Paella Patio at ¿CóMO? Taperia Returns for Summer 2026

Time to start thinking about paella. Every year, ¿CóMO? Taperia announces the dates for its Paella Patio series, and every year they disappear just as fast.

Here is the deal: Eight Sundays, spread from late May into early September: May 24, June 7, June 21, July 12, July 26, August 9, August 23, and September 6. Three seatings each day at 12, 2, and 4. Tickets are $28++ per person, sold in advance, and you’ll need at least two people to lock one in.

The format hasn’t changed much over the past six years, which is part of the appeal. A single paella mixta, cooked outside in a 60-person steel pan, built with chicken, shrimp, jumbo prawns, peppers, onions, mushrooms, tomato, saffron, garlic, olive oil, finished with house aioli. In addition to the paella, you can order off ¿CóMO?’s regular menu, which holds its own. Head chef Saman Ahmadivafa has a few new plates in rotation this season: torreznos with quince pepper relish, calamar a la plancha with eggplant romesco, and an aburi-style tuna toast with anchoa and boquerone. Round things out with conservas, cold beer, cava, or something from the sherry list and you’ve got a full afternoon without trying too hard.

¿CóMO? catches that late afternoon sun in a way that does most of the work for you. The pan runs slow, the smell carries, and the whole thing pulls a small crowd whether they’ve booked or not. You’ll see people pause mid-walk, try to clock what’s going on, then linger a little longer than they meant to. It has a way of turning into a low-key hang, and chances are you’ll spot someone you know standing nearby, doing the same mental math about tickets.

Reservations are live. If you want in, don’t overthink it. RESERVATIONS HERE