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1. Abastos 2.0
$$$$ | |"From market to plate" is this nueva cocina restaurant's philosophy: chefs start and finish the day with an empty larder and a blank menu. The freshest fish and produce are handpicked at the neighboring Mercado de Abastos and coaxed into exciting dishes that defy tradition. Be sure to book ahead as the industrial-chic dining room and terrace fill up fast.
Pl. de Abastos, Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, 15704, Spain654-015937Known For
- Inventive tapas
- Market-fresh ingredients
- Contemporary design
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Rate Includes: Closed Sun. -
2. Adega O Bebedeiro
$$ | |This tiny restaurant is beloved by locals for its authentic food. It feels like an old farmhouse, with stone walls and floors, a fireplace, pine tables and stools, and dusty wine bottles (adega is Gallego for bodega, or wine cellar). Appetizers such as pulpo con almejas al ajillo (octopus with clams in garlic sauce) are followed by fresh fish at market prices and an ever-changing array of delicious desserts.
C. Ángel Rebollo 34, A Coruña, Galicia, 15002, Spain981-210609Known For
- Octopus with clams in garlic sauce
- Baked scallops
- Wine cellar
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Rate Includes: Closed Mon., and 1st wk in Jan. No dinner Sun., Credit cards accepted -
3. Albores
$$ | |Opposite the city hall, this busy restaurant with swift service has pleasant outdoor seating under orange trees and a modern interior with low lighting. Albores serves innovative, modern dishes with a traditional base. The menu is extensive and changes often, although must-try staples include barriga de atún con salsa de soja y mermelada de tomate (tuna belly with soy sauce and tomato jam) and Retinta beef. Don't miss the crême brûlée with white chocolate and paired sweet wine.
Calle Consistorio 12, Jerez de la Frontera, Andalusia, 11408, Spain956-320266Known For
- Tuna cooked any which way
- Generous portions (sharing is encouraged; half portions also available)
- Desserts
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4. Amar Barcelona
$$$$ | |Chef Rafa Zafra’s elegant hodgepodge of a menu features contemporary Catalan fare, French classics like sole meuniere, and dishes inspired by his alma mater, El Bulli. The prices are as jaw-dropping as the dining room, which features soaring ceilings, towering marble columns, ornate chandeliers, and gilded accents galore.
Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 668, 08010, Spain93-103–9988Known For
- Fresh seafood from the Costa Brava
- Caviar menu
- Dramatic dining space
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Rate Includes: Closed Mon., No lunch Tues., No dinner Sun. -
5. Antonio Bar
$$ | Centro |Tuna carpaccio with pickled Basque peppers, battered hake cheeks, tripe and pork jowl stew—these are some of the classics you'll find on the menu at Antonio, a neighborhood standby that serves unpretentious pintxos at fair prices. Ask about specials, which vary depending on what's in season.
Calle Bergara 3, San Sebastián, Basque Country, SpainKnown For
- No-nonsense pintxo bar
- Packed with locals
- Regional beers and wines
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Rate Includes: Closed Sun. -
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6. Aponiente
$$$$ | |The recipient of a Michelin star annually since 2013 and maintaining the prized triple star since 2018, Ángel León showcases his creative seafood dishes in this unusual restaurant housed in an 18th-century tidal mill whose decor takes you under the sea with fishtail-back chairs and mermaids. Aponiente serves one tasting menu (€215 , wine pairing €100 extra), and you can expect plenty of gastronomic inventions such as pumpkin tacos with anchovy, cuttlefish with potatoes, and rice with plankton and sea cucumber. Tables can be reserved only 1–2:15 for lunch and 8–9:15 for dinner, and only via the online booking form.
Calle Puerto Escondido 6, El Puerto de Santa María, Andalusia, 11500, SpainKnown For
- Seafood (particularly sardines, shrimp, and cuttlefish)
- Creative use of everyday ingredients
- Tasting menus
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Rate Includes: Closed Sun. and Mon., Credit cards accepted, Reservations essential -
7. Arzak
$$$$ | Alto de Miracruz |One of the world's great culinary meccas, award-winning Arzak embodies the prestige, novelty, and science-driven creativity of the Basque culinary zeitgeist. The restaurant and its high-tech food lab—both helmed by founder Juan Mari Arzak's daughter Elena these days—are situated in the family's 19th-century home on the outskirts of San Sebastián. The ever-changing dishes (€240 for four courses or €270 for the tasting menu) are downright thrilling for their eye-popping presentations, unexpected flavor combinations, and rare ingredients. The best seats in the house are in the newly renovated upstairs dining room.
Av. Alcalde Jose Elosegui 273, San Sebastián, Basque Country, 20015, Spain94-327--8465Known For
- Scintillating yet unpretentious culinary experience
- Old-school hospitality
- Fresh flavors and striking plating
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Mon., June 15–July 2, and 3 wks in early Nov., Reservations essential -
8. Asador Bedua
$$$$ | |This idyllic fourth-generation asador in a centuries-old house draws the crowds with its flawless tortilla de bacalao, txuleta de buey, and local game and fish of all kinds such as besugo a la donostiarra (roast sea bream with garlic-vinegar sauce) and, when in season, becada (Eurasian woodcock) cloaked in meaty wine sauce. Fizzy Txakolí is the standard tipple, but there's also a surprisingly deep list of Champagnes and international bottles to choose from.
Cestona, Barrio Bedua, Cestona, Basque Country, 20750, Spain94-386--0551Known For
- Pristine seafood and home-grown vegetables
- Ancient building overlooking a tidal river
- Warm service in both the stone-wall dining room and glassed-in terrace
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9. Asador Etxebarri
$$$$ | |Of all the three-Michelin-star temples in Spain, Bittor Arginzoniz's Etxebarri is hands down the most exclusive, since it serves only lunch and reservations are limited. Here, grilling is elevated to an art form, with various types of woods, coals, and handmade tools carefully selected for the preparation of each dish. The obligatory €264 tasting menu (no vegetarian option) generally includes Etxebarri classics like homemade chorizo, smoked caviar, and—if you're lucky—baby elvers.
Pl. San Juan 1, Axpe, Basque Country, 48291, Spain94-658--3042Known For
- No. 3 spot on "World's 50 Best" restaurants list
- Temple of open-hearth cuisine
- Unexpectedly unpretentious, laid-back atmosphere
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Mon. No dinner. Closed Aug., Reservations essential -
10. Atrio Restaurante Hotel
$$$$ | |This jaw-droppingly elegant award-winning restaurant and hotel, housed in a medieval building redesigned by star architect Mansilla + Tuñón, is the crown jewel of Extremaduran hospitality. The ground-floor restaurant specializes in refined contemporary cooking, and the menu changes according to what's in season in chef Toño Pérez's private garden. Venison, partridge, Iberian pork, wild mushrooms, and truffles are recurrent themes. The round wine cellar in the basement is an architectural marvel with a backlit Château d'Yquem "temple" that was the site of a 2021 heist that made international news (the culprits who stole some $2 million in wine remain elusive). There are 14 drool-worthy high-design hotel rooms above the restaurant as well as a rooftop pool; 11 suites were added in 2020 to the tune of €2.6 million with an even costlier expansion—into the 16th-century Casa Palacio Paredes Saavedra across the square—just this year.
Pl. de San Mateo 1, Cáceres, Extremadura, 10003, Spain92-724--2928Known For
- Zero-kilometer Extremaduran cuisine
- Interiors with bespoke furniture and original works by Warhol et al
- Phenomenal luxury hotel on-site
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Rate Includes: Reservations essential -
11. Au Port de la Lune
$ | Eixample |The stereotypical decor of this French bistro (think Serge Gainsbourg photos) verges on parody, but the authentic food is no joke. "There's no ketchup. There's no Coca-Cola. And there never will be," reads Guy Monrepos's sign that sets the tone for a no-compromise showcase of Gallic gastronomy. Delights on the menu include oysters, goose rillettes, and a rib-sticking cassoulet that demands a second helping. Resist the temptation, though, because the cheese is magnifique and the desserts include an outrageously boozy sorbet.
Barcelona, Catalonia, 08009, Spain93-412–2224Known For
- Classic French bistro food including cassoulet
- No substitutions
- Outrageously boozy sorbet
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Rate Includes: Closed Sun. -
12. Aynaelda
$$ | |Textbook-perfect paella in...Latina? Madrid is a notoriously disappointing city when it comes to the rice dishes popular on the Mediterranean coast, but Aynaelda slam-dunks with its sizzling paellas flavored with heady aromatics and concentrated stock. Be sure to scrape up the socarrat, that swoon-worthy layer of crisp rice that sticks to the bottom of the pan. Avoid Sunday lunch as there's usually a waitlist.
Calle de los Yébenes 38, Madrid, 28047, Spain91-710–1051Known For
- Rice dishes up to Valencian standards
- Bright airy dining room
- Excellent croquettes
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Rate Includes: No dinner Sun. -
13. Azurmendi
$$$$ | |The immersive gastro-experience at the envelope-pushing eco-restaurant by renowned Basque chef Eneko Atxa starts with nibbles in the indoor garden, continues on to the kitchen with a quick tour, and culminates in the dining room with a conceptual tasting menu featuring dishes like "dew water" and "essence of the forest."
Legina Auzoa, Bilbao, Basque Country, 48195, Spain94-455--8866Known For
- Three-Michelin-star dining
- Bilbao's most innovative and sustainable restaurant
- A 10-minute drive from town
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Sun. and Mon., No dinner Tues.–Thu., Reservations essential -
14. Bar Cañete
$$ | |This spot just around the corner from the Liceu opera house is one of Barcelona's best tapas restaurants, with a long bar overlooking the burners and part of the kitchen that leads down to the 20-seat communal tasting table at the end of the room. Specialists in Ibérico products, they serve obscure cuts of Ibérico pork, such as pluma ibérica and secreto ibérico (nuggets of meat found on the inside of the shoulder blade and much-prized by Ibérico fanatics), though the real highlight of the menu is the market-fresh seafood that ranges from oysters, to grilled baby scallops and house special dishes like the baby squid (chipirones) with white Santa Pau beans.
Unió 17, 08001, Spain93-270–3458Known For
- Boisterous atmosphere
- Superb tapas
- Fresh seafood
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15. Bar Central
$ | |If you're looking for a calm respite in which to enjoy a mid-morning coffee or a laid-back lunch, you can't beat a patio table at this café in the lush gardens of Casa de la Misericòrdia (a former orphanage), replete with palm trees, ferns, moss, and a small waterfall that mutes the street noise. In the evening, twinkling lights add a touch of romance to the already magical space.
d'Elisabets 6, 08001, Spain93-270–3314Known For
- Good croissants
- Quiet surroundings
- Romantic ambience in the evening
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16. Bar del Pla
$ | |Specializing in Catalan bar food and local, organic, biodynamic, and natural wine, this sometimes-rowdy bar may not look like much from the outside but the hordes of people waiting to be seated give it away. Top choices include the mushroom carpaccio with wasabi vinaigrette and strawberries, the black squid-ink croquettes and the spicy patatas bravas.
Montcada 2, 08003, Spain93-268–3003Known For
- Catalan natural wines
- Excellent tapas
- Totally on-trend despite the old-school appearance
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Rate Includes: Closed Sun. -
17. Bar Mut
$$$ | |Just above Diagonal, this elegant retro space serves first-rate products ranging from wild sea bass to the best Ibérico hams. Crowded, noisy, chaotic, delicious—it's everything a great tapas bar or restaurant should be. The wine selections and range of dishes proposed on the chalkboard behind the bar are creative and traditional and the service is superb. The name is a play on the word vermut (vermouth), which, not so long ago, was about as close to tapas as Barcelona was apt to get. The menu changes with the seasons, but staples include the solomillo with seasonal mushrooms (or foie gras when mushrooms aren't in season) and the utterly decadent lobster with egg and brandy. Don't let the friendly and casual feel of the place lull you into thinking that la cuenta (the check) will be anything but sobering. Entrepanes Diaz, directly opposite, is a spin-off that serves more humble (and more sensibly priced) snacks and sandwiches in a similarly elegant style.
Pau Claris 192, 08037, Spain93-217–4338Known For
- Upmarket tapas
- Great wine list
- Snacks at nearby spin-off Entrepanes Diaz
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Sun. and Mon. -
18. Benzina
$$ | |Named for the car-mechanic shop that once stood here, Benzina blends industrial-chic elements with splashes of color and excellent music (on vinyl, naturally) to create a hip but cozy Italian restaurant. The food, however, is center stage: the freshly made pasta is among the best in the city.
Passatge Pere Calders 6, 08015, Spain93-659–5583Known For
- Best spaghetti carbonara in the city
- “Sferamisu” chocolate bomb of deconstructed tiramisú
- Chic decor
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Rate Includes: Closed Mon.--Tues., No lunch Wed.--Thur. -
19. Besta
$$ | |The atmosphere is relaxed but sophisticated and the constantly changing menu is a melting pot of seasonal produce from the Spanish regions of Catalonia and Galicia. Freshly caught fish and seafood take pride of place, as do the seasonal vegetables.
Aribau 106, 08036, Spain93-019–8294Known For
- Catalan-Galician cuisine
- Seafood dishes
- Cosmopolitan vibe
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Rate Includes: Closed Tues.–Wed., No dinner Mon., No lunch Thurs. -
20. Betlem
$ | |Set in a charming Moderniste space dating back to 1892, this bar hits the perfect balance of quality, price, service, and ambiance. The menu mixes classic dishes like deep-fried calamari and spicy patatas bravas, with house specials like the steak tartare.
Girona 70, 08009, Spain93-265--5105Known For
- Omelet with black pudding and mushrooms
- Sunny terrace
- Moderniste interior
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: No reservations
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