Pintxo opened in September of 2023 and is quite interesting. It’s a tapas restaurant run by the Valdemar Family who have been making Spanish wine in Spain for over a century and more recently in Walla Walla as Valdemar Estates since 2019. Pintxo is almost a combination restaurant - tasting room except it’s less wine tasting heavy as most tasting rooms in Woodinville.
As you’d expect of a tapas restaurant, Pintxo’s menu is mostly small plates, though there are also some larger dishes and on Thursdays and Sundays, they have Paella. We’ve had lunch or a light bite several times since they opened and have greatly enjoyed everything we’ve had. I’d feel safe saying you can’t go wrong with anything on the menu. That said, some of our favorites include the Jamon Iberico, the Whipped Labhen, and the Octopus. The Jamon Iberico comes with bread, specifically Pan de Cristal bread. While I love Iberico ham, I think the bread might be even better. We have raved about the bread every time we’ve been to Pintxo and even had a conversation with the manager about it. Originally they were getting their bread from a bakery in San Francisco though we were recently informed they made an arrangement with a local bakery (Tarte also in Woodinville) to make the bread. We’ve only had the paella once but it was very delicious. They have two varieties: one with chicken and chorizo, and one with prawns and octopus. We had the later and it was wonderful. Note that you have to make a minimum of two orders when you get the paella.
The drink menu includes an assortment of cocktails, beers, and a wide selection of Valdemar’s own wines. We’ve had a few of the cocktails including the Olive Oil Martini, the Queen Bee, and the Smoking Bull-evardier. They used to have a wonderful cocktail named the Bay Sipper but that seems to have left the menu for now. Note that their brunch menu includes some special cocktails not on the normal menu.
Pintxo currently has happy hour on Thursdays and Fridays from 4 - 6 pm and does brunch on Saturdays and Sundays 11 am - 2 pm.
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