El Sol Tapas Bar & Restaurant

Sun Street's been having a moment, and El Sol is exactly why. You'll walk in to warm terracotta tones and the smell of something sizzling in the kitchen—immediately transported from Canterbury's medieval streets to somewhere properly Spanish. The tapas menu reads like someone actually knows what they're doing: croquetas that aren't greasy, patatas bravas with real kick, and cured meats that justify the price tag. It's the kind of place where you order too much because everything's designed for sharing, and the wine list takes itself seriously without being pretentious about it.