Step inside this charming midtown mainstay with the burlap tablecloths, gorgeous copper-topped little bar and big windows looking out toward the street, and you are expected to make yourself at home, relaxed and unhurried for as long as you care to stay.
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Drenched in Malaga wine, Aïoli’s El Borracho cake is more like an adult beverage masquerading as a dessert.
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The braised beef tongue, exceptionally tender, was one of the recent nightly tapas specials.
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Aioli’s bartender makes one of the best Negronis in town.
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One of the showstoppers at Aïoli is the paella, which takes a full 30 minutes to prepare (so order it at the outset). Pictured is the vegetarian version. Aoli has been at 18th and L streets for 20 years.
