Salamanca Restaurants

  1. Casa Paca

    Established in 1928 and still going strong, Casa Paca is rumoured to be where the king dines when in town. Both the restaurant and its most famous patron are known for their love of hearty, deceptively simple dishes.

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  2. Delicatessen Café

    Along Calle de Meléndez, you'll find a number of excellent places serving tapas and sit-down meals. They include the super-chic Delicatessen Café which is a very cool place to be seen.

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  3. El Bardo

    This high-calibre restaurant is beloved by locals in search of good tapas, while its sit-down menu is very well-priced considering the surrounds. Unusually, there's a separate lunchtime menú for vegetarians.

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  4. El Grillo Azul

    If you can tear yourself away from the old town, the vegetarians among you will enjoy this quiet restaurant with high-quality salads, organic rice and pasta. The croquetas de calabacín, zanahoria y piñones (zucchini croquettes with carrots and pine nuts) is one of the many highlights.

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  5. El Pecado

    One of the trendy places to regularly attract Spanish celebrities in recent times, El Pecado ('The Sin') has an intimate dining room and quirky, creative menu. El secreto de la druida (the secret of the druid), which is lasagne stuffed with the best local cured ham and hazelnuts, is just one of dozens of intriguing choices.

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  6. Grana & Oro

    A cool, clean-lined place, Grana & Oro specialises in grills, with some fine combinations of tastes - mar y tierra (sea and land) combines inland Spain's best cured ham with the finest fish from Cantabria.

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  7. Mater Asturias

    Mater Asturias 'Mother Asturias' is a slick new bar-restaurant all decked out in lime green and with an irresistible buzz that may have something to do with the fact that they serve two glasses of Asturian sidra (cider) and a tapa. There's also a range of menúes de degustación and plenty of fabada (a bean stew), seafood and hearty steaks.

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  8. Mesón Cervantes

    This is another great place where you can eat at the outdoor tables in the plaza itself, but the dark wooden beams and atmospheric buzz of the Spanish crowd on the first floor should be experienced at least once.

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  9. Meson Las Conchas

    Similarly atmospheric and with a choice of outdoor tables or an atmospheric bar and dining area, Meson Las Conchas caters less to a tourist crowd than to locals who know their embutidos (cured meats).

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  10. Patio Chico

    Along Calle de Meléndez, you'll find a number of excellent places serving tapas and sit-down meals. They include Patio Chico, a lively place with an extensive and creative menu.

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