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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.
 Barrafina doesn't appear direct competition in London. The food is excellent, service very food, 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.
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We haven't visited since the move, so some or all of the below may be out of date.
 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.
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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).
 Since it's a tapas restaurant, how much your final bill will be really depends on how much of a glutton you are. My girlfriend and I tend to order quite a bit, but spend on average about 100-120 for both of us, 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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[[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.
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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 &pound;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.

See also:
* [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]

<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'
 <div class="last_verifed">Last visited by [[Allolex]], 11 February 2009</div>
address='54 Frith Street'
category='Restaurants,Spanish Food,Tapas'
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Barrafina doesn't appear direct competition in London. The food is excellent, service very food, 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. My girlfriend and I tend to order quite a bit, but spend on average about 100-120 for both of us, 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.

Last visited by Allolex, 11 February 2009

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