Cardiff has three Spanish venues in our directory, all in the city centre, and a fourth a short trip south in Penarth. Three of the four (Bar 44 Cardiff, Asador 44 and Bar 44 Penarth) belong to the Bar 44 group. That makes a weekend easy to plan: tapas and sherry one night, grilled meat the next, and a slower daytime visit by the sea. Below is what each venue's record says, with the hours we have on file.
Friday evening: Curado Bar, Guildhall Place
Start at Curado Bar, 2 Guildhall Place. Its record describes snacks, bar food and Spanish tapas in a small room, with wines and a gin and tonic list. Its record also says it imports products directly from Spain and delivers them throughout the UK.
Hours on file: Monday to Wednesday 16:00 to 23:00, Thursday to Saturday 12:00 to 23:00. There are no Sunday hours on file, so don't leave it for the end of the weekend. If you are curious about the drinks list, our post on the Spanish gin tonic explains how Spain serves it.
Saturday: Bar 44, Westgate Street
Bar 44 Cardiff is at 15-23 Westgate Street. According to its record, each Bar 44 outlet has its own food and drink menu, and the menus reflect Tom and Owen's travels across Spain. The produce named in the record is Galician beef, San Lucar prawns, Carmona olives and aged manzanilla sherry.
Hours on file: Thursday to Saturday 12:00 to 23:00, Monday to Wednesday 16:00 to 23:00, Sunday 12:00 to 19:00. On a Saturday you can come for lunch or late. Before you order, our guides to fino and manzanilla and to Spanish table olives cover two of those products.
Saturday night: Asador 44, Quay Street
Asador 44, at 14-15 Quay Street, is part of the Bar 44 group. Its record says it specialises in meat cooked on a wood-fired parrilla grill, inspired by the asador restaurants of northern Spain. Our guide to a la brasa and a la parrilla explains the cooking and the menu terms.
Hours on file:
- Friday and Saturday: 12:00 to 23:00.
- Monday to Thursday: 08:00 to 10:00, 12:00 to 15:00 and 17:00 to 22:00.
- Sunday: 08:00 to 10:00 and 12:00 to 16:00, with no evening hours on file.
On Sunday, plan for the midday slot.
Sunday: Bar 44, Penarth
Penarth is a seaside town just south of Cardiff. Bar 44 Penarth is at 14 Windsor Road and shares the group record above. Its hours are daytime: Monday to Saturday 09:00 to 18:00, Sunday 10:00 to 16:00. That makes it a good fit for a Sunday late morning or lunch before heading home.
Planning notes
- On Friday and Saturday night, all three Cardiff venues are open until 23:00.
- On Sunday, Bar 44 Cardiff (until 19:00), Asador 44 (until 16:00) and Bar 44 Penarth (until 16:00) are open. Curado Bar has no Sunday hours on file.
- For an early start, Asador 44 lists hours from 08:00 on Sunday to Thursday; check what is served in that slot.
Hours change, so check with each venue before you go. You can browse all listings on our Cardiff page, and our guide to Spanish restaurants in the UK beyond London covers Bristol, Liverpool and more.
