Best tapas bars

Ten tapas bars in Torre del Mar carry a public rating, with close to 6,000 reviews between them, and three points separate the bar with the best rating from the bar with the biggest crowd.

Volume and rating point at different bars

The busiest bar in the trade holds a 4.4 across more than 2,200 opinions, which for a tapas bar in a town this size is an enormous public record. The best rated in the trade sits at 4.9 across seventy seven. One is a certainty, the other is a discovery, and choosing between them is a matter of what kind of evening you want.

How tapas actually works here

This is Andalusia, not Granada: the tapa is not automatically free with your drink in most of these bars, though several serve something small with it. You order from a list, usually at the bar, and you pay for what you order. Standing at the counter is normal and often faster than waiting for a table.

Timing

Nobody eats at seven. Lunch runs from around two and dinner from around nine, and a bar that looks empty at eight in the evening will be full at ten. An empty room early is not a verdict on the food.