Valencia
With wines stacked high – very high – behind the bar and subtle, inventive tapas tastefully presented, tiny Pepita Pulgarcita, in the heart of an animated…
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Garachico
This place has a charming central-courtyard setting and is handy when other restaurants have shut up shop for a siesta. There's a reasonably decent menú…
Barcelona
Styled with monochrome murals and an all-white interior, Flash Flash has a fun, kitschy pop-art aesthetic that harks back to its opening in 1970. Fluffy…
Santiago de Compostela
Marked by a green door and a black-cat sign, this often packed Old Town haunt serves platefuls (no tapas) of ham, cheese, peppers, empanada and all manner…
Fuerteventura
With a commodious outdoor patio overlooking the mottled black basalt and sandy beach, the specialities here are fresh fish and seafood paella, though…
Extremadura
Tucked into an airy, elegant dining room up in the old town, this is a quality local-focused restaurant attached to a highly recommended hotel. There are…
La Latina & Lavapiés
Viva Burger does veggie burgers of the highest order – the patties are made from soya beans, nuts and fruit, and come with all manner of options, from…
Valencia
The city’s first indoor street-food market has a bar and 10 food stands serving everything from poke bowls and oysters to burgers and beers, including…
Aragón
There's a strong emphasis on regional Aragonese cuisine at this pleasant place, with meat and game dishes to the fore. One fine local speciality is…
Chueca
One of Chueca's most agreeably intimate little spaces, 'Olivia Looks After You' serves up a constantly changing seasonal menu at its communal wooden…
Cáceres
With its cute decor and just-baked pastries, Chocolat's is a reliably good breakfast spot just off the Plaza Mayor. Also on the extensive menu are plenty…
Chueca
This coworking cafe offers a quiet place for solopreneurs and digital nomads to get some work done. Users pay by the hour and can hook up to the wi-fi, as…
Santiago de Compostela
Very close to the bustling Mercado de Abastos, this popular place serves a short but well-executed selection of mainly Galician dishes, some with…
Granada
Granada meets Las Vegas at this kitsch bar. But while the decor – chandeliers and fleck wallpaper – stands out, the tapas, burgers and bocatas (sub…
Tenerife
A friendly young team run this sea-blue-painted fish restaurant overlooking the boatyard in Las Galletas. Tasty and attractively presented, the dishes…
Jerez de la Frontera
The Cruz whips up good seafood, revueltos (scrambled-egg dishes), meats and salads, delivered at outdoor tables on a quiet little plaza or inside…
Córdoba
Good for anything from breakfast to burgers, couscous to salads, or a fresh juice, afternoon tea or evening tipple, Tortuga is one of a cluster of…
Oviedo
Gluten-free Fartuquín’s busy little dining room offers an excellent range of well-priced Asturian meat, fish and seafood, plus a great-value set menu (€10…
Gran Canaria
Parts of El Molino del Agua hacienda date back to the 16th century. The restaurant here has tables under the orange trees and a reasonable Canarian menu…
Asturias
The Siete Puertas is a cut above your average Llanes restaurant, with neat white tablecloths, efficient service, a canopied summer terrace and elegantly…
Girona
This trendy cafe-bar is as good for a takeaway coffee as it is for a full-blown sit-down terrace meal of speciality burgers, couscous salads and veggie…
Mérida
One of Mérida's most popular chefs, Emilio Muñoz, has taken up residence next to the entrance to the Teatro Romano. There's a cafeteria-feel but also some…
Valencia
It's a little sad that so many of those nice old Spanish bars have disappeared they now have to re-create them. But this is a sweet little spot anyway,…
Galicia
Old-timey Café del Centro, with its marble-top tables and tall mirrors on wood-panelled walls, is a fine spot for breakfast, coffee or filling platos…
Picos de Europa
Local cheeses and hearty stews figure prominently at this little local restaurant with a traditional, slightly grandmotherly vibe. With an Asturian chef…
Vigo
This pleasant stone tavern just off Praza da Constitución mixes the traditional and contemporary in decor and menu. Fish and meat and their rice dishes…
Asturias
This boisterous town-centre sidrería is as authentically Asturian as it gets: cheque-print paper tablecloths, earthy traditional fare (fabada, patatas al…
La Palma
It’s not the kind of place that charms by looks alone, but this homey spot up a side street from the main promenade is the favourite of locals for fish…
Santander
This long-established, completely down-to-earth pinchos bar is a winner for its classically Cantabrian double-layered tortillas crammed with all kinds of…
La Latina & Lavapiés
This purveyor of some of the finest embutidos (cured meats) is perfectly at home on one of Madrid’s most important culinary streets. The jamón (ham) comes…
Costa Brava
This cheery place is one of a clutch of quality restaurants crowded into Sant Martí d'Empúries' main square. Artistically arranged mains place an emphasis…
North & Interior Ibiza
A cheerful, summer-only restaurant perched just above pebbly little Cala Xarraca, serving simple, seafood-focused cuisine at tables looking out on the…
Galicia
This narrow bar has people flocking in for its famed and generous platters of huevos rotos: broken fried eggs over a bed of thinly sliced potatoes, to…
Andalucía
One of several beachfront restaurants where you can loll around all afternoon with a bottle of wine as the kids throw pebbles into the sea and the…
Sevilla Province
A historic address on Osuna's main throughfare, this centuries-old pastelería – it opened its doors in 1750 – is where locals come for their Sunday treats…
Andalucía
Overseen by Don Custodio with the same care that he brings to his attached small hotel, the Zahorí prepares traditional sierra fare from lamb chops to…
La Latina & Lavapiés
Another casual La Latina tapas bar, Lamiak is filled to the rafters on Sunday and busy at other times, thanks to its contemporary exhibitions, laid-back…
Costa Blanca
In the old town, this well-established crowd-pleaser has a warmly elegant interior and a beautiful garden patio with church views. Dishes are old…
Picos de Europa
You'll eat very well at the restaurant of this central Potes hotel. The menu is particularly strong on meats, such as solomillo (tenderloin) with blue…
Puerto del Carmen
Just off Avenida de las Playas, this unpretentious restaurant lovingly prepares Canarian specialities, including seafood-filled arroz caldoso (soupy rice)…
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