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Manchego

Santa Monica, Los Angeles · Spanish · $$

Named for Spain's most iconic cheese, Manchego has been quietly running the best Spanish tapas program in LA since 2007 out of a narrow, intimate space on Main Street. The wine list is the real draw - mostly small-production Spanish bottles sourced directly from family wineries across the Iberian peninsula - and the happy hour sangria is bottomless. Locally sourced produce from the Santa Monica Farmers Market meets imported Spanish ingredients: the bacon-wrapped dates and patatas bravas are permanent fixtures for a reason.