El Quijote

Since 1930, El Quijote has charmed New Yorkers with robust Spanish fare and festive cocktails. Situated on the ground floor of the iconic Hotel Chelsea, the dining room - a nostalgic caramel and mahogany vision dominated by a mural depicting the windmill scene from the eponymous Cervantes text - has entertained generations of downtown darlings, chief among them Patti Smith. Sunday Hospitality oversaw a thoughtful restoration of the space in 2021, stripping away linoleum flooring to reveal ceramic tiling and forgoing the white tablecloths in favor of a more casual look; despite the trend toward nostalgia, culinary director Jaime Young and chef de cuisine Byron Hogan have masterfully refreshed the menu’s relationship with contemporary Spanish cooking.