Letra House

Overview

Spanish cuisine is best served small and frenetic, so Letra House is maybe one of Sydney's truest odes to Spain's many underground tapas bars. Open late and secreted away underneath Palazzo Salatto on Kent Street, the menu and space are inspired by the Love Tilly Group team's travels around Spain, and the authenticity shows. The plates are small, the drinks list is ever in motion — and it's absolutely worth a visit.

There's one menu item in particular that's legendary for Letra's patrons — the traditional Spanish tortilla with prawn, tomato and fermented garlic. Otherwise, there's plenty worth salivating over elsewhere on the menu. Duck liver parfait with pickled rhubarb and brandy snap, chorizo with beans and fig, and savoury doughnuts with anchovies and manchego custard, to name a few.

As mentioned, the wine list flows like a heavy pour. While there are more than a few Spanish labels, you can also take your olfactory senses to the vineyards of Greece, Italy, Japan, France, Austria, Georgia, Portugal and all over Australia. Not a wine drinker? Fear not, a short cocktail list is available, with classics on request.