What’s the vibe?
These days, it’s rare to walk down the street in Bristol and not hear Spanish voices, such has been the level of migration to the city in recent years. However, the best Spanish bar and restaurant in town is owned by English couple Kieran and Imogen Waite, who weren’t born in Barcelona, but may as well have been. Every January, they take their staff to Spain for research, to meet producers, sample new products and source authentic recipes. And it shows. The pair also owned San Fransisco-inspired café Bakers & Co on Gloucester Road, but it sadly closed down in 2022.
What should I order?
The tapas bar, which stretches almost the length of the room, displays the day’s dishes. Patrons can pull up a pew and sample the likes of chorizo cooked in cider, chicken and spinach croquettes, tortilla and alioli and, of course, the patatas bravas – here the potato is thinly sliced, rather than cubed, and served with a fiery sauce. Start your evening in Bravas with a gin and tonic, sherry or cava, follow that with a Rioja, and, if you fancy it, try the Estrella Damm Inedit beer created by El Bulli’s Ferran Adria.
This review was fact-checked and updated in 2025.
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