Restaurants, Spanish

Floor-shaking stamping, plaintive strains of Spanish guitar and passionate cries of ‘ole!’ might well accompany your meal at La Sal, thanks to regular performances from Alba Flamenca, the dance school next door to the restaurant. Formerly known as El…

The warehouses and recycling yards of South Street hardly make for the most glamorous environment in Glasgow, but this is where Dance With Attitude teaches tango, flamenco, belly dancing and other styles to adults and children in a converted industrial…

The happy bustle of the well-fed diners clustered into El Quijote’s snug interior tells you all you need to know about this unassuming Tollcross tapas bar. Spaniards Maria Giminez and head chef Oscar Mateos show off a different side to Spanish cuisine…

Rafael Torrubia has a hand in every aspect of his eponymous restaurant. He not only rules the kitchen, he might well take your booking, greet and seat you on arrival, and talk you through the many options on a menu that gives Scottish ingredients a…

Barioja, right next door to sister restaurant Iggs, distinguishes itself from its more mature, refined sibling by offering a wide selection of tapas in a laidback atmosphere. The smart interior features a well-stocked bar, comfortable leather benches…

From the outside there is nothing about this newcomer that shouts ‘hola che’ as you pass by, but here is a tapas bar with proud Valencian roots. Pronouncing the name isn’t required to enjoy the food, but perhaps smart choices are. The morcilla and…

Hernandez & Co is a Spanish café on Queensferry Street serving authentic bocadillos, sopas and ensaladas, mostly for take-away or sitting-in on its three stools. Good signs show lunch and breakfast are in safe hands: Spanish customers and staff, and…

In Glasgow’s trendy Merchant City the competition among restaurants to attract discerning diners is high. Artà stands out architecturally. Once the location of a medieval cheese market this listed building was developed Baroque style in 2000 into a…

Named after Valencia’s main beach, Malvarosa also embraces the name of its proprietor, Alvaro Bernabeu, the avuncular presence greeting regulars and newcomers alike at this unpretentious tapas bar. Alvaro brought his Spanish heritage to Portobello in…

The lavish interior of Cafe Andaluz, tiled within an inch of its life and hung with myriad Moorish lanterns, simply screams ‘Spanish’, so oddities like soy and chilli prawns or confit duck stand out for the wrong reasons. But according to Cafe Andaluz…

Set amidst regenerated King's Cross, this earthy restaurant and bar is a passionate blend of Spanish and British influences. The clean lines of the interior combine exposed brick and cork walls and wooden floors to create an urban yet informal setting.

Spain’s a big place, with lots of regional variation in the kitchen (and the tapas bar), so it’s good to see a focus on a specific part of the country. Andalusia was the natural choice for chef Guillermo (raised in Seville) and his business partner and…

Tucked behind the Michelin-starred restaurants and gastropubs on The Shore, Tapa is a slick operation welcoming a well-heeled, professional clientele to a spacious, whitewashed converted dock house adorned with tasteful Spanish artefacts. However, Tapa…

Café Andaluz has been in business for ten years, opening first in the West End before adding a City Centre branch in 2006, and then a third outpost in Edinburgh. Sharing menus, prices, deals and décor (Spanish ceramics and Moorish lighting) makes for an…

Authentic Spanish cuisine is served up at Mojo Bar and Tapas in Warrington. There is free Wi-Fi and a vibrant bar with a warm Spanish-style atmosphere. Bringing a taste of the Mediterranean to diners, the tapas dishes are designed for sharing and…

The two Café Andaluz branches in Glasgow share menus, deals and décor, but while there isn’t much to separate them in culinary terms, there is a distinctly West End feel about the (original) Cresswell Lane restaurant. Glasgow University’s main campus is…

Opening in October 2012, Glasgow’s latest Spanish-themed restaurant occupies a Cardonald site that’s housed a succession of Italian restaurants over the years. An appealing menu lists 29 tapas and four paellas, and some interesting options include…

Iggy Campos pioneered Spanish fine dining in Edinburgh with the eponymous Iggs back in 1989, and though its heyday may have come and gone, it remains a stalwart on Jeffrey Street. That’s not to say Iggs is stuck in the past: a 2012 visit from Channel…

Always crawling with a cosmopolitan City crowd, Ortega in Leadenhall Market is a warm, friendly and comfortable Spanish restaurant. Perfectly representing a typical bar and cantina, Ortega - Leadenhall is ideal for quick tapas lunches with colleagues…

The original deli opened in Dingwall in 2011, changing tack slightly in 2012 to offer tapas and quick bites as well as their range of imported Spanish food and wines. A comprehensive online shop gives wider access to their cheeses, Serrano ham, Iberico…

The Greek Street branch of Zebrano's is set in what once was London's Establishment Club. The restaurant is furnished with leather sofas and low tables encouraging an atmosphere of 'underground chic'. The menu is, like the clientele, wonderfully…