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Fernandez & Wells
A wonderful taste of Spain in Soho, Fernandez serves simple lunches and dinners of jamón (ham) and cured meats and cheese platters accompanied by quality wine. Grilled chorizo sandwiches are perfect for quick lunchtime bites. The place is usually busy, with a relaxed atmosphere and outside seating.
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Es Baluard
The family that runs this old-school restaurant that’s set into the old sea wall clearly worships at the throne of Poseidon, because the tastiest of his subjects wind up on your plate. Fish dishes drawing on local market produce, such as the anchoas de Cadaqués and gambitas de Roses, dominate the menu and you shouldn’t shy away from the crema catalana, either.
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Enoteca La Torre
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El Varadero
With such a splendid vista from the harbourside terrace, it must be tempting to simply sit on your laurels. But El Varadero doesn’t. There’s a range of tempting rice dishes and a short, select choice of fish and meat mains. If a full meal is too much, drop by for a tapa or two with a glass of wine and savour the view.
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El Muelle
The place may not look like anything special, but you get well-prepared fish dishes and tapas with none of the pointless frills and spills of more upmarket spots further around the waterfront. It's generally patronised by locals, who also like the bocadillos.
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Deeson's
Put the words 'local', 'seasonal' and 'tasty' into a make-believe restaurant search engine and this superb British eatery would magically pop up first under Canterbury. Local fruit and veg, award-winning wines, beers and ciders, fish from Kent's coastal waters and the odd ingredient from the proprietor's very own allotment, all served in a straightforward, contemporary setting a Kentish apple's throw from the Cathedral gates. What more do you want? Bookings recommended.
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Da Salvatore
Hidden down a narrow sidestreet, Da Salvatore is an unpretentious restaurant serving excellent local dishes and pizza. Try the salsiccia alla Palanca (sausages with greens), named in honour of a local football hero.
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Da Annibale
Da Annibale is a splendid fish restaurant with fresh, delicious seafood. It doubles as a B&B with pleasant rooms (single/double €50/70).
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Curry House
Cap de Creus is the most easterly point of the Spanish mainland and is a place of sublime, rugged and very wind-battered beauty. On top of the cape stands the world’s most unexpected curry house, where you get all manner of homemade Indian tastes as well as cheesecake. You can also sleep over in one of a handful of rooms (which tend to be booked out months in advance in summer).
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Cliff Townhouse
Emboldened by the Michelin star awarded to its sister property in Ardmore, Sean Smith's menu is a confident expression of the very best of Irish cuisine – Warrenpoint fish pie, organic fillet of pork and a loin of venison share the menu with a masterful fish and chips.
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Casa Nun
Head for the cute upstairs dining area or take one of the few tables outside overlooking the port. Everything is prepared with care, and, you guessed it, seafood predominates.
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Ca'n Gata
An agreeable place that extends all the way over a cobblestone floor to a pleasant back garden, Ca'n Gata works almost entirely with homemade dishes and local ingredients – the ensalada de taronges de Sóller (salad made from Sóller oranges) is typical. It also does tapas and serves fresh orange juice, and there's a resident cat as befits the name.
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Can Costa
Amid Ibiza's posing and pretension, it's a joy to find this simple, no-fuss Spanish eatery, with its plastic check tablecloths and artificial flowers, Grandmother busy in the back and Dad taking orders, a towel slung over his shoulders. Begin with their thick, deeply satisfying potaje de la casa (house soup), select one of the exceptionally well-priced, ample mains and finish with a homemade dessert, such as the egg-rich flan de coco (coconut caramel custard).
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Ca n'Alfredo
Locals have been flocking to Alfredo's since 1934. It's great place for the freshest of seafood and other island cuisine that's so good it's essential to book. Try the filetes de gallo de San Pedro en salsa de almendras (John Dory fillets in almond sauce).
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Ca'l Bisbe
The guests at this lovely hotel can't keep its restaurant all to themselves, with the chance to dine beneath the arches inside or on the pool terrace when the weather's warm. Dishes are creative without being overdone and the service is helpful without being overbearing.
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Cala D'or
Tucked away back from the waterfront, this knockabout place attracts swarms of local workers after a good solid lunch at tables dressed in classic gingham. Tuck into some llobarro a la planxa (grilled sea perch).
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Café St Pierre
The perfect place for breakfast or an afternoon break, with delicious pastries, pavement seats and a shady back garden.
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Cafe Mauresque
Fun little North African and Spanish spot with a plain cafe upstairs and a noisy basement swathed in exotic fabric, serving up rich tagines, couscous, paella and tapas.
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Café Marlayne
All weathered wood and candlelit tables, Café Marlayne is a cosy nook offering French farmhouse cooking – brandade de morue (salt cod) with green salad, slow-roast rack of lamb, boudin noir (black pudding) with scallops and sautéed potato – at very reasonable prices. Booking recommended.
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Café des Amis
This fun Mexican restaurant is well loved for its all-afternoon lunch, great food in enormous portions and a lively colourful atmosphere augmented by Latin music, entertaining artwork, beautiful staff and chilled margaritas.
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Café de la Place
This marvellous streetside café on place du Marché au Bois, with its spinning ceiling fans, shiny brass fittings and smoke-burnished wooden bar is really a place to sit and people-watch over a petit café, but there are good brasserie standards if you're peckish, as well as a decadent café gourmand (coffee with miniature desserts).
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Café Belge
Think Belgian mealtimes and mussels, frites and beer spring to mind, but this award-winning restaurant will astonish with its variety. Its '50 ways to eat a mussel' leaves diners drooling, and the list of beers tops a hundred. The cosy dining area is decorated with images of Tin Tin and pop art.
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Cafe Bangla
Dining in the famous curry houses of Brick Lane is inevitably more about the experience than the food. Amongst the hordes of practically interchangeable restaurants, this one stands out for its murals of scantily clad women riding dragons, alongside a tribute to Princess Di.
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Ca’ Derton da Nino
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Brasserie Sixty6
This swanky New York–style brasserie is one of the most popular party-dinner spots in town – the kind of place at which you'd want to celebrate your birthday with friends. It does a mean rotisserie chicken, four different ways at any given time. Besides its signature dish, the meat-heavy menu features things like lamb shank and a particularly good bit of liver. For that special occasion, there's a whole roast pig, but you need to order seven days in advance and be in a group of eight.
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