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BARCELONA
ANTIGUA CASA SOLE
Address: Carres Sant Carlos, 4, Barcelona
Tel.: (34)(93)2215012
opening hours: 13:00~16:00, 20:30~23:00
Closed on Sundays.
A favourite with Barcelona citizens, away from the seafront. This restaurant
serves the best rice and seafood dishes in town. Black rice (with swuid
ink), Caldoso rice (slightly liquid).
CASA LEOPOLDO
Address: Carrer Sant Rafael, 24, Barcelona
Tel.: (34)(93)4416942
Opening hours: 13:00~16:00, 21:00~23:00
Closed on Sunday dinners and Mondays.
One of the hangouts of Pepe Carvalho (the hero of Vazquez Montalban's
thrillers).
For grilled fish, tripes and fried calamari (squids).
MADRID-BARCELONA
Address: carrer d'Arago, 282, Barcelona.
Tel.: (34)(93)2157026
Opening hours: 13:00~15:45, 20:30~23:45
Closed on Sundays.
Restaurant known for its excellent seafood tapas.
SENYOR PARELLADA
Address: Carrer de l'Argenteria, 37, Barcelona
Tel.: (34)(93)3105094
Opening hours: 13:00~15:30, 21:00~23:30
Closed on Sundays.
Catalan specialties and set menu have established the reputation of
this restaurant.
Charming setting. Two floors and central patio with glass roof.
TAXIDERMISTA
Address: Placa Real, 8, Barcelona
Tel.: (34)(93)4124536
Opening hours: 13:30~24:00
Closed on Sundays.
Nouvelle cuisine with local ingredients.
Located under the Placa Real arcades.
MADRID
BOTIN
Address: Calle Cuchilleros, 17, Madrid
Tel.: (34)(91)3663026
Founded in 1725, this restaurant, the oldest restaurant in the world,
according to the Guiness Book of world Records. Tasty Castillan cooking,
uncluding suckling pig.
CASA PARTES
Address: Calle Canizares, 10, Madrid
tel.: (34)(91)3690496
No show on Sundays.
A flamenco show and good home cooking.
EL VIAJERO
Address: Plaza de la Cabada, 11, Madrid.
Tel.: (34)(91)3669064
Closed on Sundays.
Excellent meat from Uruguay, with a terrace and a comfortable area
for drinks.
ANDALUSIA
CARMONA, CORDOBA, UBEDA &
BAEZA
Ubeda Church
CASA DE CARMONA
Address: Plazza de Lasso, 1, 41410 Carmona
Tel.: (34)5-4191000
Located inside hotel of same name. Good cuisine, more international
then typically Andalusian.
EL CHURASCO(25~35 US dollars)
Address: Calle Romero, 16, 14003 Cordoba
Tel.: (34)5-7290819
This restaurant-museum is set inside a Jewish house. Probably the best
on the city for its cuisine, easy-going and warm atmosphere and authentic
products. Try the salmonejo and flamequin. Ask for the chef's recipes printed
on small brochures.
JUANITO(35~40 US dollars)
Address: Paseo Arca del Agua, 23440 Baeza
Tel.: (34)5-3740040
Located in hotel of same name. Famous for its olive oil partridge pie
and Mr. Pedro Salcedo's cuisine.
PATADOR CONDESTABLE DAVALOS
Address: Plazza de Vazquez Molina, 23400 Ubeda
Tel.: (34)5-3750345
Located inside the magnificent XVIth Century palace cum hotel of same
name. Very good regional cuisine.
MESON GABINO(20~25 US dollars)
Address: Fuente Seca, 23400 Ubeda
Tel.: (34)5-3754207
Nicolas Gabino's specialities are amber braised & grilled dishes.
Also try the andrajos soup.
BASQUE REGION
SAN SEBASTIAN-DONOSTA
ARZAK
Address: alto de Miracruz 21, 20015, San sebastian
Yel.: (34)943-278465
Fax: (34)943-272753
Degustation menu: 9900 pts
Catre: 12000 pts
The best restaurant in town and the oldest 3-star
in Spain. Very basque menu. Fish absolutely first class, especially anchovies,
cod, seabream but also the pigeon and the desserts. Very innovative but
perfectly balanced.
AKELARE
Address: pasei del Padre Orcolaga 56, darrio
de Igueldo, 20008, San Sebastian, Spain.
Tel.: (34)943-212052
Menu: 8700 pts
Carte: 12000 pts
Veru creative cuisine by Pedro Subijana. Anchovies,
lamb liver brochettes, cod, gambas, chocolate & rhubarb ganache.
MARTIN BARASATEGUI
Address: Loidi 4, 20160, Lasarte, Spain.
Tel.: (34)943-366471
Fax: (34)943-366107
Menu: 8500 pts
Carte: 7000~8000 pts
Located 15 km south of San Sebastian. Local products.
Millefeuille of eel and foie gras, gambas with onion raviolis. First class
desserts.
UREPEL
paseo del Salamanca 3, 20003, San Sebastian,
Spain.
Rel.: (34)943-424040
Carte: 7000 pts
Tomas and Peru Almandoz offer a slightly French
style Basque cuisine. Cep jelly vichyssoise, gambas with morels and small
peas, seabream, strawberry and cheese mousse.
LE PANIER FLEURI
Address: paseo de salamanca 1, 20003, San Sebastian,
Spain.
Rel.: (34)943-424205
Carte: 5500~6500 pts
Maria-Jesus Fombellida Cortazar offers a typically
basque cuisine: fresh gaspacho, Navarre pigeon, chocolate tiles with coffee
cream.
BETI JAI
Address: Fermin Calbeton 22, 20003, San Sebastian,
Spain.
Tel.: (34)943-427737
Carte: 6500 pts
Pintxos bar on groundfloor. Gastronomic restaurant
in the basement. Best local products. Good and cheap wine list.
REKONDO
Paseo de Igueldo 57, 20008, San Sebastian, Spain.
Tel.: (34)943-212907
Carte: 6000 pts
The young Ms. Lourdes Rekondo has taken over
this family establishment with its 100,000 wine bottles, typical dishes
and warm welcome. A few good surprises in the menu!
BODEGON ALEJANDRO
Address: Fermin Calbeton 4, 20003, San sebastian,
Spain.
Tel.: (34)943-427158
Menu-carte: 2900 pts
Inside a cellar renovated by Martin Barasategui
who proposes a very good value. Try the fish and shefish soup, the lamb
leg and the hazelnut & vanilla ice cream.
RECOMMENDED PINTXOS (TAPA)
BARS
CASA ALCALDE
Address: Calle Mayor 19, San Sebastian, Spain
Tel.: (34)943-426216
LA CEPA
Address: 31 de Agosto, San Sebastian, Spain
Rel.: (34)943-426394
PORTALETAS
Address: Puerto 8, San Sebastian, Spain.
Rel.: (34)943-424272
BAR MARTINEZ
Address: 31 de Agosto, San Sebastian, Spain.
Tel.: (34)943-424965
BAR TXEPETXA
Address: Pescaderoa 5, San Sebastian, Spain
Tel.: (34)943-422227
CASA GANDARIAS
Address: 31 de Agosto 25, San sebastian, Spain.
Tel.: (34)943-428106
RIBERA DEL DUERO REGION
(South of Burgos, West of Valladolid,
150 km North of Madrid)
MESON DE LA VILLA
Address: Plaza Mayor, 3, Arranda-de-Duero
Tel.: (34)947-501025
Closed on Mondays.
The best restaurant in the city. Roasted lamb and very fresh fish.
Also features specialities such as fried milk, cockerel srests and sheep
feet.
About 5,000 pts per person.
Crianza 95 de Pesquera and Vega Sicilia wines.
EL LAGAR
Address: Cl. Isillia, 18, Aranda-de-Duero
Tel.: (34)947-501025
Right in the center of town, a tavern where the wine fights with the
beer. Lamdb with oil torta. Cholo pepper grilled lamb feet.
3,200 pts menu.
Visit their cellar which sells first quality Ribera wines.
CHULOTA
Address: Av. de la Paz, Rea-de-Duero
Tel.: (34)947-540312
Closed on Mondays.
Famous for its chuletas ribs. 3,000 pts a la carte.
ASADOS NAZARUNO
Address: Rea-de-Duero
Tel.: (34)947-54024
Uprown near a plane-tree promenade. Cordero asado (roast lamb) on reservation
except Tuesdays, Saturdaysor Saturdays. Tasty morcilla spiced with cinnamon
and cumin. 3,200 pts with a young Ribera wine.
LA POSADA DE SALVERRI
Address: ctra. Penaranda-Caleruega, km 10, Hontoria-de-Vaderadas
Tel.: (34)947-561031
In an inn isolated in the countryside where you can also rent one of
the five bedrooms (6,000 pts a night/2 peple/breakfast included). Taste
the morcilla sausage, bacon fried eggs, artichokes with lamb spleen, young
bull tail, and chuletillas (small lamb ribs).
About 30 wines (around 2,000 pts) available.
VALENCIA
LA PEPICA
Address: Paseo de Neptuno, 2, Valencia
Tel.: (34)963714111
The most typical restaurant/cafe in town.
LA ROSA
Address: Paseo de Neptuno, 70, Valencia
Tel.: (34)963712076
Absolutely the best restaurant in town. traditional Spanish food. |
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