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• The Hart Bros are bringing Barrafina, El Pastor and a new wine bar The Drop to King's Cross at Coal Drops Yard

  

  Big news from the Hart Bros this morning (the family behind Barrafina, Quo Vadis and El Pastor) - seems they're planning on expanding their empire to King's Cross.

  In a release this morning, they reveal they're going to be bringing a huge new Barrafina to the next big section of the King's Cross development to open - Coal Drops Yard. There's already a load of big fashion and design names involved including

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• Wanted to book lunch at Barrafina? Here's your chance...

  

  We do love Barrafina - but we're not great fans of queuing/waiting for tables. So if you've wanted to try the restaurant but haven't had the time/patience, then their new monthly bookable Friday lunches - held in the Adelaide Street private dining room - might be just what you need. 

  On the first Friday of every month, they'll be running special lunch events, Arroz Friday - where they'll be

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• Test Driving Sabor - an essential Spanish restaurant in Mayfair

  Barrafina alumni Nieves Barragan and José Etura have just unveiled their Spanish restaurant in Mayfair. It's one of the most anticipated restaurants of the year - we take a look. 

• Nieves Barragan is opening Sabor in Mayfair's Heddon Street

  They've both been driving forces behind Barrafina's success and now Nieves Barragan and José Etura are opening Sabor, their own restaurant.

• Llerena is Islington’s new tapas bar (and they’ve got loads of jamón)

  Delicacies from western Spain, ingredients from expert jamón producers Jamon y Salud and a *very* summery drinks menu mean that Llerena a fantastic little addition to Islington’s ever-growing collection of restaurants.

• Jose Pizarro brings a warming paella menu to Bermondsey

  

  We have to admit, at this time of the year, good comfort food really does make it easier to bear the cold weather. So the news from Jose Pizarro's, Pizarro in Bermondsey about the introduction of a paella menu is just the sort of thing we want to hear. 

  There are three paella dishes on the menu, including the ones pictured above - "‘rabbit & chicken in escabeche" and "black rice, prawns, cuttlefish, herbs

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• Beachy Barca vibes in Soho - we Test Drive Rambla

  Chef and restaurateur Victor Garvey is doing what he does best - giving Londoners a true taste of Spanish hospitality

• Camino heads to Shoreditch for Spanish tapas and more

  This will be the fourth restaurant and tapas bar from Camino. Expect all the favourite tapas to be on the menu here, along with some new additions. And a huge outdoor terrace too.

• Test Driving Sibarita - wine, cheese and charcuterie in Covent Garden

  There's a new wine bar in Covent Garden by the same people behind Encant. And it's all about the cheese and charcuterie too. We check it out. 

• Bar 44 are crowned winners of the Battle of the Bravas 2017

   Last night we ate a LOT of potatoes, but it was all in the pursuit of discovering who could make the best Patatas Bravas dish, so it was well worth the carbs. Find out who came top in the Battle of the Bravas,,,

• London's Croquetas Challenge returns to Ember Yard for a second year

  

  Is there such a thing as too many croquetas? We put that concept to the test last Autumn when we, alongside a panel of foodie folk, judged the first Croquetas Challenge. Turns out that as long as you pace yourself (and eat NOTHING all day in preparation) it's possible to try - and enjoy - 14 croquetas in quick succession.

  Last year's

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• Test Driving Lobos in Soho

  Lobos Meat & Tapas have opened a second restaurant in Soho. We head down to get our meat fix.

• Barrafina Dean Street

  Excellent Spanish tapas In Soho

• Encant chef to open Rambla in Soho, his second Catalan restaurant

  

  We’ve seen a couple of Catalan-style Spanish restaurants popping up around Soho, from Copita to Lobos Meat and Tapas. And now Dean Street is set to see another in the form of Rambla, which'll be the the second solo venture from Encant and Bravas Tapas.

  The menu at Rambla is inspired by Victor's childhood in the Barcelona barrio of the same name. It’ll be split into three sections - the ‘Cru, which comprises

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• Barrafina Dean Street to feature Frith Street favourites on menu

  

  A ripple of excitement goes through the London food scene when a new Barrafina opens. So we confidently predict a positive reaction to news that the new one on Dean Street is about to open.

  Taking over much of what used to be the main restaurant at Quo Vadis, Barrafina Dean Street came about when the restaurant was given notice on its Frith Street site.

  The key information you'll be wanting to know is how many stools are there? Well the new one

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