Where to Eat Spanish Tapas Around the World

Cúrate ★ 4.9

Katie Button and Felix Meana's Cúrate in Asheville opened on Biltmore Avenue in 2011 and won the 2022 James Beard Foundation Award for Outstanding.

OrderThe jamón ibérico with pan con tomate, plus the paella Valenciana for the table.

TipBook on Resy 30 days ahead. Bar seats and the chef's counter take walk-ins from 17:00; arrive at opening.

El Rinconcillo ★ 4.8

El Rinconcillo on Calle Gerona in Seville is the city's oldest tapas bar, open since 1670, with the cuenta still chalked on the wooden bar top.

OrderEspinacas con garbanzos, the city's canonical tapa, then pavias de bacalao with fino.

TipOpen daily 13:00-01:30. Squeeze into the standing bar in the front; the dining room behind is the reservation room.

La Brunilda ★ 4.8

La Brunilda on Calle Galera in Seville's El Arenal is the modern-tapas room with risottos, rices and Mediterranean small plates that locals queue.

OrderMushroom risotto and goat-cheese-and-fig salad.

TipOpen Tue-Sun 13:00-16:00 and 20:30-23:30. Reservations by phone only; queue from 19:30 for a bar seat without booking.

La Cuchara de San Telmo ★ 4.8

La Cuchara de San Telmo on Calle 31 de Agosto in San Sebastian opened in 1999 from chefs trained at Lasarte and El Bulli, cooking made-to-order modern.

OrderThe carrillera de ternera braised in red wine; the foie a la plancha with apple compote.

TipNo display counter; read the blackboard. Queue early before 13:00 or after 21:00, the bar gets four deep at peak.

Mateo Bar de Tapas ★ 4.8

Matt Kelly's Spanish tapas room has anchored Durham's fine-dining scene since 2012, with multiple James Beard Best Chef Southeast semifinalist nominations.

SignatureSalt cod croquetas, Jamón Iberico, Wood-grilled octopus

The Food Temple ★ 4.8

The Food Temple is a candlelit vegan tapas room down a mouraria alley you would never find on purpose, with cushions on the front steps for warm nights.

Why locals goA candlelit vegan tapas room down a Mouraria alley you would never find on purpose, with cushions on the front steps for warm nights.

TipCash only and dinner-only. Book by Instagram a few days ahead.

Bar Casa Ruperto ★ 4.7

Bar Casa Ruperto on Avenida Santa Cecilia in Seville's Triana is the city's canonical fried-quail counter since 1970, with marinated codornices fried.

OrderTwo pairs of codorniz frita and a half-racion of espinacas con garbanzos.

TipOpen Tue-Sun 11:30-16:00 and 19:30-24:00, closed Monday. The standing bar is the local way.

La Falda de Chamberi ★ 4.7

La Falda de Chamberi took over the historic Sylkar space in Madrid in 2024 and now bakes the official 2025 national-champion tortilla de patatas of Spain.

OrderTortilla de patatas (12 eggs and 3 extra yolks, no onion) cooked to a runny middle.

TipReservations are wise after the 2025 championship win; lunch service from 13:30 is calmer than the dinner sitting.

Borda Berri ★ 4.7

Borda Berri on Fermin Calbeton in San Sebastian cooks hot made-to-order pintxos with bold Basque flavours, no counter display, just a tight list of plates.

OrderThe Idiazabal risotto with puntalette pasta; the Basatxerri pork ribs with ras el hanout.

TipClosed Sundays. Cash and card both. Stand outside if the bar is full; food comes out fast.

Casa Julio ★ 4.7

Casa Julio is a 1947 standing-room fritura counter declared local monument, hidden off calle elvira on a side alley most travellers walk past.

Why locals goA 1947 standing-room fritura counter declared Local Monument, hidden off Calle Elvira on a side alley most travellers walk past.

TipNo chairs and the door looks closed; push to enter and stand at the marble bar with a cana.

Bar Ricardo ★ 4.7

Bar Ricardo in Valencia is a 1947 workers tapas bar in Extramurs long-favored by locals for esgarraet salt-cod salad and grilled sepia off the plancha.

OrderEsgarraet salt-cod salad and the sepia a la plancha, plus a cana.

Why locals go1947 worker's tapas bar in Extramurs that tourists rarely find, established by locals for esgarraet and grilled sepia.

TipClosed Sunday and Monday. Lunch counter is packed by 13:30; arrive earlier.

Xukela ★ 4.7

Xukela on Calle del Perro in Bilbao runs the city's most traditional pintxo bar, with candied-rooster-crest mushrooms and a wine list locals know.

Why locals goLocals know Calle del Perro for the city's most traditional pintxo bars; tourists rarely leave Plaza Nueva to find Xukela's mushrooms with rooster crests.

TipOrder the mushrooms with candied rooster crests as a starter; stay for the wine list.

Bar Raval ★ 4.7

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 ★ 4.7

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.

Casa Dani ★ 4.6

Casa Dani inside Mercado de la Paz in Madrid's Salamanca has cooked the tortilla de patatas (sliced thick, runny in the centre) for 40 years.

OrderThe pincho de tortilla de patatas (2 euros) and the menu del dia (13 euros weekdays).

TipWalk-in only; arrive before 13:30 or expect a queue. Cash preferred at the bar; card accepted in the dining room.

Antonio Bar ★ 4.6

Antonio Bar on Bergara in San Sebastian's Centro is the locals' tortilla room, with a 28-egg, deep-caramelised tortilla and a gilda built on two anchovies.

OrderA wedge of the tortilla, the double-anchovy gilda; espresso at the counter to finish.

TipTortilla is finished by 14:30 most days; arrive before then. Cash-friendly; the counter is small and stand-only.

Bodegas Castaneda ★ 4.6

Bodegas Castaneda in Granada is the cheapest dinner in town: order three canas at the bar and you eat free tapas across an hour without paying for food.

TryFree tapa with every drink

TipThe free-tapa rotation only works standing at the bar; sit at a table and you start ordering off the carte.

El Camino ★ 4.6

El Camino is a marble counter on Carrer de Can Brondo in Palma, a wine bar in the Barcelona tapas mould pouring Mallorcan bottles with plates to order.

OrderIberian ham and manchego from the counter, with a glass of Mallorcan Callet red.

TipCounter stools only, and it books out most nights. Come at 13:00 or accept a wait.

Dos Palillos ★ 4.6

Dos Palillos in Barcelona's Raval is Albert Raurich's Asian-tapas counter behind a black curtain inside Casa Camper. Dim sum, yakitori, sushi-bar service.

OrderThe full Asian tasting menu; sit at the counter to watch.

TipClosed Sun-Tue. Counter seats book up two weeks ahead; the back dining room is easier.

Mont Bar ★ 4.6

Mont Bar in Barcelona's Eixample is Iván Castro's tapas-counter-with-a-Michelin-star: tasting plates over a wooden bar with an obsessive natural-wine list.

OrderWhichever tasting menu they call; the wine pairing is the move.

TipCounter seats book 4 weeks ahead. Tue-Sat dinner only. Closed Sun-Mon.

Finca ★ 4.6

Finca on 1500 East at 15th and 15th, Scott Evans' Spanish tapas room reopened in its new home, runs scratch tapas and a Spanish wine list on the ivy patio.

OrderA spread of tapas plus the paella for the table; pair with sherry by the glass.

TipThe ivy-covered patio is the seat to ask for in summer. Reserve well ahead; the room is small.

La Boca ★ 4.6

Chef James Campbell Caruso, an eight-time James Beard nominee, opened La Boca in 2006; modern Spanish tapas, an all-Spanish wine list and deep sherries.

SignatureJamon Iberico de bellota, Patatas bravas, Gambas al ajillo

Como Taperia ★ 4.6

Como Taperia on East 7th from chef Daniel Olson since 2019 is a Spanish tapas and sherry bar in the Granville Brewing District, the sherry tap a calling card.

PourManzanilla sherry from the cask

WineSpanish wines, sherry, vermouth

FoodTapas, pintxos, jamon

TipThe sherry tap pulls Manzanilla and Fino direct from cask; the bar walks in for a glass and pintxo.

Casa Labra ★ 4.5

Casa Labra near Puerta del Sol in Madrid has fried the bacalao rebozado in iron pans since 1860; the PSOE was founded upstairs in 1879. Located in Centro.

OrderA pincho of bacalao rebozado (1.30 euros) and a tajada de bacalao (boiled and seasoned salt cod) with a cana.

TipWalk-in only at the bar; the inside dining room takes reservations for lunch. Cash strongly preferred.

Taberna La Tana ★ 4.5

Taberna La Tana in the Realejo of Granada has been the citys serious natural-wine bar since 1993, with 400-plus references and pairing tapas.

OrderGlass of Andalusian VORS sherry with a queso curado tapa.

TipClosed Sundays; ask Jesus or Luisa for an Andalusian natural-wine flight if you want the deep cellar.

Bar del Pla (hidden) ★ 4.5

Born tapas bar on Carrer Montcada since 2008, market-driven Catalan plates including ox-tail with foie; natural-leaning Catalan wine list, terrace nearby.

Why locals goThe chef-trade favourite on Montcada; the bar takes walk-ups and the back room books, but most tourists walk past for El Xampanyet next door.

TipWalk in at 22:30; the late dinner shift is open and the kitchen runs until 23:00.

Casa Montana ★ 4.5

Casa Montana on Carrer de Josep Benlliure in Valencia's Cabanyal fishing quarter has poured wine from oak barrels and served tapas since 1836.

OrderThe esgarraet (salt-cod with roasted red peppers) and a glass of Utiel-Requena bobal from the barrel.

TipReserve ahead, especially for weekends. Closed Sunday. The wine list runs deep into local Valencian small producers.

Central Bar by Ricard Camarena ★ 4.5

Central Bar inside the Mercado Central in Valencia is Ricard Camarena's market-counter project, serving bocadillos and tapas built from the market stalls.

OrderThe bocadillo de calamares with squid from the market fishmongers, plus a vermut from the barrel.

TipOpen during market hours, Mon to Sat 07:30-15:00. Stand at the counter or grab one of the few stools.

La Cava Aragonesa ★ 4.5

La Cava Aragonesa has run a long tapas bar on Plaza de la Constitución in Benidorm's old town since 1980, known for yescas, pintxos and more than 700 wines.

OrderA tabla of four yescas, toasted bread rubbed with tomato and topped with cured meats or cheese.

TipStand at the bar to choose from the counter; the dining room takes bookings and serves a daily set menu.

Bar El Globo ★ 4.5

Bar El Globo on Calle Diputacion in Bilbao since 1997 anchors the Indautxu pintxo crawl with the canonical txangurro (spider crab) gratin counter.

OrderThe txangurro gratin; the gilda alongside.

TipThe newer Plaza Nueva location keeps later hours; the original Diputacion bar is the bigger room.

Cava Bodega ★ 4.5

Cava Bodega in Galway's Latin Quarter is JP McMahon's 2008-founded Spanish tapas room serving 70 regional dishes paired with a Spanish natural-wine list.

OrderThe slow-braised pork cheek and seasonal sherry pour by the glass

Book1-2 weeks ahead

TipReserve the chef-counter five-stool bar for the kitchen view. Sherry flights are the smart drinks order on weeknights.

Atelier Flori ★ 4.5

Atelier Flori is a spanish tapas room in T Zand. Book ahead, the room is small and Thu-Sun only. The étagère is the order, a curated platter built for two.

Why locals goA fully vegan tapas room and wine bar tucked in a 19th-century painter's studio off the tourist run, with sharing étagères and rotating seasonal menus most day-trippers walk past.

TipBook ahead, the room is small and Thu-Sun only. The étagère is the order, a shortlisted platter built for two.

El Gato Negro ★ 4.5

Simon Shaw's tapas room landed on King Street in 2016 and held its Bib Gourmand through the 2026 guide. Three floors: bar, counter kitchen, roof terrace.

OrderWhatever is grilled over the open coals upstairs; sherry by the copita with it.

TipThe counter on the first floor faces the kitchen; reserve there.

Estadio ★ 4.5

Estadio in Charleston runs Spanish tapas, vermouth on tap and a sherry programme out of a Spring Street corner spot since 2023. Located in Upper King.

OrderThe tortilla, jamon plate, and a vermouth on the rocks at 17:00.

TipBook on Resy. Bar seats walk-in. The sherry list is the deepest in the city.

Treinta y Tres ★ 4.5

Treinta y Tres in Gdańsk is ARCO's Bib Gourmand sister room on the same 33rd floor of Olivia Star. Spanish tapas, an Ibérico croqueta worth ordering twice.

Book3 days ahead

TaBar ★ 4.5

TaBar moved into the Rog factory complex in 2024 with chef Jakob Pintar's Slovenian tapas and a 150-kilometre natural wine list. A TableJourney editor pick.

Lung Yai Thai Tapas ★ 4.5

Lung Yai Thai Tapas is a spanish tapas room in Miami. No reservations. Closed Monday. Arrive at 5pm or after 9pm for the kitchen at full pace.

Why locals goOn the western Little Havana stretch of Calle Ocho rather than the tourist core, this Thai tapas counter quietly carries a Michelin Bib Gourmand 2022 nod.

TipNo reservations. Closed Monday. Arrive at 5pm or after 9pm for the kitchen at full pace.

Movida ★ 4.5

Movida on South 2nd Street in Walker's Point is a Spanish tapas room from the Bartolotta group with paella, Iberico ham and a long sherry list since 2018.

OrderPaella for two and a plate of Iberico ham with a glass of fino.

TipSherry happy hour runs 16:00-18:00 weekdays at the bar; reservations on OpenTable.

Casa Mono ★ 4.5

Andy Nusser and Mario Batali's Gramercy tapas counter in New York City has held a Michelin star since 2009. Andalusian small plates, deep Spanish wine list.

OrderSea urchin panini and the bone marrow with oxtail.

TipCounter seats are easier than the dining room. The next-door Bar Jamon takes walk-ins for the same kitchen.

La Rosa Vermutería & Colmado ★ 4.4

La Rosa Vermutería & Colmado pours house vermouth on Carrer de la Rosa in Palma, running as a tavern, a grocery counter and a dining room at once.

OrderHouse vermouth with the thick tortilla pintxo cut from the counter.

TipOpen noon to midnight every day, which makes it the easiest fallback in the old town.

La Vina del Ensanche ★ 4.4

La Vina del Ensanche on Diputacion in Bilbao since 1927 runs three rooms under the third family generation, Joselito Iberian ham the house pintxo.

OrderThe Joselito ham on crystal bread at the counter; the croquetas de jamon as a second.

TipThe taller (workshop room) is a more intimate sit-down service; book for the tasting menu. The deli sells the same hams to take away.

Bravas ★ 4.4

Bravas has run its candlelit Cotham Hill tapas bar since before Bristol's small-plates boom, sending staff on yearly trips to Spain to research suppliers.

OrderTortilla, boquerones and the croquette of the day, with a glass of fino.

TipWindow seats and the bar are held for walk-ins, so turn up early rather than despairing at the online book.

Bar Santos ★ 4.4

Bar Santos is the standing counter opposite the Mezquita in Córdoba, cutting wedges off a tortilla de patatas built the size of a cartwheel.

OrderA wedge of tortilla and a caña, eaten on the Mezquita wall outside.

DrinkCaña with a wedge of the house tortilla

FoodTortilla de patatas by the wedge, salmorejo

TipThere is no table service and barely any room, so order at the counter and take it out to the wall.

Soul Gastrolounge ★ 4.4

Andy Kastanas's Soul Gastrolounge reopened in 2025 on Raleigh Street in NoDa, after losing its Plaza Midwood lease, with the original tapas-cocktail menu.

OrderThe pork-belly tacos and a sushi-tapas combination. Same menu as the Plaza Midwood years.

TipDJ sets most nights. Walk-ins only and the queue starts at 17:30.

Cafe Vino ★ 4.4

Cafe Vino pairs bacon-wrapped dates, burrata and a wagyu burger with a walk-in cellar of over 200 wines on South College Avenue in midtown Fort Collins.

OrderBacon-wrapped dates with a glass picked from the cellar

TipA Best of NoCo Style 2025 winner; wine dinners like the Kermit Lynch importer night sell through, so book those early.

Barrafina Adelaide Street ★ 4.4

The Hart brothers' walk-up tapas counter on Adelaide Street in Covent Garden London, opened 2014 and Michelin-starred, runs a daily-changing list of Spanish.

OrderTortilla de patatas and a daily specials seafood plate from the blackboard.

TipNo bookings. Aim for 11:45 to be first in at the lunch open; sit at the counter to watch the plancha.

Skreid ★ 4.4

Skreid on Laugavegur is a Basque tapas room from the Sagardi Group, a small Reykjavik counter pouring natural wine alongside pintxos and bacalao a few steps.

OrderManchego with honey, salted bacalao and a few small plates to share, with a Basque txakoli pour.

TipFrom the brothers behind Spain's Sagardi Group. Tapas-and-wine pace, evenings only into late.

La Caravelle ★ 4.4

La Caravelle in Marseille's 2e runs the most coveted balcony on the Vieux Port until 2am, jazz Wed and Fri October to May, aperitif tapas and small plates.

TryAperitif tapas and Provencal small plates

TipOpen daily 7am-2am; jazz nights pull a full room from 22:00.

L'Avant-Comptoir ★ 4.4

Yves Camdeborde's L'Avant-Comptoir in Paris is the stand-up tapas-bar next to Le Comptoir du Relais. Twenty plates on hanging menus, no seats.

TryStand-up tapas-style plates

TipOpen until 23:30. The grilled pâté en croûte plates run €8; pair with a glass of Beaujolais cru.

LOLA Spanisches Tapas Restaurant ★ 4.4

LOLA on Gonzagagasse is the city's Bib Gourmand-listed Spanish tapas room, a shareable plate of pulpo or croquetas under twelve euros at the bar counter.

TrySpanish tapas plate

TipClosed weekends; share three tapas across two people for a sub-thirty-euro dinner.

Jaleo ★ 4.4

Jaleo in Washington DC is Jose Andres's 7th Street Spanish tapas room, the kitchen that opened ThinkFoodGroup in 1993 and codified DC's modern small-plates.

OrderThe paella valenciana with rabbit, snail and green bean; ordered table-wide and finished with a torch.

TipLunch is the easier reservation; the sherry list runs deep into Manzanilla pasada that the bartenders will pour by the glass.

Bodega La Rambla ★ 4.3

Bodega La Rambla has poured vermouth and served variats on Via Roma in Palma since 1940, plating the island's combination dish across small portions.

OrderThe variat, Mallorca's combination plate, with the ensaladilla rusa on the side.

TipEvenings run Thursday to Saturday only. Sunday and Monday are lunch alone, and it shuts for a summer break in August.

Salt Wine Bar ★ 4.3

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.

Barcelona Wine Bar ★ 4.3

Knox-Henderson anchor with a 400-label Spanish and global wine list, pintxos, jammon iberico, and a marble bar that runs warm from early evening until last.

OrderTxakolina by the glass; jammon iberico plate; pan con tomate

TipBar seating is walk-in and often better than the dining room. Weekend reservations required for table dining.

Gambas ★ 4.3

Gambas cooks seafood-first Spanish tapas above the harbour at Wapping Wharf in Bristol, a Valencia-inspired sister venue to Cotham Hill's Bravas.

OrderThe signature monkfish and sobrasada Valencian rice, with gambas pil pil to start.

TipRun by the same husband-and-wife team as Bravas; the upper-deck terrace looks straight down the Floating Harbour.

The Basque Market Pintxo Hour ★ 4.3

The Basque Market Pintxo Hour on Thursday through Saturday is Boise's best small-plates street eating experience, with rotating pintxos and poured Txakoli.

Bar Centro ★ 4.3

Bar Centro serves a Saturday brunch of Spanish-style pintxos, tortilla, pan con tomate and charcuterie alongside a glass of cava or cafe con leche.

OrderPan con tomate, Tortilla espanola, Cava brunch glass

Santiago's Bodega ★ 4.3

Santiago's Bodega on Virginia Drive in the Mills Park complex is the small-plates wine bar serving Spanish tapas, charcuterie boards and Iberian wines.

SignatureSpanish meat-and-cheese board, Gambas al ajillo

Adarra ★ 4.3

Adarra in Oregon Hill, relocated from Jackson Ward to the former Mamma Zu space in 2024, cooks Basque and northern Spanish dishes from a wood-burning hearth.

Book2 weeks ahead

Esquina ★ 4.3

Singapore's most consistent Spanish tapas bar in a Keong Saik shophouse. Michelin Guide-listed; cold and hot tapas, wood-fired plates, Iberian wines.

OrderThe crispy suckling pig when available; the daily special pintxos at the bar

TipThe ground-floor bar takes walk-ins; arrive before 7pm for counter seats without a wait.

Mos Tapas ★ 4.2

Mos Tapas looks over the Alghero bay from Via Carducci with tortilla, polpo alla gallega, fregula valenciana and baccalà in tempura at about €30.

OrderFregula valenciana and polpo alla gallega, eaten on the terrace at sunset.

The Basque Market ★ 4.2

The Basque Market is a daytime pintxos and wine spot on Grove Street, with rotating small bites, Spanish provisions, and paella on Wednesdays and Fridays.

Jose ★ 4.2

Jose Pizarro's standing-only tapas bar on Bermondsey Street in London, opened 2011, a Spanish counter that runs Cantabrian anchovies, jamon and croquetas.

OrderA plate of Iberico ham, the croquetas and the daily fish specials at the counter.

TipNo bookings; squeeze in standing at the bar from 18:00 onwards. Lunch from 12:00 is walk-in friendly all week.

Mercado Tapas Bistro ★ 4.2

Mercado Tapas Bistro on Bogusławskiego in Wrocław runs a Spanish tapas room with a serious sherry list. Located in Stare Miasto. Priced at $$.

OrderJamón ibérico de bellota with bread and tomato, then patatas bravas and gambas al ajillo.

TipOrder off the chalk specials, not the printed card; the kitchen ships Iberian product fresh.

La Marcha ★ 4.2

Michelin Guide listed Spanish tapas: pintxos, wood-fired paella, serious house-cured charcuterie. Weekend brunch adds Gazpacho Bloody Maria and brunch paella.

Benèze ★ 4.2

Benèze faces the Marché des Lices in Rennes with French-technique tapas, Pierre Eon sending sharing plates like pork and lobster cannelloni until late.

OrderThe XL pork and lobster cannelloni, built for the table

Chez Tonton ★ 4.2

Chez Tonton on Place Saint-Pierre is the legendary student bar with tapas from 18:00-22:00 then a late-night crowd that runs to 02:00 on weekends.

TryTapas with pastis

TipThe pastis tonton with anchovy tapas is the canonical late-night order on Saint-Pierre.

Casa Lola ★ 4.1

Casa Lola is a bustling tiled taberna on Málaga's Calle Granada, pouring vermouth on tap alongside croquetas, ajoblanco malagueño and shared montaditos.

OrderCroquetas and gambas a la plancha with a cold vermouth

La Tranca ★ 4.1

La Tranca is a chaotic, poster-plastered Málaga tavern on Calle Carretería, pouring vermouth on tap and sending out ensaladilla and tripe from about €1.50.

TryHomemade tapas and vermouth on tap

Chico Calla ★ 4.1

Chico Calla is the Benidorm branch of an Alicante taberna group on Calle Tomás Ortuño, pouring more than 30 wines by the glass with local Marina tapas.

PourAny of the 30-plus wines poured by the glass

WineMore than 30 wines by the glass, with Alicante bottles alongside

FoodLocal Alicante tapas and Marina Baixa recipes

Why locals goA no-bookings Alicante-style taberna on Calle Tomás Ortuño, inland from both beaches, pouring more than 30 wines by the glass with local tapas.

TipIt takes no reservations, so arrive when the doors open; a Repsol Solete marks it as a wine bar worth the stop.

Bodegas Mezquita Céspedes ★ 4.1

Bodegas Mezquita keeps its Céspedes kitchen open all day at the foot of the Mezquita, plating salmorejo, caliphal aubergines and Pedroches oxtail.

OrderBerenjenas califales, aubergines sauteed in Pedro Ximénez.

TipThe kitchen runs straight through from 12:30 to 23:30, which makes this the Judería fallback when everything else is between services.

Taberna Ágora Casa Bravo ★ 4.1

Casa Bravo works the Puerta de Almodóvar gate in Córdoba from a patio retiled in 1914, pouring wine from its own bodega with the kitchen open all day.

OrderThe salmorejo, then whatever is on the daily menu board.

DrinkWines from the house bodega

FoodCordobés tapas, daily menu, salmorejo

TipThe kitchen runs continuously from midday, which is unusual here and useful in the dead afternoon hours.

Tapas Barinn ★ 4.1

Tapas Barinn on Vesturgata has run Spanish-style tapas on Icelandic ingredients since 2000, best known for its multi-course Icelandic Gourmet Feast.

OrderThe Icelandic Gourmet Feast, a tasting run through local fish, lamb and skyr.

TipThe Gourmet Feast even includes adventurous bites like puffin and minke for the curious. Dinner only.

Tapasbar Vintage ★ 4.1

Spanish tapas and Rioja-heavy wine list on a canal lane off the Oudegracht. Monthly pintxos evenings on the fourth Saturday. Open from mid-afternoon.

BookFew days ahead

Brutti Compadres ★ 4.1

Brutti Compadres is a candlelit tapas and cocktail bar hidden in cobbled Virginia Court in Glasgow's Merchant City, set in the old tobacco exchange.

DrinkHouse cocktails and sherry

FoodMediterranean small plates

TipIt is tucked down a lane off Virginia Street and easy to miss; look for the courtyard entrance.

Cortijo de Pepe ★ 4.0

Cortijo de Pepe has fed locals on Málaga's Plaza de la Merced since 1971, a no-frills tapas bar of fried aubergine with molasses and cheap house wine.

OrderBerenjenas con miel and a plate of jamón at the bar

La Tapería Aurrera ★ 4.0

La Tapería Aurrera has made small, made-to-order pinchos on Calle Santo Domingo in Benidorm's old town since late 2010, with a 60-seat room and daily rice.

OrderA run of the made-to-order pinchos from the counter, then a plate to share.

TipThe rice changes every day on the set menu; the same group runs Brasería Aurrera a few doors along Santo Domingo.

Le Ballion ★ 4.0

Le Ballion in Bordeaux's Golden Triangle is the resto and dancing bar on Rue Mably, with a three-course lunch formula at €25, an evening tapas card from €8.

SignatureThree-course lunch formula, Sharing tapas board, Plat du jour

TipThe lunch formula at €25 is the quietest visit; book dinner on Wednesday or Thursday before the weekend DJ sets pack the room.

Casa Gaia ★ 4.0

Casa Gaia in Bordeaux's Saint-Pierre is the leafy Mediterranean tapas spot near the Grosse Cloche, with organic Aquitaine produce, vegetarian-friendly small.

SignatureVegetarian tapas, Mediterranean salads, Natural wines

TipSit in the courtyard at lunch; the kitchen does a €18 tapas selection that pairs well with the orange wines.

't Nieuw Walnutje ★ 4.0

't Nieuw Walnutje on Walplein in Bruges, by the De Halve Maan brewery, has run since 2017 under siblings Glenn and Lynn Vanden Broucke, serving Flemish tapas.

OrderA spread of the Flemish tapas; affordable and built for sharing.

TipOn the Walplein square steps from the brewery, so an easy pairing with a Halve Maan visit.

Paloma ★ 4.0

Spanish tapas bar with daily live music on the Mariaplaats. Wood-oven bread, fresh seafood and an all-day programme from noon. Very lively on weekends.

BookFew days ahead

The Bodega ★ 4.0

Cornmarket Street's liveliest late venue, housing Ireland's largest whiskey bar. DJs Thursday to Saturday; open until 02:00 Mon-Thu and 02:30 Fri-Sun daily.

Auberge Espagnole ★ 3.9

Auberge Espagnole in Bordeaux's Saint-Pierre is the Spanish tapas room near Porte Cailhau, open from Thursday to Saturday until midnight with paella.

OrderPaella for two

TipLast orders at 23:30; the paella for two arrives in roughly 25 minutes, so order early.

La Caña ★ 3.9

La Cana on Aboulevarden serves Spanish tapas and drinks on a canalside terrace that becomes one of the most animated spots in Aarhus on warm evenings.

OrderThe patatas bravas and the jamón croquetas; the house wines by the glass are well-selected.

TipOutdoor seating on the canal fills by 18:00 in summer. Walk-ins only at the bar for drinks and small plates.

La Cana ★ 3.9

Canal-side tapas bar with Spanish wines by the glass and a kitchen that stays open late. Located in Midtbyen. Priced at $$. Kitchen leans spanish tapas.

SignaturePatatas bravas, Pan con tomate, Gambas al ajillo

Casa de las Tapas ★ 3.9

Casa de las Tapas has been feeding the Patershol cobblestones with Spanish-style small plates for years. The menu runs from jambon iberico to patatas bravas.

OrderPatatas bravas with the house aioli: crunchy outside, fluffy inside, sauce perfectly balanced.

TipClosed Wednesdays; kitchen closes at 21:30 so this is an earlier dinner spot than most Patershol restaurants.

La Taberna del Áncora ★ 3.8

La Taberna del Áncora is a Salou tavern built around tapas, octopus and paella, with a weekday menu, a weekend menu and a T-bone steak menu.

OrderGalician-style octopus with garlic prawns, then a creamy cuttlefish and octopus rice.

TipDinner runs only Thursday to Saturday; on autumn 2026 Thursdays it also pours a Tasta Salou plate and glass for €7.