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Best Tapas in London

Jamón, croquetas and a glass of something Spanish: London's best tapas bars and restaurants.

Starting order is based on how often each place appears in London's major guides. Your upvotes move places up.

  1. 1Mayfair · 35-37 Heddon Street, W1B 4BRNieves Barragán's Mayfair favourite, where the counter turns out polished tapas and the upstairs asador roasts suckling pig.
  2. 2Soho · Multiple locationsThe benchmark counter-only tapas bar: walk-in stools, chefs at the plancha and consistently superb seafood and tortilla.
  3. 3Bermondsey · 104 Bermondsey Street, SE1 3UBJosé Pizarro's tiny standing-room sherry and tapas bar that feels lifted straight from a Spanish backstreet.
  4. 4Soho · 27 D'Arblay Street, W1F 8EPRelaxed Soho tapas bar with a daily-changing menu of small plates and an excellent sherry list.
  5. 5Clerkenwell · Multiple locationsMoro's little sibling on Exmouth Market, serving punchy Spanish and North African-leaning tapas.
  6. 6Shoreditch · 1C Montacute Yards, E1 6HUNieves Barragán's newer Shoreditch opening, praised as one of the most exciting Spanish kitchens in town.
  7. 7Farringdon · 92 Bartholomew Close, EC1A 7BNSmithfield restaurant built around live-fire grilling of fish and meat, topping Hot Dinners' tapas list.
  8. 8Soho · 45 Berwick Street, W1F 8SFSoho spot focused on Spanish seafood and seasonal small plates, ranked by Time Out, The Nudge and Hot Dinners.
  9. 9Bermondsey · 194 Bermondsey Street, SE1 3TQJosé Pizarro's sit-down restaurant a few doors from his tapas bar, offering larger plates and a broad Spanish wine list.
  10. 10Marylebone · 9 Seymour Place, W1H 5BABasque grill best known for its aged Galician beef cooked over charcoal, plus a pretty courtyard terrace.

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