Sala Martinez is the kind of restaurant that makes dinner feel like a slow, generous occasion. Located at Level 1, Main Wing, Streetscape, Shangri-La Plaza, the restaurant serves Spanish-Mediterranean cuisine led by Chef Luis Martinez Mas, with a menu built around tapas, paellas, arroces, seafood, meats, cocktails, wine, and desserts.
The restaurant is part of the wider Nikkei Group of Restaurants, which also includes concepts like La Tapería Martínez and Terraza Martínez, making Sala Martinez one of several Martinez-led Spanish concepts in the group. But compared with a casual tapas bar, Sala Martinez feels more like a full Spanish-Mediterranean dining room: warm, polished, and made for longer meals.
The paella is an easy highlight. Sala Martinez offers several versions, including Paella de Marisco, Paella Negra, Paella de Verduras, and Paella de Langosta, with the seafood paella featuring prawns, clams, mussels, squid, and cuttlefish served with lemon and aioli. It has that celebratory quality paella should have—rich, comforting, and best shared in the middle of the table.
The tapas are just as important to the experience. Their menu includes both tapas frias and tapas caliente, giving you room to start with lighter bites before moving into heavier mains and rice dishes. That’s what makes Sala Martinez work well for groups: you can order a little of everything, pair it with cocktails or wine, and let the meal build naturally.
Chef Luis Martinez’s background gives the restaurant its identity. Coverage of Sala Martinez describes the menu as rooted in Valencian soul food with subtle Filipino sensibilities, while other restaurant materials highlight how paella is deeply personal to him—something he learned early in his family kitchen. That connection shows in the food: it feels refined, but still hearty and familiar.
Overall, Sala Martinez is a strong pick when you’re craving Spanish food that feels a little more special. Come for the paella, stay for the tapas, and make it the kind of dinner where everyone keeps reaching back to the center of the table.
