Tapas

• The best Spanish restaurants in London

  

  Hankering after a taste of your hols or simply fancy hoovering up some jamon with a lovely glass of Albarino? We pick out London's best Spanish restaurants for you to try.

• Test Driving Maresco - a hot date between Scotland and Spain in Soho

  

  This new Soho tapas spot brings in the freshest Scottish seafood and uses them in Spanish tapas classics.

• Bar Kroketa is a tapas spot in Carnaby devoted to croquetas

  

  We'd like to think we know a thing or two about croquetas, having been a judge at the Croquetas Challenge for a good few years now. So we're pretty excited at the prospect of a restaurant devoted to the tapas opening in London.

  Bar Kroketa is a spin-off from Spanish restaurant group Brindisa

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• Andanza tapas bar opens in Bermondsey from the people behind The Rose

  

  This new tapas bar in London Bridge comes from the people behind popular local pub The Rose - and is right opposite it too. Expect Basque-style pintxos along with tapas and larger plates alongside a selection of Spanish wines. 

• The Tapas Room brings tapas and wine to Brixton and Battersea

  

  29/9/20 - updated with Battersea opening date

  The lockdown obviously paused many plans to open new restaurants in London but we're pleased to see that many are moving full steam ahead with plans to open in our post-lockdown world.

  And one of those brand new developments and one of those is The Tapas Room. They already had two restaurants - in Deptford and

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• Test Driving José Pizarro's tapas - get the whole José experience at home

  

  José's tapas bar may be closed, but you can get the complete Pizarro experience at home, delivered. We gave it a try.  

• Jose Pizarro and Lurra both reopen for delivery - it's good news for Spanish food fans

  

  It's a good week for Spanish food lovers in London. Two of the city's best Spanish restaurants are reopening for delivery. So if you can't get to Galicia or Extremadura, then at least you can enjoy the gorgeous food from that region in your home.

  First up is José Pizarro who has opened a delivery and collection service from his restaurant Pizarro in Bermondsey. On offer, you'll find a range of classic tapas, including Galician

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• Smokey Kudu and Curious Kudu see Peckham's Kudu restaurant empire expanding

  The team behind popular Peckham venue Kudu are opening a new tapas restaurant and cocktail bar, both on the same road as the original. 

• Omar Allibhoy is opening his latest Tapas Revolution in Westfield Stratford

  

  Omar Allibhoy is back in East London with the latest Tapas Revolution. This time around, there will be a lot of paella on the menu - and "Press for Cava" buttons. 

• Taps and Tapas in Tooting is a Tapas Room and London Beer Lab team-up

  This is a joint venture between The Tapas Room and London Beer Lab, offering ‘pub-style’ tapas, beers, and more. 

• Clerkenwell gets a new wine and tapas bar on St John Street with Le Cellar

  The former wine buyer at Club and Cellar Gascon has come back to the area to open a wine and tapas bar on St John Street.

• Test Driving Barrafina at Coal Drops Yard - a new Catalan-inspired menu is a belter

  It's the fourth restaurant for the Barrafina team, taking their Spanish tapas counter dining restaurant to Coal Drops Yard in King's Cross. We pop down to see if their winning streak continues. 

• Andina Bakery put on an evening tapas menu with wine by Noble Rot

  

  Well, what a treat for West Londoners. We hear that Andina Bakery over on Westbourne Grove is gearing up to open in the evenings with a rather special offering.

  The Peruvian bakery has teamed up with Keeling Andrew & Co, the new wine import company set up by the founders of Noble Rot. They'll be creating a series of tapas to go along with a weekly changing wine list, with dishes like:

  • Pork steamed bun, rocoto chilli
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• Barrafina is coming to King's Cross at Coal Drops Yard

  They're viewed as being some of the best Spanish restaurants in London and now Barriafina are coming to the new Coal Drops Yard area in King's Cross.

• Nigerian tapas pops up in Hackney with Chuku's

  

  Nigerian food is about to have a well-deserved moment in the spotlight with the arrival of Chuku's, a sibling-run pop-up in Hackney who’ll be dishing up Nigerian tapas for five weeks, before moving to a more permanent site.

  They’ll be turning out a blend of authentic dishes with a contemporary twist, like Jollof Quinoa, sweet Plantain Waffles and a savoury vegan Moi Moi black-eyed bean tart. There are quite a lot of vegan options actually - we counted

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