Canton, Spanish Restaurant Guide

For “well-priced, authentic tapas and Spanish wines” (they also offer sherries from the barrel), you’d travel far to better the flagship of the 44 group, also with outposts in Penarth and Clifton Village, Bristol. Those who haven’t been for a while report it “has much improved of late”, with “swish service” and “beautifully presented” food – no wonder the atmospheric, cellar-like space is “extremely popular” nowadays.

“Absolutely delicious Basque/Spanish food, and not a paella in sight!” – Owen & Tom Morgan’s asador grill specialist, inside a boutique hotel a dropkick from the Principality stadium, offers “some of the tastiest food in Cardiff” alongside an “excellent all-Spanish wine list – we had a very delicious Ribera del Duero red with our ex-dairy cow steak”. But note, “you do really have to like the smoky style of cooking (we honestly felt a delicate sole was not suited to the treatment given)”.