However, this is not about the Spanish name, but about the Spanish restaurants in London. Back home, we make a lot of fuss about food. Every family, business, friends, or love meeting that needs to count for something will take place around food. Those tasty tapas: jamon (ham), tortilla, gazpacho (yes, the cold tomato soup), boquerones, croquetas, smelly cheeses, and the less known mouthwatering larger dishes are the unmissable witnesses for every get together. So no wonder we're always in search for the little place in London that will make our tummies feel like home.
During these years, I've had the chance to go and taste some of them - I realised on the Tapa Fantastica fair a couple of weeks ago that there are plenty of Spanish restaurants in the city. Camino, by Kings Cross - there is another one in Canary Wharf now - used to be my favourite one, as they even have Alhambra Especial - beer from Granada that an ex-friend introduced me to a couple of years back (only worth legacy of that friendship) - that will make the evening hard to remember. However, now it has turned out in some crazy loud music place where the conversation is hard to follow - not that we listen to each other much anyways regardless how loud we talk - but we like being part of a conversation. So the secluded El Pirata in Mayfair, has become the alternative, as it even has a bar where you can sit and feel like being back in Madrid - just get a Mahou and be merry! However, if you are adventurous enough, I highly recommend heading South of the river (if you dare to cross the Thames), and go to Jose in Berdmonsey Street for some tortilla and some pluma iberica to die for!
DETAILS:
Jose - www.josepizarro.com/restaurants/jose/ - 104 Bermondsey St London SE1 3UB
Pirata - www.elpirata.co.uk/ - 5-6 Down St London W1J 7AQ
Camino - www.camino.uk.com/ - 3 Varnishers Yard The Regent Quarter, Kings Cross, London N1 9FD
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