Spain
- Alicante (2)
- Andalusia (34)
- Balearic Islands (31)
- Basque Country (11)
- Catalonia and Barcelona (52)
- Extremadura (5)
- Galicia and Asturias (10)
- Huesca (5)
- La Mancha (1)
- North-Central Spain and Madrid (58)
- Pyrenees (2)
- Ribadesella (1)
- Valencia (11)
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”Adolfo Muñoz's restaurant, which just celebrated its silver anniversary, still impresses—especially with its tasting menu of inventive Mediterranean dishes....” MORE>> |
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”Contemporary pintxos (tapas) bar...” MORE>> |
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”...chef Annett Mihm does a fantastic job of updating classic Majorcan dishes...” MORE>> |
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”Some of Spain’s most famous chefs—Juan Mari Arzak, Martin Berasategui—work in San Sebastián, about an hour’s drive from Bilbao. But...” MORE>> |
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”A short stroll from the Sagrada Familia, Gaudí’s unfinished landmark, this quiet white-on-white dining room is where chef Jordi Vilà...” MORE>> |
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”A disciple of Madrid cult chef Abraham García of Viridiana and San Sebastián star Juan Mari Arzak, chef Cesar Rodriguez...” MORE>> |
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”Having earned two Michelin macaroons and rock-star status for his conceptual cuisine at La Broche in Madrid, the Catalan-born, El...” MORE>> |
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”A dashing red-and-silver space in the recently opened extension to the Reina Sofía museum, designed by French architect Jean Nouvel...” MORE>> |
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”Tasting menu for two $450...” MORE>> |
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”At this semi-secret restaurant inside an Asian antiques store, 24-year-old chef Jaime Renedo concocts fabulous market-driven tasting menus. We loved:...” MORE>> |
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”Fans of Andrés Madrigal's cooking at Balzac rejoiced when he recently opened Azul Profundo in the trendy Chueca area. His...” MORE>> |
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”The 28-year-old rising star chef Eneko Atxa Azurmendi presides over this minimalist spot on the outskirts of Bilbao. Experimenting with...” MORE>> |
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”Excellent steaks served outdoors....” MORE>> |
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”The place to go for perretxikos...” MORE>> |
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”amplona’s best tapas bars serve creative pintxos (small bites) made with local vegetables....” MORE>> |
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”At lunchtime, when this proto-tapas bar is jammed with shopkeepers and office workers, it's every man for himself. Diamantes's specialty...” MORE>> |
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”Learn the complicated culture of tapas—how, what, and the quantity to order—with Gioconda Scott, Trasierra's chef, at her favorite Cazalla...” MORE>> |
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”Two things draw visitors to Tarragona, an hour's train ride from Barcelona: Roman ruins and romesco, the region's famous sauce...” MORE>> |
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”amplona’s best tapas bars serve creative pintxos (small bites) made with local vegetables....” MORE>> |
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”A restaurant in the hip Chueca district, with a glassed-in dining room that attracts big crowds for lunch and dinner....” MORE>> |
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”Light meal for two $15....” MORE>> |
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”Even if Balenciaga is not for you, the Museo del Traje's Bokado is reason enough to visit. Look for such...” MORE>> |
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”Just off the Plaça Reina, hip Valencianos and tourists alike drink the bottles of Burgundy and other vinos tintos lining...” MORE>> |
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”Hot cocoa goes haute at this sleek shop and café part-owned by Ferran Adrià’s pastry-chef brother, Albert. Dark and dense...” MORE>> |
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”Locals and chocoscenti are flocking to Cacao Sampaka, another Barcelona import, which offers cutting-edge bonbons infused with ingredients like black...” MORE>> |
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”Young Frenchman Romain Fornell may be relatively restrained compared with many of his competitors in Barcelona, but he’s an expert...” MORE>> |
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”Café Central has been the meeting place—for breakfast, drinks, or just tapas—since 1894....” MORE>> |
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”Recently, they expanded their portfolio with the über-modern Café Juliana, located inside the city's train station. Advertising executives and artists...” MORE>> |
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”At this restaurant near the medieval town of Besalú, chef Joan Junca earned a Michelin star for his sublime riffs...” MORE>> |
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”Though the dining bar is more mobbed than Ibiza in August, those who wait by the entrance before 1 p.m...” MORE>> |
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”The stadium-style seating at this celadon-colored space is prime for people-watching....” MORE>> |
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”To keep up with the times, Santi Santamaría (Ferran Adrià's Michelin three-starred archrival) recently redid his Can Fabes with an...” MORE>> |
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”This beloved stalwart delivers traditional mariner’s fare at waterfront tables in Barceloneta....” MORE>> |
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”We started our meal with an order of creamy croquettes made with Cabrales. Then we sampled slices of octopus on...” MORE>> |
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”Casa Lucio, a Castilian restaurant whose clientele, Herrera confides, ranges from 'the king and queen to the local hooker.' Along...” MORE>> |
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”Marcelo Tejedor, who trained with Basque chef Juan Mari Arzak and the great French chef Jacques Maximin, doesn't believe in...” MORE>> |
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”This famous old bakery in central Madrid specializes in turrón, a nutty nougat that dates back to the Moors. Madrileños...” MORE>> |
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”Further still is Casa Paco, a rice citadel out in the sticks, discussed by paella junkies in the same conspiratorial...” MORE>> |
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”Chef Pepa Romans’s temple to rice (Ptda. Pamis 7-30, ...” MORE>> |
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”One popular paella excursion from Valencia leads to Casa Salvador, in Estany de Cullera, a stately place as famous for...” MORE>> |
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”Incredible seafood restaurant from El Bulli alumnus Raúl Aleixandre ...” MORE>> |
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”Inside an old cellar in the small town of Inca, this restaurant serves a superb lechon asada, or roast suckling...” MORE>> |
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”In a culinary scene that puts a premium on wild experimentation, it takes courage to create food that's about pure...” MORE>> |
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”Churros and chocolate—who could want anything else?...” MORE>> |
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”Chef Jordi Artal’s cooking style has one main goal: to create texture, temperature and flavor surprises. He found enthusiastic accomplices...” MORE>> |
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”In this hip, cavernous boîte in the city's El Born district, Carles Abellán—protégé of legendary chef Ferran Adrià of El...” MORE>> |
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”Standouts include grilled clams strewn with rosemary sprigs, gambas al ajillo (giant prawns in garlicky olive oil), and caramelized baked...” MORE>> |
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”Chef Darrio Barrio studied with Ferran Adrià, but he has come up with his own stylish—and delicious—approach to 21st-century cuisine....” MORE>> |
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”An airy café for pastries and coffee....” MORE>> |
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”De Vinis, a supersleek boîte in Madrid, has a 300-bottle wine list that can also be yours by the glass—from...” MORE>> |
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”In the age of liquid nitrogen and other high-tech gimmickry, chef Fermí Puig remains a master of grand neoclassical cooking...” MORE>> |
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”Chef Francis Paniego’s casual 40-seat establishment boasts a 300-bottle wine list and dishes such as roast duck with crepinette and...” MORE>> |
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”El Alto de Colón attracts a refined professional crowd to its dining room (which has a mosaic-tiled ceiling and views...” MORE>> |
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”Bohío's kitchen brio shows that the influence of Ferran Adrià on young Spanish chefs extends well beyond futuristic techniques. More...” MORE>> |
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”...an incessantly popular Andalusian dining spot...” MORE>> |
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”'Sophisticated Provençal food.'...” MORE>> |
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”All the Galician seafood classics are here: piles of goose barnacles and sweet boiled shrimp; cazuelas (earthenware bowls) of soupy...” MORE>> |
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”Del Rìo y González-Gordon has made a systematic survey of Seville's tapas bars. His top two are El Rincón del...” MORE>> |
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”This café has been a meeting place for some 100 years....” MORE>> |
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”We find a small restaurant called El Mesón del Abuelo, with family-style banquet tables set on the Plaza Alameda. Much...” MORE>> |
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”'I stayed at La Residencia hotel in the small town of Deia, which can’t have a population of more than...” MORE>> |
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”One of Herrera's new favorites is El Paraguas. Opened last year, the restaurant is owned by the handsome young chef...” MORE>> |
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”A restaurant with a menu created by visionary young chef Quique Dacosta...” MORE>> |
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”Del Rìo y González-Gordon has made a systematic survey of Seville's tapas bars. His top two are El Rincón del...” MORE>> |
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”Not to be missed are the paellas with rabbit and snails, the Murcian rice with vegetables and the meat pie...” MORE>> |
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”An 18th-century house reimagined as an atmospheric, antiques-filled wine bar....” MORE>> |
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”Don’t miss the trampò salad rendered in soup form, with shrimp and watermelon, or the apple cake with Sichuan-pepper ice...” MORE>> |
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”This Michelin one-star, in an old windmill in the tiny town of St. Llorenç des Cardassar, is one of Mallorca's...” MORE>> |
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”Es Moli de Sal serves fideua (a version of paella made with noodles) high above the sea in a converted...” MORE>> |
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”Expect inspired sweet-savory flavor combos: pear“crackling” and fennel shoots; or chocolate, smoked-tea, and yogurt ice cream....” MORE>> |
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”A loin of bacalao fell apart into moist, silky flakes when I prodded it with a fork. Juicy, tender, almost...” MORE>> |
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”The restaurant, Europa Decó, is more impressive still: golden Venetian mosaic columns, black Brazilian granite floors, Papuan totems. Not expecting...” MORE>> |
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”The dining room, designed by Richard Rogers, may resemble a spaceship, but the food is firmly planted on earth: chestnut...” MORE>> |
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”Like many of his compatriots, Isaac Salaberria the chef at this former cider bar in Hernani, near San Sebastián has...” MORE>> |
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”Rising-star chef Roberto Limas recently moved his restaurant, Faisandé, to the hotel, where he now serves dishes like lobster lasagna...” MORE>> |
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”Avant-garde genius Ferran Adrià tackles fast food at this two-year-old spot....” MORE>> |
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”In the heart of the Old Town—a warren of crooked streets—the bar Gandarias displays pintxos like jewels on counters....” MORE>> |
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”Dishes like a carpaccio of octopus, Catalán blood sausage, and potato blend Spanish creativity with French voluptuousness....” MORE>> |
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”A centuries-old farmhouse just outside Seville. Chef Ferran Adrià, of El Bulli fame, recently took over the restaurant and hotel....” MORE>> |
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”In Seville's old Triana quarter, Jaylu serves the best ham in Spain. The owner is adept at carving jamón into...” MORE>> |
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”From the slender vases with lipstick-red roses hung on stark white walls to the cooling watermelon-tomato soup, everything here is...” MORE>> |
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”True devotees can head to the Avenida de la Horchata, a whole street of horchaterías, anchored by Horchatería Daniel, which...” MORE>> |
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”Great spot for horchata, a drink made with tiger nuts...” MORE>> |
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”Recently, Garcia, 29, has become addicted to the freezing agent liquid nitrogen, working with a university science professor to employ...” MORE>> |
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”The restaurant, headed by chef Vidal, is legendary for lusty dishes like duck stewed with olives and prunes, and partridge...” MORE>> |
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”The crowds spill onto the sidewalk outside Inopia, a wildly popular tapas bar owned by Albert Adrià, the dessert genius...” MORE>> |
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”The chef at Juan y Andrea steams freshly caught lobster, which is then delivered to patrons at ramshackle tables on...” MORE>> |
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”Dinner for two $137...” MORE>> |
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”This authentic Andalusian restaurant is on the beautiful Plaza de Santa Cruz....” MORE>> |
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”Winter Sundays, much of Madrid seeks a hearty midday meal. Skip appetizers—and maybe breakfast—in favor of cocido madrileño, a stew...” MORE>> |
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”Patricia, who visits Madrid several times a year, and her sister Carolina are also admirers of La Broche, run by...” MORE>> |
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”...specializing in Jabugo ham...” MORE>> |
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”A local favorite, dishing up oversize portions of pork-studded lentils in a warren of vaulted rooms....” MORE>> |
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”Lágrimas Negras at the design-centric Hotel Puerta América surprises with intelligent neoclassical cooking: razor clam–and-bacon salad on a bed of...” MORE>> |
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”The large windows looked out over an expansive green field, a farmer tending his cows and the mouth of the...” MORE>> |
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”We'd heard about chef Pedro Martino's knack for innovative dishes done with a light touch, and we weren't disappointed as...” MORE>> |
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”Contemporary but not cutting-edge, chef Lluís Feliu's cuisine is worth a trip to the nowhere town of Àngles in the...” MORE>> |
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”El Bulli–trained chef Roger Martínez takes rice on a global adventure at his Eixample spot....” MORE>> |
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”Run by Muñoz's brother Carlos, this is the place to try Castilla—La Mancha specialties like fried Manchego cheese, roasted lamb...” MORE>> |
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”Black walls and artful lighting provide a stylish setting for gourmet sandwiches....” MORE>> |
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”When nothing but Spain’s wildly creative alta cocina will do, we book at Lasarte...” MORE>> |
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”Carmen Vélez creates delicious updates of local dishes...” MORE>> |
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”His Manchego cheese soup, punctuated with a dozen flavors and textures—tomato marmalade, nuggets of dried fruit and nuts, crunchy bitter...” MORE>> |
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”The native Abadía brothers put Huesca on the culinary map in 1989, when they opened Las Torres with an unusual...” MORE>> |
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”Thrilling riffs on regional rice dishes and much more, from chef Javier Andrés...” MORE>> |
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”This boiled dinner—meat, sausage, chickpeas, and cabbage—is Spain's Sunday ritual....” MORE>> |
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”Given this bar's location, with tables on Barcelona's prettiest and most touristy square, it's hard to believe the quality and...” MORE>> |
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”Chef Fina Puigdevall hired local designers to turn an old farmhouse in the town of Mas les Cols into the...” MORE>> |
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”Try cocido at Madrid's Llhardy, where a textbook-perfect version is ideally matched to the burnished 19th-century ambience....” MORE>> |
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”At the more formal Lillas Pastia, tucked into a corner of the city's former Art Nouveau casino, chef Carmelo Bosque...” MORE>> |
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”Try the tuna tartare with chive-flecked guacamole....” MORE>> |
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”Passionate chef-farmer Enrique Martinez customizes the waters for cooking his just-picked produce....” MORE>> |
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”Tasting menu for two $444...” MORE>> |
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”The quiet dining room in L’Eixample experiments with a cuisine at the intersection of Vietnam, New Orleans, and Catalonia. The...” MORE>> |
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”Traditional ingredients in unconventional preparations from Bierzo’s most ambitious chef....” MORE>> |
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”The tavern-style Mesón de la Villa, set on the site of the region's oldest underground bodega, is a favorite among...” MORE>> |
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”Local and regional specialties, including well-sourced seafood....” MORE>> |
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”You'll likely find throngs at the door of Mesón El Pastor, one of the region's best asadores—a type of restaurant...” MORE>> |
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”This old water mill turned restaurant serves the ubiquitous lechazo along with jamón ibérico, lomo ibérico (cured loin from the...” MORE>> |
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”Monastrell Reinvented regional cooking from María José San Román...” MORE>> |
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”Worshipped by cognoscenti as the source for the best seafood in town....” MORE>> |
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”The Michelin-starred Roca brothers of Celler de Can Roca in Girona don’t just offer a well-curated wine list; they also...” MORE>> |
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”Michelin two-star chef Andoni Luis Aduriz prepares brilliant avant-garde vegetable dishes....” MORE>> |
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”This tapas spot serves only mushroom-based dishes. The seasonal wild-mushroom varieties are piled in baskets along the wall before being...” MORE>> |
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”We asked the peripatetic chef for his favorite place to pull up a stool: 'Fifteen years ago I followed Ferran...” MORE>> |
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”A tiny gem right off the picturesque Llonja plaza....” MORE>> |
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”Chef Pablo Castillo has come up with ingenious twists on Mediterranean and Catalan cuisines. And the desserts, like the “liquid”...” MORE>> |
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”To accommodate Spanish schedules, the museum remains open until midnight (yes, midnight) all summer, as does the terrace of Paradís...” MORE>> |
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”At his restaurant, Xosé Torres Cannas works with brawny flavors—glazed farmyard chicken with Albariño grapes; pressed pig's feet with seared...” MORE>> |
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”The best food market in Spain, if not in the world, has numerous lunch counters that serve dishes made from...” MORE>> |
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”This cult-favorite tapas bar specializes in high-quality canned goods—some cans are even aged like wine—served on bread rusks with imaginative...” MORE>> |
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”Hidden on the third floor of a lavish food shop, this secret restaurant is a place where big shots seal deals...” MORE>> |
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