Tapas took firm root in London through a generation of standing-counter bars that prize the bar seat and the plancha. Barrafina, whose Adelaide Street room sits near Covent Garden, set the modern template, while Jose in Bermondsey runs a tighter, sherry-soaked counter in the same spirit.
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.
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.
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