Must-see restaurants in The Sherry Triangle

  • Aponiente

    El Puerto de Santa María

    Audacious is the word for the bold experimentation of leading Spanish chef Angel León, whose seafood-biased nueva cocina has won a cavalcade of awards,…

  • Casa Balbino

    Sanlúcar de Barrameda

    No matter when you arrive, Casa Balbino is always overflowing with people drawn in by its unbeatable seafood tapas. You’ll have to elbow your way through…

  • La Carboná

    Jerez de la Frontera

    This cavernous, imaginative restaurant occupies an exquisite old bodega set around a suspended fireplace. Delicately presented market-based specialities…

  • Casa Bigote

    Sanlúcar de Barrameda

    A touch more elegant than its neighbours, long-established Casa Bigote is seafood-tastic Bajo de Guía's most renowned restaurant. House specials include…

  • Albores

    Jerez de la Frontera

    Pitching itself among age-old city-centre favourites, Albores brings a contemporary edge to local flavours and traditional recipes with its original,…

  • El Espejo

    Sanlúcar de Barrameda

    Flavours from Cádiz collide with international flair in imaginative, market-fuelled concoctions at this romantic patio restaurant up in the old town…

  • Albalá

    Jerez de la Frontera

    Slide into blond-wood booths amid minimalist decor for jerezano chef Israel Ramos' beautifully creative contemporary dishes fuelled by typical Andalucian…

  • Mulai

    Jerez de la Frontera

    Fresh Gaditano classics – Sanlúcar king prawns, rabo de toro (oxtail), camarones (shrimp) – meet international inspiration at this uberstylish 2019…

  • Mesón del Asador

    El Puerto de Santa María

    It's a measure of El Puerto's gastronomic nous that, in such a seafood-oriented town, there's a meat restaurant that could compete with any Buenos Aires…

  • Taberna Argüeso

    Sanlúcar de Barrameda

    With its beamed ceiling and tiled floors, Taberna Argüeso feels like an old-time tapas bar but, out the back, it morphs into a smart glassed-in sushi bar…

  • Mantúa

    Jerez de la Frontera

    A subtle designer entrance reveals just a handful of tables at jerezano chef Israel Ramos' intimate, highly innovative, Cádiz-rooted Michelin-starred…

  • Mesón del Asador

    Jerez de la Frontera

    This big-and-busy spot is a carnivore's dream that dishes up generous grilled-meat tapas and full meaty spreads ranging from sizzling pork/beef/chicken…

  • La Taberna del Chef del Mar

    El Puerto de Santa María

    Decked with fish carvings and splashes of colour, this fashionable seafood tavern provides a tapas-sized taste of the cutting-edge cuisine crafted by top…

  • A Mar

    Jerez de la Frontera

    The latest venture from Jerez' hugely popular Albores team, seafood specialist A Mar doubles as chic tapas bar and smart restaurant, with fish-shaped…

  • LÚ, Cocina y Alma

    Jerez de la Frontera

    Hotshot local chef Juan Luis Fernández, who trained at El Puerto's celebrated Aponiente, was awarded Jerez' first Michelin star in 2018 for his…

  • El Faro del Puerto

    El Puerto de Santa María

    Upmarket El Faro gets busy for its traditional-with-a-hint-of-innovation take on local seafood, excellent Spanish wine list, and classically smart,…

  • Bar Juanito

    Jerez de la Frontera

    With its outdoor tables, rustic red chairs and check-print tablecloths, Juanito is like a slice of village Andalucía in the heart of the city, rustling up…

  • Toro Tapas

    El Puerto de Santa María

    An elegant, sprawling designer space beneath brick arches, the on-site trestaurant at renowned Bodegas Osborne is styled like a 'cathedral bodega'. Fresh,…

  • Poma

    Sanlúcar de Barrameda

    You could kick a football on Bajo de Guía and guarantee it'd land on a decent plate of fish, but you should probably aim for Poma, where the frito variado…

  • La Moderna

    Jerez de la Frontera

    As popular for breakfast tostadas as for lunchtime tapas (cod-stuffed peppers, patatas aliñadas, riñones al Jerez), La Moderna's marble-topped tables are…

  • Romerijo

    El Puerto de Santa María

    A huge, always-busy El Puerto institution, Romerijo has been going strong since 1952 and has three sections: one boiling seafood, another (opposite)…

  • Restaurante Cafetería La Vega

    Jerez de la Frontera

    Crowd into this totally down-to-earth nook (proudly open 365 days a year!) for coffee and churros (deep-fried doughnut-like sweet snacks) dispatched from…

  • Helados Artesanos Toni

    Sanlúcar de Barrameda

    For some of the best ice cream in Andalucía, don't miss Helados Artesanos Toni, family run since 1986. Now there's even fro-yo.

  • Cruz Blanca

    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…

  • El Gallo Azul

    Jerez de la Frontera

    Housed in a circular Jerez-emblem building with a sherry logo, El Gallo Azul has a tiny tapas bar with subtly updated bites and tables spilling out onto…