Diners' Choice: Spanish restaurants in London

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Updated 05 February 2025

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Llerena

4.7

4.7 (492)

£26 to £40

Spanish

Highbury/Islington

About the restaurant

Llerena takes its name from a little village in Extremadura, southwest Spain, where four generations of our family has raised Iberian pigs since 1939, producing authentic "Bellota" jamón ibérico, chorizo and other pork delicacies. Our family created a business around the farm called Jamón y Salud to sell our gourmet products and has now brought this exquisite taste of Spain to Islington with the Llerena Ibérico Tapas Bar. Not only can you sample ibérico pork grilled meats and finest jamón, but also creamy Torta del Casar cheese and other traditional Extremadura's delights as well as the best wine from our region.

Top review

Annabel

Dined 2 days ago

Delicious tapas, especially the prawns and mushroom croquettes - great service ! Very friendly and attentive !

Cambio de Tercio

4.8

4.8 (1145)

£26 to £40

Spanish

Kensington

About the restaurant

Cambio de Tercio is the signature Restaurant of Cambio De Tercio Restaurant Group, located in the heart of Chelsea- South Kensington. It was open in June, 1995 and is a pioneer in offering modern and innovative Spanish cuisine in London.

We also offer traditional Spanish tapas, but it is our Chef Alberto Criado’s creative dishes, what defines us and has given us our name.

Our award winning “wine list” contains the largest and more diverse selection of Spanish wines anywhere in London.

Within our renovated premises, you can now have dinner at our Chef’s table situated in our kitchen or enjoy one of our Spanish style Gin & Tonic at our “C.Tonic” Bar, with a large 80+ premium gin’s menu.

The Restaurant has gained many accolades during the years including the much coveted “ PREMIO ALIMENTOS DE ESPANA 2003- awarded by the Spanish Minister of Agriculture, Fishing and Food as “The Best Spanish Restaurant in any country outside Spain, 2003”

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Freddie

Dined on 4 Feb 2025

This is one of my favourite restaurants in London. Everything from the ambience to the delicious food is sublime. It’s hard to say what my favourite dish would be as they are all so good!

Broken Eggs

4.8

4.8 (56)

£25 and under

Spanish

Fitzrovia

About the restaurant

Broken Eggs is a small neighbourhood family-run restaurant dedicated to Spanish comfort food. Our menu is centred around the Spanish tortilla.

Weekday lunches are casual, while evenings set the scene with soft lighting, candles, and a select wine list.

Saturdays and Sundays feature a special brunch menu with highlights like our famous ‘huevos rotos’.

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Mayuri

Dined 5 days ago

Had a great time at Broken Eggs celebrating my friend’s birthday. Customer service was amazing! And it was a really nice surprise for my friend. Definitely recommend!

El Pirata of Mayfair

4.7

4.7 (805)

£25 and under

Spanish

Mayfair

About the restaurant

El Pirata is a hidden gem serving acclaimed Spanish tapas for almost 30 years. Tucked away in the corner of Mayfair, El Pirata ensures that every guest instantly feels at home through their relaxed atmosphere and friendly staff, some of whom have been at El Pirata since the very beginning meaning they work as a seamless team. El Pirata couples the comforting appeal of a central London establishment with the energetic dynamism of a new opening. They have an expansive tapas menu featuring classic dishes and recently have added some new dishes to strengthen the experience offered to guests. They boast an equally impressive wine list of over 100 wines at great value particularly for Mayfair.

Whether you are dining in the artistic upstairs with a feature bar, in the atmospheric downstairs Cellar, or sipping rioja al fresco, El Pirata offers true escapism so you feel you’re in Madrid rather than Mayfair and is a firm favourite for those who want an authentic Spanish experience in London.

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Oscar k p

Dined 6 days ago

Always a pleasure to eat here. Nice staff , great food

Hispania Restaurant

4.7

4.7 (421)

£41 and over

Spanish

Bank

About the restaurant

Hispania’s premises, with more than 9,000 square feet are part of the ground floor of the historical building of Lloyds Bank.
With two floors dedicated to show the best of Spain, Hispania is the largest, most accomplished and ambitious project devoted to Spanish gastronomy in Europe.

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carolina

Dined 4 days ago

The best restaurant in London without any doubt. Don't miss it!!

Tendido Cero

4.7

4.7 (743)

£25 and under

Spanish

Kensington

About the restaurant

Tendido Cero was our second project of Cambio De Tercio Restaurant Group, opened in February, 2001.

It is located in the heart of Chelsea-South Kensington, just opposite to Cambio De Tercio.

It’s all about Wonderful Tapas here, small dishes of traditional and modern recipes from our rich Spanish gastronomy, which are ideal to be shared by the whole table.

Busy and buzzy, with vibrant bullfighting colours and a party feel atmosphere that makes it a deal for any celebration.

Chosen by the New York Times- Herald Tribune as “One of the best five places to eat in London for a reasonable price”

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david

Dined 3 days ago

Amazing service and atmosphere, our waiter was best in class, the wine recommendation was perfect, the food was just top class and overall we had an amazing experience. We will definitely be back again soon!

Hispania Kensington

4.8

4.8 (34)

£41 and over

Spanish

Kensington

About the restaurant

Welcome to Hispania Kensington. We are offering just a cold menu on sundays and mondays. Please, have this in mind if you are booking for one of theses days. We look forward to serving you soon!.

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Raquel

Dined 2 days ago

This is one of our favourite restaurants in London. The food, the atmosphere and the staff are absolutely amazing. Highly recommended!!

Bravas Tapas

4.6

4.6 (1716)

£26 to £40

Spanish

Tower Hill

About the restaurant

Welcome to Bravas Tapas!
Here at Bravas Tapas we want to offer our guests Spanish style tapas with a bit of twist.
Weather-permitting, we also have Al Fresco seating available.
We look forward to serving you!

With the current conditions we will do our best to accommodate all our guests. We have limited our seating availability online to make sure that we can seat our guests comfortably, so do feel free to contact us with any queries. With limited seating, the reservation timings are very strict, so please be aware of this when booking with us.

We do not take bookings for our outdoor tables.

We unfortunately do not take reservations for just drinks.

Tables of 2 - 3 have 1hr 30mins
Tables of 4 or more have 2hrs

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Agnès

Dined 3 days ago

Great restaurant, tasty food, welcoming staff. Some quite spicy hot dishes, other not so much, so everybody can try and enjoy several dishes. Went there with two young children. Try the potatoes!

LOBOS Meat & Tapas - Borough

4.5

4.5 (2463)

£25 and under

Spanish

London Bridge

About the restaurant

Lobos is an exciting new tapas bar also focused on prime cuts of Spanish and British meat. Meaning wolvesin Spanish, Lobos offers a short, sharp list of vibrantly authentic, traditional tapas with ingredients sourced locally, evolving seasonally and therefore dishes that will change frequently depending on what is available from the market. Lobos is a real carnivore’s paradise, think perfectly roasted Iberico pork, slow cooked shoulders of lamb and lightly charred, rosy pink bone in rib-eye to share, all presented simply and cooked to perfection, allowing the pristine quality of the offering to shine through. Please note that any reservations not confirmed with the restaurant may be subject to cancellation 24 hours before booking time.

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Caroline

Dined 4 days ago

Convenient location, comfortable warm interior especially on a cold February lunchtime and delicious tapas. Have already rebooked.

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Meson Don Felipe

4.4

4.4 (2021)

£25 and under

Spanish

Waterloo

About the restaurant

Established in 1987, Meson Don Felipe was the first Tapas Bar in London and we are still an independent, family-run business. You can expect great tapas and some amazing, well-priced Spanish wines, served in an authentic, relaxed atmosphere.
We have an outside terrace with heaters and umbrellas but of course, we can't promise the weather! If you book outside we can't guarantee a table inside if the weather changes.
For those unable to eat-in, we offer our famous Paellas for takeaway at lunchtime Monday-Friday.
Thank you for all your support and we look forward to welcoming you soon to this little bit of Spain in Waterloo.

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IgorVIP

Dined on 7 Feb 2025

Buzzy, no fuss, good vibe… just what it says on the tin! Consistently good Spanish experience!

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