Baresca Nottingham: Tapas Bar in the Lace Market

Baresca Nottingham is a Barcelona-style tapas bar at 9 Byard Lane in the Lace Market, run by Jon and David (Dave) Perkins, the founders of the Perkins Family Group. Don’t come for a burger: there isn’t one on its official menu page. The weekday menú del día costs £18.50, and the doors open Tuesday to Sunday from 11:45. I checked every one of these details against the official site and CAMRA on 23 October 2026.

Who owns Baresca Nottingham?

Baresca Nottingham belongs to Jon and David Perkins. The official Baresca Family site names them as its founders, “Jon & Dave”. Local press has named their company as Good Table & Cheers Ltd (Notts TV). Today the business trades as the Perkins Family Group, with Jon Perkins as Managing Director (West Midlands News). None of the sources I could check names a current head chef, so I don’t name one.

The Barcelona rainstorm behind the concept

According to the official Baresca Family site, it started with bad weather. In the early 2000s the founders ducked out of a rainstorm into a tapas bar near Barcelona’s Boqueria market, and that afternoon shaped everything they opened afterwards.

From Escabeche to three venues: the Perkins Family Group timeline

The group grew from one West Bridgford restaurant in 2010 to three venues by 2026. These are the milestones I could date and source.

Nobody agrees on when Baresca Nottingham opened. A Visit Nottinghamshire article from January 2016 says June 2015. West Midlands News, writing in 2026, says 2016, and has the restaurant celebrating its tenth anniversary this year. The earlier article was written closer to the event, so I lean towards 2015, but I’m giving both dates until the restaurant confirms one.

Baresca Mere Green, the third venue

Baresca Mere Green opened on Wednesday 22 July 2026 on Mere Green Road, Sutton Coldfield. It took over the former Pierre Bistro unit: 4,700 sq ft, 150 covers inside and 40 on the terrace (West Midlands News).

Baresca Byard Lane: address, building and how to get there

Baresca is at 9 Byard Lane, Nottingham NG1 2GJ, in the Lace Market. The Lace Market tram stop is about 150 m away and Nottingham station about 500 m (CAMRA WhatPub).

Map of the Lace Market, Nottingham: Baresca at 9 Byard Lane (marker), about 150 m from the Lace Market tram stop and 500 m from Nottingham station, with Annie’s Burger Shack a few streets east on Broadway. (Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL, https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright)

Lace Market tram stop in Nottingham, the closest stop to Baresca (about 150 m): an NET tram bound for Hucknall on a rainy afternoon in August 2015. (Photo: Chris j wood, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lace\_Market\_tram\_stop\_by\_chrisw\_at\_2015-08-01\_16.40.33.jpg)

The building is Grade II listed (list entry 1246298). It dates from about 1880 and sits inside the Lace Market Conservation Area. Before the tapas, it was the Dogma nightclub.

Three floors: deli, bar and eatery

In 2016, Visit Nottinghamshire described Baresca as a three-floor venue: deli, bar and eatery, open from breakfast to evening, with a basement bar called Cellar 9 for live music at weekends. That was ten years ago. I found no current source confirming that the floors, the Cellar 9 name or the music nights are still the same.

Baresca menú del día and what’s on the menu

Baresca’s menú del día costs £18.50. It is served until 18:30 on weekdays and until 17:00 at weekends, according to the official Baresca page, checked on 23 October 2026.

The price has climbed. The same lunch deal was £9.95 in January 2016 (a flatbread with dips, two tapas and a side), and the board outside said £10.95 in February 2019. That is an 86% rise in ten years. Most of it came after 2019, so this is no longer the bargain lunch the 2016 write-ups describe.

Baresca menú del día price in Nottingham: £9.95 in January 2016 (Visit Nottinghamshire), £10.95 on the board outside in February 2019 (cover photo), £18.50 in October 2026 (official site). (Chart: Burger Breton, data from Visit Nottinghamshire (2016), Andrewrabbott’s CC BY-SA 4.0 photo (2019) and barescafamily.co.uk (2026), rendered with QuickChart)

The dishes the sources name are classic tapas: patatas bravas, cocas flatbreads, Baresca meatballs, mackerel escabeche, empanadillas, and polenta chips with red mojo.

Two practical points from CAMRA. Alcohol is served only with food, except at bar seating and in the downstairs bar at weekends. And Uber Eats showed Baresca as closed for delivery in August 2025, so don’t plan on ordering in.

Opening hours and booking

Baresca opens Tuesday to Sunday from 11:45 and is closed on Mondays. To book, call 0115 948 3900 or email nottingham@barescatapas.co.uk. CAMRA still listed the venue as open on 23 October 2026.

Baresca Nottingham at a glance

Does Baresca serve burgers? Where to eat a burger near the Lace Market

No. Baresca doesn’t serve burgers: there are none on its official page or on any menu I reviewed. If you came to the Lace Market for a burger, walk the few minutes to Broadway instead. That’s where I’d send anyone who asked me.

Annie’s Burger Shack, 5 Broadway

Annie’s Burger Shack, at 5 Broadway in the Lace Market, has served Rhode Island-style burgers since 2009, according to Harden’s. Its founder, Anmarie Spaziano, grew up in Rhode Island. The signature “Lemmy”, with Jack Daniel’s-infused mustard, is named after Motörhead’s frontman, who ate there in the early days. A Derby offshoot closed at the end of 2023. Harden’s is my only source for all of this, so check current hours and prices before you go.

A double-patty burger from Annie’s Burger Shack, served on a wooden board with potato wedges in March 2012, when Annie’s cooked at The Navigation Inn on Wilford Street, before it moved to Broadway in the Lace Market. (Photo: Andy Bullock, CC BY 2.0, https://www.flickr.com/photos/94549249@N00/6868678398)

Annie’s Burger Shack in Derby, the Nottingham restaurant’s offshoot in a former Christian Science church, photographed in October 2019. The Derby branch closed at the end of 2023. (Photo: Malcolm Neal, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Former\_Christian\_Science\_Church,\_Derby.jpg)

Beefy Boys, announced for Queen’s Street

The Beefy Boys, the Hereford smash-burger group I covered in our Beefy Boys Oxford profile, announced their sixth restaurant for Queen’s Street, Nottingham, in April 2026 (Food4Media press release). I haven’t yet confirmed whether it has opened.

For the full picture, see our Nottingham burger guide. If you’re travelling around the East Midlands, our Leicester burger guide is the next stop, and every other city is on the restaurants hub.

How I researched this article

I haven’t eaten at Baresca, so this article gives no rating and no tasting notes. Every fact comes from the restaurant’s official pages, CAMRA WhatPub, Visit Nottinghamshire, West Midlands News, Notts TV and Harden’s, all checked on 23 October 2026. Historical details carry their dates. I left out the awards listed on the official site because the site doesn’t say who gave them.

FAQ: Baresca Nottingham

Who owns Baresca in Nottingham? Jon and David Perkins, founders of the Perkins Family Group. Jon Perkins is the group’s Managing Director.

Is Baresca Nottingham still open? Yes. CAMRA lists it as open, and the official site gives Tuesday to Sunday from 11:45 (checked 23 October 2026).

How much is the menú del día at Baresca? £18.50, served until 18:30 on weekdays and until 17:00 at weekends. It was £9.95 in 2016.

Does Baresca serve burgers? No, it’s a tapas bar. For a burger nearby, Annie’s Burger Shack is at 5 Broadway in the Lace Market.

What other restaurants do the Baresca owners run? Escabeche in West Bridgford, opened in 2010, and Baresca Mere Green in Sutton Coldfield, opened on 22 July 2026.

Where is Baresca, and how do you get there by tram? 9 Byard Lane, NG1 2GJ. The Lace Market tram stop is about 150 m away, and Nottingham station about 500 m.

How do I book a table at Baresca? Call 0115 948 3900 or email nottingham@barescatapas.co.uk.