Randomness Guide to London - Differences between Version 27 and Version 11 of Barrafina, W1D 3LL

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Tapas restaurant in [[Locale Soho|Soho]]. It was previously on Frith Street <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/3991096505/ photo]</small>, but [https://www.thecaterer.com/articles/367304/original-barrafina-restaurant-to-relocate-to-quo-vadis moved to Dean Street] in 2016.
A tapas restaurant in [[Locale Soho|Soho]]. It's small and popular and doesn't take bookings, so you may have to queue at peak times.
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We haven't visited since the move, so some or all of the below may be out of date.

It's small and popular and doesn't take bookings, so you may have to queue at peak times (particularly since it gained a Michelin star in the 2015 guide).

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* [http://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/restaurants/barrafina-dean-street-thankfully-nothing-has-changed-but-the-street-a3416006.html Evening Standard review] (Ben Norum)
* [https://rwapplewannabe.wordpress.com/2008/02/18/barrafina-tapas-restaurant-soho/ An American In London review]
* [http://booinlondon.blogspot.co.uk/2009/05/barrafina.html Boo In London review]
* [http://cheesenbiscuits.blogspot.co.uk/2007/09/barrafina-soho.html Cheese And Biscuits review]
* [https://www.chowhound.com/post/barrafina-soho-london-478858 Chowhound thread]
* [https://www.chowhound.com/post/barrafina-report-london-677544 Another Chowhound thread]
* [
http://ediblelondon.blogspot.co.uk/2008/04/barrafina.html Edible London review]
* [https://thefoodjudge.com/2012/11/06/barrafina-simple-perfect/ The Food Judge review]
* [
http://www.gourmet-chick.com/2009/08/barrafina.html Gourmet Chick review]
* [https://tamarindandthyme.wordpress.com/2008/10/20/a-tapas-lunch-at-barrafina/ Tamarind And Thyme review]
* [https://www.timeout.com/london/restaurants/barrafina Time Out review]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20111003181542/http://www.worldfoodieguide.com/index.php/barrafina-revisited-london-england/ World Foodie Guide review]
* [http://www.tehbus.com/2009/03/eat-tapas-barrafina-frith-street.html A Rather Unusual Chinaman review]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20161018145901/http://www.pigpigscorner.com:80/2009/03/barrafina-london.html Pig Pig's Corner review]
* [http://katieparla.com/barrafina-london/ Katie Parla's review]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20101113132318/http://www.eatdrinksleepshoplove.com:80/2010/10/barrafina-tapas-heaven-in-soho.html Eat Drink Sleep Shop Love review]
* [http://agirlhastoeat.com/barrafina-spanish-tapas-restaurant-review-london-frith-street-hart-brothers/ A Girl Has To Eat review]
* [http://ilivetoeatandeattolive.blogspot.
co.uk/2009/03/am-i-in-spain-not-quite.html I Live To Eat And Eat To Live review]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20121110151157/http://www.grumblinggourmet.com/2012/09/barrafina-still-barrafinest-sorry-sept.html Grumbling Gourmet review]
* [http://londontastin.com/post/31536485642/barrafina-my-favourite-tapas-in-london
London Tastin' review]
* [http://twelvepointfivepercent.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/barrafina.html Twelve Point Five Percent review]

* [http://rwapplewannabe.wordpress.com/2008/02/18/barrafina-tapas-restaurant-soho/ An American In London review]
* [http://www.biggestjim.com/RestaurantBlog/Entries/2007/5/10_Barrafina,_54_Frith_St,_W1D_4SL.html Biggest Jim's review]
* [http://booinlondon.blogspot.com/2009/05/barrafina.html Boo In London review]
* [http://cheesenbiscuits.blogspot.com/2007/09/barrafina-soho.html Cheese And Biscuits review]
* [http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/478858 Chowhound thread]
* [http://ediblelondon.blogspot.com/2008/04/barrafina.html Edible London review]
* [http://www.gourmet-chick.com/2008/07/barrafina.html Gourmet Chick review]
* [http://tamarindandthyme.wordpress.com/2008/10/20/a-tapas-lunch-at-barrafina/ Tamarind And Thyme review]
* [http://www.timeout.com/london/restaurants/reviews/10917.html Time Out review]
* [http://www.worldfoodieguide.com/index.php/barrafina-revisited-london-england/ World Foodie Guide review]
* [http://www.tehbus.com/2009/03/eat-tapas-barrafina-frith-street.html Tehbus review]
* [http://www.qype.co.uk/place/53742-Barrafina-London Qype Comments
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<div class="last_verified">Last visited (at the old location) by [[Allolex]], February 2009. Opening hours taken from the Barrafina website, June 2017.</div>
address='26-26 Dean Street'
category='Michelin Starred,Restaurants,Spanish Food,Tapas'
edit_type='Minor tidying'
<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Allolex]], 11 February 2009. Opening hours taken from website, May 2009.</div>
address='54 Frith Street'
category='Restaurants,Spanish Food,Tapas'
edit_type='Normal edit'
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Sun: 1pm-3:30pm, 5:30pm-10pm'
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A tapas restaurant in Soho. It's small and popular and doesn't take bookings, so you may have to queue at peak times.

Allolex has visited several times, and feels that this place has no direct competition in London. The food is excellent, service very good, the location ideal, and the lack of comfortable seating keeps the non-serious eaters away and the serious ones from settling in for too long. The idea for the restaurant comes from the famous Barcelona restaurant Cal Pep, and Barrafina's seating, high stools around a bar, is in keeping with Cal Pep's style.

The menu options are wide-ranging, with a strong bias towards grilled and flash-fried seafood. The food is also seasonal, always a good thing.

Since it's a tapas restaurant, how much your final bill will be really depends on how much of a glutton you are. Allolex and girlfriend tend to order quite a bit, but spend on average about £100-120, including two bottles of cava (rosada). Even the cheaper wines are excellent here and nothing tastes better with this food than a bit of the bubbly.

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Last visited by Allolex, 11 February 2009. Opening hours taken from website, May 2009.

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