Tarifa
Squeeze into the standing-room-only bar or battle for your terrace table at El Francés, which gives Andalucian classics a subtle twist. Tarifa's favourite…
Must-see restaurants in Spain
Valldemossa
This place along the main pedestrian drag has been baking up the local speciality of coca de patata (a bready, sugar-dusted pastry) and the island…
Madrid
Las Bravas has long been the place for a caña (small glass of beer) and some of the best patatas bravas (fried potatoes with a spicy tomato sauce) in town…
Palafrugell & Around
Uniquely positioned amid pines behind impossibly pretty Cala d'Aiguafreda, 4.5km northeast of Begur, this highly regarded, romantically lit garden…
El Balneario de los Baños del Carmen
Málaga
Enjoying front-row views of the beach at La Malagueta, El Balneario is a wonderful place to sit outside on a balmy evening and share a plate of prawns or…
North & Interior Ibiza
Zingy Japanese and Peruvian flavours collide with fresh Ibizan seafood at this deliciously stylish terrace bar-restaurant, occupying a century-old…
L'Eixample
Within a beautifully repurposed 1892 building with rust-red trim and lovely tiling, this laid-back neighbourhood gastrobar hit specialises in artfully…
La Ribera
Clad in bare brick and recycled wood, lively, split-level Bormuth specialises in homemade vermouth on tap, but also serves cava, artisan beers, Catalan…
Ronda
Eating rabo de toro (oxtail) in a restaurant named after a famous bullfighter that sits opposite Spain’s most legendary bullring and has bull’s heads on…
La Rambla & Barri Gòtic
Also loved for its crafted cocktails, Irish-run Milk rescues Barcelona night owls with morning-after brunches (until 4.30pm!). Arrive early or join the…
Lanzarote
The spectacular setting – within the volcanic, Bond-like, Manrique- and Soto-designed former home of Omar Sharif – is the thing at this smart restaurant,…
La Latina & Lavapiés
Almendro 13 is a charming taberna (tavern) for traditional Spanish tapas with an emphasis on quality rather than frilly elaborations. Cured meats, cheeses…
Costa Daurada & Around
At this buzzing restaurant/vermuteria (vermouth bar), coffees, breakfasts and homemade cakes prove just as popular as the creative, often-changing Catalan…
La Ribera
A great low-key place to eat good-quality French food, just off the quiet Plaça de Sant Pere. The restaurant is small but spacious, with sewing-machine…
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…
La Ribera
With a contemporary feel, open kitchens and a fun atmosphere, this multifaceted restaurant tucked into the Mercat de Santa Caterina wanders all over the…
Restaurante Mirador de la Peña
El Hierro
Dominated by a picture window gazing out over El Golfo, the graceful whitewashed restaurant at this Manrique-designed mirador is one of the island's…
L'Eixample
At this punchy tapas bar, bold flavours and creative presentation collide in delicious contemporary Spanish-international sharing plates like crunchy tofu…
Las Alpujarras
Set in a traditional 350-year-old house in the hamlet of Mecina Fondales, 4km south of Pitres, this long-established, candlelit restaurant is worth the…
The Catalan Pyrenees
Down a tree-lined road with a volcanic stone fountain bubbling away in its terrace dining area, family-run La Deu has been perfecting its filling cuina…
León
Alfonso Valderas is León's most famous restaurant for bacalao (salt cod), prepared around 25 different ways. If this is your first encounter with this…
Barcelona
A subtle lobby unveils this exquisitely styled 8th-floor restaurant and cocktail bar, with leafy, fairy-lit indoor-outdoor design by renowned Brazilian…
South Ibiza
For the ultimate morning-after pick-me-up, this outpost of Ibiza's favourite healthy-eating cafe chain serves fabulous fresh breakfasts (omelettes,…
L'Eixample
A fusion of sleek design and ambitious cooking, grown from a food-truck success story, this venture from chef Victor Ferrer and the team behind next-door…
Tarifa
This relaxed terrace restaurant, co-working space and cocktail/juice bar pulls out all the stops with its ultra-enticing, organic vegetarian and vegan…
Madrid
Most of the restaurants surrounding Plaza Mayor are tourist traps, but Los Galayos, a few steps off the plaza’s southeastern corner and open for a mere…
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…
North & Interior Ibiza
Perched by the C733, 6km south of San Llorenç, this olive-oil estate doubles as an elegant oleoteca (olive-oil tasting room) serving Ibizan cheeses and…
Zaragoza
The creative tapas at this tightly packed spot are arrayed very temptingly along the bar: you can just select those that appeal most; maybe prawn-stuffed…
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Keeping Santa Cruz vegans happy since 1985, though parked rather incongruously along Calle la Marina, this neat and long, white restaurant serves scrummy…
Ibiza Town
Part of Lana Love's healthy-eating Ibiza empire, with views across the marina to Dalt Vila, this stylish cafe deals in divine organic, vegetarian and…
Barcelona
This contemporary white space is the flagship store of Barcelona's hip ice-treat innovator Eyescream & Friends, whose name reflects the cute, creature…
Burgos
Dating from 1912, this Burgos institution, all sheathed in dark wood with stunning mullioned windows, is one of the best places in town to try cordero…
Santiago de Compostela
Take an adventure into Galician-Japanese fusion at Michelin-starred Marcelo, where the thing is to order several small-to-medium-sized sharing dishes –…
Ciutadella
An old-world building with an elegant whitewashed interior and tables on a pine-dotted square and interior patio, Pins 46 specialises in smartly prepared…
Ibiza Town
You'll dine magnificently at this intimate restaurant, with its painted barrel ceiling and original canvases, in a grand, dusty-pink 20th-century house…
La Herradura
With tables overlooking the lovely grey-pebble naturist beach of Cantarriján, 7km west of La Herradura, this long-established year-round chiringuito cooks…
Southeast Cádiz Province & the Costa de la Luz
Prize-winning Antonio, 1km south of Zahara, is wildly recommended for its top-quality seafood, delivered by attentive staff in a sparkling modern-design…
Madrid
The ‘House of the Grandfather’ is an ageless, popular place that's been around for more than a hundred years. The traditional order here is a chato (small…
Tarragona
This fabulous, fashionable vegan spot turns out creative plant-based deliciousness in two- or three-course menus, between whitewashed walls offset by sage…
