Barcelona Tapas Y Restaurante

To any of you who have the cheek to be catching a flight to sunnier climes this weekend spare a thought for the ones (that's us) who spent all their money over Christmas and now have no choice but to brave the grey skies and whipping winds.

Don't feel too sorry for us however, as there are ways to emulate those late, Rioja-fuelled, gambas al ajillo-infused nights without having to sit squashed on a plane for three hours. Barcelona Tapas Y Restaurante in East Dulwich is part of an unpretentious family-run group of restaurants, each of which feel pretty close to the real thing - but it's the only one open at the weekend.

Go there for the tapas, of course, which comes in the form of various combinations of iberico ham, calamares, boquerones, butifarra (a type of black pudding) and a thousand other morsels, the award-winning wine list (you can leaf through that for yourself) and the holiday-vibe acoustic entertainment - from live flamenco guitar to Elvis impersonators (kitsch is so the way forward at this time of year).

If you can wait there are also a couple of rather splendid wine-pairing dinners coming up, so this might be the year that you actually learn how to tell your Tempranillo from your Rioja.
        
Hours: Mon & Tues 5pm-12am • Weds-Sat 12pm-12am • Sun 12pm-11pm
Place: 481 Lordship Lane, SE22 8JY
Cost: £30
Web: www.barcelona-tapas.com
Book: 020 8693 5111

by SL

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