Olé Tapas
Bath, United Kingdom
The read// why locals go
Olé Tapas hides on a first floor on John Street, a small Spanish room most people walk underneath without ever noticing it. Independent since 2014, it works the way tapas is supposed to: a handful of plates cooked to order from fresh ingredients, ordered a few at a time and extended for as long as the table holds out. The range reaches across Spanish regions rather than settling for a greatest-hits list, and the room is genuinely tiny — a stool here can be harder to get than a reservation somewhere far grander. That scarcity is rather the point. In a centre lined with recognisable names, this is the address locals hand over carefully.
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John Street 1, BA1 2JL — Bath
The read// why locals go
Olé Tapas hides on a first floor on John Street, a small Spanish room most people walk underneath without ever noticing it. Independent since 2014, it works the way tapas is supposed to: a handful of plates cooked to order from fresh ingredients, ordered a few at a time and extended for as long as the table holds out. The range reaches across Spanish regions rather than settling for a greatest-hits list, and the room is genuinely tiny — a stool here can be harder to get than a reservation somewhere far grander. That scarcity is rather the point. In a centre lined with recognisable names, this is the address locals hand over carefully.