Pintxo de Bath

You'll find yourself squeezed into Barton Street's most convivial corner, where the counter's lined with locals nursing vermouth and picking at plates of Iberian ham. Pintxo de Bath does Spanish tapas the right way—no faffing about with overcomplicating things, just quality cured meats, croquetas that actually taste of something, and sherries poured by people who actually know what they're doing. The atmosphere's deliberately cramped and sociable; you're meant to bump elbows with strangers and steal recommendations from their plates.