
For tapas, small plates and sharing-style dining experiences, this guide brings together our recommended venues from across Derbyshire. From authentic Spanish tapas bars and Mediterranean-inspired restaurants to modern kitchens serving creative small plates designed for sharing, every venue featured has been personally visited by The Sticky Beak Blog and is somewhere we would happily return to ourselves.
Award-winning city centre bar serving Mediterranean-inspired small plates, loaded flatbreads, creative cocktails and bottomless brunches in the Old Blacksmiths Yard.
Read Our Review | Venue InformationAward-winning restaurant specialising in creative sharing plates, combining global influences, seasonal ingredients and contemporary cooking in a relaxed setting. 

Independent bar and restaurant serving tapas-style small plates and smokehouse dishes, alongside wines, cocktails, beers and spirits in a relaxed setting, ideal for sharing.
Read Our Review | Venue InformationInspired by sharing with friends, this venue brings people together over tapas, cocktails and coffee, creating moments, memories and a relaxed atmosphere.
Read Our Review | Venue InformationPopular local café serving quality breakfasts and lunches by day, then small plates and tapas-style dishes on the evening menu, with a relaxed, friendly atmosphere
Read Our Review | Venue InformationAuthentic Spanish tapas are served, blending traditional and modern dishes in a vibrant, welcoming setting, offering flavours that transport diners to Spain.
Read Our Review | Venue InformationModern Spanish dining with refined small plates, bold flavours and elegant presentation, offering a relaxed yet polished setting for meals, gatherings and special occasions.
Read Our Review | Venue InformationAuthentic Spanish tapas served in a relaxed and welcoming setting, with traditional flavours, freshly prepared dishes and a genuine taste of Spain throughout.
Read Our Review | Venue InformationA vibrant Indian street-food kitchen at Mercia Marina, serving grills, curries and other flavoursome dishes inspired by Indian cuisine in a relaxed, casual setting.
Read Our Review | Venue InformationThis article includes venues we have visited and would recommend to friends and family, if a venue is not included in this collection then, most likely, we just haven't had the chance to visit them yet.
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