A Northern Spanish Nook

Modeled after and named for the food markets of Barcelona, Mercat is a cozy-looking Spanish restaurant in NoHo that opened today. Serving a wide array of Catalan dishes and classic tapas from executive chefs David Siegal and Ryan Lowder (formerly of Jean Georges), the restaurant features an interior that emulates the industrial look of the Spanish markets with brick walls, white tiles, steel accents, and wooden floors. Drinks include a selection of regional Spanish wines and seasonal sangrias. Mercat has 90 seats, lofty ceilings, an exposed kitchen, a cured meat and cheese station, and a tapas lounge on the lower level. —Anna Sekula