2 Best Restaurants in Andalusia, Spain

Aponiente

$$$$ Fodor's choice

The recipient of a Michelin star annually since 2013 and maintaining the prized triple star since 2018, Ángel León showcases his creative seafood dishes in this unusual restaurant housed in an 18th-century tidal mill whose decor takes you under the sea with fishtail-back chairs and mermaids. Aponiente serves one tasting menu (€215 , wine pairing €100 extra), and you can expect plenty of gastronomic inventions such as pumpkin tacos with anchovy, cuttlefish with potatoes, and rice with plankton and sea cucumber.

Tables can be reserved only 1–2:15 for lunch and 8–9:15 for dinner, and only via the online booking form.

Spanish Lunch Dinner $$$$ Fodor's Choice
Calle Puerto Escondido 6, El Puerto de Santa María, Andalusia, 11500, Spain
www.aponiente.com
Known For
  • seafood (particularly sardines, shrimp, and cuttlefish)
  • creative use of everyday ingredients
  • tasting menus
Restaurants Details
Rate Includes: Closed Sun. and Mon., Credit cards accepted, Reservations essential

Casa Paco Ceballos

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One of the many bustling seafood and fish establishments on the Ribera del Marisco parallel to the river, this busy place with outdoor terrace and a maritime theme was established in 1947 and been hugely popular with locals ever since. They flock here for the pavias de merluza (cod in batter) and crispy fried fish, washed down with some fino or local white. Favorites also include stuffed squid and fish a la roteña (in red pepper sauce) plus the daily stew.
Spanish Lunch Dinner Quick Bite $
Calle Ribera del Marisco 9, El Puerto de Santa María, Andalusia, Spain
956-542908
Known For
  • pavias de merluza (cod in batter)
  • daily stew
  • value food
Restaurants Details
Rate Includes: Closed Wed.