Jason Atherton's Top Tapas Bars

^{A tortilla at Tapas 24, Barcelona}

Jamón, according to Jason Atherton, is the perfect snack. “It just works. Now, pretty much every restaurant of mine has a bellota on the bar,” he says. “Even when I’m back at my restaurant, Pollen Street Social, I’ll sit at the bar and ask them to slice me some ham.” In the March issue of Hong Kong Tatler, Atherton waxes lyrical about the beauty of Spanish hams and where to find the best (hint: one such place is his own newly-opened restaurant, Ham & Sherry in Wan Chai). He also shared with us his top tapas bars around the world – read all about it in the magazine, and get all the details below.

Cal Pep
8 Plaça de les Olles, 08003, Barcelona; +34 933 10 79 61

Tapas 24
269 Carrer de la Diputació, 08007, Barcelona; +34 934 88 09 77

Bar Jamón
125 E 17^th St, Manhattan, New York City, 10003; +1 212 253 2773

Dehesa
25 Ganton St, Soho, W1F 9BP, London; +44 20 7494 4170

Salt Yard
54 Goodge St, Fitzrovia, W1T 4NA, London; +44 20 7637 0657

Opera Tavern
23 Catherine St, Covent Garden, WC2B 5JS, London; +44 20 7836 3680

Ember Yard
60-61 Berwick St, Soho, W1F 8SU, London; +44 20 7439 8057

Barrafina
54 Frith Street, Soho, W1D 4SL, London; +44 20 7813 8016