The Barrafina Adelaide Street Review: The Celebrated Spanish Tapas Bar Near Trafalgar Square

A superb, celebrated Spanish tapas bar on Adelaide Street near Trafalgar Square, the third of the acclaimed Barrafina group, with superb tapas, a marble counter, fine sherries and a warm welcome

Barrafina Adelaide Street holds eighteen hundred and thirty-two reviews and a 4.5 – a strong score on a truly enormous sample – and it is a genuine London treasure: a superb, celebrated Spanish tapas bar on Adelaide Street near Trafalgar Square, the third of the acclaimed Barrafina group, with superb tapas, a marble counter, fine sherries and a warm welcome.

The celebrated tapas bar

Barrafina Adelaide Street is a genuinely superb, celebrated, one-of-a-kind Spanish tapas bar – a proper, characterful, acclaimed treasure, on Adelaide Street near Trafalgar Square. There is real distinction here – the celebrated tapas bar, the Hart brothers, the acclaimed group. It is the third site of the celebrated Barrafina group (opened in 2014 by the acclaimed restaurateur brothers Sam and Eddie Hart), on a handsome, curve-fronted corner in Covent Garden’s theatreland, a stone’s throw from Trafalgar Square – widely regarded as among the very best Spanish restaurants in all of London. There is genuine distinction and character to it – the celebrated tapas bar, the Hart brothers, the acclaimed group. It is a wonderfully characterful, acclaimed, welcoming venue – a genuine, superb tapas bar, a real treasure near Trafalgar Square. There is real distinction and charm to it – the celebrated tapas bar, the Hart brothers, the acclaimed group. The Prat’s desk salutes it – the celebrated Spanish tapas bar near Trafalgar Square.

The marble counter and open kitchen

Barrafina’s genuine glory is its counter and its cooking. There is real character to this – the marble counter, the open kitchen, the superb tapas. It sports the trademark Barrafina set-up – a striking marble-topped counter, lined with stylish red leather stools, snaking through the room before a frenetic, assured open kitchen (the only thing between the chefs and the diners) – a real, superb, characterful, one-of-a-kind dining stage. There is genuine character and quality to it – the marble counter, the open kitchen, the superb tapas. It serves genuinely superb, authentic Spanish tapas – the classics (pan con tomate, patatas bravas, tortilla, squid-ink rice, croquetas) alongside a daily-changing specials board of more adventurous star turns – a real, superb culinary offering (this branch regarded as the group’s most adventurous). There is real character and quality to it – the marble counter, the open kitchen, the superb tapas. The Prat’s desk delights in it – the bar with its marble counter and superb tapas.

The tapas, sherry and welcome

Barrafina does the essentials of a great tapas bar superbly – superb tapas, fine sherry, and a warm welcome – to a truly enormous following. There is real quality to this – the superb tapas, the fine sherry, the warm welcome, the celebrated character. It serves superb tapas and fine Spanish sherries (from the well-known Pedro Ximenez to rarer bottles, all by the glass), Cava and all-Spanish wines, from its marble counter, with a warm and assured welcome (walk-in only, first-come, first-served, with a standing bar for drinks and nibbles while you wait). There is genuine quality and warmth to it – the superb tapas, the fine sherry, the warm welcome. Its strong 4.5 across a truly enormous sample speaks to a genuinely superb, celebrated, hugely beloved tapas bar – the tapas, the sherry, the warm welcome, all superbly done, to a truly vast crowd. There is real quality and distinction to it – the superb tapas, the fine sherry, the warm welcome. Combined with its celebrated character and its marble-counter stage, it makes Barrafina a genuine treasure – the celebrated tapas bar, the marble counter, the superb tapas, the warm welcome. Its strong score across a truly enormous sample confirms it – a genuinely superb, hugely beloved venue. There is real distinction, character and quality in the whole thing – the celebrated Spanish tapas bar, the Hart brothers, the marble counter, the superb tapas, the warm welcome. It is a genuine London treasure – superb, celebrated, characterful, and hugely beloved, a real Adelaide Street gem.

Between its celebrated character, its marble-counter stage, and its superb tapas and warm welcome, Barrafina is a genuine treasure of London. Its strong score across a truly enormous sample marks it as a genuinely superb and hugely beloved venue. The Prat’s desk enjoys superb tapas and a fine sherry at the marble counter, and raises an appreciative glass to Barrafina Adelaide Street.

The bar

A strong, hugely beloved venue doing a good 4.5 across a truly enormous sample – Barrafina Adelaide Street, a celebrated Spanish tapas bar near Trafalgar Square, with superb tapas and a marble counter.

Verdict

Strong, hugely beloved, and genuinely celebrated – Barrafina Adelaide Street, a celebrated Spanish tapas bar near Trafalgar Square, with superb tapas, fine sherries and a warm welcome.

Enjoy superb tapas and a fine sherry at Barrafina on Adelaide Street near Trafalgar Square – a celebrated Spanish tapas bar, the third of the acclaimed Barrafina group.

Alan Nafzger

Alan Nafzger was born in Lubbock, Texas, the son Swiss immigrants. He grew up on a dairy in Windthorst, north central Texas. He earned degrees from Midwestern State University (B.A. 1985) and Texas State University (M.A. 1987). University College Dublin (Ph.D. 1991). Dr. Nafzger has entertained and educated young people in Texas colleges for 37 years. Nafzger is best known for his dark novels and experimental screenwriting. His best know scripts to date are Lenin’s Body, produced in Russia by A-Media and Sea and Sky produced in The Philippines in the Tagalog language. In 1986, Nafzger wrote the iconic feminist western novel, Gina of Quitaque. He currently lives in Holloway, North London. Contact: [email protected]