Located on 38 East 19th Street between Broadway and Park Avenue South, Pipa is an authentic Spanish neighborhood style dining experience with a contemporary edge. Its opulent decor, apparently inspired by Middle Age castle basements, creates a wonderfully dramatic ambience with the sparkling chandeliers, dark wooden furniture and antique mirrors. The tapas style menu of original Spanish fare is also peppered with more than a dash of innovation.

The dinner menu includes modern variations on traditional tapas such as piquillo peppers stuffed with crabmeat, shrimp and piquillo aioli and a traditional tortilla Española omelet with potato, onion and piquillo pepper. The lunch menu includes a ranch of sandwiches including free-range chicken breast and skirt steak skewers amongst others. For a grand finale, the dessert menu includes a delicious crema Catalan - a traditional variation on crème brulee - and the spectacular bomba de chocolate, a delightful mélange of dark chocolate brownie, milk and white chocolate mousses, with a milk chocolate shell, hazelnut tuille and chocolate, vanilla and hazelnut sauces.

Pipa's drinks list includes tempting cocktails like the Roc Star, an interesting blend of ciroc vodka, canton ginger liqueur, honey syrup and grape juice, as well as an appealing wine and sherry list and their trademark sangria.