Barrafina announces first international opening in Dubai
Harts Group's award-winning modern Spanish restaurant will open its first international location in DIFC
Barrafina, Harts Group’s award-winning modern Spanish restaurant, will open its first international location in Dubai as part of its global expansion plans.
The new restaurant will launch in partnership with Anthem Hospitality Group at DIFC Gate Village 01, Dubai, UAE with locations to follow throughout the GCC.
This marks Barrafina’s strategic entry into the Middle East market, taking its celebrated authentic Spanish cuisine beyond the UK.
Barrafina Dubai is scheduled to open at the end of 2025.
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El Pastor welcomes visionary Mexican chef, Elena Reygadas, for one night at El Pastor Soho
For the third in the EP + Amigos series, El Pastor welcomes one of Mexico’s most celebrated chefs, Elena Reygadas, to El Pastor Soho. Elena is the force behind the Michelin-starred Rosetta, as well as much-loved Mexico City concepts like Panadería Rosetta, Lardo, Café Nin and Bella Aurora. Named World’s Best Female Chef in 2023, her cooking is thoughtful and seasonal, with a focus on sustainability, supporting small producers, and celebrating Mexican biodiversity. Elena will cook a four-course feasting menu indicative of her style of cooking, served family-style.
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There are five Barrafinas in London, serving modern Spanish tapas of exceptional quality.
Formerly a brothel and a home to Karl Marx, the Great Dame of Dean Street continues to draw an eclectic and epicurean crowd, attracted to the good things in life.
The El Pastor family is a small group of Mexican taquerias in London, inspired by the decade the founders spent in Mexico City, running cult nightclub, El Colmillo and searching for the city’s best al pastor taco.
Taken from the Spanish word, ‘parrilla’, meaning grill, our two restaurants, Coal Drops Yard in King’s Cross, and Borough Yards in London Bridge, celebrate Spanish cooking over fire.
The Drop is a relaxed wine bar nestled in the Victorian stone arches of Coal Drops Yard, King’s Cross.
A Spanish wine and cocktail bar in Borough Yards
