Gros
Streetside viewing windows let you watch the Loaf baking breads, cakes (eg lemon drizzle), cookies and other treats, including rich, dense chocolate…
Must-see restaurants in Spain
Tossa de Mar
This is the standout of a slew of restaurants hugging the old wall along Carrer del Portal. Within an 18th-century fisher’s stone house, Michelin-starred…
Barcelona
Hidden away just west of the Estació de França, this charming, slender brick-walled bodega wins over regulars with its thoughtfully prepared seasonal…
Puerto de la Cruz
If you've grown weary of voluminous multilingual menus that read like a ledger, the reassuringly snappy list here is a refreshing change. The time-tested…
Barcelona
Both gorgeous design space and buzzing garden café-restaurant, Les Filles is adorned with pine-green booths, vases of fresh flowers and jazzy cushions and…
El Centro & El Arenal
Tucked between the city centre and Plaza de Armas, this bistro Andaluz is pleasingly elegant, with moss-green banquettes and cut-glass tumblers. Expect…
Formentera
Set amid a greenery-dotted dune, Vogamarí dishes up island specials on a broad, view-splayed beachside veranda. It’s great for fresh fish, paella, fideuà…
Navarra
This humble-looking restaurant serves beautifully prepared recipes that feature market-fresh ingredients. Oven-baked Pyrenees trout, beef cheeks with…
El Raval
Three generations have kept this spick-and-span old-time classic in business since 1929. Beneath olive-green beams in the back dining room you can see the…
Madrid
Paella and other rice dishes in all their wonderful variety – there are 18 different versions on the menu – dominate this appealing place tucked away in…
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Dine within earshot of thundering surf at this enduring and popular seafront fave. There are a few meat dishes, but the menu is predominantly and suitably…
Valencia
Sweet and cosy, combining fresh produce from the Valencian market gardens with conserves to produce some fine tapas dishes. Try the delicious escalivada …
L'Eixample
Just far enough from La Sagrada Família to dodge the crowds, this simply decorated spot serves authentic Mexican fare. The menu includes 20 different…
L'Eixample
High ceilings, battered leather armchairs, creative flower arrangements and soaring windows set the scene in this sunny little corner cafe, beloved of…
Playa Blanca
With ocean views, a warm welcome and a more imaginative menu than most around here, La Romántica gets consistently positive reviews from travellers. The…
Asturias
For traditional Asturian mountain cuisine, you can't beat this simple restaurant in Valle de Lago village. Classics such as fabada asturiana (bean, meat…
Cáceres
Sit in the pretty courtyard and dine on roast suckling pig or goat kid, or on ambitious seasonal dishes such as seafood-filled merluza (hake) or tomato…
Barcelona
The walls are scrawled with messages from past diners at this busy-busy place with a long marble bar, great G&Ts and vermouth on tap. The lightly creative…
San Sebastián de la Gomera
San Sebastián's most creative recipes are plated up in a rustic-chic upper-floor dining room, where you might try smartly presented, Canarian-inspired…
La Rambla & Barri Gòtic
Tucked away in a narrow lane near the waterfront, tile-walled La Plata is a humble, well-loved bodega that has served just four simple, perfect plates…
Northern Mallorca
Upstairs overlooking the water, La Llonja does seriously good seafood, meat dishes and rice dishes such as lobster paella with the occasional dash of…
North & Interior Ibiza
Centred on an old farmhouse, 5km south of Sant Llorenç, this modern-rustic restaurant has been reimagined by fresh ownership, and specialises in grilled…
Castellón Province
Open year-round (later hours in summer) and a favourite with locals and visitors, this place on the waterfront road offers a range of excellent wines by…
Granada
Casual restaurant at lunch, cafe at merienda (afternoon snack) time, and buzzing bar come evening, Botánico wears plenty of hats. Amid sleek orange-on…
Biscay Province
Views of the beach, bay and hills beyond extend from the dining room and terrace of this fine-dining restaurant inside the landmark Hotel Igeretxe…
Tarragona
At locally popular old-town wine and tapas bar Korxo, tables huddle under streetside umbrellas and there's no wine list. The on-the-ball all-female team…
La Rambla & Barri Gòtic
Founded in 1786, Barcelona's oldest restaurant is still going strong, with visitors and locals alike flocking here for its rambling interior, old…
Catalonia
On a quiet night, it's all hush-hush in this old-town corner. But once you get buzzed in, it's as if you've entered a private club: excellent service,…
La Laguna
This place always has a great buzz, particularly at weekends, when the tables are packed with exuberant local families tucking into dishes like grilled…
Barcelona
Founded in 1836 as a cafe, then converted into a restaurant in 1929, 7 Portes has a grand setting beneath arches, and exudes an old-world atmosphere with…
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Head north up Calle Secretario Artiles from Calle Alfredo L Jones and on your right you'll find this glowing, no-frills hole-in-the-wall spot. There's no…
El Raval
This modern pizza joint is every bit as hip as its Raval location would suggest, with a dim, cavernous interior that's an eclectic mix of industrial…
Granada
With brick arches, a marble-top bar and a subtle bohemian edge, this Realejo hideaway specialises in self-styled 'retro-fusion food'. Inventive dishes…
Palma de Mallorca
With its mishmash of vintage furniture, flickering chandeliers and poster-plastered walls, Quina Creu nails bric-a-brac chic. Deep sofas, a tapas-lined…
La Ribera
Named after an Argentinean film, Elsa y Fred feels like a cosy, old-school-glam living room, with a wooden fireplace, mirrored pillars and sink-down…
The Catalan Pyrenees
The elegant promise of the cream exterior and artful iron lamps is suitably fulfilled by this stylish, central restaurant. Volcanic and modern-European…
Asturias
Chequered floors and exuberantly colourful table settings set a festive mood at this recently opened eatery in Villaviciosa's town centre. Sample a…
North Coast Tenerife
This restaurant's beautiful setting, overlooking terraced gardens and verdant slopes to the sea, has a touch of Italy's Amalfi Coast about it. Dishes are…
Sóller
Converted from an old olive mill, Barrettes has heavy wood beams in the lantern-lit dining room or al fresco seating on the poolside terrace. The menu is…
Las Alpujarras
A laid-back local haunt, especially on market days, Baraka whips up zingy hummus, falafel wraps, tofu burgers, Moroccan tagines, tortilla omelettes and…
