Viaggio Tapas

Viaggio Tapas brings the Spanish specialties to Sunrise Highway in Rockville Centre.

Mark Dorfman, left, 49, of Rockville Centre, pours wine from a porron, a traditional glass wine pitcher, into the mouth of friend David Vines, 48, of Hewlett, in the dining room of Viaggio Tapas in Rockville Centre.

Patrons sip drinks and eat in the dining room at Viaggio Tapas in Rockville Centre.

A charcuteria and an espresso station are tucked into a front corner of Viaggio Tapas in Rockville Centre.

Executive chef Alex Bujoreanu plates a dish in the compact kitchen of Viaggio Tapas in Rockville Centre.

Jamon Pata Negra, the great Iberico ham from pigs that feed mainly on acorns, is cured for nine months, and is a specialty at Viaggio Tapas in Rockville Centre.

Seafood paella, with baby shrimp, mussels and scallops is a toasty specialty for two at Viaggio Tapas in Rockville Centre.

Shrimp heads served in a spicy sauce with chorizo is a savory, authentic dish at Viaggio Tapas in Rockville Centre.

Jamon Pata Negra, the great Iberico ham from pigs that feed mainly on acorns, is cured for nine months, and is a specialty at Viaggio Tapas in Rockville Centre.

Viaggio Tapas

Viaggio Tapas, Rockville Centre: While other restaurants annex the word "tapas" almost as fast and freely as they appropriate "bistro" and "grill," Rockville Centre’s Viaggio Tapas earns the right. The look is mainly exposed brick and unvarnished wood, with some windowlike accents and stylized artwork. Recommended: smoked Basque oysters (pictured), seafood paella, zucchini flatbread.

Chorizo sausage topped with lemon aioli is among the tapas served at Viaggio Tapas in Rockville Centre.