Mateo Bar de Tapas
Durham, NC
109 W Chapel Hill St, Durham, NC 27701, USA43 itemsUpdated July 6, 2026
Structured menu data
Especiales
Pollo Frito
$14.00fried chicken, Mahon cheese, Serrano, pickles, aioli
Skirt Steak
$46.00Watermelon
$13.00For the Table
Paella
$56.00Calaspara rice, head on shrimp, octopus, mussels, squid, chorizo, aioli
Smoked Chicken Leg
$25.00Bell & Evan's chicken, torpedo onion, lunchbox peppers, zumo de pimienton
Vegan Paella
$50.00calaspara rice, seasonal vegetables, marcona aioli
Menu
Apple Hand Pie
$9.00whipped farmer's cheese, burnt honey, almonds
Banana Pudding
$9.00Pecan wafers, PX cream, toasted meringue
Basque Cheesecake
$10.00N.C. peaches, graham cracker streusel, peach cloud
Chocolate Mousse
$10.00PX Videri Chocolate mousse, caramalized white chocolate, cocoa nib streusel
Fig Tart
$9.00Flan
$8.00Olive oil, sea salt
Spanish Olive Oil Cake
$11.00raspberry coulis, almond whip, mint, toasted almonds *dairy free
Pan con Tomate
Large Pan
$10.00Small Pan
$6.00Tapas
Albondigas
$16.00pork and beef meatballs, fava beans, blistered tomato, citrus labne, crispy potato
Almejas
$16.00NC little neck clams, shallots, garlic, guajillo chili, jamon, boiled peanuts
Arroz Frito
$15.00Carolina gold rice, Palacio chorizo, snap peas, soft farm egg, fried peanuts, yum-yum sauce, espelette, scallion
Bistec
$20.00CAB strip, roasted pearl onion salad, salsa rustica, house jus
Boquerones
$12.00spanish anchovies, vinagreta, avocado puree, potato chips
Calamares
$13.00semolina encrusted calamares, piquillo tarter sauce
Costillas
$14.00pork ribs, pepper jelly glaze, fried peanuts, scallion
Datiles
$10.00goat cheese stuffed dates, crispy serrano ham, romesco
Enamel Pin
$10.00C'mon! You know you want a Mateo Jámon pin!
Ensalada
$13.00mixed greens, radish, ricotta salata, croutons, spring onion vinagreta
Gambas Al Ajillo
$15.00shrimp, olive oil, garlic, guajillo chili, lemon, parsley, baguette
Heirloom Tomato
$15.00NC tomatoes, torn cucumbers, nectarines, pine nut vinagreta, garden herbs
Hot Sauce
$10.00House made Espelette pepper hot sauce
Huevo Diablo
$8.00Spanish deviled egg, chorizo
Marrow
$22.00roasted bone marrow, shortrib marmalade, radish, pickled mushroom, baguette
Mata
$12.00baguette, house-made farmer's cheese, espelette pepper jelly
Patatas Bravas
$10.00crispy potatoes, brava sauce, aioli espuma
Pintxo Platter
$7.00spanish marinated olives, bbq marcona almonds, crispy chickpeas
Pulpo
$17.00octopus, charred corn succotash, smoked tomato vinagreta
Queso Frito
$13.00fried farm egg, manchego, romesco, maitakes
Remolacha
$14.00citrus roasted beets, golden beet gazpacho, pistachios, herbs, watermelon radish