Carmen Tapas

Authentic Spanish tapas bar in Clapham since 1996

Address: 6 Clapham Common South Side, Clapham, London SW4 7AA
Phone: +44 20 7622 6848
Hours: Sun 12pm-10pm; Mon-Thu 5pm-10.30pm; Fri-Sat 12pm-10.30pm

SpanishTapas

Menu prices: £8.95–£25.95 · £ · Median main: £14.95 · 15/15 with a published price

Carmen Tapas is a vibrant Spanish tapas bar on Clapham Common South Side, serving classic dishes like paella mixta, gambas al ajillo, and calamares since 1996. Cozy, rustic setting with sangria and vegetarian options.

Meat

• Salteado De Ternera Y Verduras — £12.95

  Strips of bavette steak pan fried with red and green peppers and onion
• Chuletas de Cordero — £16.95

  Grilled lamb chops with roasted potato, garlic mayonnaise
• Parillada de Carne — £25.95

  Mixed grilled platter with chicken, lamb cutlets, chorizo, grilled potato
• Garbanzos con Chorizo — £8.95

  Chickpeas with chorizo

Seafood Tapas

• Calamares a la Romana — £9.95

  Tender squid rings in seasoned flour, fried golden
• Sardinas a la Parrilla — £9.95

  Grilled sardines with garlic, olive oil, lemon, parsley
• Gambas al Ajillo — £9.95

  Sizzling tiger prawns sauteed in garlic and olive oil with chilli
• Gambas al Vino Blanco — £9.95

  Prawns simmered in fish stock, garlic, chilli oil
• Croquetas de Calamar en su Tinta — £8.95

  Homemade squid croquettes in squid ink

Paellas

• Paella Mixta - Seafood and Chicken — £21.45

  Tender chicken with bones and mixed fresh seafood
• Paella Negra - Squid, Prawns, Black Squid Ink — £20.95

  Squid ink black rice with mixed seafood and peppers
• Paella Huertana - Vegetarian — £19.95

  Vegetarian paella with garden vegetables, saffron rice
• Paella Vegana — £20.95

  Plant-based with vegan sausages, seasonal vegetables
• Paella Pollo y Chorizo — £20.95

  Bone-in chicken, smoky chorizo, vegetables
• Paella Marinera - Seafood — £21.95

  Saffron rice with shrimp, mussels, calamari