Ibérico, a Spanish and Portuguese wine bar from the Colonia Verde team, opens on DeKalb Avenue in Fort Greene
Felipe Donnelly and Tamy Rofe opened the walk-in-only tapas and Iberian-wine bar Thursday at 258 DeKalb Avenue, a few doors from their Latin American restaurant Colonia Verde.
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- Ibérico opened Thursday, Nov. 5, at 258 DeKalb Ave. in Fort Greene, from chef Felipe Donnelly and wine director Tamy Rofe of nearby Colonia Verde.
- The bar serves Spanish and Portuguese wines exclusively, plus vermouth, sherry and classics-inspired cocktails, with tapas such as pan con tomate, boquerones and Portuguese rissóis de leitão.
- Hours are Monday–Saturday 4 p.m. to midnight and Sunday 2–10 p.m.; The Infatuation and Restaurant Hospitality News both say it is walk-ins only.
- The couple spent years living in Portugal; Alatz Ortega (ex–Ten Bells) built the cocktail and vermouth program, according to Restaurant Hospitality News.
- Eater NY listed the opening in its November map of new restaurants; the space is the former Dosa Royale storefront at DeKalb and Vanderbilt.
Ibérico, a Spanish and Portuguese wine and tapas bar from the team behind Fort Greene staple Colonia Verde, opened Thursday, Nov. 5, at 258 DeKalb Ave., Eater NY, The Infatuation and Restaurant Hospitality News reported.
Who is behind it
Chef Felipe Donnelly and wine director Tamy Rofe, the husband-and-wife pair who run Colonia Verde down the street, are behind the new bar. Restaurant Hospitality News says the concept grew out of years the couple spent living in Portugal and their ties to Iberian winemakers, plus the neighborhood-bar culture of Madrid.
What they are pouring and plating
The wine list is exclusively Spanish and Portuguese, with vermouth from around the world and Jerez (sherry) selections, according to Restaurant Hospitality News. Alatz Ortega, formerly of The Ten Bells, built the cocktail menu and sourced the vermouths. The Infatuation flags a $14 gin and tonic among the drinks.
Tapas lean traditional: pan con tomate, boquerones, a Spanish tortilla, and Portuguese rissóis de leitão — half-moon pastries filled with shredded roast suckling pig — plus suckling-pig empanadas inspired by Lisbon’s O Velho Eurico, The Infatuation reported. Restaurant Hospitality News also notes sourdough from Camila Forero of Comparti by Colonia Verde.
Hours and how to get in
Ibérico is open Monday through Saturday from 4 p.m. to midnight and Sunday from 2 to 10 p.m., Restaurant Hospitality News said. It is walk-ins only — no reservations — according to both The Infatuation and Restaurant Hospitality News. Eater NY placed the opening at the corner of DeKalb and Vanderbilt Avenues in its November openings map.
- Eater NYNew NYC Restaurant Openings, November 2026
- The InfatuationIberíco
- Restaurant Hospitality NewsIbérico Opens in Fort Greene with Spanish, Portuguese Wine & Tapas
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