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Contemporary Andalucian restaurants in Europe

  1. A

    Los Coloniales

    The quiet ones are always the best. It might not look like much from the outside, but take it on trust that Los Coloniales is something very special. The quality plates line up like models on a cat walk: chorizo a la Asturiana, a divine spicy sausage in an onion sauce served on a bed of lightly fried potato; eggplants in honey; and pork tenderloin al whiskey (a whiskey-flavoured sauce).

    There is another inferior, more touristy branch, Taberna Los Coloniales, near the cathedral.

    reviewed

  2. B

    Restaurante La Albahaca

    Gastronomic inventions are the mainstay of this swish restaurant. Housed inside an imposing building with massive studded doors, it looks as if a trip here may break the bank, but the lunchtime menú del día (daily set menu) is, in fact, a really great deal.

    Try the pork trotter with mushroom, young garlic and pea mousse (essentially just a posh version of mushy peas) or the rabbit stew.

    reviewed

  3. C
  4. D

    Alumbre

    Located on pedestrian street flanked by classy bars and restaurants, Alumbre dishes up arty plates of innovative Andalucian-inspired cooking with its roots in traditional 16th-century dishes. Surprises on the menu include snail croquettes, while more conservative palates may prefer the cuttlefish steak.

    reviewed