Other restaurants in Spain
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Vinería San Telmo
If the thought of the Andalusian-Basque dishes on offer here – such as foie gras with quails eggs and lychees or exquisitely cooked bricks of tuna or maybe the rascacielos de tomate, berenjena, queso de cabra y salmón (which roughly translates into a pyramid of tomato, aubergine, goats cheese and salmon) – don’t make you drool with expectation then you’re probably dead. In our opinion this is the best place to eat in Barrio de Santa Cruz.
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Mitsui
For a city that until the early 1990s barely counted a couple of Japanese restaurants, Barcelona has turned Japanese. Or rather Sino-Japanese. The bulk of the cheaper Japanese eateries now scattered across the city are Chinese run and often not bad value, even if the quality may fail to satisfy more discerning palates. A popular formula is the all-you-can-eat option, where you may take endless portions of sushi and sashimi, grilled seafood and vegetables (they are grilled in front of you), salads, Chinese-style dumplings and an awful lot more. Typical of the genre is Mitsui.
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El Rinconcillo
Seville’s oldest bar first opened in 1670 and has been dishing out the goods since before many countries were even a twinkle in someone’s eye. Time has allowed it to build up an impressive range of little morsels; though to be fair you do probably come here more for the sense of history than for the food. However, the ortiguillas fritas (fried sea anemones) are memorable for all the right reasons and it serves the biggest olives we’ve ever seen.
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Alfileritos
Columns, beams and barrel-vault ceilings are happily combined with modern artwork here. The dining rooms are spread over four bright floors below a skylight, and the menu includes such delights as langostinos con mojo (large prawns in a spicy tomato and chilli sauce) and sopa de fresas con helado de pimiento de Sichuan (strawberry 'soup' with Szechuan pepper ice cream), which sure makes a change from the ubiquitous flan.
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Bar Europa
Up there with the best of the best, this neighbourhood institution has tapas so exciting they’ve won awards for several years in a row. The highly unusual, and rather tasty, quesadilla los balanchares gratinada sobre manzana was voted the most innovative tapa in 2006. This beauty involves turning a boring old Granny Smith into a taste sensation by covering it in goats cheese and laying it on a bed of strawberries.
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Cafe de Flores
Formerly La Casa del Ángel, the once eccentric interior has been replaced with sleek plexiglass furniture, abstract art and a highly rated DJ to become a haunt of smart young malagueños in up-and-coming Plaza Madre de Dios, right opposite the blue-and-gold Teatro Cervantes. By day it's a coffee bar and lunch place, by night good food is complemented by great sounds.
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Restaurant N’Aguedet
Head up the graceful marble stairway to Restaurant N’Aguedet, an elegant den of island cooking that has the stamp of approval of Catalan megachef Ferran Adrià. Here you can dine on typical island meat dishes, such as the melt-in-your-mouth lechón (suckling pig) or conejo con cebolla y alcaparras (rabbit with onion and capers).
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Mesón El Gallo
The beautiful, 200-year-old rambling whitewashed house and pretty garden of Mesón El Gallo merit a visit for their own sake. Enjoy meat dishes, grilled just as you wish them, on the vine-clad terrace or in the rustic interior with its beams and terracotta floor. From Ferreries, head down the Santa Galdana turn-off for 1.5km.
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Ristorante Passerela
Forget about sloppy pizzas, because this immensely popular hideaway is a real-deal Italian restaurant. As in Rome, you order a plate of pasta first and then one of meat or fish served on its own. Most of the pasta and all of the bread is freshly made. It's ideal for a filling lunch, but turn up early or book ahead.
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El Ayoun
When clubbers are ready to take a breather, some like to chill and feed at El Ayoun, a relaxed Moroccan restaurant (with sushi bar). The Middle Eastern food is just the beginning (kitchen closes around midnight). The huge garden terrace is another attraction.
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Xukeia
One of the more character-infused places in the old town, it has something of the look of a small-town French bistro overlaid with raucous Spanish soul. The drool-inducing pintxos have won awards and at only €1 to €1.50 a go are cheaper than elsewhere.
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Casa Tomate
This new place is unusual in such a tourist hot spot in that it cares more about satisfying the palates of locals than making a fast buck off tourists. The waiters recommend the garlic prawns and the pork sirloin in a white-wine-and-pine-nut sauce. The waiters are right.
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La Paloma
La Paloma, located in Sant Llorenç 100m downhill from the church, is an ecofriendly option. It offers creative Mediterranean, especially Italian, cuisine (hams and salamis come fresh from Tuscany) and sources vegetables from its own kitchen garden.
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Baco
If you’ve enjoyed sampling the food that much (and who hasn’t?) then you can take some of it home with you from this wonderful deli stocked with quality local food products such as olives and olive oil, jamón, cheeses and bacalao (salted cod).
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El Raconet
Regulars keep coming back to this cosy stonewalled house converted into a charming country restaurant. The setting alone makes it worthwhile. Solid country cooking is on offer and the cooks have a special penchant for bacalao (dried and salted cod).
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Osteria Es Figueral
Pull up a little blue wood-and-wicker chair on the shady roadside terrace, listen to Paolo Conte sing and tuck into excellent pizzas or such Italian faves as saltimbocca a la romana (slices of pork oven-cooked with prosciutto and parmesan cheese).
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Kumharas
You can eat, drink and soak up the final rays of the day at Kumharas. Sunday night is best, with live performances (especially fire dancers). Look for the Rodeo Vaca Loca sign on the main road and turn down Carrer de Lugo towards the sea.
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Los Victorinos
This place, tucked away in a pedestrian lane just west of Calle de Don Jaime I, also made Metropoli 's Top-50 list. Although there aren't as many options on the bar, there are plenty more on the menu, and choices for vegetarians.
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La Asomada
La Asomada, at the top of the village, should be sought out by eco folks. Located in a cave and former bodega, owner Pilar Escusa uses organic produce and prepares delicious seasonal dishes. Reservations essential.
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La Rita
Locals line up to dine here, if only because the price-quality rapport is excellent. So join the queue to get inside this boisterous restaurant. You have a broad choice between classic local cooking and some more inventive dishes.
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Casa Seco
Don’t miss the locals’ local, Casa Seco, with all four walls, plus ceiling, papered with faded bullfighting posters. It’s run by a wonderfully matriarchal lady who keeps the flat-cap clientele under control.
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Bidebide
A change from all the traditional hanging-ham restaurants, this new place is light and cool, with slow sounds and a late-night-in-the-city vibe. There is a small but perfect range of pintxos and simple meals.
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Txacolina
Txacolina does Basque ‘high cuisine in miniature’, although these are some of the biggest pintxos (Basque tapas) you’ll find; wash it all down with a txacoli, a sharp Basque white.
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Bar Es Moll
Bar Es Moll, a basic place with plastic tables and chairs, serves tapas and portions of fresh sardines, mussels and prawns. Its charm is its position, above the jetty where local fishing boats dock.
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