What is it?: A tucked-away Spanish restaurant in Asok that is about as close as you can get to the rustic taperias of Madrid without leaving Asia.
Why we love it: There’s a reason Spanish haute cuisine took over the fine dining world in the 2000s – despite those avant-garde chefs’ devotion to pushing the boundaries, they were at their core nostalgists and proud boosters of Spain’s humble peasant food traditions. At Taberna Jamon Jamon, the empty wine bottles on the wall and cured Iberico pork legs say it all. Have the staff carve you a few slices of iberico for sure, and do order the classic tapas (gambas, croquetas and the rest), but we’re especially in love with the rustic cazuela stews – the fabada asturiana being particularly excellent – the morcilla, a liberally spiced and overstuffed blood sausage, and the patatas bravas (who knew potatoes, mayo and paprika could be so much more than the sum of their parts?)
Time Out tip: Taberna Jamon Jamon almost certainly has the most impressive Spanish wine list in town – for the love of God don’t ask for Bordeaux here! Everybody loves Cava and Rioja (as they should), but the full-blooded Tempranillo-based wines from the region of Toro live up to their namesake.