Nieves Barragán is “an essential name to put the right kind of Spanish food on the map in Britain", says critic Susan Low. The Bilbao chef went to London to learn the trade and more of the language, and she soon earned a reputation in cookery at Gaudí, Fino, and finally at Barrafina (a Spanish food outlet which earned her a Michelin star in 2014), before setting up "Sabor" with her colleague José Etura, bringing in another Michelin "macaroon". 

Sabor, on the 50 Best Discovery list, is divided into three spaces, each with a different concept: a bar with tapas and cocktails, another with seafood, and a roast facility. A place where "diners may want to go on three trips for the full experience", as The World’s 50 Best Restaurants describes it.