The sizzle from Lee’s open kitchen provides the soundtrack at this Carrer Illa de Cuba gem, where fusion tapas strike that elusive balance between creative ambition and soul-warming comfort. The patatas bravas alone justify the pilgrimage—a double-cooking marvel that achieves impossibly crisp exteriors while protecting molten, cloud-like centres that somehow maintain their structural integrity from first bite to last morsel. The seasonal menu keeps regulars guessing, but Lee’s reliable crowd-pleasers anchor each iteration with dishes that feel both familiar and revelatory. The dessert programme deserves particular attention here, elevating NEM beyond the typical tapas-and-dash mentality into something approaching a proper dining experience. For groups of four, order the full menu and settle in to watch the kitchen choreography unfold.