Spanish restaurants in Illinois
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Cafe Iberico
Iberico’s creative tapas burst with flavor. Among the standouts: salpicon de marisco (seafood salad with shrimp, octopus and squid), croquetas de pollo (chicken and ham puffs with garlic sauce) and vieiras a la plancha (grilled scallops with saffron). The cafe’s heady sangria draws wearied Loop workers by the dozen in the summer.
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Arcos de Cuchilleros
The owners come from Madrid, and they have faithfully replicated a traditional Madrid family cafe, with a long bar, a narrow room, dark wood furniture and small plates of classics like sautéed lima beans, chickpea croquettes and tortilla española (a cold egg and potato omelet). Don’t bother keeping track of how many pitchers of tangy sangria you drink; just keep ordering.
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Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba!
At this long-standing, delightfully ersatz tapas joint, the garlic-laced sauces may have you licking the plates. The menu changes daily but always includes some spicy meats, marinated fish and heaps of hot or cold small plates. For a main event, order one of the paellas ($11 to $13 per person, minimum two people) as soon as you get seated – they take a while to prepare.
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