Every time I go to Donosti I try to get a table in Akelarre, without doubt the best restaurant in town, but not always is it possible; sometimes you have to make a reservation within one month. If you are lucky , prepare to taste plates like Ox with lentils colors. Ground-flavored potatoes, beets, spinach, mushrooms and bianchetto. Rape verduras fuses, tapes and glace of them. Pantel apple and honey, vanilla ice cream, pepper, raspberry fritters..and much more. All this delikatessen have a price, about 200 $ per person.
56, San Sebastián
Akelarre
Every time I go to Donosti I try to get a table in Akelarre, without doubt the best restaurant in town, but not always is it possible; sometimes you have to make a reservation within one month. If you are lucky , prepare to taste plates like Ox with lentils colors. Ground-flavored potatoes, beets, spinach, mushrooms and bianchetto. Rape verduras fuses, tapes and glace of them. Pantel apple and honey, vanilla ice cream, pepper, raspberry fritters..and much more. All this delikatessen have a price, about 200 $ per person.
At more affordable prices but with the same culinary quality there is Casa Nicolasa. for less than 100 $ per person you can try some of the more typical plates of the euskera kitchen.
Aldamar, 4-1º. (Donostia-San Sebastian)
Casa Nicolasa
At more affordable prices but with the same culinary quality there is Casa Nicolasa. for less than 100 $ per person you can try some of the more typical plates of the euskera kitchen.
This was one of the best meals I've ever had. Arzak is great Basque food with modern cuisine skill. It is expensive and worth every penny. Make reservations way ahead of your trip because everyone knows this is the spot. I had a tasting menu that was literally 8 different dishes and each one was a wonderful surprise.
20017 Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain
Arzak
This was one of the best meals I've ever had. Arzak is great Basque food with modern cuisine skill. It is expensive and worth every penny. Make reservations way ahead of your trip because everyone knows this is the spot. I had a tasting menu that was literally 8 different dishes and each one was a wonderful surprise.
A tapa in the culinary tradition of Spain is a small portion of meal. When you enter to a bar in Barcelona you can see diferent tapas over the counter, then you ask for drinks and some tapas to taste. It can be the perfect substitute for a dinning or supper , and some of these places elaborate the tapas with the quality of the best restaurants.
Barcelona, Spain
Barcelona
A tapa in the culinary tradition of Spain is a small portion of meal. When you enter to a bar in Barcelona you can see diferent tapas over the counter, then you ask for drinks and some tapas to taste. It can be the perfect substitute for a dinning or supper , and some of these places elaborate the tapas with the quality of the best restaurants.
Considered by experts as the best restaurant in Galicia. Its dominant notes are elegance, good taste and excellent raw materials.
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Restaurante Toñi Vicente
Considered by experts as the best restaurant in Galicia. Its dominant notes are elegance, good taste and excellent raw materials.
They are specialized in preparing fish and seafood of the highest quality. All I can say is that I ate the best lobster in my life.
15173 Oleiros, Spain
El Refugio
They are specialized in preparing fish and seafood of the highest quality. All I can say is that I ate the best lobster in my life.
Casa Marcelo specializes in Galician cuisine with touches of nouvelle cuisine, which offers customers a single daily menu. If you go to Santiago don't forget the menu, really amazing.
15705 Santiago De Compostela, Spain
Casa Marcelo
Casa Marcelo specializes in Galician cuisine with touches of nouvelle cuisine, which offers customers a single daily menu. If you go to Santiago don't forget the menu, really amazing.
Friendly restaurant managed by José Solla Hijo. Located in an ancestral home.Pleasant atmosphere with pretty views.Cultured cuisine. Excellent desserts. Very well put together wine list with the best Galician wines.
Recommended Fish and seafood Game, Octopus pressed in strips with trumpets and bathed in potatoes, Turbot with garlic 'pil-pil' with sweetcorn and little onions..
36163 Poio, Spain
Solla Restaurante
Friendly restaurant managed by José Solla Hijo. Located in an ancestral home.Pleasant atmosphere with pretty views.Cultured cuisine. Excellent desserts. Very well put together wine list with the best Galician wines.
Recommended Fish and seafood Game, Octopus pressed in strips with trumpets and bathed in potatoes, Turbot with garlic 'pil-pil' with sweetcorn and little onions..
Cleverly combines traditional cuisine (forgotten formulas of the galician grandmothers ), with a wide range of products, both from mountain and sea, and the culinary innovation of the new modern cuisine .
32005 Ourense, Spain
San Miguel Restaurante
Cleverly combines traditional cuisine (forgotten formulas of the galician grandmothers ), with a wide range of products, both from mountain and sea, and the culinary innovation of the new modern cuisine .
Binniarroca is a fantastic restaurant serving beautiful food in a very intimate, romantic, outdoor setting. This is a gastronomic experience & would suit ‘foodies’ like myself! All ingredients are locally sourced and this is evident in the quality of the dishes. This is a great restaurant for large families having a get-together, romantic couples and groups of friends alike. The setting, food, service and ambience provides a truly memorable experience very typical of fine alfresco dining on Menorca.
07710 Sant Lluis (Menorca), Spain
Biniarroca Restaurante
Binniarroca is a fantastic restaurant serving beautiful food in a very intimate, romantic, outdoor setting. This is a gastronomic experience & would suit ‘foodies’ like myself! All ingredients are locally sourced and this is evident in the quality of the dishes. This is a great restaurant for large families having a get-together, romantic couples and groups of friends alike. The setting, food, service and ambience provides a truly memorable experience very typical of fine alfresco dining on Menorca.
Paella symbolises Spain in a way no other dish can. The saffron-flavoured rice with seafood, chicken and vegetables has its origins in the rice-producing area of Valencia. Farm labourers used to put in whatever food was available and seafood was added as Valencia was and is a port city. Each person ate directly from the pan with their own wooden spoon. Today it can be found around the country but you should really try it in the Valencia region.
Spain
Paella
Paella symbolises Spain in a way no other dish can. The saffron-flavoured rice with seafood, chicken and vegetables has its origins in the rice-producing area of Valencia. Farm labourers used to put in whatever food was available and seafood was added as Valencia was and is a port city. Each person ate directly from the pan with their own wooden spoon. Today it can be found around the country but you should really try it in the Valencia region.
Gazpacho is a soup made from tomatoes, breadcrumbs, cucumber and/or green peppers and served cold. Despite the thinness of the soup, the flavour kicks a punch. I find it particularly fantastic on a hot summers day. It is sometimes referred to as liquid salad and is a trademark dish of Andalusia.
Spain
Gazpacho
Gazpacho is a soup made from tomatoes, breadcrumbs, cucumber and/or green peppers and served cold. Despite the thinness of the soup, the flavour kicks a punch. I find it particularly fantastic on a hot summers day. It is sometimes referred to as liquid salad and is a trademark dish of Andalusia.
Tapas are bite sized snacks of different varieties served in bars free with purchases of beer. They feature anything from calamari rings, to capsicum to spinach with chick peas. If you are looking for a good tapas bar look for a few tell tale signs - crowded counters or a mess of napkins and toothpicks on the floor beneath the bar. Most of the plates cost about 1-2 Euro and you can get a whole tapas feast of Spanish tortillas (a thick omelet, with pieces of potato inside), olives, and little sandwiches topped with shrimp or chorizo with beer for very little. There are two stories about the origins of tapas, which means lid in Spanish. The first goes that combining food with alcohol was a way of ensuring people didn't drink on empty stomachs. The alternative is that a lid was once placed over a beer to keep out flies. An olive was added and the other food developed from there.
Spain
Tapas
Tapas are bite sized snacks of different varieties served in bars free with purchases of beer. They feature anything from calamari rings, to capsicum to spinach with chick peas. If you are looking for a good tapas bar look for a few tell tale signs - crowded counters or a mess of napkins and toothpicks on the floor beneath the bar. Most of the plates cost about 1-2 Euro and you can get a whole tapas feast of Spanish tortillas (a thick omelet, with pieces of potato inside), olives, and little sandwiches topped with shrimp or chorizo with beer for very little. There are two stories about the origins of tapas, which means lid in Spanish. The first goes that combining food with alcohol was a way of ensuring people didn't drink on empty stomachs. The alternative is that a lid was once placed over a beer to keep out flies. An olive was added and the other food developed from there.
A tortilla is any omelette and the famed dish, tortilla de patatas, has chopped potatoes cooked in with the eggs and any seasoning the chef desires (eg. onions, red peppers, chives, artichockes, ham, garlic etc). It is cooked very slowly on the stove and can be served both hot and cold. Sometimes it is used as an appetizer or bar snack (tapas).
Spain
Tortilla de patatas
A tortilla is any omelette and the famed dish, tortilla de patatas, has chopped potatoes cooked in with the eggs and any seasoning the chef desires (eg. onions, red peppers, chives, artichockes, ham, garlic etc). It is cooked very slowly on the stove and can be served both hot and cold. Sometimes it is used as an appetizer or bar snack (tapas).
In Barcelona you will frequently come across the Pa amb tomàquet, which literally means bread with tomato in Catalan. It's a typical Catalan cuisine with bread, sometimes toasted, rubbed with tomato and seasoned with olive oil and salt. Sometimes there is garlic rubbed on the bread and it usually comes with sausages, ham, cheese, anchovies, grilled vegetables or marinated fish.
Barcelona, Spain
Pa amb tomàquet
In Barcelona you will frequently come across the Pa amb tomàquet, which literally means bread with tomato in Catalan. It's a typical Catalan cuisine with bread, sometimes toasted, rubbed with tomato and seasoned with olive oil and salt. Sometimes there is garlic rubbed on the bread and it usually comes with sausages, ham, cheese, anchovies, grilled vegetables or marinated fish.
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