# The best tapas in Spain

The tapas and raciones you will always find on a Spanish bar counter, according to tapas guides (Spain.info, TheFork and food blogs). For a tapas crawl rather than a sit-down meal.

- 43 votes · 29 items
- Mar 7, 2025 · oscar.donosti
- https://even.best/en/l/20/the-best-tapas-in-spain

## Top 20

1. **Tortilla pincho** (7 · ▲7 ▼0) — A wedge of Spanish potato omelette, the most ordered tapa on bar counters across the country.
2. **Boquerones en vinagre** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — Anchovy fillets marinated in vinegar with garlic and parsley, typical of Málaga.
3. **Patatas bravas** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Fried potato cubes with spicy brava sauce; in Madrid they are a religion.
4. **Padrón peppers** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Fried peppers with coarse salt; every so often one is hot.
5. **Pulpo a feira** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — Boiled octopus with paprika and olive oil, the star ración in Galicia.
6. **Ham croquetas** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Creamy béchamel with ham, breaded and fried; a bar is judged by its croquetas.
7. **Calamares a la romana** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Battered squid rings; in a sandwich they are the classic of Madrid's Plaza Mayor.
8. **Gambas al ajillo** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — A small clay dish of oil, garlic and chilli that arrives at the table sizzling.
9. **Ensaladilla rusa** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — Potato, tuna, egg, carrot and mayonnaise; a permanent fixture in Seville and Madrid bars.
10. **Iberian ham** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — A few hand-carved slices with breadsticks or bread, the luxury tapa.
11. **Gilda** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — A skewer of olive, anchovy and pickled chilli, born in San Sebastián in the 1940s.
12. **Champiñones al ajillo** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Mushrooms sautéed with garlic, parsley and white wine; the speciality of Calle Laurel in Logroño.
13. **Montadito de pringá** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Bread with the shredded meat from the stew, Seville's tapa par excellence.
14. **Flamenquín** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Roll of pork loin and ham, breaded and fried, from Córdoba.
15. **Callos a la madrileña** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Tripe stewed with chorizo, black pudding and paprika, served in a clay dish.
16. **Moorish skewer** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Pork or lamb skewer marinated with paprika and spices, grilled or grilled.
17. **Chopitos** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Little fried baby squid, typical of Andalusia.
18. **Mejillones tigre** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Mussels stuffed with spicy béchamel, breaded and fried in the shell; very Bilbao.
19. **Grilled pig's ear** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Griddled pork ear with paprika and brava sauce, a classic in Madrid bars.
20. **Banderillas** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Skewers of pickles (gherkin, pickled onion, olive) to go with a vermouth.
21. **Meatballs in sauce** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Meat meatballs in tomato or almond sauce, classic in bars throughout Spain.
22. **Burgos blood sausage** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Rice blood sausage with PGI, served grilled in slices.
23. **broken eggs** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Fried eggs on French fries, broken on top, often with ham or chistorra.
24. **Grilled razor clams** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Grilled open razor clams with oil, lemon and parsley.
25. **Grilled scallops** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Small Galician scallops grilled with garlic and parsley.
26. **Chorizo ​​with cider** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Chorizo ​​cooked in natural cider, a classic tapa from Asturian cider houses.
27. **Sailor** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Murcian tapa: Russian salad on a crispy doughnut, topped with an anchovy.
28. **Torreznos** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Crispy fried strips of pork belly; those from Soria have a quality mark.
29. **Salmorejo** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — A small bowl of cold tomato cream with egg and ham, Córdoba's tapa.

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