How to Use tapa in a Sentence

tapa

noun

• The cost of each tapa-sized plate ranges from $10 to $16.
  — Dallas News, 21 Nov. 2022
• To soak up all that booze is a tidy tapas menu, with items starting at just $5.
  — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2024
• There was the food — tapas and sangria — as well as salsa and Latin jazz nights.
  — Marcela García, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2023
• The restaurant 304 O’Reilly served up small plates and Spanish-style tapas.
  — Moriah Balingit, Sacramento Bee, 25 Jan. 2024
• Prices: Snacks, tapas and medium-size dishes $9 to $68 (for a Waygu rib-eye steak).
  — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2023
• The pair met up at a tapas bar — but not before Kelly’s friends had scoped out the spot and made sure Brunt looked like a good match.
  — Alex Gurley, Peoplemag, 23 Nov. 2023
• The menu ranges from tapas to two-person paella pans, which take up to 45 minutes to prepare and should be ordered first.
  — Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 29 Feb. 2024
• Their tapas include Catalan toast with romesco tapanade and olives, and a house tandoori chicken.
  — Alexa Gagosz, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Apr. 2023
• Order a selection of tapas and stay to enjoy the late-night wine bar—and the people-watching from your table on the porch.
  — Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 9 Jan. 2024
• Start with a buffet of tapas, salads and treats then indulge in one of 12 entrée options.
  — Miami Staff, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
• An April 1 soft launch is planned for the restaurant, which will focus on tapas and other Spanish and Mediterranean fare.
  — Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 29 Mar. 2023
• Stop by for a tasting (available daily), then grab tapas at the on-site Gaspar’s Restaurant.
  — Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 27 Mar. 2023
• My favorite tapas bar is this place called El Xampanyet.
  — Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Nov. 2023
• And the fauna, as Bob and Lisa Glines recently noted over tapas and cocktails, isn’t bad either.
  — Mark Eddington, The Salt Lake Tribune, 22 July 2023
• For the ultimate luxury break, book one of the villa rooms, which comes with access to a private pool and lounge with tapas and drinks each day.
  — Michele Robson, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
• Even after six years living in Madrid, scoring a free tapa with every drink still feels like hitting pay dirt to me.
  — Benjamin Kemper, Bon Appétit, 21 Dec. 2020
• Stop by tapas bar Paquito for the fluffy croquetas, then La Carnicería for blood sausage with apple compote.
  — Diana Spechler, Robb Report, 3 Dec. 2023
• Tickets are $55 per person, and include tapas, churros, and a bottle of Sangria to take home.
  — Elaine Rewolinski, Journal Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2023
• Of course, the defining characteristic of much of the region’s food is that it is served as mezze, a collection of small plates akin to Spain’s tapas.
  — Joe Yonan, Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2024
• An upscale restaurant, walk-up burger window, open-air wine and tapas lounge, and rooftop pool complete the picture.
  — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 18 Mar. 2024
• The Spanish tapas bar will reopen this summer, with a larger space that will allow the team to expand the bar program and serve a full dinner menu, Fink said.
  — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 22 Mar. 2024
• In the 2016 Games, Taufatofua wore a tapa cloth, symbolic Tongan clothing worn at formal events.
  — Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 17 July 2021
• Order a few bottles, sample some tapas, and build your own cheese plates at their courtyard with daily live music.
  — Janna A. Zinzi, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Feb. 2023
• Search menus at tapas restaurants for your own ingredients lists!
  — Judy Bart Kancigor, Orange County Register, 18 Jan. 2024
• Bar Santos is a classic line-up-and-know-what-to-order tapas bar that attracts crowds for its Spanish tortilla, a thick potato omelet.
  — Andrew Ferren, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2023
• There’s a tapas bar (this is a Spanish brand after all), two-story rooftop infinity pool and 32nd floor co-working space.
  — Ramsey Qubein, Forbes, 16 July 2023
• The restaurant applied the Spanish concept of tapas to Mexican cuisine.
  — Shauna Stuart | [e-mail], al, 24 July 2023
• From fusion tapas restaurants to a minor league baseball team, Dunedin has plenty of delightful tricks up its sleeve.
  — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 18 Mar. 2024
• There are no gaudy mentions of Gaudi or knowing references to vermouth hour; the Circle takes Witold out for an Italian meal, not for tapas.
  — Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2023
• An upscale rum bar concept with a tapas menu that takes local dishes and gives them a new spin is also expanding to more resorts.
  — Ramsey Qubein, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024