Kroketa.

Kroketa

Brindisa built this counter in December 2022 to sell their own Spanish larder through a croqueta, and the blackboard changes constantly.21

Why go

The company behind it imports Spanish produce and wine for a living, and Harden's editors describe this as a non-branded attempt at a funkier outlet for their Hispanic produce and wines.2 That shows up on the board: the house says blackboards list the frequently changing kroketas and snacks, and the fillings run through the range.1 The Beak Street room is the small original, built for perching: perch at the counter for a caña and a quick kroketa fix, or dwell with us for an informal lunch or dinner.1 The drinking is Spanish first, with vermut, sidra and traditional aperitifs next to the cocktails and single-estate wines.1

Order this / avoid

• Order: whatever kroketas are chalked up, since the list turns over and the fillings come from the importer's shelves.1
• Order: a caña at the counter, or a vermut if it is early.1
• Avoid: arriving with a group expecting room. This door is the small corner one; Broadgate Circle is the 50-cover site.2

What locals & experts say

• Harden's survey diners, on the group: It serves croquettes… It does what it says and it does it well! A simple concept well-executed with a wide variety of fillings: think of any Spanish tapas ingredient and it'll be in there. The cocktails are good as well.2
• Harden's editors, on who runs it: Run by Brindisa, it's a non-branded attempt at a funkier outlet for their Hispanic produce and wines.2

Good to know

• Timing: Sunday to Wednesday noon to 11, Thursday to 11:30, Friday and Saturday to midnight.1
• Which door this is. 21 Beak Street, the December 2022 original. St Christopher's Place followed in June 2024 and Broadgate Circle in April 2025, on the old Jose Pizarro site.12
• Money: wine from 28 pounds a bottle with 10 percent service.2
• Bottomless brunch runs at Beak Street's siblings rather than here: St Christopher's Place on Saturdays, Broadgate Circle every weekend.1

Verdict

could-visit — Brindisa opened this in December 2022 without putting their name on it, which is the interesting part: the company that imports the jamon, the anchovies and the wine built a small Soho counter to sell them through a croqueta instead of a deli case. The blackboard turns over constantly and the fillings run through whatever the importer has, which Harden's diners describe as 'a wide variety of fillings: think of any Spanish tapas ingredient and it'll be in there'. They put it plainly and fairly: 'It serves croquettes… It does what it says and it does it well!' Alongside that sit vermut, sidra and single-estate wines off what the house calls its krok cellar. It is a counter for a caña and four croquetas rather than a destination dinner, and two bigger siblings have opened since, so the survey praise is spread across three rooms.