JOSÉ TAPAS & SHERRY BAR José Tapas Bar, Bermondsey Street, opened in 2011 as José Pizarro’s first solo restaurant, following his time as executive chef at Tapas Brindisa near Borough Market. It was designed as a small, informal Spanish bar, inspired by the busy tapas bars of Barcelona and Andalucía, with a changing blackboard menu, sherry by the glass and no reservations. A few months later, Pizarro opened his more substantial restaurant, Pizarro, further along Bermondsey Str

ANDANZA Andanza — meaning “fortune” or “fate” in Spanish, opened in late 2020, launched by Danny Kwiatkowski and Carl Botwright, the team behind The Rose pub directly opposite. The site had previously been a William Hill betting shop for more than 30 years. As everyone says to the owners: “I hope your gamble has paid off!” It certainly seems it has. The restaurant’s Basque-inspired menu was originally led by head chef Paulina Irzyk, formerly of Marylebone’s Lurra. Master ham