Cantabria
Wander into the town centre for very good home-style cooking at this smallish corner bar. The €13.50 lunch menú, including grilled fish and meats, is an…
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Santiago de Compostela
Chefs at the sides of aisle 5 in the Mercado de Abastos cook up top-class fresh seafood and fish, filloas (Galician crêpes), Mexican tacos and more, and…
Bilbao
This matchbox-sized bar tucked into a corner of Plaza Nueva has an exemplary spread of pintxos. The house special of fried calamari is only served on…
Southeast Cádiz Province & the Costa de la Luz
Barbate seafooder El Campero is known as ‘the temple of tuna’ for its superb contemporary-twist dishes such as tuna-back ceviche and jamón marino (salted…
Granada
A laid-back eatery loved by foreign students, Babel stands out from its more traditional neighbours on the bar-lined Calle de Elvira. It takes an…
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Jovial and welcoming staff, happy shoppers and a menu of tried and tested local dishes make this place a perennial favourite. Offerings like oxtail (or…
Madrid
For a tapas experience with scarcely a tourist in sight, Le Qualité Tasca, in Chamberí's north, is an excellent choice. The menu ranges from classic cured…
Castilla y León
With a small outdoor terrace and an intimate interior dining room with white tablecloths, this excellent place serves up assured local specialties – we…
Tenerife
This place is run by a young energetic team, with a view of the beach and the kitesurfers beyond. Come here for tasty tapas and raciones platters to share…
Chueca
This family-run Basque restaurant is a fine outpost of the north in the heart of Chueca. Dishes are traditional at first glance, but then dishes like the…
Spain
One of the most popular destinations for madrileños heading for the hills, Charolés does grilled or roasted meats to perfection, and it's much loved for…
Picos de Europa
In business since 1959 in the heart of tiny Espinama, Vicente Campo prepares honest Cantabrian fare making ample use of the family's own livestock, in a…
La Palma
This bar-restaurant is the natural choice for all-comers, overlooking the frolicking going on in the pools below, and beyond them, the endlessly sapphire…
Galicia
Always one of the busiest tapas bars, with a totally mixed crowd enjoying exceptionally good free tapas, including a great terneira al vino tinto (veal in…
Badajoz
With chairs on Badajoz' coolest square and a buzzy bar area with barrel tables, La Casona Alta lets you choose from a healthy menu of standard raciones or…
Picos de Europa
Within the eponymous hostal (budget hotel) 3.5km southeast of Fuente Dé, this restaurant serves excellent home-style, locally sourced fare, including beef…
Northern Mallorca
This snackeria in Platja de Muro is a hit with locals for its ultra-fresh, homemade fast food. Despite being as busy as a beehive in summer, there's…
Las Alpujarras
Bag a table on the quaint upstairs terrace and gaze over Pampaneira's 16th-century stone church as you dine on traditional dishes such as choto al ajillo,…
Salamanca
Fabulous tapas (caviar, frogs' legs and the like), steaks in all their forms (including Steak Tartar), a first-class tortilla de patatas (Spanish omelette…
Formentera
Family-run Can Forn plates up authentic island cuisine and has a cosy old-school vibe. Go for dishes such as calamar a la bruta (‘dirty calamari’, with…
Valencia
Cosy and convivial, with Tibetan prayer flags fluttering, this place serves up delicious little pizzas. Order the number you want to eat, and they'll…
Los Cristianos, Playa de las Américas & Costa Adeje
Dating from 1969 and still going strong, this place rarely disappoints. Don’t be put off by the multilingual menus – the food is resoundingly Spanish,…
Andalucía
Antique is not at all 'antique', but puts a contemporary, high-quality twist on traditional raw materials – try its vegetable wok with partridge and rice…
La Latina & Lavapiés
Naïa has a real buzz about it, with modern Spanish cuisine, a chill-out lounge downstairs and outdoor tables on lovely Plaza de la Paja. The emphasis…
Southern Gran Canaria
North of Mogán, this agreeably quirky restaurant-bar looks out onto stunning views (and has the added appeal of turtles, a chameleon and a small museum…
Castilla y León
With beamed ceilings, dangling flanks of ham, and the wall papered with proud photos of the local football team, this local institution serves some of the…
Extremadura
The bar is where most locals hang out, and it's ideal for a caña and a tabla (plate) of the local jamón. The attached restaurant is more expensive and has…
Puerto de la Cruz
The Mediterranean cuisine here is soundly prepared and spiked with a soupçon or two of innovation. Surf-and-turf choices such as pork loins with prawns,…
La Rioja
Simple but thoughtfully prepared classics at this easygoing spot include huevos rotos (fried potatoes topped with egg), espinacas con garbanzos (spiced…
Vejer de la Frontera
At this outstanding and leafy terrace restaurant, a 5km drive north of Vejer, chef Juan Valdés specialises in succulent, expertly executed wood-fired…
Castilla y León
One of the better (and hence more popular) restaurants serving cocido maragato (a local take on meat-and-chickpea stew). In fact, it doesn't serve much…
Castilla y León
Right on Plaza Mayor, with daily three-course menus plus gut-busting parrilladas (grills) of various meats (€12 per person) or – unusually – vegetables (…
La Palma
This simple beach restaurant started out as a rough-and-ready shack back in 1971 and is still renowned by locals as one of the best places to enjoy fried…
Valencia Province
Ultra-characterful, this historic coaching inn above a little underpass in the centre of town has thick walls, sturdy doors, a central courtyard and…
Spain
Right across the road from the royal palace's gardens, Carême is the work of respected local chef Jesús del Cerro whose cooking is assured and faithful to…
Valencia
With white tiles and a simple backstreet vibe, this pleasing little place serves up different varieties of oysters, freshly shucked to order. You can have…
Palma de Mallorca
Local produce markets like this are the lifeblood of Palma's neighbourhoods, and are always the best bet for fresh fruit and vegetables (including organic…
Western Mallorca
For fine island fare in a time-warp atmosphere, Bar Restaurante Sa Societat has a courtyard out the back or you can sit inside beneath exposed beams for…
Santiago de Compostela
A very solid central choice for many varieties of seafood, cheese or ham boards, salads, scrambled-egg dishes and a few meaty options. The pulpo á feira…
Tarifa
Housed in a gorgeous 17th-century building, this summer-only hotel restaurant marries Asian and Mediterranean flavours with a short but select menu of…
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