This tapas restaurant has been voted the best in the world
If there’s one thing I could genuinely eat every day, it would be tapas. That’s not surprising, because the options are endless. Jamón Ibérico is something I could never get tired of, delicious with some Manchego… And then those wonderful homemade croquetas, the freshest fish or perhaps calamari, with some albondigas on the side… My mouth is genuinely watering now.
But tapas can also be a bit hit-or-miss. Even in Spain, you can sometimes go wrong by walking into a tourist trap; such a shame. Luckily, I’m here to help, because you’re guaranteed to be in the right place at this restaurant. No, better said: the best place. This restaurant was voted the best in the world by 73 food critics, so you know it must be good. And yes: you’ll find it in Spain.
The best, but also the oldest
It’s El Rinconcillo in Seville, which also happens to be the oldest bar in the city — it has been around since 1670. The website Taste Atlas compared hundreds of different food critics, from Lonely Planet to Nigella Lawson, to find out which restaurant would come out on top as the best recommendation, and this one was by far number one.
The top three is completed by Quimet y Quimet in Barcelona (at number two) and El Xampanyet, also in Barcelona.
Notably, there is one restaurant in the top ten that you won’t find in Spain. To be honest, I expected the entire top ten, or even the top fifty, to consist of Spanish hotspots, but that’s not quite the case: Barrafina in London is at number eight.
And that’s quite an achievement, because only three restaurants outside Spain appear in the top 100: Barrafina in London, of course, The Cellar in Doha, Qatar (at number 68), and Clamato in Paris, France (at number 86). Going to Spain soon? Check out the full list here.
Also read:
- Recipe: Sergio Herman’s croque ibérico
- 3 reasons why you’ll want to rush to Spanish restaurant Bodega in Haarlem
- Recipe: Spanish meatballs for a tapas evening
