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DIFC, Dubai

Barrafina

4 / 5date night

“A cosy Spanish tapas restaurant in DIFC — definitely worth visiting, and worth every penny.”

— Mona
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The full review

I loved the ambiance, and the food and service were excellent. Every dish had so much flavour and they were mostly hits. The standouts for me were definitely the seasonal mushrooms, the padrón peppers and the short rib croquetas.

The dish that surprised me was the baby lamb chops: barely any meat on them, but the flavour was one of the best things I've tasted in a long time.

You must not leave without trying dessert — the cheesecake and crema catalana were the perfect way to end dinner. The Spanish wine selection is very good as well.

I'll definitely be coming back for a date night at the bar, to experience it in a different way.

What we ordered

  • Pan con tomate
  • Short rib croquetas(one of Mona's favourites)
  • Padrón peppers(one of Mona's favourites)
  • Patatas bravas
  • Baby gem lettuce & anchovies
  • Classic tortilla
  • Chicken romesco
  • Lamb chuletillas(one of Mona's favourites)
  • Chipirones
  • Sea bass & piquillo pepper
  • Arroz negro
  • Grilled asparagus
  • Fennel & ajo blanco
  • Tomato salad
  • Mushroom & egg yolk(one of Mona's favourites)
  • Basque cheesecake(one of Mona's favourites)
  • Crema catalana(one of Mona's favourites)

= Mona's favourites

The bar
The bar
The menu
The menu
Padrón peppers
Padrón peppers
Pan con tomate
Pan con tomate
Baby gem lettuce & anchovies
Baby gem lettuce & anchovies
Patatas bravas
Patatas bravas
Fennel & ajo blanco
Fennel & ajo blanco
Short rib croquetas
Short rib croquetas
Chipirones
Chipirones
Sea bass & piquillo pepper
Sea bass & piquillo pepper
Classic tortilla
Classic tortilla
Grilled asparagus
Grilled asparagus
Arroz negro
Arroz negro
Chicken romesco
Chicken romesco
Mushroom & egg yolk
Mushroom & egg yolk
Crema catalana
Crema catalana
Basque cheesecake
Basque cheesecake

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