LONDON - BERMONDSEY - JOSÉ - TAPAS & SHERRY BAR

JOSÉ TAPAS & SHERRY BAR

Situated on a corner of the now-trendy Bermondsey Street, this cosy little tapas bar serves excellent, authentic tapas. Opened by José Pizarro with his eponymous restaurant, Pizarro, further up Bermondsey Street on the same side of the road.

José is a buzzing spot for an atmospheric lunch or dinner. This is not a sit-down restaurant but a Spanish bar where you go to have a drink and some tapas, standing or sitting on stools around a barrel for a table. There are also window stools looking out onto the street. On a visit to José in June 2024, we chose to sit at the tables in the street.

We had a few tapas for lunch with two friends from Spain and started with boquerones en vinegre.

Patatas bravas.

Chorizo Iberico.

Tortilla.

Sirloin on toast, torta de barros.

Conde de San Cristóbal (D.O. Ribera del Duero).

Cheese selection, described by the excellent Berta.

There is a blackboard with the day's specials.

On a previous visit. We were a group of six friends and, on this occasion. We opted to share various tapas, including..

Tartar de atún (tuna tartar)

Bife de lomo con patatas y salsa romesco (rib-eye steak with potatoes and romesco sauce)

The meal went on into the night, and we had plenty of refills.

Jamón Ibérico de Bellota

Boquerones (anchovies marinated in vinegar)

Gambas al ají y al ajillo (prawns in chili and garlic)

A stunning pluma Ibérico (A cut from the shoulder of the pig, served medium rare, which is very unusual for pork)

Boquerones fritas (fried anchovies)

To drink, we had

6 glasses of Cava

2 bottles of Adaras Lluvia Blanco 2019 (Sauvignon Blanc (50%), Verdejo (50%)

2 bottles of Bodegas LAN Rioja Reserva Gran Dominio.

All in all, an excellent evening with great service. It's great when we can all sit outside, but when it gets colder, it becomes more difficult.

As well as the excellent wine list, there is a classic sherry list featuring Fino, Manzanilla, Palo Cortado, Amontillado, Oloroso, and Pedro Ximénez.

Opening Hours are,

Mon-Sat 12.00 - 22.00

Sun 12.00 - 17.30

No Reservations........... walk in!

The best time to grab a stool is around 12.15 pm or 4.30 pm, the place is small and always busy.

José, when it was a grocery shop in 1988!

JOSÉ TAPAS & SHERRY BAR

104 Bermondsey Street, London, SE1 3UB, England

+44 20 7403 4902

Twitter @Jose_Pizarro @JosePizarroRest

www.josepizarro.com

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