Bar Topa

This bolthole on Palings Lane is inspired by the tapas bars of Spain. Oil paintings crowd the walls, legs of jamón hang proudly above the bar, and whipped salt-cod dip, Gildas and sardines are plated up with nothing more than a point and a por favor. Martinis and Negronis are served as half-pours

(for $8) and there’s Sangria on tap and Basque wine to accompany the likes of botifarra a la plancha.

What to order: The half-Martinis are hard to beat, but grab one of the excellent steak sandwiches on a bun before they beat you.