Must-see restaurants in Cádiz' White Towns

  • Taberna Jóvenes Flamencos

    Arcos de la Frontera

    Along with oh-so-Andalucía flamenco/bullfighting decor, tiled floors and hand-painted tables, cheerful and popular Jóvenes Flamencos has an enticing menu…

  • Al Lago

    Cádiz' White Towns

    At the foot of the village, overlooking Zahara's reservoir, British-American-run Al Lago serves Andalucian cuisine with an inventive, contemporary slant…

  • La Maroma

    Grazalema

    The cooking is more fun and inventive than the rustic check-cloth, beamed-ceiling, bull-festival-inspired decor suggests at this cosy gastrobar, run by a…

  • El Pantalán

    Cádiz' White Towns

    Fabulous Zahara views across the glassy reservoir make this relaxed restaurant and waterfront lounge bar, 3km north of town, hugely popular on warm days…

  • El Sombrero de Tres Picos

    Arcos de la Frontera

    Perched by the lake, 3.5km northeast of Arcos, this well-known restaurant has been revitalised by keen new owners, plating up traditional meats, stews and…

  • Restaurante El Torreón

    Grazalema

    This cosy, friendly restaurant with a roaring winter fire specialises in traditional mountain cuisine, from local chorizo and cheese platters to tagarnina…

  • El Corregidor

    Arcos de la Frontera

    With its spectacular cliff-side terrace and countryside views, this classically smart parador restaurant is Arcos' most elegant. The local-inspired menu…

  • Babel

    Arcos de la Frontera

    Arcos' Moroccan-fusion restaurant has tasteful decor (red-washed walls, cushy booths and ornate stools shipped in from Casablanca) and some equally tasty…

  • Bar La Cárcel

    Arcos de la Frontera

    A cárcel (prison) in name only, this welcoming, low-key bar-restaurant offers no-nonsense tapas – honeyed aubergine with goat's cheese, bacon-wrapped…

  • Restaurante Casa Palmero

    Cádiz' White Towns

    On Setenil's main plaza, towards the top of town, this long-running, down-to-earth cave-restaurant with a tiny terrace is one of Setenil's originals. Old…

  • Aljibe

    Arcos de la Frontera

    Andalucian flavours are laced with the influences of Moorish cuisine at Aljibe, set in the elegantly reimagined aljibe (cistern) of an 18th-century…

  • Hotel Sierra y Cal

    Cádiz' White Towns

    At the eastern end of town, this locally popular hotel cafe-restaurant rustles up meaty mains, omelettes, revueltos (scrambles), montaditos (mini filled…

  • Taberna Juanito Gómez

    Cádiz' White Towns

    A simple little place that does tasty, decent-value tapas and montaditos (bite-sized filled rolls) taking in all your usual favourites: garlic prawns,…

  • Cafetería Rumores

    Grazalema

    'Rumores' is where most of the local ones start, judging by the loquaciousness of the clientele. Coffees, croissants and tostadas are complemented by an…

  • Cafetería Rotacapa

    Grazalema

    Join the local chatter at this bubbly, flowery-walled haven of homemade cakes, pastries, tostadas, coffee and cooked breakfasts.