4 editor picks across Canada.
4 spanish tapas restaurants worth the trip across Canada, editor-ranked. All cuisines in Canada.
Bar Raval on College Street opened 2015 as Grant van Gameren's pintxos counter, Michelin Bib Gourmand since 2022 with mahogany-carved Partisans interior.
OrderA round of pintxos at the counter with a glass of vermouth.
TipWalk-ins only. Arrive before 17:30 for an easy stool; weekend nights run two hours deep on the lineup outside.
Bar Isabel on College Street has been Grant van Gameren's Spanish-influenced tavern since 2013, Michelin Plate the last three guides and an Iberian wine list.
OrderThe whole grilled octopus and a bottle from the Iberian wine list.
TipReservations on the website, but the bar takes walk-ins from 17:00 weekdays. The kitchen runs late on Friday and Saturday.
Salt Wine Bar at the north end of Ossington is chef Dave Kemp's Iberian-Canadian tapas room since 2009, Portuguese and Spanish wines by the glass.
OrderA round of tapas at the bar with a Portuguese white from the cellar.
TipClosed Mondays. The wine list runs deeper Portuguese than Spanish; ask for the natural-wine section.
Salt Wine Bar at the north end of Ossington is chef Dave Kemp's Iberian-Canadian tapas room since 2009 with a Portuguese-leaning natural wine list.
OrderA round of tapas at the bar with a Portuguese white from the cellar.
TipClosed Mondays. The wine list runs deeper Portuguese than Spanish; ask for the natural-wine section.
