Arroces NYC Street Paella

New York City / Street paella

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Next pan coming soon

Dates drop on Instagram. Follow along so you hear when the rice hits the pan.

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Chef Eduardo Cuenca stirring a large steaming paella pan at an outdoor New York pop-up while guests look on

02 / The details

Time, place, status

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03 / The pan

What’s in the pan

The rice is the headline. Exact dishes change with each drop — check Instagram when the next pan is announced.

What’s cooking

Menu drops with the date

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Overhead view of a large seafood paella with lobster tails, shrimp, and red peppers in a wide pan

Menus vary by event. Ask the team on site about allergens and dietary needs before ordering.

Chef Eduardo serving paella from large pans to a line of guests on a sunny New York sidewalk
Staff handing a bowl of paella to a guest while Chef Ed stands nearby at an outdoor pop-up
Close-up of a compostable bowl of paella being topped with bright pickled onions
Crowd gathered outside Dead Letter No. 9 during an Arroces neighborhood event

Chef + Arroces

Rice first. Everything else follows.

Serious rice. Party energy.

Arroces brings restaurant-level attention to rice into public, social spaces. The food anchors the experience. Music, drinks, people, and place give it its pulse.

Paella is not the side show. Paella is the reason everyone showed up.

Arroces turns a pan of rice into an occasion. It respects Spanish technique, carries Chef Eduardo Cuenca’s Venezuelan and Barcelona history, and speaks in the visual language of New York street culture.

Chef Eduardo Cuenca

Chef Eduardo Cuenca leads Arroces with bomba rice, sofrito, stock, fire, timing, and texture at the center.

Every pop-up is built to feel open, warm, and generous — a neighborhood party that still takes the pan seriously.

More about Eduardo →
Chef Eduardo Cuenca holding two cooked lobsters in a kitchen, shot with a fisheye lens

Private pans

Craving paella?

Birthdays, block parties, brand nights, backyard setups — if you’re planning something with good vibes, bring the idea.

  1. 01Craving paella?
  2. 02Planning a party?
  3. 03Do you like good vibes?
  • Instagram-style slide asking Craving paella?
    Craving paella?
  • Chef seasoning a lobster paella while text asks if you are planning a party
    Planning a party?
  • Chef Ed smiling outdoors in a Knicks jersey with good vibes energy
    Good vibes?
  • Chef cooking lobster paella outdoors with an invitation to email ideas
    Email us

Email us with your ideas

info@arrocesnyc.com
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A look at Arroces for brands and partners — pop-ups, collabs, and the rice that holds it together.

Series

Paella Rave

Big pans. House music. Daylight that feels like night.

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Paella Rave is Arroces NYC’s daytime food-and-music series with 8it — sixty-inch pans, rotating DJs, specialty drinks, and a crowd that shows up hungry.

Chef Eduardo Cuenca holds the rice. Guest chefs jump in for crossovers. The sound system does the rest.

  • The pan

    Massive street paellas from Arroces, plus guest chef drops when the collab hits.

  • The music

    Live house sets from local DJs. Daytime party energy — cold drinks, warm rice, loud speakers.

  • The spot

    Often at Dead Letter No. 9, 63 Grand St, Williamsburg — check the next drop for the lock.

  • Getting in

    Usually 21+. Free RSVP through community platforms like the 8it app when a date is live.

The sound of the pan

Playlists from the series. Put one on while the rice cooks — or while you wait for the next drop.

Chef plating from large paella pans under a tent while guests wait on the sidewalk
Chef stirring a steaming paella pan topped with seafood, peppers, and scallions
High-angle view of a crowded sidewalk paella party with pans, tents, and guests
Large seafood paella with lobster and shrimp on a patterned tablecloth surrounded by guests
Guests toasting at yellow sidewalk tables during an Arroces outdoor event
Guest holding plates of paella, fried bites, and skewers on a sunny city street
DJ performing indoors with a paella pan and crowd visible through the window behind him
Chef in heart-shaped sunglasses holding a glass beside a full paella pan

04 / Archive

Past pans & posters

Posters and nights from previous drops. Tap one to enlarge.

05 / Press

In the papers

Where Arroces has shown up in print and podcasts.

06 / Stay close

Hear when the rice drops.

Event dates land on Instagram first. Follow along so you do not miss the next pan.

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Instagram first

Dates, sold-outs, and menu drops land on Instagram. Follow @arrocesnyc so you don’t miss the next pan.

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