Queuing for salmorejo at Bar Pimentel
Andalusian flavours, vermouth and the intimacy of a bar that feels properly local.
An evening at one of the neighbourhood's favourites.
Come for a drink, stay for dinner, and settle into the small, lively room as the evening gathers pace. Bar Pimentel has the easy atmosphere of a place that belongs to its neighbourhood, where a simple plate and a glass of something cold can stretch into the whole evening.
Small, cool and properly local.
There is little polish here, and that's exactly the appeal. The room is intimate, the atmosphere relaxed, and the crowd largely local, giving the bar the feeling of somewhere discovered rather than designed for visitors.
The dish worth waiting for.
Creamy, cold and deeply Andalusian, the salmorejo is the reason many people make the trip. Order it alongside something to drink and take your time with it, simple food, done properly, in the setting it suits best.
Poured from hand-blown glass bottles.
Vermouth is part of the ritual here, served from characterful glass bottles that feel as though they've always belonged behind the bar. Order a glass while you wait, then let the evening unfold from there.
