Toro
Venue Brief
Packed, loud tapas bar on Washington Street in the South End, where Ken Oringer's Spanish small plates and cocktails keep the bar stools full every night.
Venue Details
- Vibe
- UpbeatDate NightCasual
- Age guide
- 25-45
- Dress code
- Casual Chic
- Cuisine
- SpanishTapas/Share Plate
- Demographic
- Young ProfessionalsLocalsCouples
- Music genre
- Commercial Hits
- Price
- $$$$
- Open season
- Year-round
- Clientele
- LocalsAmerican
- Offerings
- Table ServiceBrunch
- Open times
- Mon 5 – 10 PMTue 5 – 10 PMWed 5 – 10 PMThu 5 – 10 PM BestFri 5 – 11 PM BusySat 5 – 11 PM BusySun 11 AM – 3 PM, 5 – 10 PM
- Vibe score
- 8.5 / 10
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About Toro
Floor-to-ceiling wooden shelves of bottles, a painted map of Spain and a long bar define the room, with a sidewalk patio under umbrellas when the weather allows. The kitchen's greatest hits have not changed much: grilled bone marrow, paella Valenciana, salt cod croquetas, corn with alioli and cotija, and tuna tartare with chicharrón. Everything is built to share and priced a little high for the portion, a point several regulars concede. The dining room is small, tables sit elbow to elbow and the soundtrack runs loud, which suits groups and irritates quieter diners. Walk-ins can wait for bar seats, and staff will fetch people from outside when one frees up. Dinner runs nightly from 5 p.m., to 10 most nights and 11 on Friday and Saturday, plus a Sunday brunch from 11. Google reviewers give it 4.4 from 2,503 ratings, and it holds a 2025 Michelin recommendation.
