London

We were happy with what we had already ordered until we saw this in front of another customer. Crispy, creamy and full of seafood flavour and just.. stunning. Reviews of Barrafina have said that they serve one of the best croquetas in London and with this it's not hard to see why.

I had one of my best meals in London at Barrafina. This was the classic tortilla, but it definitely wasn't an ordinary tortilla - it was full of onions, potatoes and GRAVY. How many tortillas do you see have gravy that flow out?! Still dreaming of that meal at Barrafina - the ingredients were so fresh and everything was just spot on.

Opened by the people behind the wildly popular Burger & Lobster, which always commands long queues. Only £10 and yet it was a roll that had actual chunks of lobster! The roll was warm and buttery while slightly crisp on the edges. They had other interesting flavours for the lobster roll such as Mexican and Seven Samurai (Jap!) but we were already eating this AFTER an earlier meal at Flat Iron so... literally had no stomach space left 😝 The lobster chowder was £5 and while good, it was in no way great like the roll.

Oh boy I really miss this. I could eat it all day every day. Combining two of my favourite Japanese dessert flavours, the crispy caramelised edges of the french toast were to die for, and the matcha soft serve had a strong bitter matcha flavour that went well with the sweet toast.