Must-see restaurants in Spain

  • Tanto Monta

    Valencia

    Legendary, tasty and cheap, this place absolutely packs out with students, academics and all comers jostling for a place to enjoy their delicious…

  • Cantonet

    Pollença

    As day slides into dusk, this restaurant terrace in front of the Esglésias de Monti-Sion is an entrancing choice, with views reaching across the old town…

  • Buñolería El Contraste

    Valencia

    Valencians have been coming to this corner cafe since the end of the 19th century to enjoy buñuelos. Made with pumpkin, this traditional Valencian snack…

  • El Guanche

    Tenerife

    There's no point in denying that a meal in Masca is largely about the location and views, but this restaurant also has a decent menu. El Guanche took over…

  • La Villa

    Santillana del Mar

    La Villa's three-course lunch menu, including a full bottle of wine, offers great value for touristy Santillana. Settle into the stone-walled garden…

  • La Olma de Pedraza

    Castilla y León

    On a small square just west of Plaza Mayor, this lovely place feels every bit like the rural bastion of traditional cooking that it is, with warm service…

  • Mesón Las Conchas

    Salamanca

    Enjoy a choice of outdoor tables, an atmospheric bar or the upstairs, wood-beamed dining area. The bar caters mainly to locals who know their embutidos …

  • Cafetería Los Telares

    La Gomera

    The homey little cafe at Hermigua's Parque Etnográfico Los Telares keeps visitors smiling with home-baked cakes, good teas and coffees, bocadillos, fresh…

  • Alma del Sabor

    Cáceres

    Tables and wicker chairs spread beneath the sloping, timber ceiling within, while candlelit tables are dotted around the romantic plaza outside this…

  • La Cepa Gallega

    Cádiz

    Founded in 1920, this venerable old ultramarinos (grocer) under keen new ownership does delectable wax-paper tapas of Cádiz cheeses, buttered anchovies,…

  • Arrozbar La Pepa

    Cádiz

    For a decent paella, head 3km southeast along Playa de la Victoria on an appetite-inducing oceanside stroll or a quick bus 1 ride to Estadio (€1.10). The…

  • Aires de Doñana

    Andalucía

    Affectionately nicknamed La Choza (the Hut), this thatched-roofed, whitewashed local institution has one big thing going for it: knockout views of La…

  • Sensi Bistro

    La Rambla & Barri Gòtic

    Tucked away in the Barri Gòtic is this lively spot where red walls are adorned with bright illustrations. Sure, it's a bit touristy, but Sensi serves up…

  • La Cepa Playa

    Fuengirola

    In business since 1959, when Fuengirola inhabited a different universe (both politically and economically), La Cepa is a chiringuito near the harbour…

  • CuatrodeOcho

    Chueca

    Wildly popular in the evening for a drink or three, CuatrodeOcho does fabulous rice dishes (try the quail rice with Manchego cheese) and a mix of full-…

  • Artabria

    A Coruña

    Artabria marries an artistically bright interior with artistically presented dishes. Happily the tastes live up to the visuals in the inventive…

  • La Posada

    Valldemossa

    Grab a table on the small terrace for fabulous valley views. This stylish eatery sets a mellow and relaxing tone with a refreshingly brief menu that…

  • La Huerta de Tudela

    Madrid

    A bastion of fine cooking from the northern Spanish region of Navarra, La Huerta de Tudela and its chef Ricardo Gil do excellent seasonal vegetable dishes…

  • Coppola

    Bilbao

    Widely hailed as Bilbao's best Italian restaurant, Coppola serves excellent thin-crust pizza, which you can top with a dizzying variety of ingredients…

  • Xavi Taberna

    Andalucía

    On the quieter northern side of the paseo, Xavi's has a more contemporary style than the more touristic joints on the south side, and the meat and seafood…

  • El Camerino

    Málaga

    An understated sense of style pervades this casual resto with stool and couch seating and a canopy of wine glasses dangling above the bar. The French chef…

  • Croissant Show

    Ibiza Town

    Opposite Ibiza Town's local-produce market, this low-key cafe is where everyone pops in for an impressive range of pastries and post-partying breakfast…

  • Bodega de Uga

    Lanzarote

    The daily-changing menu depends entirely on the local produce available at Uga's elegant roadside bodega, where colourful terrace gardens give way to a…

  • La Yedra

    Andalucía

    Rub elbows with the locals at this down-to-earth spot near Cazorla's market, where the lunchtime menú del día (including appetiser, main course, dessert…

  • Restaurante Oriza

    Parque de María Luisa & South of Centre

    The fabulous flavours of the Basque Country come to town at this upmarket eatery near the Parque de María Luisa. For the full-on à la carte experience,…

  • Bitácora

    Barcelona

    Bitácora is a neighbourhood favourite for its congenial ambience and simple, well-priced tapas plates, which come in ample portions and have a splash of…

  • Casa Luciano

    Andalucía

    Of Ayamonte's many seafood restaurants, Casa Luciano is a worthy favourite. Everything on your plate is freshly cooked, minutes out of the water. Its…

  • B12

    Girona

    Poised under stone arches, low-key B12 throws organic vegan and vegetarian produce together into light, fresh and totally delicious plant-fuelled cooking…

  • Ca'n Costa

    Alcúdia

    It feels little has changed at this grand old house since it was built in 1594, with its beams and oil paintings still intact. There's alfresco seating…

  • Lan Sang

    Nerja

    The owner and chef are from Laos, so the dishes here are a subtle combination of Thai and Lao cuisines. As well as curries, stir-fries and soups, there's…

  • Les Voltes

    Costa Brava

    As pleasant for a tinto de verano (red wine and soda) as for a full-blown feast of grilled entrecôte, Les Voltes spreads from a cavernous stone-walled…

  • Gom

    Santa Cruz de Tenerife

    A restaurant of the adjacent Hotel Taburiente, sophisticated, seductively stylish Gom has a modern menu that applies a creative twist to otherwise typical…

  • El Piano

    Granada

    Punchy world-wandering dishes like coconut dahl accompany plant-based twists on Andalucian classics such as tortilla, arroces (rice dishes) and albóndigas…

  • Baserri Berri

    Pamplona

    On restaurant-lined Calle San Nicolás, Baserri Berri's artfully presented tasting menus incorporate intricate dishes such as smoked ostrich with Bloody…

  • La Nansa

    Sitges

    Just back from the seafront, up a little lane in a fine old house, this smart seafood specialist does a great line in paella and other rice dishes, such…

  • El Estrecho

    Marbella

    Estrecho (narrow) perfectly describes the tiny back alley that conceals this great little tapas bar, in business since 1954. Traditional tapas are the big…

  • La Parrilla de San Lorenzo

    Valladolid

    Both a stand-up bar and a much-lauded restaurant in the evocative setting of a former 16th-century monastery, La Parilla de San Lorenzo specialises in…

  • Taktika Berri

    L'Eixample

    Reservations are essential at Taktika Berri, which teems with smartly dressed local diners who come for some of the best pintxos (Basque tapas) in town…

  • Aljibe

    Arcos de la Frontera

    Andalucian flavours are laced with the influences of Moorish cuisine at Aljibe, set in the elegantly reimagined aljibe (cistern) of an 18th-century…

  • Que Ganeta Tinc

    Valencia

    White furniture and big windows give a luminous feel to this amiably run restaurant on a lovably bohemian square. It aims more at the university's staff…

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