The menu is filled with tapas dishes inspired by La Boqueria's famous fast casual offerings, much of it prepared traditionally over sizzling coals or in a wood-fired oven. With this being a tapas joint we recommend bringing a crowd and sharing some plates so you get to try more dishes.
We recommend the tacos. We tasted most of the options at our last visit and can confirm they're delicious. Our favourite – the grilled tequila lime chicken taco. We also recommend the Spanish Salchichon Roja flatbread made with sausage, red onion, cheddar cheese and salsa roja. As for the cordera empanada – lamb mince mixed with leeks, celery, carrots and tomato puree, folded in a baked corn dough, on a red pepper crema bed and dressed with tequila onions – we suggest this is the one you don't share.
The larger mains (only on the dinner menu) offer an array of dishes cooked over coals, and if you are keen on a more shared food experience check out the Festejar options of sharing (or 'feasting' as they put it) paellas portioned for two to three people.
If you have room for dessert, we recommend the decadent Chocolate Nemesis (pictured above) or the Drunken Crema with honey and whiskey cream, granadilla custard, and almond praline.
All in all this is a fun and friendly dining experience in warm surroundings that benefits from attentive service. We doff our hats to the La Boqueria wait staff who bring an extra sparkle. Friendly, polite and highly knowledgable (our waitress Maureen could explain the entire menu inside out, and especially helpful if you are new to Spanish cuisine) they are almost guaranteed to provide the kind of service that will give you an added reason to return.
* We were invited to dine by the restaurant. Views expressed in this review are our own.
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