If you can’t even hear the word ‘Spain’ without immediately thinking jamón, then get thee to Islington immediately, where a little Ibérico tapas bar specialising in the very stuff has just sprung up. Llerena will dishing up delicacies from western Spain’s Extremadura region, so expect lots of Torta del Casar cheese, roasted meats, and of course, masses of jamón. The…
HOT DINNERS Llerena is Islington’s new tapas bar (and they’ve got loads of jamón) by Nancy Smallwood
NewsEATER LONDOND – Award-Winning Spanish Jamón Producer Has Opened a Restaurant in London by Andrew Leitch
NewsJamon y Salud, one of Spain’s foremost producers of jamón ibérico, has opened Llerena — the brand’s first ever restaurant — on Islington’s Upper Street. How such a storied jamón estate came to decide that not only should its sole brick-and-mortar venue be in London, but specifically Islington’s Upper Street of all places, is unclear, but Londoners should know well…
Going to a restaurant is one of the keenest pleasures. Meeting someplace with old and new friends, ordering wine, eating food, surrounded by strangers. We believe is the core of what it means to live a civilised life. Llerena is the place where you will try some of Extremadura’s best food: roasted meats, creamy Torta del Casar cheese and the…
The Iberian tapas bar called Llerena is the place to try some of Extremadura’s best food: roasted meats, creamy Torta del Casar cheese and the finest jamón. According to the dictionary of Real Academia Española (Royal Spanish Academy), a tapa is a small portion of food that is served with a drink. According to others, a tapa is a carefree…