10 Best Tapas Restaurants in London

Bonoo Indian Tapas Hampstead is a small, casual Indian restaurant serving shareable tapas-style plates, biryanis, curries, vegetables, grilled dishes and cocktails. It suits dates, groups and diners who want to try several flavours together. The menu includes dishes such as chicken lollipops, paneer, aloo gobi and dal makhani, with staff offering helpful suggestions.

Frame Notting Hill is a Spanish tapas restaurant in London serving small plates, vegetarian options, cocktails, wine, coffee and dessert. The setting combines outdoor seating, a bar and a private dining room with a cosy, romantic feel. It suits sharing meals, solo dining and relaxed dinner dates, with dishes such as patatas bravas, prawns, duck and chocolate fondant represented in the menu experience.

Ember Yard - Tapas & Cocktail Bar is a warm, low-lit restaurant serving Spanish and Italian small plates with wine. Its sharing-style menu suits groups who want to try several dishes, while smoky grilled flavours, a thoughtful wine list and a relaxed Soho atmosphere give the meal a social, drink-friendly character.

Tapas Stories serves modern Spanish tapas and a selection of wines beneath Covent Garden’s Market Building. Sharing sits at the centre of its approach, with meat, vegetable and fish tapas served in a cosy vaulted room and on a terrace, alongside Spanish, Portuguese, Chilean and Armenian wines, craft beer and cocktails.

Amora Gusto Tapas & Bar is a Spanish tapas restaurant under the arches near Southwark, with a lively Latin atmosphere and an outdoor garden. Its menu includes seafood paella, prawns, padrón peppers, patatas bravas, jamón ibérico, steak and cheesecake, alongside sangria and vegetarian choices.

Sabor is a lively, two-storey Spanish eatery in London serving tapas and larger sharing dishes, with bar and counter seating. Its cooking combines traditional Spanish flavours with inventive interpretations, while the relaxed, energetic setting suits diners who want to share several plates and choose from wines and white sangria.

El Ganso Cafe is a compact, casual Spanish restaurant serving modern and fusion tapas. It suits diners who enjoy variety, lively surroundings and generous breakfast or tapas portions, with vegan breakfast options and allergen labelling also noted. The menu is complemented by drinks such as sangria, margaritas and homemade lemonade, while indoor and outdoor seating offer different ways to enjoy the atmosphere.

The Port House is a small, narrow tapas restaurant and bar serving traditional tapas alongside Spanish wines, ports and sherries. Its cosy, darker interior and intimate atmosphere suit dates and theatre evenings, with the Adelphi Theatre next door. Table bookings are useful for seated dining, while walk-ins can sit at the bar.

Escocesa is a Stoke Newington tapas restaurant combining Spanish-style small plates with seafood-led cooking. Its menu includes oysters, paella, Gildas, patatas bravas, gambas al ajillo, ceviche and seafood-on-ice specials, alongside vegetarian and vegan options. The setting supports casual meals, counter dining, cocktails and wine, with table service, outdoor seating and reservations.

Llerena Spanish Tapas Bar & Restaurant in Islington serves classic Spanish fare and provisions in a light-filled, intimate setting with communal banquette and counter seating. It suits diners who want to share tapas, from jamón ibérico and croquetas to octopus, tortillas and chorizo, with Spanish wine and occasional live music adding to the evening.