Dida's Wine Lounge & Tapas

Dida's Wine Lounge & Tapas Review

In 1941 a grocer's shop stood on this site, run by a Croatian, Joseph Jakicevich, who also made his own wine. Today, three generations on, his descendants run this lively wine-and-tapas bar in the same building, alongside one of the wineshops in their Glengarry chain. A photo of Dida, Croatian for "Grandfather," hangs on the wall in the company of many family photos, and it is likely you'll be served by one of his great grandchildren. More than 100 wines are offered by the glass to accompany a menu of around 18 tapas, such as chorizo sausage cooked in merlot and bay leaf, meatballs in sherry-tomato sauce, and salt-cod croquettes. Locals love it, so you may need to arrive early to get a table inside or outside. Thursday and Friday nights can see people spilling into the street.