls of patatas bravas. The décor is unobtrusive: Tile and sunny yellow paint give the bar a welcoming hominess, and the lighting is kept low and romantic so that couples in the corner can feed each other pieces of spicy, wine-soaked fruit from the bottoms of their sangria glasses.
Comments
Second on the $35 "large" sangria pitcher. Ours came chipped and all they did was filter it out to see if the glass was in there. Staff seems more interested in socializing in the corner with their friends then working. No wonder the place was empty
Posted by: James | April 3, 2008 09:36 PM
$35 for a "large" pitcher of Sangria - no wonder this place is always empty. Even wanna be hipsters and slumming Islanders aren't that stupid.
Posted by: gimmeabreak | October 27, 2007 08:40 PM