"Equal parts quirky and classy, Cambio de Tercio has been a South Ken gem since it opened in 1995; its menu reads like a distillation of the best things to happen to Spanish food from the time of Cervantes to the present day. Go traditional with jamón ibérico followed by stickily caramelised oxtail; if that doesn’t appeal, go full Ferran Adrià bonkers with a tasting menu for the table. The wine list is as thick as Don Quixote; the gin-tonics come in the vast balloon copas so beloved in the king of drinks’ spiritual home; and the tables outside, windows flung open, make the Old Brompton Road feel like the Camino de Santiago. With more cars." - George Reynolds