Gastronomic Guide of the Province

Pepe Monforte Ariza was born in the Bay of Cadiz on 2 May 1965.

A journalist by profession and vocation, he has worked almost 20 years as a gastronomy expert.

He has worked for the local Cadiz Radio for the Spanish Radio Station: La Cadena Ser or La Voz de Cadiz.

At present, he collaborates with the local newspaper called Diario de Cadiz in the gastronomy section and he elaborates the magazine: www.cosasdecome.com dedicated to the province of Cadiz.

He has received several awards such as the Tourism Promotion award from the Provincial Council of Cadiz or the Award from the Andalusian Academy of Gastronomy and Tourism.

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Take me with you

I can see in your eyes that you like the verb: enjoy. You have chosen well. In Cadiz, enjoy is conjugated, in the present, in the future and in the past of good memories.

Enjoy We invite you to explore the province to experience the small details which make vacations great: that breakfast on the beach, the waves splashing with the music of depths, the cheese from the Sierra of Cadiz which smells like the mountains, the cool wine in

Explore the province

mid-morning in a dimly lit tavern, prawns from Sanlúcar peeled with laughter, “palmera de chocolate” (a crunchy chocolate elephant ear puff pastry) served as an afternoon snack, the half-hour siestas, a stroll on the slope of Vejer and tuna dish from Barbate with the breeze of the chiringuito (refreshment stand), etc. What more do you want. We propose a route through Cadiz

which tells stories, at local restaurants and shops, that offer products in their natural state, with untamed, authentic flavours.

Authentic Flavours We will tell you about the places where the dishes are like fireworks and the flavours explode inside your palate.

Cadiz is full of colours and contrasts. It is simultaneously the mountains, the sea and the country and its cuisine is the sum of many elements “mixed” into a sauce. The house menu has breakfast dishes with baked bread, crunchy rolls, hot fritters. We offer tuna, prawns, rock fish, from the marsh, sea nettles, fine slices of mojama (cured tuna) from

Mountain, sea, country

Barbate, wedge clams, Spanish oyster thistle (sea asparagus), scallops, which are similar to oysters, but have a more “affordable” price tag.

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We have cheese with their own brand names from the Payoya goat to the Grazalemeña sheep.

Dry sherry, “oloroso” wine, “palo cortao” aged sherry and manzanilla wine to accompany these dishes.

mille-feuille, alfajores (almond, nut and honey pastry) from Medina, bizcotelas (biscuits) with meringue that will stick to your nose.

Unique Products

There are tomatoes from Rota, artichokes from Conil, potatoes from La Colonia seasoned with vinegar from Jerez, fresh spring onions. Featured dishes with guaranteed success: shrimp fritters, Rota-style sea bream, local garlic, “encebollao” (tuna with onions and sherry), Voraz (Sea bream) in olive oil, sautéed local squid in season, fine raw clams, etc.

We can serve you “Retinto” beef, veal from La Janda, cured Iberian ham, lamb and baby goat from the Sierra of Cadiz and I know you will want to finish with something sweet.

Sweet, snacks Dare to sample the “durse” as we call the pastries here: tocinos de cielo (egg and syrup mousse) which melt in your mouth, cream

“Generoso” Liquor wines Muscatel from Chiclana, Tintilla (red wine) from Rota, brandy from Jerez to lend a sweet taste to the meal. We propose places to “tapear” (enjoy tapas), another fashionable verb here, places to have a splendid meal, restaurants with their own products, with innovative cuisine, great classic spots, cosy places to eat for two, with views, for the family, etc. As your guide, please don’t leave me at home.

Cherish Cadiz…

Cherish it in your heart

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INDEX OF CADIZ TOWNS A

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Alcalá de los Gazules 56 96 Alcalá del Valle Algar 85 Algeciras 46 Algodonales 104 Arcos de la Frontera 105

B Barbate 38 Benalup - Casas Viejas 57 Benaocaz 93 Bornos 103

C Cádiz 8 Castellar de la Frontera 55 Chiclana de la Frontera 18 Chipiona 68 Conil de la Frontera 30 El Bosque 88 El Gastor 95 El Puerto de Santa María 23

E Espera 107

G Grazalema 90

J Jerez de la Frontera Jimena de la Frontera

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L La Línea de la Concepción Los Barrios

Medina Sidonia

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O Olvera 99

P Paterna de Rivera Prado del Rey Puerto Real Puerto Serrano

61 92 21 101

R Rota 72

S San Fernando San José del Valle San Roque Sanlúcar de Barrameda Setenil de las Bodegas

14 84 52 76 98

T Tarifa 43 Torre Alháquime 97 Trebujena 82

U Ubrique 86

V Vejer de la Frontera 34 Villaluenga del Rosario 94 Villamartín 102

Z 50 48

Zahara de la Sierra Zahara de los Atunes

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IN THE ENTIRE PROVINCE Wines from Cadiz (Protected Geographical Label): Campiña de Jerez, Sierra de Cádiz, Costa Noroeste, Bahía de Cádiz.

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BAY OF CADIZ ZONE Traditional marsh fish (Typical product from the Bay of Cadiz) Shrimp fritter or Shrimp omelette (Typical product from the Bay of Cadiz) Algae, salicornia, Spanish oyster thistle (sea asparagus) (Typical products from the province coast) JEREZ ZONE Vinegar from Jerez (Denomination of Origin) Jerez Zone Brandy from Jerez (Protected Geographical Label) Jerez Zone Wine from Jerez (Denomination of Origin) Jerez Zone, Chipiona, Trebujena, Rota, Chiclana and El Puerto.

SANLÚCAR, CHIPIONA, ROTA, TREBUJENA ZONE Manzanilla from Sanlúcar (Denomination of Origin) Sanlúcar Zone.

Prawns from Sanlúcar (Protected Brand) Sanlúcar, Chipiona and Rota Zone.

CONIL, TARIFA, BARBATE ZONE Fish from Conil (Registered Trademark) Conil Zone.

Mackerel and frigate tuna from Andalusia (Protected Geographical Indication) Tarifa Zone.

Mojama (Cured tuna) from Barbate (Protected Geographical Indication) Barbate and Vejer.

Red Tuna and Tuna (Almadraba fishing method). Typical product from Tarifa, Barbate, Zahara de los Atunes and Conil.

CAMPO DE GIBRALTAR ZONE Sea bream from Tarifa or Sea Bream from La Pinta (Registered Trademark).

Strait of Gibraltar Zone.

Ortiguillas (Sea nettle).

Typical product from Campo de Gibraltar "Retinto" de veal retinto (Recognized Native Breed).

Campo de Gibraltar.

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Aceite de Oliva Virgen Extra

Olvera

Espera Villamartín

Aceite de Oliva Virgen Extra

El Bosque

Benaocaz

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Zahara de la Sierra Grazalema Villaluenga

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San José del Valle Alcalá de los Gazules

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Algeciras

Tarifa

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Payoya goat cheeses (Recognized Native Breed).

Merina sheep cheeses from Grazalema (Recognized Native Breed).

Extra virgin olive oil (Denomination of Origin).

LA JANDA ZONE Alfajor (almond pastry) Medina (Protected Geographical Indication) Medina Sidonia.

Veal from La Janda (Trademark in Registration Process) Retinto Beef Veal (Recognized Native Breed) Cheeses

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GASTRONOMIC EVENTS PLACES TO VISIT WITH YOUR FORK IN HAND. The gastronomic events are distributed throughout the year in the province. Here we offer the most important events arranged by months. The dates vary each year hence it is only possible to provide approximate dates. In any case, you can always query the web page of the Provincial Tourism Board of Cadiz: www.cadizturismo. com where information is permanently updated.

JANUARY AND FEBRUARY Cadiz - Pestiñá. (Pestiño Sweets Festivity) Ostioná. (Oyster Festivity) Erizá. (Sea Urchin Festivity) Celebrations before Carnival.

Bornos - Morcillá (Blood sausage) Festivity.

Espera - Chorizá (Sausage) Festivity of Carnival.

Los Barrios - Tagarninada festivity Ubrique -Tortillá (Spanish Omelette) Festivity. Chicharroná (Pork crackling) Festivity and Chorizá (Sausage) Festivity. Celebrations before Carnival Gañotá (Gastronomic) Festivity.

MARCH Benamahoma - Concurso de Sopas Cocía (Fried Breadcrumb dishes) Competition APRIL Conil de la Frontera - Conil Garden Gastronomic Days.

Villaluenga del Rosario - “Sierra de Cadiz” Homemade Cheese Fair.

MAY AND JUNE Barbate - Tuna Gastronomic Week.

Conil de la Frontera - “Tuna Route” Days.

Zahara de los Atunes- “Tuna Route”.

Tarifa - “Tuna Route”.

Chiclana - “Tuna Route”.

Jerez de la Frontera - Vinoble (Noble Wine Exhibition).

Olvera- Olive Oil Fair

Snail Season. Routes in El Puerto de Santa María, Bornos or Rota. Prawns Fair in Sanlúcar. Asparagus del Fair in Alcalá del Valle.

AUGUST Chipiona - Muscatel Festival.

Rota - (Sea Bream) Festivity.

Trebujena - Grawpe bunch Competition.

SEPTEMBER Jerez de la Frontera - Grape Harvest Festivity. Wine Tourism Days.

Conil - Retinto Beef Route.

Zahara de los Atunes - Retinto Beef Route.

San Fernando - Gastronomic Fair of La Bahía.

OCTOBER Vejer de la Frontera - Pork loin cooked in Lard Day. El Puerto de Santa María - Salt and Marshes Gastronomic Days.

NOVEMBER Jerez, Trebujena, El Puerto de Santa María, Sanlúcar and Ubrique Must Wine Season (new wine).

Jimena de la Frontera, Benalup and Ubrique- Mushrooms of Season.

Trebujena - Cooking and Must Wine Competition. “Chick Peas like a Rabbit” dish.

DICIEMBRE Tarifa - Cured Iberian Ham Route.

Conil - Retinto Beef Route.

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bread, cakes, Argentinian pastry-pies or hot croissants.

Pleasant terrace.

CADIZ

18th century charm The Café Royalty is a jewel in the heart of Cadiz (caferoyalty.com). It was built in the 18th century and in the 21st century, it was restored, with maximum

LITTLE BY LITTLE The Spanish “tapa” (snack) was not invented in Cadiz, but we reinvent it every day. At the counter of the bar, the people ask the waiter for “a little of this” or “a little of that”. Here, you will never bother anyone if you order a tapa. Going out for “Tapas” in Cadiz is the best excuse to stroll around the city, two pleasures for the same price... Cadiz is on sale all year round.

Café interior with frescos on the ceiling

Breakfast with encore

respect for its appearance.

For a quiet breakfast.

Exquisite picatostes (fried croutons) and crepes. You may have brunch, for those who want an international touch. They also serve snacks and dinners.

Churritos (fritters) or sweets, a lovely question to start the day. At La Marina (plaza de Las Flores), next to the Central market, recently remodelled, you may eat crunchy fritters with the right to enjoy the bustling morning of the square.

Chocolate Pancracio

Abastos Central Market

Croissants from Le Poème

Almost in front in Le Poème (calle Alcalá Galiano), exquisite croissants. Those who like coffee with aroma, the Bar Brim (calle Compañía). You must drink it standing up, good things require a sacrifice. Later a little stroll among fish, fruit

and crunchy pork crackling.

Also now, in the Plaza de Abastos you can enjoy snacks at the Gastronomic Corner, with many assorted options. Choices range from Japanese Sushi to cheese from the Sierra of Cadiz.

In Calle Nueva, La Vaca Atada, a charming place to eat a big breakfast. There is

Pancracio (pancracio.com) is an international chocolate shop founded in Cadiz.

Bonbons, chocolate bars and imagination made of chocolate. They have a shop at Calle José del Toro. In

Chocolates for gifts from Pancracio

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addition to its specialities, croissants and hot chocolate to accompany it.

Slices of life

They are very near to each other, in Calle Plocia, a gastronomic paradise. El Chicuco is one of these shops with tasty You can try it there or enjoy it with a wine from Cadiz in the adjacent bar. In

Magerit

Shopping for wine

In the historical city centre in La Alameda, Magerit (vinosmagerit.es), a shop with extraordinary variety. In 2016, it won the Solera Award for the best wine shop of the province by experts in the sector. Sherry, red and white wines, champagnes, everything. At Puerta Tierra in the Rosario del Market, La Bodeguita, a stand in the market with over 200 wines, all from the province.

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All Cadiz and some Motorcycles.

There is a curious shop called la Pelayo. It is in Calle Cobos and has a magnificent assortment of gastronomic products from the province. You may buy or sample. The funny thing is that as “you eat”, you share space with a curious antique motorcycle and miniature car exhibit.

The Payoyo cheese from Villaluenga is an excellent match with the antique motorcycles.

Two taverns, two hits

El Bulevar

the Calle José del Toro, the creamery shop, El Bulevar with an excellent collection of cheeses, olive oils and canned fish from the province.

In the historical city centre. in Calle Feduchy La Manzanilla (lamanzanilladecadiz. com).

Barrels of wine shipped from Sanlúcar, in dim light, with a display of antique bottles, ideal to take a

Tavern: La Manzanilla

El Chicuco, in Plaza de San Juan de Dios

break. In Calle Arbolí, La Sorpresa (tabernalasorpresa. com). You must not miss out on its vermouth, served with style and to accompany the red tuna (from Almadraba fishing method) brought from Barbate.

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Tapas at Plocia

In Calle Plocia, located in front of the Cadiz port, there is one of the top Tapa centres.

The entire street is full of Tapa bars. Several interesting tapa places in Garum, both classic and modern tapas, Salicornia, a restaurant which has just opened and works with first class products. La Bodeguita de Plocia, with well-prepared classic tapas.

Fried Food Restaurant: Las Flores

At the end of the street, The Cabin, a curious combination of craft beers, among them the local Maier beer, with hamburgers that leave you completely full for the rest of the day.

Calle Zorrilla

A big crowd and a lot of delicious snacks. Start things off with a “marisquito”

(seafood snack) at the Pub: Cervecería Aurelio, and later continue at one of the best Tapa bars of the de la city, Cumbres Mayores. You will love their small ham sandwich. At the end of the street, La Taberna del Anteojo, with stewed snacks and quaint terrace in front of the sea. A little further on, in the Calle San José, Ultramar&nos, a place with interesting and exquisite snacks.

fried fish in paper cones.

Memorize these names: adobo (marinated shark), chocos (small cuttlefish), gambas fritas (fried prawns) and puntillitas (baby squid).

To enjoy them, take note of several addresses. In the square: Plaza de Las Flores,

The Fried Fish Restaurants

They are one of typical restaurants of the city. They are places which sell recently

Shrimp fritters Código de Barra

Las Flores 1 and in the Promenade, Las Flores 2.

Here there are also great churros for breakfast. Also in the historical city centre, in calle Sagasta, corner of Hospital de Mujeres, the Pub: Cervecería Europa.

Innovative Tapa Ultramarinos, curious tapas

If you are a fan of innovative tapas, you should take note

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the walls and on the bar, slices of cured pork meats.

Especially famous are their “chicharrones”, pork crackling with finely sliced bacon. A few meters away, the Tabernita de la Palma (calle de La Palma). If they have “menudo” (pork tripe with con chickpeas) order it.

Tavern: El Manteca

of these two addresses, they are located very near to each other. In the plaza de Candelaria Código de Barra, enjoyable cuisine based on tapas. Nothing is what it appears to be.

In addition to the food, a smile is guaranteed. In Calle Feduchy, La Candela.

Cuisine with Cadiz products, but with influences from other gastronomic cultures.

Very popular. Best to go ahead of time.

Photo and Chicharrón

Tortillita (Shrimp Fritter) and Morena (Moray)

Two tapas which you cannot miss in Cadiz are the shrimp fritters and the marinated fried moray. The first snack is a fritter, almost transparent, made with this small shellfish.

The master formula is served at the bar of the restaurant El Faro (calle San Felix), in the barrio of La Viña. The moray eel, is a type of water snake.

It is very ugly, but fried, it is delicious. In Tavern: El Adobo (calle Rosario) has them in a crunchy and exquisite version.

Views of La Caleta

The place where everyone takes a photo is the Tavern: El Manteca (Corralón de los Carros). An old neighbourhood shop converted into a tavern.

Pictures of memories cover

Quilla, a kiosk located next to the sea, offers dinners with great added-value, enjoy something while you get away from the sun at the La Caleta beach. Professional cuisine and local wines. The sunset is free of charge.

Fried dishes from El Adobo

Quilla, gazing at La Caleta

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Brand name ice cream

The evening snack is a very necessary tradition. An afternoon snack with an ice cream is a gourmet delight.

In Cadiz, ice cream has its own brand, the “Topolino”, a scoop of frozen whipped cream served in a cone and covered with crunchy chocolate. It is served at Los Italianos, in Calle Ancha. At Puertas de Tierra, you can snack on wonderful pastries

Deep frozen seafood, El Veedor

in the bakery Don Pan, main avenue, in front of the Hospital Puerta del Mar.

Good and cheap

Two magic words. There are two bars which fulfil those words. In the Calle Veedor, the deep frozen seafood place, El Veedor.

You can enjoy snacks for 10

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Mackerel with minced vegetables

euros per person. Assorted omelettes, cured cheese. It is essential to accompany it with manzanilla of the house.

In Calle Doctor Marañón, a small neighbourhood bar, El Nono, with meatballs in tomato sauce which you must enjoy with their phenomenal fried potatoes.

Caballa con piriñaca (Mackerel with diced vegetables)

Another one of the famous dishes of Cadiz’s gastronomy.

The “piriñaca” is a vegetable dish with finely chopped tomatoes, onions and peppers.

It is served with the mackerel, which is grilled on charcoals or on the grill and it is served whole. It is only available in summer and the most famous place to try it is at the Taberna del Pájaro Pinto, in Plaza Pinto.

While you wait for the fish, you can enjoy seasoned potatoes.

The tables are in a small charming square.

With views of the cathedral The Bar Terraza is located next to the cathedral off Cadiz. Eating with views of the towers is a pleasure in itself. Also in the restaurant, you will dine very well based on the classics dishes. Three recommendations: seasoned potatoes, batter-fried white fish and tripe. Before or after, in the same square, Casa Hidalgo, a bakery where they make the empanadas (stuffed

La Mojarra

It is a rock fish. They are fish that are very well fed and this is noticeable in their meat. It is difficult to find and it is served at the bar of the Club: Viento de Levante, in the Avenida de la

La Curiosidad de Mauro in Calle Veedor. Rebel’s cuisine in the city centre

pastries) with Galician style or sweets such as the Fernandín, a puff pastry with apple.

New Values

Empanadas (stuffed pastries) of Casa Hidalgo

an attractive atmosphere and seasonal dishes. Imaginative and elegant cuisine. In the Calle Veedor, La Curiosidad de Mauro. You may enjoy snacks or eat a chef’s menu with the best in the house.

In La Alameda next to Calle Zorrilla, El Balandro (restaurantebalandro.com).

Here, you may eat a tapa at the bar or have a sit down meal. There dishes for everyone’s tastes. Pay special attention to their octopus salad. There are good desserts in all three restaurants.

In addition to the classics, there are places which triumph in recent years in the city due to their cuisine.

Sopranis (sopranis.es) offers

Bahía. As a complement in the restaurant’s terrace, great views of the bay and La Pepa bridge, with impressive height and size.

El Chato

Eating in a building built in 1780 already has its appeal. It is called the Ventorrrillo El Chato

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stops. If you fancy a rice (ventorrilloelchato.com) dish, the Pub: La Marea and it is in the middle of (lamarea.es). Look an almost wild beach out for their called Cortadura. rice dish with In the kitchen, clams and there is José prawns.

Manuel Beforehand, Córdoba, try some one of the oysters from wizards of Cadiz Nearby Cadiz cuisine.

La M area´ two additional Innovative dishes s rice addresses, in Calle but without a fuss: the Fernández Ballesteros. sauce of elegance.

Vinos y Tapas Sur is a bar for tapas with original El Faro Gonzalo Córdoba, the father recipes. Practically at its side, Aplomo, innovative of the current manager cuisine for shared dishes.

Mayte Córdoba, was one Continuing the stroll, of the revolutionaries of Arsenio Manila. They the Cadiz cuisine. The practice the philosophy of restaurant continues to be a healthy cuisine with native classic. From shrimp fritters or excellent fried fish dishes, they unite the most creative dishes with products from the zone. Make sure to leave room for dessert.

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products and touches from other cultures. They have special dishes for vegetarians. If the Arsenio

Arsenio Manila

Manila weather is good, you can eat lunch or dinner at the chiringuito which they have in front: Bebo los Vientos.

The Promenade

The Promenade in Cadiz extends parallel to the beach called La Victoria.

It offers several interesting

La Despensa, in front of the beach: Santa María del Mar.

La Despensa

La Despensa (ladespensacadiz.com) is a classic restaurant with select products. It is fitting to begin with well-cooked prawns and continue with wedge clams. Followed by oven-baked rock fish, something simple but good. Exquisite desserts and a very pleasant terrace to eat dinner.

Ventorrillo El Chato, right on the de Cortadura beach.

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SAN FERNANDO

THE CITY OF THE SALT MARSHES The marches, several zones which are flooded with water from the sea and which in another time were essential in the development of the salt industry, surround San Fernando. Its cuisine is one of the most peculiar coast areas of the province, Take note of these names: cañaíllas (sea snails), camarones (shrimp), bienmesabe (marinated fried shark), lenguados (flounders), lisas (striped mullet). If they are not engraved in your memory, they will surely become engraved in your palate.

Pleasant breakfast

In the province of Cadiz, people love to visit the “plazas” whose markets also have the same name. The San Fernando Plaza is a square which deserves a visit.

Located in the city centre, the pleasure begins with the breakfast in its surrounding.

In the Calle Hermanos Laulhé, next to the market, two “desayunerías”

(breakfast places) with a lively atmosphere: The Florida Bar and the La Plaza Bar have everything.

In the Plaza del Rey, very nearby, El 44 with a terrace for breakfast “where you can stretch your legs”.

Local Marsh fish

If it is the season, from the end of October to end of December, the market

Plaza del Rey, with the Town Council in the background.

stalls of the square can find mackerel, a series of specialities which grow in the salt marshes environment. There are striped mullet, flounders, sea bream, shrimp, wedge clams, etc. Only a few restaurants have them in the city. One place that has them on occasion is Casa Miguel

The Stall of Antonio el Málaga

(Calle San Onofre). There is usually a gastronomic fair in this season.

The Plaza del Rey

It is a very pleasant place to enjoy a mid-morning drink or snack. There is a famous terrace: La Gran Vía (plaza del Rey) where they have local wines to combine with cold snacks. Very close by, El Patio de Benitez

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Interior of the Benítiz Patio

(elpatiodebenitez.com) a very popular place to enjoy Tapas. A good recipes for tomato soup or the tripe.

The Salinas (Salt Marshes)

San Fernando is surrounded by salt marshes. Some of them are still active and produce salt and delicious products -such as the flower of salt, the most gourmet version of this

previously fried in a brine solution with garlic and oregano or cumin, is known in San Fernando with the clever name of Bienmesabe.

El bienmesabe dish is in the fried food places, the shops where they sell fried fish in brown paper bags. El Deán (calle Real, next to the Church: Iglesia del Carmen) is over two centuries old. In the same street, the fried fish shop: Virgen del Carmen (Real 144). The specialities with the most demand, besides the Bienmesabe, are the fried small cuttlefish or the fried shrimp.

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Las Vacas, La Gallega with a large potato omelette and a heavenly empanada (stuffed pastry).

In Calle Real número 20, Los Gallegos. In its terrace, it is a treat to try their octopus. More modern is El Embrujo Gallego, (avenida León Herrero n. 21) with a Galician stew which is excellent nourishment for your body.

Sweets with character

The sweet side of San Fernando has two names with a major tradition.

In Calle Real n. 94, La Victoria, a bakery founded in 1914. Their version of the Roscos (fried donuts) of HolyWeek are pure “passion”.They only have them from 7th of January until Palm Sunday. In Calle Real in front of a church called Iglesia del Carmen, La Mallorquina, a terrace to enjoy the custom of having an afternoon coffee and pastry.

San Vicente salt marshes

product. To discover them in depth the best place to visit is Las Salinas San Vicente (salinasanvicente.es). In the mornings, they are open to the public and you may see their installations and buy salt.

Bienmesabe (Marinated fried shark) and the fryers The cazón en adobo (marinated shark), a fish

The Galician Bars

Another peculiar feature of San Fernando is the establishment with Galician cuisine.

The former military training in the city led to an interesting cultural exchange in what is “eaten” here. The result are several Galician restaurants. In the Plaza de

Terrace of La Mallorquina

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Estero number 53). Stewed seafood, fried fish and pearls such as their “Caperucita” (Little Red Riding Hood) salad, with octopus and a pork loin sandwich, popularly known as the “Pepito”. You must try it.

Tortillitas de camarones (Shrimp fritters) Bartolo, curious restaurant at the shore of Bay

Inside the Bay

The beach called La Casería is a small fishing port.

Located here is Bartolo a unique restaurant at the water’s edge. The place is shown in the photo and the house speciality is fried fish, with seasoned potatoes as mandatory appetizer. Beside it, the Merendero (snack place) La Corchuela, also charming and where you may also eat classic portions with magnificent views.

What is Tapeo?

The Tapa bar: Tapería de Javier is the fashionable place to “tapear” (enjoy tapas) in the city. It is in Calle Real at number 58. The best thing, if the weather is good is to sit in their terrace. Dishes to share, from their innovative cuisine. Everything is usually very good. Another recommendation for snacks, are the pubs La Mar de Fresquita (Ronda del

This is one of the star dishes of Cadiz gastronomy and in San Fernando they are especially famous. One of the most unique places to eat them is at Bar León.

The place is not suitable for those who do not like

The Tapas Bar: Tapería de Javier.

taverns and neighbourhood bars, but their shrimp fritters are exquisite.

They are in the Plaza de Las Vacas. While you are there, also try their eel, a type of sea snake, fried in slices. Here, everything is eaten with your hands… forks are forbidden.

Shrimp fritters

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Calle Buen Pastor number 385, the Venta El Cerro, with stews to dip bread.

Try their tripe with chick peas, a common tripe stew in the province. In summer caballas con piriñaca (mackerel with diced Venta Los Tarantos

For sit-down meals

For those who like formal meals, there are two interesting references in the city. Los Tarantos, is a historical restaurant. Walls full of memories,

and traditions stews from the area on the tables.

It also has a snack bar, which is practically a photography museum.They are in Calle Luis Milena number 63. Nearby, in

Sardines from Venta El Cerro

vegetables, a typical dish from the Bahía de Cadiz.

La Venta de Vargas

The mythical bar: Venta de Vargas..

It is the city’s most visited “monument”.

The restaurant, located in the Plaza de Vargas, is nearly one century old. With a Flamenco theme, it was one of the places frequented by the mythical Flamenco singer Camarón. Among the culinary monuments of the restaurant, are its seasoned potatoes, the shrimp fritters or the berza (cabbage).

Eating tapas at the bar is another one of its attractions. It is mandatory to visit with your camera.

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made with pork and spices, flavoured with cinnamon, it is very healing.

CHICLANA, MUSCATEL WITH BUTIFARRA (CATALAN SAUSAGE)

Chiclana discovered sweet&sour long before it was invented by the new cuisine. The place’s muscatel is very light; it is served with butifarra in the Chiclana wine cellars and taverns. Later a fried fish platter, a little seafood and sweets, many sweets, because they that good. I know that this not something to “eat”, but you must take a seat at the sports centre and watch how the evening reveals the light in front of the castle: Castillo de Sancti Petri... you also have the right to enjoy the view. level. Later in the square, a modern building and many attractions. Take note: chicharrones (pork crackling), butifarra (Catalan sausage), a lot of fish. It also has its cultural side, because very close by, in the same square with the wineries, the Museum of Wine and Salt.

Empanadas (Stuffed pastries) from Antonia Butrón

Stroll through the market Here you must start the morning exploring the Central market area. You can begin with a breakfast at the café: Antonia Butrón (Antoniabutron. com), in their terrace.

On the way, you can buy their famous “empanadas” to restore your energy

Gloria Muscatel from Bodegas Sanatorio

The Salt in person

The Centro de Recursos Ambientale (Environmental Resources Centre) (salinasdechiclana.com) is a zone with mackerels which is used to explain how the

In a dim light

After the visit to the market and stroll next to the river, you can continue the morning in the Winery: Bodega de El Sanatorio (bodegasanatorio. com), the best name in the world for a place which takes care of their wines. Here you must order the “Gloria” muscatel with several slices of butifarra, a local sausage

Salt marshes of Chiclana

salt marches operate and their activities. It is ideal to visit with children. There is a museum, animals, nice views and even at noon, you can eat in the restaurant, which in Summer, is also open at night.

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Visits with a nutritional interest

In Chiclana, there are two places that are worth visiting to go shopping. In Calle Larga, the Bakery: Obrador de Jesús Nazareno, where the nuns make a famous almond cake. For those who like cured acorn-fed Iberian ham, the shop called Lusol (lusoltiendasgour- met. com). The shop has a good assortment of wines and cured Iberian meats and a restaurant where you may eat, for example, good ham with local wines.

Dish from Via-Vai

Designer Tapas in the city centre Via vai, occupies an old wine cellar space in Calle Jesús Nazareno n. 18.

The Chef Diego Marengo creates a very imaginative cuisine here. The menu varies with the season but it usually serves an interesting carpaccio with garlic-fried prawns.

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prawns. Also good fish and rice dishes. A place to note down in the agenda.

La Cobijá

Seafood Restaurant: Marisquería El Manguita

eat. In La Parra (river walk), a terrace with good views of the Iro river, pay special attention to the wines which are combined with select tapas.

Fish from the Marsh

The fish from the marsh come from the fishes which grow in the salt marsh zones, they can be commonly be found in the pubs of Manguita. There are several, the most famous is in Calle Doctor Pedro Vélez. They have doradas (sea bream) and lubinas (sea bass) and also prawns from the marsh, small specimens but very tasty. In Marisquería Bernardo, next to the beach: playa de La Barrosa, they have the latest speciality, the

It is a pizza restaurant. It is next to the beach: Playa de La Barrosa (lacobija. es). But it is not a usual place. They make their own dough, very good and what they put on top of it later is very delicious. Visit with patience because the place is packed, especially during the summer nights.

In front of the Castle

One of the most beautiful zones in de Chiclana is la located in front of the Castle: Castillo de Sancti Petri. A major hotel and restaurant offer has grown in this zone based on fishing. The place with the most beautiful views, El Flotante, with a terrace at the sea shore. For those who want a more casual place and good seafood, the Yacht Club: Club Naútico de Sancti Petri with a wide range of fish dishes, above all fried dishes.

More centre spots

Going out for Tapas in the city centre of Chiclana, there are various interesting options. In Calle Hornaza, 19 there is El Molino Tapas.

A varied assortment, for all ages and pleasant patio to

La Casa del Farero, another great place located in the old town of Sancti Petri

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Cataria, the grill

Atunante, Royal Hideaway Sancti Petri.

Three spots in La Barrosa The beach called playa de La Barrosa is full of bars.

You must be selective. We offer you three suggestions.

Popeye (restaurantepopeye. com) permits you to

shopping centre, Cachito Novo (cachitonovo.com).

Recently redecorated it offers tapas and formal meals. The speciality is stuffed squid. In front of the beach: La Barrosa, in the place known as the first track, the Rincรณn del Pulpo, tapas with a Galician inspiration at a good price and with good views from the upper terrace.

Cataria, located in Hotel Iberostar, is the Andalusia version of the Basque grill restaurant, Elkano. Its philosophy is the same, good quality products cooked in an outstanding way on the grill. The difference is that the raw materials are fish and seafood from the Cadiz coasts. Previously, excellently prepared appetizers. A place to follow.

Good place to visit. They only open for dinners.

Atunante Restaurante Popeye

eat tapas or diner in the restaurant. Views of the marshes from the dining rooms and good food. Look out or their fried squid.

In the Novo zone, in the

It is located in the hotel Barcelรณ Sancti Petri. It specializes in red tuna (almadraba method) and the menu features many ways to taste it in a lounge decorated with cardboard tunas placed on the ceiling as if it were under the sea. (atunante.com) it only opens for dinners.

Cataria, fish and seafood from the zone cooked on the grill.

Alevante, by ร ngel Leรณn

Alevante, Michelin star Alevante (alevanteangeleon.com) is a place run by the Cadiz chef with three Michelin stars, Angel Leรณn. They offer gourmet menus comprised by the dishes that have been a big success in the restaurant Aponiente in El Puerto.

It also has an excellent wine list. They only open at night. It is best to reserve.

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Venta Paquete... chicharrones (pork crackling)

PUERTO REAL

ESSENCE OF FISH DISHES Flounders, sea bream, clams, razor clams, sea bream, small cuttlefish, marinated shark, etc. Puerto Real continues to be the “reserve” for the fish in a wild state in the Bay. In its restaurants, fishermen’s cuisine continues to be popular which can only be “domesticated” when the rolls enter the room from the bakery of de Fernando Damián.

... and the Tapas afterwards

Seasoned olives from Patricio

Very nutritional market

The Central market of Puerto Real begins in the outskirts. You may choose.

If you want churros from the bar Arca Casa Ramón (calle La Plaza) and if you want a roll with ham and pleasant terrace at Mesón La Plaza (calle Soledad).

Later, inside the walls of the market, notice the fish stands, or the olives of Patricio or the assortment of cheeses from the Sierra de Cadiz at Cosano.

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Now that we are in the centre, the thing to do is to enjoy the snacks from the surroundings.

Some interesting addresses are El Barril, in Calle Ancha, with an interesting variety of tapas. In Marinero en Tierra (plaza Poeta Rafael Alberti) the tapas, excellent and varied, are complemented with a nice terrace that has views of the sea.

Venta Paquete, famous for its pork cracklings

The pork crackling is a unique way to eat meat fried in lard. At Venta Paquete, on the Malas Noches road, in the outskirts of the city, you may to try them. While there, you can sample a good “berza” (cabbage), a legume stew which as a rule has a mixture of various meats which have been cooked in the stew.

Bizcotelas (meringue cake) and Piñoneras (pine nut sweets)

Puerto Real has interesting sweets to taste.

In La Puertorrealeña (laportorrealeña.com) one of the most interesting is the “bizcotela”, a moist meringue filled cake and cream. On the other side of town, in Calle Sagasta, La Trufa, where they prepare the dish known as the typical sweet of Puerto Real, “the piñonera”, a type of marzipan, very moist, covered with pine nuts. If it is Lent

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you must add another address, the bakery of Fernando Damián (calle Real) with amazing torrijas (French toast). As well as fluffy crumb rolls, just like a pillow but in a baker’s version.

Clams from the marshes

Three spots for clams

At Puerto Real, they make clam stews. The clams are still caught in the marsh zones which surround the town. Who knows which is better, the bivalve clam or the sauce in which it is submerged. Take note of these three addresses.

In Calle Nueva the Bar Dorado, a very lively place with a bar and dining room with a lot of people. While there, besides the clams, you must order the marinated fried shark. In a quieter place, the restaurant Jardín de Canalejas. The patio itself is worth a visit in Calle Vaqueros. Also look out for their grilled peppers. In the outskirts of an industrial park (Edificio Bahía), a very curious spot: Casa Manolito.

It is a bar for the workersof the zone but it has earned so much prestige that many

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people go to try their clams and also their rice dishes with prawns.

Two unique spots

Two unique spots, for friends who like something different. In the beach promenade, El Callejón del Vino, a tavern to have a sherry along with a cold tapa. In Calle San Ignacio, Los Esteros, a dining room with a chimney, where you can try hunting game and fish dishes from the zone. Pay attention to the suggested dishes of the day.

A special place

Puerto Real has one of the places in the province with the best fried fish: La Taberna del Puerto.

They leave it crunchy on the outside and juicy on the inside and they do a wonderful job with what the zone calls “rock fish”, a species with a defined taste. They have sea bream or sea bass. They also make good clams and on occasions they have muergos (razor clams), a shellfish almost identical to the navajas (razor shell

Sea Bass from El Fogón del Guanche

Fresh razor clam

clams), which they fry in garlic. If the weather is good, sitting in the terrace is the ideal. It is in the Quay: Ribera del Muelle.

El Fogón del Guanche, Style

El Fogón del Guanche is one of the most outstanding places for creative cuisine in the la Bay of Cadiz. In spite of the quality of their offer, the prices are moderate.

People eat based on dishes to be shared and the menu changes daily. The dishes are shown on a chalk board.

In any case, if they have rice dishes, it is worth ordering them. Different but exquisite.

They prepare the fish dishes very well and you must leave room for dessert. Best to reserve early. They are in Calle Amargura.

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THE PRODIGIOUS TABLE El Puerto has many prodigious dishes on the table and behind the counters. They are not hidden, they are treasures in plain sight, with a view of the Guadalete River, beside the sea, fish and stewed seafood dishes from the prodigious sea. Wines and centennial liquors and tapas are still served on earthenware plates. Let’s visit El Puerto... but with fork. crackling and pringá (stewed pork/sausage) will make you feel like singing your favourite song. The bar is in Calle Plaza de Abastos y and you must visit the market, which includes, as a curious feature, a chapel in its interior devoted to the Virgin Mary.

The walls of El Bar Vicente

Have breakfast in El bar Vicente it is a mandatory stop.

It is worth it to see their walls full of old advertising signs for wines or simply take a seat at their tables with the air of a café from the 20th century. If you want a ”bite to eat” you can buy churros from the nearby stand: puesto de Charo, in the Central market or choose to sample the rolls of the house. Please allow me to make a personal recommendation, the pork

The snack afterwards

After the visit to Mercado de Abastos (Central Market) you should cool off suitably.

Winery: Bodega de Mora

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The visit to the Central Market of El Puerto continues in the deep-frozen foods shop: Ultramarinos La Giralda located in Calle Luna. Over a century of history. It maintains the aesthetic style of the old warehouses with counter and backroom to have a drink with a cold snack.

Next to the market, another place with charm, the Bar Brillante. If it is the season for red tuna (almadraba method) you must order the tuna cooked in lard, or one of thehouse stews.

The Osborne Winery

Osborne (bodegas-osborne. com/puerto-de-santa-maria/) has opened its Winery: Bodega de Mora completely devoted to wine and gastronomy.

There is a museum where you may visit the wine cellars, souvenir shop, you can enjoy wine tasting with for example, cured Iberian ham and they have a Bar Toro, named in a tribute to the famous Bull of its brand, where you can have an Andalusian snack with the wines from this winery.

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Gutiérrez Colosía

Another historical winery of the city (gutierrezcolosia. com). It still has its family character. It is next to the river. There is a small shop where you may buy wine directly served from the wine containers and the legendary winery brands such as their brandy or the crianza wines. They also offer wine tastings and now have opened a cool “sherry bar”, Bespoke, where you may enjoy their family wines with snacks.

The legendary Cacao Pico and the Tiles (almond biscuits).

Cacao Pico (Cacaopico. es) is a liquor which began to be produced almost all from the 19th century.

They continue to make it with machinery the early 20th century. Now, with prior appointment, you may visit the installations.

In addition, the distillery, and the Ibañez family, the creators of the famous Tejas (almond biscuits) of El

Assorted seafood from Romerijo

The distillery of Cacao Pico

Puerto (cienpalacios.com) cellar…but they allow visits have created a box which since the González Obregón includes both products, family have opened a the liquor tavern in and this type the building of crunchy where they almond serve their biscuit. The wines, in marvellous dim light box can be and with purchased charm. On Box of Cacao Pico and Almond biscuits in the weekends to of El Puerto shop: Cien accompany Palacios in the Calle some stews. If there is Misericordia. “berza” stew…order it.

Obregón, dimly lit winery The winery: bodega de Obregón is in the Calle Zarza. The wines continue to age in the small wine

Romerijo, the seafood and potatoes of Selu

One of the most popular photographs of El Puerto de Santa María is the one with the seafood that is sold at Romerijo (romerijo. com), an acclaimed seafood restaurant, founded in the mid-20th century and which still has a wonderful shop window in what is known as the seafood riverbank.

Here you must buy a “papelón” (seafood in brown paper bag) as well as the fried fish in the fried food restaurant they have next to the kitchen. Later, sit in the terrace with fresh “fino”

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to offer stews that almost belong in a museum. Look out for their chicken livers or their “mechá” (shredded meat). The wine route ends at the pub: Cervecería de El Puerto, which specializes in seafood and Galician products.

Octopus and scallops are a great combination. If there are galeras (mantis shrimp), only in the season, add them to the list.

Winery: Bodega Obregón

sherry wine from El Puerto.

Before, if they are open, another paper bag with French fries which are sold by “Selu” in their kiosk in the Calderón Park.

Paco Ceballos and Echaté Payá

Next to Romerijo, other points of interest. Just next to it, the bar of Paco Ceballos,

Échate Payá

another institution. You must order their marinated hake, in a large portion and deliciously crunchy. Next door, the Echaté Payá, a small restaurant where they usually have good stews. If they have lentils with small cuttlefish, do not miss the opportunity.

La calle Misericordia, the tapa stroll

The Calle Misericordia is the Tapa stroll. There are several interesting addresses. Let’s explore them in a stroll down the street. In El Mesón del Asador the spicy “bravas” or pork sirloin in Cabrales cheese sauce. Next door, De Gonzalo with an interesting version of garlic mayonnaise potatoes and good fried fish tapas. A few steps away: La Bodeguilla del Bar Jamón. Extraordinary menu with the wines from the province. Accompany it with their house bread and cured Iberian ham. Er Beti continue

Winery of Bar Jamón

And for dessert …Da Massimo

In Calle Luna, next to Misericordia, is the ice cream shop: Da Massimo, a master ice cream maker

Er Beti

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Plato al centro, in Vistahermosa

who resides in El Puerto and prepares wonderful flavours and ice cream cones.

Every weekend, they usually have a novelty, but you may also enjoy the classic dishes.

Special attention to their specialities with the seasonal fruits. They have several shops in the area.

La Casa del Jamón

Gastronomic delights

In El Puerto, there are many gastronomic delights. Two interesting addresses, both in Calle Valdés, near the bullfighting arena. La Casa del Jamón offers amazing display of cured hams sliced by hand in front of the customer. They also export all Europe (ibericosjuancarlos. com). On the other side of the street, the Gourmet de El Puerto, with an outstanding

collection of wines from the zone, and canned fish and salted or cured meats from Barbate and cheeses from the Cadiz Sierra.

Tapas in Valdelagrana

The Beach: Playa de Valdelagrana is one of the most popular in the city. If you visit there, you should know an address to have a meal. We propose two places. The Bar Juan Antonio (Avenida de la Paz number 31) is a restaurant where you may eat based on dishes for sharing. They have many suggestions. The best is to let them recommend for you. Very near (avenida de la Paz number 38) La Taberna del Sapo, with Galician specialities. Good place to eat seafood dishes.

In Vistahermosa

It is another zone in the outskirts. It also has beaches.

Here, Plato al Centro, a restaurant specialized in tuna (almadraba method) and top quality local products.

The Taberna del sapo

(platoalcentro.com) may be a good option. The best plan is to eat there based on dishes for sharing.In Calle Los Sauces, El Laúl (laul.es), an old chalet transformed into

La Chica Yeyé, a curious place near the San Marcos Castle

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bar which is gaining fans in recent years with their traditional cuisine in miniature format.

El Pescaíto, good food

The garden of El Laúl

a restaurant. You may dine in a terrace with its natural grass floor natural. There is a snacks zone and restaurant with innovative Cadiz cuisine.

The Yeyé afternoon snack

La Chica Yeyé is a charming café located at the foot of the San Marcos Castle, in the city centre. Its terrace is at the base of the castle walls. They have homemade pies/cakes and several types of bread which they serve with marmalade and creams, which they also make.

The decoration of the interior lounge is also worth seeing.

The Tavern of El Chef del Mar

Los Portales, a great classic

Restaurant located in Ribera del Marisco (restaurantelosportales. com). It was founded in 1977 and is still managed

It is in Calle Atalaya, behind the hospital Santa María de El Puerto. It is a place far from the tourist zones, but it is worth a visit. Very select products.

It is worth listening to the suggestions of the day, although they are standard dishes such as the marinated fried anchovies, the potato salad, the shredded tuna or the “castañitas”, a type of small size squid. For dessert, another culinary monument from El Puerto, the Imperial cake from the bakery: Obrador de Pepe Mesa.

Sea Chef, the Tavern of Ángel León Los Portales

by the same family. Classic cuisine with top quality fish and seafood dishes.

They also have a Snack

In 2016, the chef Ángel León transformed the old restaurant Aponiente into a tavern where you will have the chance to sample his creations in a more casual

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way. The restaurant has become a local favourite and offers an interesting cuisine based on dishes for sharing.

The menu changes but there

great dishes such as their marinated fried shark, a seafood stew or the rice with plankton.

The cool patio of El Arriate

El Arriate (restauranteelarriate.com) is the perfect restaurant for a dinner for two. Its patio, which includes a small fountain is perfect to finish the day. As a culmination, the cuisine by the Chef David Méndez is

The patio of Restaurante El Arriate

The olive room in El Faro de El Puerto

accompanied with daring elegant dishes based on tradition. You will love their guacamole croquettes or their carpaccio with prawns and squid.

El Faro in El Puerto, the quiet elegance

The chef Fernando Córdoba plans his dishes very well. He prepares them with elegance. If

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in which you may try numerous culinary jewels made with seafood ingredients, a cuisine which is practically a jewellery shop. Angel

Prawn on parsnip purée from El Faro in El Puerto

you want to triumph, then you must visit this place, it is risk-free.

Creative Cadiz food.

You may have tapas at its crowded bar or eat in the dining room. There is a long list of dishes to try: shrimp fritters, prawns with a type of potato purée, Cadiz style fried fish, dishes which combine pasta and seafood. The winery is huge with a major presence of Sherry as well as other wines from

Ángel León and his team at Aponiente

Cadiz. You must not leave without trying the dessert; you will regret it for the rest of your life.

Aponiente, three Michelin stars

Aponiente, is the Andalusian restaurant with more Michelin stars.

It is in an old mill which made flour operated by a water wheel immersed in the river. Its cuisine is immersed in the sea.

Here people dine based on two gourmet menus

Sea Urchin Royale from Aponiente.

León cuisine is the reinvention of seafood cuisine. The experience is complemented with local wines. It is essential to reserve in advance at aponiente.com

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shop run by Paco Ortega, with a good selection of sliced hams.

GARDEN AND GRILL Perfection does not exist but Conil is very close. Its fields and coasts produce many of the best products from the province. Its farms offer surprises every season such as artichokes for Lent or the tomatoes in the summer and from the sea, well, the fish flipped on the grill as fish lovers say when it is cooked on a the grill to preserve all its flavour: red porgy, sea bream, octopus, etc. the catalogue is endless and if you combine the garden and grill, you will end up kissing the food on your plate.

Breakfast at the beach

Eating good bread with red lard is a pleasure, but if you want to top it off, you can eat practically on the sand and in the background listen to the sea, this a top ten thing to do. At Conil, it is possible, right on the beach called La Fontanilla features the Chiringuito La Fontanilla and it offers with God’s blessing, breakfast right on the beach. For breakfast fans who are less “intense”, they also prepare dishes with assorted fruit.

They are only open during the beach season.

Small Market, but good assortment

The Conil Market is small but has a very good assortment. Pay attention

Red Porgy of Plaza de Abastos

Exceptional Snacks

At Conil, there are several places where you may try original tapas. Feduchy (calle Pascual Junquera) has an excellent tuna tartar. El Escondite (calle Herrería) offers dishes in a quaint alley with lovely Tapa combos.

Txicote (calle Vendimiadores) offers a fusion of Basque and Conil cuisine seasoned with good humour. For more traditional tastes, Ancar Pollo (calle Carretera) with a nice terrace and good traditional cuisine.

The vegetables from Paco Vazquez

to the fish stands with sea bass, red porgy, sea bream and squid. Also ask for the trigger fish, another delicious fish from the sea and the fruit stand of Paco Vázquez. The market is in the Calle Los Vientos. In the surroundings interesting proposals such as the salted fish shop of La Chanca (lachanca.com) or the shop Gadira (gadira.com). In Calle Antonio Ligero, the

El Escondite

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Venta La Higuera, in the Colorao road to Conil

Fish prepared with olive oil

On the Cadiz coast, it is very common to cookwhole fish in the oven and only seasoned with a little olive oil. At the Restaurante Playa (restauranteplayaconil. com) in front of the beach,

stomach. For these moments, there are two places in Conil that can relieve your hunger. Casa Mercedes (calle Virgen de la Luz) has a menu which they continually renew. Look out for the suggestions from Mercedes Llacer, the owner. In El Colorao, next to the road, the Venta La Higuera (ventalahigueraconil.com), with stuffed squid great to dip bread.

Do you need a three-layer cake?

In Conil, there is a curious sweet a type of cake with a half-moon shape which is called “trasplante”. Its name is perhaps because it has 3 layers. It is on sale

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at the Horno de Fátima in the Calle Cepa. In the historical city centre (Calle General Gabino Aranda), there is Canela y Miel a new modern bakery. Look out for their cream puff pastry or cakes. The Roscos de Reyes (fried donuts) can be sampled in the city all year.

This prodigious dish is made

Fruit basket from Canela y Miel

by the bakery La Conileña (calle Puerto Serrano) where they make them in the individual version.

Views to fall in love

Take note of this name: Restaurante El Roqueo.

Reserve a table in their dining on the upper floor.

It is from all the coast. You provide the view and the company. They provide everything else, a white wine

Casa Mercedes

it offers perfectly cooked specimens. If you think the fish is good, don’t miss the vegetables that accompany them. They also have meat dishes for those who do not prefer fish.

Soup experiences

At times, we really feel like a soup dish, something hot which soothes the

Room with views in the Restaurante El Roqueo

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from Cadiz, a little tuna, a little fried fish, a rice dish, everything has a first class.

A dinner in this place can really make a difference in your vacation... for the best.

Call ahead of time to reserve (elroqueo.com)

Calle Cadiz

It is a narrow street, in the city centre, and it is populated with numerous bars. We will give you a few clues. La Azotea de La

Patio restaurant Blanco y Verde

prepare a squid dish called: “calamares a la cochambrosa” (poor man’s squid). The name is deceptive because it is rich, rich, rich. In between them, Juan Maria, a classic place with tuna dishes and select fish dishes.

Restaurants in your swimsuit

Restaurant La azotea de la mejorana

Mejorana offers original meals midway between innovation and tradition. A sure bet. On the other side of the street El Sopa, a bar and restaurant where they

At the restaurants La Fontanilla and Francisco La Fontanilla, they are both next to the Beach: Playa de La Fontanilla, the only thing missing are their swimsuits. They are at the edge of the beach with very nice terraces. At Francisco La Fontanilla you must not miss the House’s special

Restaurant Francisco La Fontanilla

rice dish which practically has a grilled seafood quality. Before have castañitas (small squid) or a little tuna. For dessert, go for a swim to celebrate such much enjoyment. A

Dish of Feduchy Playa

few steps away, Feduchy Playa, a chiringuito with a good cuisine.

Blanco y Verde

It is a restaurant distant from the beach zone Restaurant at the edge of the Beach: Playa La Fontanilla

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(blancoyverde.com) but a visit is well worth it.

They prepare soup dishes with an amazing touch of vegetables. A tuna stew in tomato becomes a monument to dip bread.

They have charcoal grilled

meats which they expertly cook. Specialists in Retinto beef, very typical from the province.

Pleasant terrace

Not just a place to eat well but also enjoy a great atmosphere. The terrace of this restaurant Cabo Roche, located in the road which goes to the fishing port, is full of trees and plants. In this

Venta Melchor

atmosphere, you must not miss the shrimp fritters of the house, its seafood or its fish dishes. Quality products. Take note of the house suggestions.

com) they worship time.

They exclusively work with local products in the season hence the menu will periodically vary. Do not miss season dishes

The Worship of Time

At Venta Melchor, (restauranteventamelchor.

Alcahu

or ciles de Melch

like the tuna or the soup dishes. They have seasonal vegetables and sautĂŠed local squid. They just remodelled their restaurant and have included a tapas zone. If there are small cuttlefish with potatoes, you must order them.

Terrace of the Restaurante Cabo Roche

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HIGH CLASS MEATS AND SWEETS Vejer is a wonderful place to contemplate looking “parriba” (upwards). On top of a mountain, there is a town which is intimately linked to seeing and eating. A border gastronomy with Arab and Christian influences which are visible in its streets. The Retinto beef dishes and pork loin in lard coexist with a major bakery tradition symbolized by the singular hard bread which the Galván family only bake in Lent season.

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of the city. There, the Venta Pinto (ventapinto. com) serves sandwiches of various sizes with

Pork loin

Venta Pinto, in Barca de Vejer

Pork loin breakfast

In Vejer, it is essential to have the “pork loin breakfast”. Pork in lard, pork stewed and conserved in lard from the same animal, has become the most popular dish in town. The plan is to start the morning at La Barca de Vejer, a zone located in the outskirts

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this product. When you finish it, life will seem very different.

The Veal from La Janda

Butcher shop: Carnicería Paco Melero

In the intricate historical city centre of Vejer, there is the Butcher shop of Paco Melero. Ask for the “tarta cochina” (pork cake), because this shop not only serves first class meat but good humour as well. The house specialities range from veal fillets from their own breed to pork loin in lard or the country brunch, a unique stew with pork tripe seasoned and

Gastronomic Market of Vejer

fried in lard. They prepare everything for take-out (Calle Juan Relinque).

Market and Palomita Shop

In the historical city centre, there are many places where you can buy a gastronomic treat. We give an asterisk to two places. On the one hand, the old Central market (plaza de San Francisco) now transformed into a gastronomic market.

Attractive decoration with an oriental touch and snacks with different styles. A few meters away, the shop called Palomita (colmadopalomita. com), a select gourmet

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space with an extensive representation of products from the province. If you wish, you can also enjoy tapas with a glass of wine.

Eat a tapa on the slope

places, Pepe Julián (calle Juan Relinque 7) with well prepared tapas such as potato salad or wild boar in sauce. The latest arrival is 4 Estaciones, located next to Pepe Julián. Here, the local products are cooked with influences from other cultures.

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The “camión” (lorry) of Galván The Galván Bakery, also known as La Exquisita, deserves a relaxed visit. In

La Corredera

Central

In the city centre in steep slopes, there are some places where you can eat tapas or have a relaxed meal. Take note: Casa Varo (casavaro. com) is specialized in red tuna (almadraba fishing method). A few meters away, El Central (elcentralvejer.com) with the most innovative and varied Tapas. For classic

This street is definitely on the list of streets with the world’s best views. Along this street, there spots where you can enjoy the postcard image, but also eat well. Corredera 55 has a very original gastronomic offer. Its menu is based on dishes for sharing. A few meters away, Las Delicias, an amazing bar. After enjoying the architecture, you can concentrate on some tapas.

The latest dining option is a roof in an Italian floor plan.

It is called La Tarantella and have a romantic dinner in a cool place.

Las Delicias, former theatre converted into a restaurant

The sweets from La Exquisita

several The sweets from La Exquisita windows, they share their history, but the most interesting display cases are the ones with their sweets. The famous “camión” (lorry), a cream mille-feuille.

But you cannot eat just one. It is also a café where the afternoon snack experience is truly unique. The

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confectionery is in Calle Altozano. If you feel like an ice cream, very near in the Calle Juan Relinque, the ice cream shop: El Mastrén, with their own in-house specialities.

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Venta Los Naveros (Avenida de Andalucía).

Both have side dishes of monumental French fries as a complement.

The Plaza de Los Pescaítos

Venta los Naveros

The country brunch route

The outskirts of Vejer are very attractive.There is a dish which is repeated in many places: the country brunch.

We mentioned it earlier. It is the dish to “mojá” (dip) bread in sauce. Two versions which deserve a try. The brunch which they serve in the Venta La Tarraya (calle Larga in the district of Cantarranas) and also the one which they serve in

Garimba Sur

You must have at least one dinner in Vejer; there is a place in the Plaza de “Los Pescaítos”. This is place is named for its decoration.

A fountain in the middle, houses which provide warmth and pleasant terraces with good “food”. Take note, two addresses. Garimba Sur (garimbasur.com). In addition to its cuisine, you will love its vermouth collection.

Beside it, Trafalgar (restaurantetrafalgar. com) with very interesting proposals. Look out for the beef tail stew. Before, take a seat in the terraces to have a drink at La Casa del Vino, a

winery specialized in Sherry wines in the same square.

Rice dish at the beach

A movie scene.

The sea Restaurant Francisco el de Siempre is just thirty meters away, sunshine, sand and in front of you, seafood platter, with red tuna (almadraba

Restaurant Francisco el de Siempre

fishing method) and a rice dish with seafood delights bathed in rice. You can make your own film at Casa Francisco el de Siempre

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have a dozen suggestions for different beef dishes. They cook them on the grill with millimetric cooking precision.

To finish, you must not miss the house’s cream millefeuille for dessert. Essential to reserve in advance.

Danish Originality Patio of restaurant: El Jardín del Califa

(casafranciscoeldesiempre. com), a restaurant with select raw materials located at the beach called El Palmar.

you, it is usually crowded.

Divine Meat dishes

Air from the border

Vejer is one of the towns in the province named after the frontier. The Arab culture is still present and a good example is La Casa del Califa (califavejer.com). The restaurant is beautiful; it is like dining inside a castle.

The food is Middle Eastern type but with local products from the zone.

Eggs with a layer of ham

At Venta El Toro (district of Santa Lucía) the house’s star dish are the eggs with fried potatoes. To complete the scene, the potatoes in order not to lose the heat, they put slices of cured Iberian ham on top. The experience is enough to film three videos if you ask for a table in the dining room located on the stream. The place is small and on the weekends, I warn

Venta El Toro, truly charming

La Castillería de Vejer (restaurantecastilleria.com) is considered to be a reference for the restaurants that serve charcoal grill meat in Spain.

It is as if you are eating inside a forest, this alone is worth a visit to this place. They

In 2006, the Danish couple founded this restaurant, Patría (restaurantepatria. com). Located on a hill, it is a type of chalet with charm which transmits peace and calm. The cuisine is the same, a lot of vegetables, defined flavours, select products and desserts to make a toast. Reserve early because the place is usually full in summer. restauran(restaurantepatria. com).

Located on a hill, it is a type of chalet with charm which transmits peace and calm.

The cuisine is the same, a lot of vegetables, defined flavours, select products and desserts to make a toast. Reserve early because the place is usually full in Summer.

La Castillería in Santa Lucía, at the foot of Vejer

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specialized in red tuna, even has fresh tuna if it is the season or frozen in pieces, if it is not on these dates.

BARBATE

The Museum

THE PILGRIM TUNA It arrives in Barbate with the heat. At the end of May, it comes to spawn in the Mediterranean sea after a long voyage across the Atlantic Ocean. The red tuna are captured in the “almadraba” technique, a traditional method of fishing whose detailed explanation is available in the town. Its oily meat which has been overfed due to the migration is an exquisite dish. In Barbate, you may try it in many ways, although the most harmonious blend is offered by Pepe Melero in El Campero.

La Chanca (lachanca.com) is one of the most famous canning plants in Barbate.

At the entrance to town, there is the Tuna Museum with the history of this product and an interesting scale model of a fish factory. The visit includes the carving of a tuna. Best to contact them to see their opening times. Very near to Herpac another of the prestigious canning factories (herpac.

The Market (breakfast included)

The Barbate Market, in the city centre (avenida de Andalucía), is small but attractive. If it is tuna season, it is better still, but it usually has a good assortment. To lift your spirits, in the surroundings there are several bars to have breakfast and a churros

Canned tuna from Herpac

stand. A food market without a breakfast plan is like a beach without water

The tuna shops

The Tuna Museum of La Chanca

Visiting Barbate without buying any of their famous canned products is… another beach without water. Nearby the market, several canning factories have a shop most important.

Gadira (gadira.com),

com) which also offers guided visits to their installations with carving and samples. It is best to contact them at their web page to arrange the visit.

“Marvellous Lamp” in Barbate

If there was a fairy tale called the “Marvellous Lamp” in Barbate The Martínez Brothers, Tres

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an eye out for their recommendations on the blackboards and leave room for dessert.

Shrimp fritters

Tres Martínez and their marvellous partition

Martínez this is their trademark (tresmartinez. com), they created a marvellous partition, because their shop window full of sweets is difficult to match. There Delicious sweets from Tres Martínez is everything, from

Delicious sweets from Tres Martínez

traditional sweets with pine nuts from the nearby Natural Park called La Breña to fluffy mousses with a creative new design.

For lovers of innovation, their bonbons with nuts and salted/conserved fish from Barbate.

front of the beach to enjoy them. They also serve the “pijama” (pyjama), a rich dessert for those who like to “tiraos palante” (keep going).

The Promenade

The Promenade of Barbate, located in front of the beach which is in the city, offers many dining options. We like the proposal from the Chef José Luis Román. The place is called Variopinto and it has a terrace with views. It has an innovative touch with local products from the zone. Keep

Ice Cream Tradition

Barbate has veteran ice cream shops which continue to make their own specialities. Pepe El Malagueño (promenade) has an amazing shop in

The Bar Camarón is in the centre of Barbate, near the Abastos market in the Avenida del Mar, 57.

It is one of the small bars frequented by the locals.

Here the thing to do is put your elbow on the bar and order the famous shrimp fritters of the house.

Ice Creams from Pepe El Malagueño

Shrimp fried

The Tuna Taverns

The city has various taverns where you can also enjoy red tuna.

The most unique is the Presenta, also known as the Taberna de Abelardo.

It is near the old fish market, in Calle Cabo Diego Pérez. The list of things to try begins with the tuna in lardbut also worth trying are the tuna heart or belly. Another interesting place is La Bocana (avenida del mar 128)or the Tuna fishing club, a very popular place in Calle Ancha with numerous dishes made with the royal fish of Barbate.

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Tuna Concert

In Barbate, he is known as Pepe el del Campero, but his real name is Pepe Melero. He wanted to be an air traffic controller but blessed destiny meant that he had to assume charge of this father’s bar.

It all began with a few fillets of grilled tuna belly.

Room in the Restaurante El Campero

Wild red tuna from Almadraba

At that time this part of the fish was practically discarded. Now it is an

Restaurant Arohaz in Zahora

exquisite delicacy. In El Campero there is a range of Japanese dishes with red tuna, and traditional stews such as “encebollao” (stew with fried onions and sherry) as well as a collection of cured fish and homemade canned fish which you should also try. If no one should leave the town of Santiago de Compostela without having visited the Saint, in Barbate, no one should

leave without having visited El Campero.

Arohaz in Zahora

Zahora, near Los Caños de Meca, is a very popular place among tourists. There is a hotel with charm which also has a restaurant (hotelarohaz. com).

Innovative cuisine. Local products, but cooked with a blend of cultures.

An original proposal.

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essentially. So when you have a snack... you will not feel alone.

Ice cream with nitrogen

The afternoon snack might just be frozen. This attractive proposal is from Azoe Helados, in Calle Duquesa de Medina Sidonia. They ice cream dishes with nitrogen,

AT THE BEACH.

At its bars, the waves practically splash you. They are famous for their steers of the Retinto breed, the only steer s in the world which go for walks on the beach and even like to rest in the sand to bask in the sun. Zahara has become famous for the tuna and it has many places to visit and enjoy it. c Azoe i

Breakfast gazing at the sea

Zahara de los Atunes has the Central Market it is small and it only has a dozen stands, but it is a curious place. It is in Calle Rinconete y Cortadillo and its ceiling is full of paintings which simulate tuna swimming in the sea. There is a fish stand, butcher shop, fruit stand, gourmet stand and even a place to have tapas.

Zoko

other appetizers are La Botica and Zoko. They have tuna, fried fish and innovative dishes and a lot of people, which is

The calle Real

It is one of the typical streets to enjoy Tapas.

Two good addresses to have tapas as well as

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because they prepare it right in front of the customer. For those who love tradition, there is a classic place in Barbate, El Malagueño which also has a delegation in Calle Nécora. They also have coffee for those who like something hot.

Mardelevas (calle Doctores Sánchez) is a recently opened restaurant. One its appeals are their breakfasts. Its terrace is right on the sandy beach. They offer different types of bread... all with the right to enjoy the sea breeze.

The painted market

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Restaurant Mardeleva, gazing at the sea

20th Century Taverns Taverns do not necessarily have to be old places. In Zahara, there several new ones. Tapa bars with a new air. These three are in

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Calle María Luisa. Trasteo offers a blend of different cultures. In Salvaje, which opened in 2017, the rice dishes have a leading role and in the Taberna

El Trasteo in Calle Maria Luisa

Select products La Taberna del Campero

del Campero, the “little sister” of the restaurant in Barbate, you may sample many versions of tuna dishes, as well as other good dishes to snack on.

Today, the restaurants with select “products” are in fashion to eat good local foods cooked in a simple way.

In Zahara, we feature three representative of this exquisite trend. In the restaurant Almadraba, Calle María Luisa, you must miss the Hamachi. In Ramón Pipi, in the Calle Sagasta, you should start with their octopus with scandalous sauce and then continue with the rock fish. In Atlanterra, La Sal, with good slices of tuna. It is also possible to try a dish of Retinto beef, a veal meat intimately linked to the town.

The cuisine is managed by the Australian Chef, Ali Palmieri. In this attractive place, there is even kangaroo or very imaginative dishes with fish. A pleasant surprise.

Antonio and the sea

Several large windows permit you to see the sea from the main dining room of the Restaurant Antonio (restauranteantoniozahara. com). The sea is visible through the window and this is noticeable in the dishes.

Seafood, rock fish dishes,

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Juanito... could be Don Juan

The bar is called Juanito but it could be perfectly named the Don Juan of Tapas. They have a restaurant and tapas bar, one in front of the other, in Calle Sagasta. Watch for their seasoned tuna, but on general the menu has a high level of “rebañeo” (the art of cleaning the plates with a piece of bread).

The most original culinary proposal of the city is

Restaurant Antonio

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called 21 restaurante (21restaurante.com).

tuna, everything in simple dishes and maximum respect for the flavours. They have won various awards in the annual tuna route, the awardwinning tapas are available in the bar and you can try them.

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the early 20th century is a place worth having a coffee or something to eat in its interior…there is an ideal counter for this.

His majesty, the Frigate tuna

THE CUISINE OF LEVANTE.

Perhaps it is because of Levante coast, or its history, but Tarifa conserves a cuisine with great products. From the “macho” bread with impressive crumbs which they continue to make in Facinas, to the cuisine based on the “voraz” (sea bream), one of the best fishes in the Strait as well as a spectacular offer of tapas. There is also the authentic flavour of their pastries which they make with traditional formulas such as the meringue, the cream mille-feuille, named here as “tranvías” (trams), the cajillas (almond sweets) or the “tocino de cielo” (egg and syrup pudding)... which inspire passion.

Breakfasts for a king

They say that to stay healthy, it is best to have breakfast like a king and in Tarifa, they follow this advice to the letter. Their breakfast menu with all styles is important. The place which has earned fame is the Café Azul (calle Batalla del Salado) where you may choose to have the typical bread with Andalusian olive oil or select the energy juices,, fruits, eggs or shakes.

will be difficult to avoid falling into temptation.

Pay attention to several famous places such as the “brótola” (forkbeard), a fish with a mild flavour, or the “voraz”, a seam bream with juicy meat. The central patio of the building, built in

Quaint Market

La plaza de abastos of Tarifa (calle Colón) is very charming, it is a market which deserves a visit. In it

Food Market of Tarifa

Melva (frigate tuna) is the tuna species which is most used in canned fish.

Take note of its name: Canning Factory of Tarifa (conserveradetarifa. es). They

Canning factory of Tarifa

have a shopvery near the city centre and there, you can find frigate tuna, mackerel and tuna. You should buy all three types because they have supreme quality, just like the label in good “turrón” (almond sweets).

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The voraz (sea bream and brótola (forkbeard) They are two unique fish species from Tarifa and it is interesting to try them. In the zone near the commercial and fishing port, there are several places specialized in fish

Tapas from El Lola

Snacks at Guzmán El Bueno

Bar Playa Blanca

and seafood. Of note: El Ancla or El Puerto, both in the Avenida de las Fuerzas Armadas. If the fish have been caught by the boats, it is common that they have both specialitie. If you want to try amazing fried forkbeard, go to the Bar Playa Blanca, in the Plaza de San Martín.

El Burgato

The city centre of Tarifa has many places to have a tapa. The level is quite good but we can make things easier for you by sharing these places, all on the same street: Calle Guzmán El Bueno. El Burgato offers a good menu with wines and original tapas. You will not get lost, El Lola, is located a few meters away, with innovative tapas. For the more traditional diners, Los Mellis, be on the watch for their small cuttlefish croquettes and El Pasillo.

The charm of El Francés El Francés is a unique establishment located in the city centre in Calle Sancho IV. It is usually full. It is very small but here everyone likes to sit in the terrace to enjoy the restaurant’s wellcooked food which is a very interesting blend of cultures. Those who like spicy bravas potatoes must not miss the recipe of this restaurant.

Two names

Another two places which deserve a “personalized” visit are El Picoteo and

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Casa Elena y Juan Luis.

The second (calle Santa Trinidad) is a restaurant specialized in cured Iberian ham. It is managed by the son of “El Sabio” (the Sage) of Tarifa, a real institution in the city and he also manages a place specialized in this product. Simple cuisine but with select local products, including their own breed. In El Picoteo (calle Mariano Vinuesa) the custom is to order shared dishes. Excellent variety of tapas. We recommend the fish dishes.

Bakery: Pastelería La Tarifeña

Sweet Tarifa

The bakery has achieved a very high quality in Tarifa.

La Tarifeña has their central bakery in Calle Nuestra Señora de La Luz.Everything is good but they are famous for their “tocinos de cielo” (egg and syrup pudding) and cream mille-feuille called “tranvía”. They also have a café where they offer pastries, homemade ice creams, afternoon snacks and breakfasts. In Calle Sancho IV, another institution,

Mic-Moc

Bernal, with a catalogue of“durses”, which are locally known as pastries in Cadiz, very well prepared.

La Venta El Nene

This is in the Facinas district, located several kilometers

from Tarifa. You can also go to have breakfast with a good toasted “macho” bread, but it is ideal to have brunch or dinner, above all for carnivores. The charcoal-grilled dishes with Retinto beef from the area are excellently prepared.

The place has a certain rural style and a large terrace with a view of the barbecue.

(Ventorrilloelnene.es)

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beautiful landscapes in the province and to enjoy it in its splendour, after you seen the beach and the views, conclude by enjoying a meal at Las Rejas, a place with good local products, which are spectacular, especially the fish dishes. For starters, small cuttlefish croquettes in their ink. Followed by a rice or rock fish dish. It is in El Lentiscal.

Cultural Crossroads

One of the things which characterize Tarifa is the presence of many gastronomic cultures.

There restaurants with many different culinary styles and many places have a special cuisine for vegetarians. Mic Moc, recently opened in Calle Alcalde Juan Nuñez, it is known for its original setting. Souk (calle Mar Tirreno) and La Mandrágora (lamandragora. com) offer Arab cuisine and Surla (surla.es) combines Italian cuisine at mid-day and sushi at night. In Calle San Francisco, Patagonia, Argentinian food and a select wine menu.

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The boutique of fish

ALGECIRAS

CULTURAL CROSSROADS Spectacular fish, seafood and shellfish, for snacks in the city centre. The Strait, with views. Arab sweets, local sweets, the Abastos market with many colours…

Algeciras, a very wide strait in terms of places “to eat”.

The octagon of colours

The Central Market of Algeciras has an architectural value; it was designed by the architect Eduardo Torroja in the early 20th century, and also an “enjoyment utopia”, because it is a place full

Bar of the Taberna Recoveco

of life and has attractive stands both inside and in the surroundings. Here the ideal thing to do is buy churros in the outdoor stands and then visit the zone. In the nearby areas there are also interesting fish and butcher shops in the adjacent streets.

The Fish Shop: Pescadería de Antonio Martin (grupomartinsanchez.es) is a real spectacle. There is an abundant assortment of seafood and fish and you can even have a bite to eat where they cook the seafood at that moment and you enjoy it right there.

La casita de las tapas (The house of Tapas)

The morning at the “market” should definitely conclude at La Casita, a bar with a bustling crowd located near the Abastos squares. It is in the Calle Tarifa and it offers you tapas in pairs. Famous for the fried chicken with lemon but everything is usually good.

Trip to the city centre

The city centre of Algeciras offers many options to enjoy Tapas. We suggest three

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Arab Sweets shop

In Calle José Santacana, there is the Bakery: Pastelería Alhambra. The exhibition of Arab sweets is spectacular. There are many varieties. They also have salty

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from the zone. Far from the city centre, in the Calle Justo San Salvador, Los Remedios,

Mesón Las Duelas

stops. In the square Neda, full of bars, Las Duelas, with a select cuisine and interesting stews. In Calle Sevilla, Casa Dioni, where you can find good tripe or local seafood such as “esculpiñas”(warty venus clam). In season, snails.

El Querido, calle Alfonso XI, offers Argentinian specialities with a local touch.

The team of Muelle 5

Shop Window of the Bakery: Pastelería Alhambra

specialities and all kinds of local bread products.

In the Housing Estate: Soto Rebolo, the bakery: Pastelería Canas, which includes a café. European style sweets with a select and varied assortment.

Dos “pa comé” (Cadiz phrase: “Table for Two”)

Grilled dish from La Cabaña

The centre…but seated

There are also places where you may eat in a more relaxed way, seated. In Calle Saenz Laguna, Lo de Ani. Interesting stews, above all the squid dishes. La Taberna Recoveco (tabernarecoveco. com) offers a menu with innovative dishes. La Cabaña (avenida Agua Marina) offers a rustic atmosphere and barbecue with charcoal- grill meat dishes. Good option for los carnivores.

For the lovers of select products, these two places take care of this very well. In Calle Rosa de los Vientos, Muelle 5, near the yacht port.

Well prepared fish dishes

Interior of Puro Estrecho

a local bar with the option to enjoy magnificent fried fish dishes or stewed seafood. The place is usually very crowded.

Pure Strait

The Beach: Playa de El Rinconcillo features good views and while there, you may also visually enjoy the road, it is worth visiting the road which provides access to the Lighthouse: Faro de Punta Carnero. In this road, there is Puro Estrecho (puroestrecho.com) an amazing restaurant which offers a varied cuisine with innovative touches. There is even a swimming pool to have a swim after the meal.

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APPETIZING CONTRASTS Located beside the Los Alcornocales Park, but with a view of the sea in Palmones, one of its towns.

Hence, it combines both land and sea: Mushrooms with fish, pork with seafood. To complete the scene, the sweets from La Plata, which should be considered as pure gold.

Morning Pork crackling

The pork crackling, pieces of fried bacon, are one of the attractions of the town. In La Venta El Frenazo (located at the exit of the Jerez road, Los Barrios, at the height of this second town) you can even have breakfast. The place also permits you to have their homemade bread with several types of lards. At the meal de time, by special order, they prepare el “refrito barreño”, a version of garlic and vegetable

stew or they serve a piece of pork loin with potato and egg which leaves you in a state of mental peace for all. If you like breakfast with churros, the Kiosko de Curro (avenida Antonio Machado) has good churros and a relic, the “café de pucherete” (percolated coffee), made in the old fashioned way without the expresso coffee machine.

Silver which deserves gold The bakery: Pastelería de

La Plata (pastelerialaplata. es) is one of the best in the province. You will fall in love with the shop window, but its most famous sweet is the cream mille-feuille which they make in a dozen versions, which are all appetizing. Nearby, there are cafés where you may enjoy them with a coffee.

Tapas in Palmones

The Mesón La Ragua (mesonlaragua.es) is a place in fashion in spite of its recent opening, 2013. The key is a varied cuisine, with good

Mesón La Racua

quality and good prices. It is usually full. You may have snacks in the dining room and they also have a very good menu of the day.

The Mushroom restaurant

The Mesón Al Andalus (restaurante-alandalus.es) has become a reference for its cuisine with mushrooms in the province. They have them almost all year, although it is ideal to go between October and November when the catalogue is bigger. They even have dishes where they use them in their desserts.

Interior of Cortijo de Guadacor

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If they have “gallineta” (redfish), a fish with white meat which is from the zone, order it fried (it is eaten with your fingers, because when it is sticky, it tastes better)

Exterior view of Casa Mané in front of the beach

Willy and the rice dishes

The Restaurant Willy (Avenida de Andalucía) is one of the references of Palmones, a town which has become famous for their good restaurants in Campo de Gibraltar. Two featured dishes of the house, the charcoal-grilled fish and the rice dishes in the Valencian style. They also have a zone to enjoy tapas.

Mané and the sea

Casa Mané (calle Almadraba en Palmones) is located in front of the beach. It is a large wood house which has fish and seafood dishes with

Restaurant El Copo, a classic .

delicious tastes. Pay attention to the display case where they keep the treasures which the sea has given them that day. Whole fish, prepared according to the customer’s taste and good “coquinas” (wedge clams), a type of small clam. You must dip these dishes with bread.

The charm of fried food El Cortijo de Guadacorte (cortijoguadacorte.com) is a unique place located in the town of Guadacorte. Rural atmosphere, good customer service and select products.

They have excellent meat and fish from the zone.

Dining room of Restaurante Willy

The majestic El Copo

It is a classic place in the province of Cadiz. a large restaurant with many memories on the walls. The have a big menu. Listen to the suggestions of the house but here is some advice: the shrimp fritters and algae, the foie from the angler fish liver, the tuna in lard, the red tuna tartar and to finish try the fried fish in olive oil.

Their fresh baked bread and their excellent desserts. (elcopo.es)

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LA LÍNEA, GREAT NAMES

A historical café

After a visit to the market, it is worthwhile to take a break in the Café Modelo, in Calle Real. Founded in the early 20th century, it still conserves elements of the elegant cafés from that age. They have sweets to accompany a beverage and also a terrace to experience the city centre’s atmosphere.

The “Línea” has a very personal gastronomy, with great names: “El Africano”, a sandwich which gives energy to the most exhausted diner, the “Japonesas”, a sweet with a surprise inside, the appertizers, an original way to eat tapas, the dried cuttlefish, the fried forkbeard, etc. there is a hat exhibition.

If you want to discover the entire history of the “Africano”, the best option is discover it in person. Try it in its natural setting.

Market with personality

Market of La Línea

African sandwiches at dawn

The Bar Francis is inside the Abastos market, although it has its own entrance at the Calle Aurora. The house’s star dish is the “Africano” an impressive sandwich which is only served for breakfast.

It has pork loin fillets, mayonnaise, fried onions and the magic “potion”, a mix of spices which is the key to its succulent taste. On the walls, so that everything is like a film,

The Central market of La Línea is for veterans. It is pending remodelling, but it has charm, both inside and in its exterior where there are food stalls of all types and there are many places to eat breakfast. The stroll is worth it.

Bakery: Pastelería Okay

Café Modelo

Japanese without oriental eyes

The “Japonesas” are typical sweet in La Línea. It has extended to the surrounding towns. It is a fried pastry filled with pastry dough.

The earliest versions can be found at the en la Terraza del Okay, in Calle Real, or also in the Bakery: Pastelería Moka, in the Calle Río Rosas. Here, you can also find their “plum cake”, a

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many bars in which fish is the king of the house. If you visit the city around August, it is possible to discover an exceptional landscape, the “volaores” (dried cuttlefish), local seafood from the zone, hung out to dry on the façades of the houses.

Later, when they are cured, they will be sold in street stalls. The assortment of

Las Trébedes

cake full of this dehydrated fruit,. inherited from the relation with the UK.

The appetrizers

La Línea also has its own Tapa and with its own personality. It is the canapé (appetizer). It is basically a small sandwich but without the top part, it only has the lower piece of bread. They are served in many places in the city, although we will choose one with an aesthetic appeal and an assortment which attracts our attention: La Chimenea, in the Calle Moreno de Mora. There are more than 20 varieties.

More goodies in the city centre

In addition to the canapés, in

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the city centre of de La Línea, there are several addresses which you must note down, bars with personality which offer different items. The Bar Finlandia is a historical place (calle Castelar) with curious tapas, among which, the octopus, a typical product in the city as well. El Rincón de Juan (calle Méndez Núñez) is a place specialized in wines but with very good dishes to accompany. Look out for the ham. A little further (Calle Calderón de La Barca), there is an option for those who want more creative tapas, Las Trébedes.

La Atunara: Long live fish!

La Atunara is a fishermen’s neighbourhood. It is next to the fishing port and there are

El Rincón de Juan

specialities is good. The most unique is the “molla”, which in La Línea is what they call the “brótola” (forkbeard), a fish with white meat which is usually served fried. The earliest version in the bar Nuevo Hermanos Tomilleros (avenida Menéndez Pelayo).

While there, you can order other fried dishes because there are good dishes.

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stops with charm. The Bar El Varal “Barti” (plaza de la iglesia) is a small space decorated with fishermen or brotherhood association motifs. We recommend their fried aubergine, which deserve a blessing. A few meters away, in the Plaza de Armas, El Revuelo, also

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TOWN OF CONTRASTS You may enjoy the cuisine of its historical city centre with bars full of stories to tell and later, in the housing estates which surround it have very new experiences and with the sea very near.

Breakfast almost sitting in the sea

The Hotel Milla de Plata (hotelmilladeplata. com) is in Torreguadiaro, on top of several rocks. Its restaurant, Mar Sana, has a terrace from which you can see the sea in the foreground.

Here, in addition to a meal or snack, you can enjoy a nice breakfast in a pleasant sea breeze, not a bad way to start the day.

Winery: Bodegas Collado, a lot of wine

It is one of the most excellent wine shops in the province. Bodegas Collado (bodegascollado. com) is in

Mar Sana, a luxury view

the zone of Pueblo Nuevo and offers a very large display with representative wines from all over Spain.

They also have a selection of gourmet products

Charm of the historical city centre

The historical city centre of San Roque has its charms and this is even more so in its cuisine. You can spend the entire morning there.

Have breakfast at the Bar Torres, located in La Alameda. Very near is a “churrería” (fritters shop) to complete the scene. After a stroll on what is practically a slope, there are several

El Revuelo

opened by them. It occupies a house from the 19th century and it has assorted classic tapas. In the same Square: Don Benito. Its patio, a house from the 18th century, is truly beautiful.

Here the most innovative tapas. Pay attention to their tuna on salmorejo dish. You can finish the round in the Bar Deportivo, in the Calle General Lacy. It has the aesthetic look of a typical bar and good raw materials.

Here you must ask about the dish on that day and the menu changes based on its available products.

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of ham and another with cheese in the middle. In the same Avenida Casa Barea, a classic place for tapas. A special atmosphere with

La Quinta, in Sotogrande

Innovation in Torreguadiaro

In this coastal town, there are several restaurants with innovative cuisine. La Verandah (Urbanization Torre Guadiaro) offers a menu based on dishes to share. A very attractive place where it is also a good idea to leave room for dessert. Very near in the Avenida Mar del Sur Puratapa, another fashionable place in the zone, also with very elaborate culinary proposals.

In the same Avenida del Mar, there is Inboca, the third element of this innovative triangle. Cuisine based on dishes for sharing with a blend of various cultures.

La Terraza de Teo, an innovative touch

La Terraza de Teo is in Guadiaro (laterrazadeteo. com). You may eat based on tapas or in their restaurant. It is a reference in the zone for its cooking with its original style. For meat lovers, the charcoal grill of Quinta Restaurante

(laquintarestaurante.com) in Sotogrande. Argentinian style meat dishes and also dishes for vegetarians.

El Guadarnés, a great classic

In Estación de San Roque, another one of the towns of the municipality, there are also several interesting stops.

Their dedication to the product characterizes the Restaurant El Guadarnés, a small restaurant located in Avenida del Guadarranwhich very select products.

The speciality of the house are their charcoal grilled meat dishes, but they also have a very popular “San Jacobo de rape” (fried breaded grouper), twofish fillets breaded with a slice

Restaurant Guadarnés

Casa Barea

deep frozen products, you may enjoy a snack at the bar or have a meal in the dining room. Classic recipes and stews from the zone. The

Empanada (stuffed pastry) from Guardavías

triangle of the Avenida del Guadarranque is completed

by El Guardavías. Good zone for tapas and later in the dining room, charcoal grille meat dishes.

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Panadería Ruiz Castilla (calle Señora de los Angeles).

The “Chantarella”, the great treasure

HIGH CLASS DINING In Jimena, people eat high class not only due to the height but also due to the original dishes here. Dreamlike landscapes which conceal treasures such as the “chantarella”, a mushroom from the Los Alcornocales Park, the hunting game dishes, the oranges from San Martín del Tesorillo or a local sweet is almost from a museum, the “Piñonate de Jimena” (almond sweet with pine nuts), a multi-colour treat to come to life again after a siesta. you will want to eat them for breakfast twice. If the weather is good, the terrace is pleasant.

Oranges and “Piñonate” sweets

They are famous for the oranges from San Martín del Tesorillo and San Pedro de Chinela Buceite, districts of Jimena.

The harvest season is from Celestial lards October to May. They can At half past six in the be bought in the cooperative morning, they are already associations of open in Venta San Martín (calle Las Acacias, also Tufa) o the one in known as Chinela.

Buceite, located It is in the road: in the outskirts.

Algeciras Ronda They can also kilometer 14 be found in the -San Pablo de fruit shops of the Buceite- and it is the perfect place Oranges from San Martín two towns. The del Tesorillo shopping agenda is for breakfast. The completed with the piñonate, bread can be spread with a singular sweet with a good diverse types of lard, almost dough and adorned with always with pieces of meat, nuts. They are in the Bakery: which they prepare and

Mushrooms are the most typical product from Jimena.

They are gathered in the nearby Los Alcornocales Park. There are various types but the one which is the most famous is the Chantarella.

There are not available all

Ingredients of “Piñonate”

year round, they are made in Autumn. To try them two address for reference, the restaurant El Ventorrillero, in the Plaza de la Constitución, watch for their chick pea stew with “boletus” mushrooms, or the restaurant Cuenca (Avenida de los Deportes) with dishes which combine cured Iberian pork, hunting game and mushrooms.

El Anón, a little charm

Its patio is a real source of attraction. The place (hostalanon.com) also houses a small hotel and it is perfect above all to have dinner. They have mushrooms, but you can also find different and diverse dishes from gastronomic culures with a special Arab influence. You can eat tapas or in their restaurant.

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EAT WITH THE FIVE SENSES Castellar is a place between the sea and the mountains and its cuisine has elements of the latter, dishes of hunting game, meats, local products in a pure state, with simple elegance. In the Castle: Castillo de Castellar the food has an added-value, fantastic view, views with history… Here, you dine with all the five senses.

Bakery with a new style

stop in for breakfast, have lunch or have a snack in the bars which are usually very lively. For breakfast, the original sandwiches which they make in La Cantina, a place founded in the early 20th century.

The most sold dish the a Cant ina “concejales” with chorizo sausage, fried egg and green peppers. They are on the Almoraima road. In La Jarandilla, located on the road to the Castle: Castillo de Castellar, you may try the local stews and their hunting game dishes. In La Venta Santa Clara (Road between Castellar and Jimena) there are cured Iberian pork items.

A very popular place where you may enjoy an afternoon snack with tortas (flatbreads), a type of buñuelos (fritters) which are served with honey.

It is called Gastrokook and it is a very contemporary style of bakery. They opened in 2017 in the Avenida de Las Adelfas & make pastries with an interesting design. Their offer continually varies.

They are only open on the weekends and they also bake their Ve nad o of own bread.

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Territory of Ventas (roadside restaurants)

Castellar has numerous important “ventas” in its outskirts, places located by the road with pleasant terraces and where you may

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El Cortijo y El Mirador, two sites with their value An ascent to the Castle: Castillo de Castellar is worth the effort. The views are stunningly beautiful, but also at the El Cortijo, a place which uses ecological products, you can have delicious snacks with original and well-prepared dishes. Their small dining room is cosy. El Mirador (avenida de Las Adelfas), in the town of Castellar, is a good place to have tapas, with an assorted offer. They are usually very crowded.

Restaurant El Aljibe

El Aljibe, high class charm

Al Aljibe, the restaurant of the Hotel Castillo de Castellar, is accessed by a maze of narrow streets located in the miniature town which exists around the walled premises. They have a big offer and it changes with the seasons. They usually have dishes from the hunting game of the zone. They make very good wild boar and deer dishes. Diners eat in a traditional style based on plates which can be shared.

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Visit the “ventas”

WILD TOUCH La Janda, in the country, green asparagus, tagarninas, local plants which grow wild, an untamed cuisine.

Good bread for dipping, cheese and chacinas (pork meats for sausages), and a landscape which is a very relaxed visit, with a scenic view of the forest.

Breakfast in Puerto Gáliz

Puerto Gáliz is a mountain pass located several kilometers away from metros de Alcalá.

Here you will find the Venta Puerto Gáliz (Carretera Jerez-Cortes kilometer 65), a place of reference in the sector of hunting game dishes, but also it is worth it to take a stroll through the zone and conclude with a breakfast in the restaurant terrace. Rustic homemade bread, with impressive textures and pork lards for spreading. Ask for the de manteca “colorá” (red lard).

El Pueblo, traditional cuisine

Very appetizing shopping Alcalá demands a stop to go shopping. You can start with the industrial park: La Palmosa, located in the outskirts of the city, beside

shop as the Quesería El Gazul.

To accompany so many good things, it is ideal to visit the town, at the Calle Santa María de España, where there is the Bakery: Panadería de Adriano Cuesta. “Cateto”(rustic homemade) bread and excellent molletes (rolls).

the motorway: Autovía de Los Barrios. There you will find the Cheese shop: Quesería El Gazul, with various

Cheeses from El Gazul

international awards for their Payoya goat cheeses. They also have ecological versions. A few meters away Embutidos Gazules, its speciality are the chacinas (pork meats).

You can buy everything from chicharrones (pork crackling) up to diverse types of lards.

The offer also includes the Town’s traditional cuisine: El Pueblo Cocina Tradicional, which prepares “conservas” (cans) of traditional stews such as the pork meat in sauce or with tomato. Their products can be purchased in the same

The “ventas” are one of the major establishments in the inland Cadiz area. They are restaurants with a traditional cuisine located at the side of the road. In Alcalá, there are several with well-deserved fame. In the Venta Patrite (carretera de Patrite) it is famous; you may eat well and at a good price. It is in the middle of the country and its star dish is the fried asparagus, a type of thick soup which is served hot.

A few kilometers away, the Venta Caracenaa (Carretera Paterna-San José del Valle).

There the pork crackling is the dish with the highest demand. In season there are also tagarninas, a local delicacy. In the city, a Restaurant El Campanero (Avenida Puerto Levante) with a good selection of charcoal grilled meat dishes.

Restaurant El Campanero

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a “venta” and restaurant.

Famous for its eggs with fried potatoes, although.

The rice with chicken dish of Venta El Soldao

THE HUNTING CALL If you are looking for authentic places, with their own style, Benalup is the perfect place. Ventas (Roadside restaurants) with a lot of character, hunting game meat dishes, breakfasts where you practically eat for the entire day, a cuisine without anything to hide, with history behind each dish.

The huge breakfasts of Los Monteros

The place is beside the road which joins Medina to Benalup, in the kilometre 6.

The bread is made by the Ruiz family, who manage the Venta. On top of it you can spread an assortment of temptations ranging from extra virgin olive oil up to pork lards. The greatest praise has been received by the “pringá” the cabbage stew (with its mix of pork and meats which accompany the stew) and it is served so it can be spread on bread.

El Casarón and Estudillo Benalup is surrounded

The Restaurant: Venta de Los Monteros

by “ventas” (roadside restaurants) in all directions.

We recommend two addresses with a lot of personality. In the zone known as Las Lagunetas, the Venta Enrique Estudillo. As stipulated by the tradition of these establishments, which in former times were a mix between a warehouse and bar, they sell products from the zone. If they have a stew, it is a good option. Also the hunting game dishes. In Los Badalejos, beside the road which goes from Medina to Benalup, El Casarón, a place with its own personality, a mix between

They are truly an institution in the zone (elsoldao.com). The upper bar, with the chacinas (pork meats) shop and the products from the zone is a good way to enjoy the view and have a tapa while you wait for a table. The most acclaimed dish of the restaurant is a rice dish which they have been serving for over half a century and

The terrace of La Fábrica

which they have not changed or the grain brand, which continues to be the same. They have it with diverse hunting game meats: partridge, rabbit, pheasant or country-bred chicken. They serve them in stews and in generous portions.

La Fábrica, a touch of class The Restaurant La Fábrica in the centre of Benalup, was an old electricity transformer. It has two floors. Here, you may eat tapas, in the ground floor or on the restaurant floor. The cuisine has an interesting mix of cultures with select local products.. It is worth ordering their dessert.

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La Plaza de España, market and snacks

MEDINA SIDONIA

The Central Market of Medina has been recently restored. It has a fewstands

COLOURFUL SWEETS The “alfajor” sweet of Medina is always presented wrapped for a gift with paper in bright colours and several bows in the ends. The European Union protects it with a seal which guarantees its quality and origin. You deserve nothing less.

Before you treat yourself to dessert you must stop in a local place and enjoy their dishes such as pork loin lard, the tagarninas, the rabbit and the country-raised chicken and the bread. The bread can never be absent at mealtime.

Breakfasts, a big meal

The rustic homemade bread with the local name of “pan cateto”,

is one of the gems from the La Janda zone in

Restaurant Las Vistas de Medina

the province of Cadiz.

In Medina, the ventas (roadside restaurants) which surround the city are very generous with the size of the “rebanadas” (slices) of bread which they serve for breakfast. At the Venta Candela, beside Medina on the road which connects it to Chiclana; they are especially large and well toasted. On top of it, it is ideal to spread the “manteca colorá” (red lard). On the other side of town, from the road which goes to Jerez, the Venta El Jilguero. Here, the house speciality is the pork loin in lard which they serve for breakfast. For those who want a breakfast with good views, the Restaurante Las Vistas de Medina, in the Square: Plaza de la iglesia Mayor.

Chicharrones de Paco Ortega

but the place has its charm.

Right next door, there are two interesting places to have a snack and enjoy the pleasant terraces, places, that also have history.

The Bar Paco Ortega makes chicharrones (pork crackling) every Saturday, the show is worth watching to smell and taste it. The remaining days, you may sample the stews from the

The counter of the Bar Cadiz

zone. Also in the Plaza de España the Bar Cadiz, with a counter full of temptations in the form

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including the alfajor have the Protected Geographic Indication, the factory also makes the Aromas de Medina (aromasdemedina. com) with a major tradition in the town.

La Duquesa, mushrooms and game Venta La Duquesa

Shop window of Las Trejas

of tapas. Several gems such as the seasoned beef liver dishes or their stews with hunting game meat. Good assortment of wines, with Sherry and wines from in the first row.

The blessed triangle of Las Trejas Las Trejas is one of the oldest bakeries in the

province. They areover 150 years (lastrejas.

Venta La Duquesa

com). They have a triangle of famous sweets. The alfajores also have the denomination of origin recognized by the European Union. they are bars made with honey and nuts covered with glazed sugar. They are wrapped in coloured papers, which adds to the charm. You must continue with the “tortas pardas”, flatbread like a little basket with pumpkin filling or the “amarguillos”, a marzipan.

These typical products,

The Chef Miriam Rodríguez

(ventaladuquesa.com) is a restaurant with a select cuisine y with a good raw material. In addition to the traditional stews such as the tagarnina, a local plant prepared like asparagus, they have now added a cuisine with innovative touches from the chef Miriam Rodríguez. Pay attention to

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Dish from El Duque

their dishes with vegetables, from their garden and to the game dishes from hunting season and mushrooms with very interesting recipes.

It isforbidden to leave the restaurant without trying the desserts. Very good wine menu and a bar to have tapas.

El Duque, a dual proposition

José Luis García, a chef educated at the HotelRestaurant School of Cadiz, has conserved the master dishes from his mother in this restaurant, but at the same time, he has added important

dishes which range from a marinated partridge paté to a ravioli with beef tail and chees from the Cadiz mountains.

The hunting game meat are also select and have a very well prepared dish, the fried squid, which are also worth a try. The desserts, with extraordinary new and very successful versions of the classic desserts of Medina. They also have a terrace for the summer. They are in Avenida del Mar.

El Castillo, rice dishes with great favour To reach the Restaurante El Castillo (hotelrestau-

ranteelcastillo.com) is a pleasant hike in the highest part of the city.

The restaurant has several interesting dishes that will appeal to you. First, their rice dishes made with hunting game meats, the one with pheasant is especially well done. Later, they also have a wide variety of of meats which they cook on the charcoal grill. The portions are large which has earned a lot of sympathetic fans for the establishment. The desserts are also worth the effort.

Venta La Cabrala

Venta La Cabrala, the power of sauce

The Venta La Cabrala is on the road which extends from Medina to Benalup. It is a transit point but it is worth stopping to try the traditional stews from the zone expertly cooked. They have a good country-bred chicken in sauce and also recommended are the stews with hunting game such as wild boar or deer. Good place for those who love French fries.

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(shredded meat). Now, they have launched a collection of stews in canned formats.

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HISTORICAL DISHES WITH RABBIT The town is small but gastronomically it has details which deserve a visit. The star dish of house is the wild rabbit, but you can also find in municipality, a place called Sabores de Paterna, a firm which is noted for the quality of the chacinas (pork meats), above all, the chicharrones (pork crackling).

Breakfast in El Cantarero

El Cantarero is a venta with a large size which is located at the exit of Paterna to Alcalá de los Gazules, on a very beautiful road. If the weather is nice, there is a pleasant terrace where you may enjoy country style bread in generous slices and accompanied with various types of lards. Later at midday, hunting game dishes such as wild board, dear or partridge.

The Delicious Chicharrones from Paterna

The chicharrones from Paterna, are fine slices of fried pork bacon and cut very thin, they are famous in all Europe since they are distributed in many countries with the brand: La Cala de Albert Adriá. They are made in the Calle Cristobal Barroso, in the centre of the town. It is possible to buy them in the factory and take advantage to also try their “mechá”

Casa Paco is a restaurant which is in the Avenida de Blas Infante. It has a rural setting and has a select cuisine. You may eat based on the tapas at the bar or decide to have a meal in the dining room. Here you can try a “premium” version of the tagarninas, a wild plant which grows in the zone, accompanied with eggs. They also usually have hunting game dishes and a section for suggestions with products from the season.

Venta El Perro de Paterna

Wild Rabbit

It is the star dish of Paterna.

These are not rabbits from a farm but captured by hunters from the zone. They have much more flavour. The bars in the city have become famous for the way in which they prepare it.

There two especially acclaimed places. El Perro de Paterna, in the Plaza de La Constitución which serves it with rice. Very near, Casa Rufino, in Calle Alcalá, here, the wild rabbit is served stewed, in a simple sauce.

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THE MOST PERSONAL CITY Everything is different. In each place, there is a wink, something which makes it different, such as its wines, its brandies and its vinegars, full of aromas. In Jerez, the sense of smell must always be alert and you must be prepared to live unforgettable moments. All the places, even the modern ones, are already founded with vintage... the vintage from the land.

may have churros in the kiosks which are around town. Later to “digest” the visit, two addresses a few meters away in Calle Santa María, the tabanco El Pasaje, a century-old place to sample wines with a Flamenco atmosphere or the Bar La Manzanilla, a lively bar where you can enjoy an omelette snack with a cool glass of fine local wine.

Breakfast with “pringá” or a croissant

There are times which you feel like breakfast in different ways. In Jerez, there are breakfast dishes for all tastes.

A typical breakfast like the one at Volapié, in the Paseo de Las Delicias. The ideal thing is to have breakfast standing up, at the bar of the restaurant, full of history. The menu is a “pringá” sandwich, a tasty mix of pork meats and sausages which they serve with the stewed legumes and which are mixed to create the

Winery: Bodega González Byass

Breakfast at Coso

filling of the sandwich. They serve it hot. If you prefer something more European, Coso, a restaurant located in the Avenida Descartes, in the city’s new area.

There are croissants, grain breads, juices, everything in a café atmosphere with an alternative style.

The Central Market option

El Volapié and its “pringá” sandwich

The Central Market of Jerez is an architectural jewel, especially the warehouse designed for the fish stands. A visit here is essential. Previously, you

González Byass… the city of wine

The winery installations occupy 4.5 hectares. The winery has a complete offer of visits which include everything from inside its premises up to wine tasting of its products. The winery includes a beautiful garden, exceptional buildings, the amazing large warehouses full of wine barrels or historical details, where everything is very interesting.

More interesting wineries to visit

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streets is called Consistorio.

La Cruz Blanca offers an imaginative cuisine with continuous novelties with the products from the season. A few meters away, Albores, a large place with a big repertoire of tapas and dishes to be shared.Both have kitchens which are open during

Winery: Bodega González Byass

this building of the Avenida Domecq, there is an interactive zone where they explain the types of wine very well, however here, you should see them “live”.

Two firms with major prestige are El Maestro Sierra, in the Plaza de Silos and Emilio Hidalgo, Calle Clavel. Williams Humbert (visitasabodegas. com) even offers an amazing horse show in their installations.

completely enjoy them, a good option is the Tabanco El Guitarrón, in the Calle Bizchocheros, where you may have wines by the glass, several of them directly served from the barrel.

A tapa in the Calle Consistorio

The city centre of Jerez is full of good places to enjoy a snack or have a meal. One of the most outstanding

Shops to buy them

If you want a souvenir, a good collection of wines, there are several shops where you may buy them, where they know about them and have a good collection. In Calle Corredera, in the city centre, Licores Corredera, has the most complete collection. Next to Royal School of Equestrian Art, La Casa del Jerez. For those of you who like to

La Cruz Blanca

Albores

the entire day. In a corner of the street, the Mesón del Asador, specialized in meat dishes. While you are at it, you may also eat an ice cream at the Ice Cream shop, Heladería Soler.

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Juanito was one of the first places in Spain to provide a service based on tapas. It is a classic bar and continues to serve very well preparedtapas such as their seasoned potatoes, the fried dish of potatoes and eggs or the Chocolate from La Rosa de Oro

La Rosa de Oro and their bonbons with Sherry La Rosa de Oro is a bakery almost a century old. They have a shop with a café in Calle Consistorio and summer, they make their own ice creams. One of their most curious products are the “bomvinos”, bonbons made with chocolate which have wine in their interior. In summer, they do not have them due to the high temperatures.

La Pescadería Vieja

La Pescadería Vieja is a square in the city centre of Jerez, it is like a big patio where you can find two establishments which areworth visiting. The Bar

Tabanco San Pablo

artichokes. Next door, there is the Restaurant El Bichero, with fish and seafood brought from the nearby town, Sanlúcar. Look out for their potato salad and the fresh fish dishes baked in the oven and only adorned with a little olive oil. In the two cases, eating in the square can be very pleasant.

Two places for seafood

Although Jerez does not have a sea port, it does have two places which are noted for the quality of their menu in seafood and fish dishes. In Calle San Miguel, in the city centre, there is La Marea de Marcos. You should get advice from Marcos González. the owner but the tapass and the potato salad of the house are fixed items for starters. Later, the main dish is whatever he recommends. In a barrio of the outskirts, in the Calle Guita, is the Bar Arturo, very well known in the city for the quality of their seafood and fish dishes which they offer in simple presentations, stewed, on

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the grill or fried. You must start with their seasoned tomatoes. Follow it with prawns and their fried fish dishes. Everything is good here. The bar is usually full.

The “tabancos”, the taverns in Jerez style

Bar Juanito

Jerez even has its own style of tavern called the” tabanco”, several small wine cellars where they sold the wine in bulk, served from the containers. The taverns also served the workers from the area who had a drink before they went a home. Now they

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The Golden apple

Tabanco El Pasaje

have been reborn as places with good wine from Jerez and some snacks to go with it. Among the bars from the old style, we highlight the Tabanco San Pablo, in the Calle of the same name with loads of charm. In Calle Mariñiguez, the Tabanco Mariñiguez, a place to eat as if you were in your own home. The croquettes are

Tabanco Plateros

worth the visit. In a more modern style, the Tabanco Plateros, in Calle Córdoba.

They lead the movement to recover these types of shops.

Sherry, vermouth, beer from the winery and tapas… everything is very select.

Another place that deserves a visit is the Taberna Atuvera, in the Calle Ramón Cala, next to the monument to Lola Flores. Very delicious innovative snacks and attractive decoration

The sweet for the afternoon snack

It is a zone which is between Paseo de La Rosaleda and the Plaza del Caballo, in the modern area of Jerez. Here, there is a constellation of very interesting bars to have tapas. We propose a route through the zone starting with the potato salad in Las Bridas, some noodle soup in La Espartería, a “San Jacobo” (Cordon Bleu) in La Tasca, beef tail at Val de Pepe and seafood dish in La Rosaleda.

An afternoon snack (“merendar”) is one the most beautiful verbs in creation and the best thing to do is to practice this ritual. In Jerez, there are two The mostos and the typical sweets. The garlic stew first has become The “mostos” (wine popular all over taverns) are another Spain, the tocino typical place in the city.

The de cielo (egg and They owe their name to fam ouse Pocito syrup pudding). In the young wine which the bakery: Pastelería Jesús, in has still not completely Calle Bizcocheros, they make fermented, but it is sold when it. Another of the treasures of it begins to get cold, in early Jerez, is the “Pocito”, a pastry November, just three months whose shape reminds us of after the grape harvest. There a little well. It is a cone-like a large, casual places, in the biscuit full of a cinnamon outskirts of the city, where flavoured cream. You can find the wine is still cloudy and them at Bakery: Pastelería La served cold in pitchers; it is Esperanza (Calle Córdoba) accompanied with strews or the Pastelería El Portal from the zone. The most (Plaza Madre de Dios). In popular is the “ajo caliente” both places also pay attention (garlic stew), a type of to their cream mille-feuilles gazpacho stew served hot called “milicianos”. which is accompanied with

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radishes. Two interesting addresses in this sector are the Mosto Domi, next to Trebujena road or the Mosto Tejero, in the El Calvario road.

Two places in front of the Royal School

If you visit the Royal School of Equestrian Art, a few meters away, there are two places which are worth visiting.

The first one of them is a reference in innovative cuisine in Jerez, Albalá. It is in Divina Pastora. The cuisine changes continually hence it is difficult to make recommendations.

Everything is good here.

A few meters down, the Mesón Quince Arrobas with a cuisine specialized in cured Iberian pork products with which it makes its dishes which even include an interesting potato salad. They also have shops where you may buy a good cured Iberian ham and caña de lomo (cured pork loin), you may

La Carboná

Albalá, innovative cuisine

try everything in a snack in the restaurant.

Your table is ready

Everyone likes a good lunch or dinner “with the right” to a tablecloth and perfect décor. Two very

Dish from La Carboná

interesting places for this desire. In La Carboná

(lacarbona.com) you may eat in the warehouse of an old winery. The Sherry wines are the star products of the establishment. It is included in the dishes and the assortment to accompany it is spectacular. The imaginative cuisine of Javier Muñoz makes it advisable to order his gourmet menu accompanied with wines from the zone. In the Avenida Caballero Bonald the Hermanos Carrasco.

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breakfast in the middle of the country and on weekends, they have a restaurant specialized in ecological products. They also have a shop with a wide variety of honey and honey-related products.

El Capricho (The Whim) and beef tail dish

Rancho Cortesano

dishes, although they successfully make a very creative cuisine. They have a tapas bar.

Two very recommendable ventas (roadside restaurants)

In the outskirts of the city, there are many “ventas”, which is what they call roadside restaurants in Cadiz.

Here, we will make two short but intense visits.

The first is in La Corta neighbourhood, Venta el Albero. As usual in this type of restaurants,they have their own parking.

They make traditional cuisine. Pay attention to their “menudo” (tripe), a stew with chick peas and tripe, their meat cheek stew or the croquettes. For dessert, the tocino de cielo (egg and syrup pudding).

In the Cortes road, at the bypass which goes to Cuartillos, there is Venta Gabriel. A good selection of beef dishes. Before, try

In the road which goes to Arcos, now exiting the city, there are two Jerez their pork loin in lard or treasures, which you must their seasoned potatoes. discover. The first place to appear is the Restaurant Don Pepe, by the road.

The world of honey In this place, Rancho Cortesano they serve a (ranchocortesano. stupendous net) is a farm version specialized in of one honey production. of the There are bee typical hives and ecological stews crops around them, El C from the a museum devoted aprich o de Esteban city, the to honey, activities for beef stew.They serve it in children and an ecological sauce and with the most restaurant. You may visit genuine garnish, their fried all year round. In the potatoes. This element, the mornings, you may have potatoes, also have a major role in “El capricho” (the whim), a dish which they serve in the Venta Esteban (restauranteventaesteban. es). It has practically become a typical dish in Jerez; there are two fried eggs with potatoes, fine chopped fried onions and a type of ham “blanket” on top. In these two places, you may eat at the bar, in a casual way, or have a sitdown meal.

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Agrícola has “bonito” until the name. In the Avenida de Regla, there is the Muscatel Museum where you can discover everything related to this dessert wine. It is near the city centre and the visitor timetable varies based on

CHIPIONA

MUSCATEL SUN The muscatel from raisins, one of the typical wines from Chipiona, is a wine from the sun. The grapes are arranged exposed to the sun until they are overripe. A meal in Chipiona is a meal in sunshine, with the muscatel as your companion. Fish and seafood which shine in excellent fried dishes, taverns in dim light and a curious sweet.

Muscatel Museum

Churritos (Fritters) to start the day

They are served in the shape of a bow. They are easy to eat. You can even stroll through the market which is beside the churrería (fritters stand) or have a snack in any of the bars located nearby. It is the Churrería Los Arcos, a good place to start the morning

Cervantes, next to the market.

The list of exquisite dishes changes daily based on what is available in the market. If there is “corvina frita con salsa alioli” (fried sea bass with garlic mayonnaise), prepare yourself for a treat.

The Muscatel Museum

The cooperative Association: Cooperativa Católico

The Central Market and the snack afterwards

The Central market of Chipiona is large and has many attractions. The fish and seafood here are first class. There are prawns, rock fish, etc. and also excellent fruit and even stands from the wineries where you may buy the wine to take home.

The visit has a “dessert”, but it is not sweet, it is eaten as a snack in the Bar Aurora, located in the Calle Miguel de

Bar Franchi

the season. They have a shop to purchase the cooperative association’s wines and also a bar where you can try it with a snack.

The Wine Taverns

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A lot of ham

La Cabaña del Jamón is a shop with gourmet delicacies which is in Avenida de la Constitución.

Pedro Mora, its manager, is an award winning ham slicer and he has several “perniles” (pork shoulders) in his shop which he slices with a knife.

There are also canned goods, pork meats and wines.

The Tapa Street: Isaac Peral

Winery: Bodega de César Florido

del Castillo, there is the Winery: Bodega El Castillito with the flavour of place from the previous century. There are fried

the bottle with you. Outside the city, the Winery: Bodega de José Mellado.

In the road to Rota, they have their shop open to the public. It is charming to see from the road, the containers where the wines are stored. In Calle Padre Lerchundi, another place with a tavern atmosphere, the “Gastro tasca” (Gourmet tavern) Sin Bulli.

Calle Isaac Peral crosses through half of Chipiona and ends at the beach. There is a large concentration of tapa bars. We highlight a few stops. In the seafood restaurant: Marisquería de Juan Serrano you may begin with fried fish or a seafood dish. In the Bar Franchi you may have good prawns from Chipiona, with identical characteristics as those from Sanlúcar. Almost at the end of Calle El Volapié, a place with very unique tapas and always very crowded. They have a paté of “ortiguillas”

El Castillito

tapas to go with it. Nearby, in Calle Padre Lerchundi they have a shop, the Winery: Bodega César Florido. Their muscatel from raisins has won several awards. You can try it in a glass,and you can also take

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Two places with their own product

La Pañoleta

(sea nettles) and prawns. Just next door, a classic place, La Pañoleta. Its fried marinated shark is spectacular, the same as the stingray ray stew with tomato. In front, La Ola, a place with a magnificent quality price relation. You may order the assortment of fish and in this way try everything.

Summer, there are numerous “chiringuitos” to satisfy your thirst and el hunger.

The restaurants with select products with excellent raw material are places that are a pleasure to visit because you can discover what is authentic in each city. In the Venta Aurelio, in the outskirts, in the Montijo neighbourhood, they have fresh fish and seafood which they skilfully prepare. You can try an outstanding version of the “berza” (cabbage stew), a rich stew with legumes, vegetables and different types of meat. In Casa Juan, in the Avenida de Andalucía, you can enjoy tapas of good products

The Beach: Playa de Las Tres Piedras

Is a very beautiful beach, very narrow but attractive. In

Las Canteras

Restaurant Chinini

During the entire year there is the Restaurante Chinini (chininibeach.es), with a view of the sea. The menu has variety and you can, have a drink in the afternoon or at night, have a tapa at the bar or have a meal at the tables with a very diverse offer, for all tastes and which range from fish to Italian food, since the place is managed by the Italian restaurant: San Juan de Jerez.

such as garlic fried prawns or a good selection of fried fish dishes.

Tapas and views

In the beach area located in the same city of Chipiona, there are also some interesting places to visit.

There are two bars literally located on the rocks and where you can enjoy good fish. Los Corrales and Las Canteras they located very

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Dinner beside the yacht port

Next to the yacht port of Chipiona, there are two restaurants that you should visit. A dinner next to the jetties where the boats are moored, can be especially nice. In Casa Paco

near to each other and they offer fresh local products which they prepare in simple dishes. In the Avenida de Sevilla, the Bar El Faro de Chipiona, with very good snacks and a pleasant terrace.

The “merienda” (Afternoon snack)

“Merendar” (having an afternoon snack) is a verb which can be successfully practised in Chipiona. For those who love ice cream, Margarita La Fresca, an original place from the neighbouring town of Rota, has a shop in Calle

Casa Ricardo

Isaac Peral. They make their own ice creams and they use fresh fruit to prepare them.

In the Ice Cream shop: Heladería El Valenciano they offer sweets as well as an original ice cream with muscatel from raisins of Chipiona.

They are in the Avenida de Regla. In the city centre, the bakery: Joselito el Chato, in the Calle Ladislao Carrascosa.

They also have a café. The star dish of the house is the “chachipos”, a cake with liquor and toasted egg yolk sweet.

Venta Aurelio

Casa Ricardo, they make “tortillitas de camarones” (Shrimp fritters). Beside it in Casa Paco they have excellent prawns. In both places, there is also a bar to have a snack if you want something more informal.

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pigs live which they also breed in their installations.

They are not limited to the

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CULTURAL CROSSROADS Rota is a meeting point of cultures and this can also be seen in its gastronomy where the local product, sea and garden coexist, with the cuisine imported from the major American community who live in the city. The fusion has created a very fascinating cuisine.

A market beside the sea

The Market of la Merced in Rota is in Calle de Las Almenas. From its main door, you can see the beach and fishing port.

Inside in a patio full of light, you can see and admire what the land and sea produce. There also a couple of stands where you can sample wines from the region or vermouth accompanied with fried tapas. Also in the building is the Bar La Merced where you may eat a good breakfast. Nearby in the gate of the fishing quay. there is a Fish stand of the Cooperative Association, where there a good variety of fish species. If there are “pardillejas”, small sea bass, you must try them.

Next to the shop, there is a bar where they sell fried fish and stewed seafood as well as take-out dishes.

The cheeses from El Bucarito

In the outskirts of the city, there is a farm where they produce the cheeses from El Bucarito (elbucarito.com).

They organize visits where you can watch how the goats graze or also how the Iberian

Cheeses from El Bucarito

Tintilla (red wine) from Rota at the Winery: Bodegas El Gato

usual cheese, but they also produce very good replicas of international cheeses. such as the Gouda or Blue cheese.

Everything is on sale in the shop which they have next to the factory.

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zone proposes innovative snacks and for those who like classic tapas there is the Pub: Cervecería Plaza Nueva.

“Dulcear” (Eat Sweets) in Rota

The ice cream dishes of Margarita La Fresca

thanks to the work by Wineries such as El Gato, it recovered and now enjoys excellent health. Although they also make red wines with this grape, the

Tapas in the city centre

The city centre of Rota is very lively to discover the joys of tapas. The activity is focused in the Calle Mina, the Plaza de Las Canteras, the Plaza Jesús Nazareno and the Calle Higuereta.

The level in this zone is first class. We propose several stops. Capicúa is a place which has recently opened in Plaza de las Canteras.

They propose a cuisine with amusing combinations, in a mix of cultures. The Winery: Bodeguita Romero allows you to enjoy the beauty of the freidores (fried food restaurants) typical restaurants in the province of Cadiz where they sell fried fish. Utopía, also in the same

Dish of Capicúa

most typical is a sweet wine which you may buy in this small winery.

They have a tavern where you can also have a snack in the Calle María Auxiliadora. You can also buy the vinegar made from this wine.

Utopía

Rota has several traditional bakeries which deserve a visit. The best thing is to contemplate their shop windows and decide at that moment. Take note of these names to “dulcear” (eat sweets): La Rosa (calle Zorrlla), the Bakery: Panificadora San Antonio (avenida de la Libertad) or the Bakery: Pastelería Torremolinos, in Calle Pérez de Bedoya.

... and an ice cream

Margarita La Fresca is in the Calle Higuereta. In just two years, they have managed to win a place in the hearts of the public due to the quality of their ice cream dishes which they make with natural fruits.

You can find sorbets made of watermelon, peach, passion fruit and they also have specialities for persons with nutritional problems.

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An order of Dublin prawns

In the city centre, there is a small alley next to the Plaza de las Canteras, with the Bar La Parada. It only has a small bar and high tables in the street. There is usually a good crowd. Their speciality is the Dublin prawns which they cook with millimetric precision.Pay attention to their chalkboard with the suggestions because there is always something good which they have found in the fish market.

Badulaque, elegant cuisine

Badulaque is located in the Plaza Jesús Nazareno.

From its dining room, there are some lovely views of the beach. However, do not become too distracted because they have a lot of good dishes that are worth your concentration. The owner, Antonio Liaño,

Bar: Cervecería Plaza Nueva

proposes entertaining combinations with the local products. The menu has a lot of variety although they usually have the octopus potato salad or the Wellington sirloin steak. Be sure to leave room for the desserts and listen to the suggestions of the day.

The Rota style “urta” (sea bream)

Is the typical dish in Rota.

However it is difficult to find in the bars. The “urta” (red band bream) is a very popular rock fish. In the city, they prepare it in a

The Steakhouse, charcoal grilled meat dishes in the American style

sauce with vegetables which is known as “roteña” and it is made from the rich local gardens. There are two places which prepare excellent examples of this dish. In the Bar Bahía (calle Guillén Moreno) they always prepare it whenever this fish is available in the fish market. They use the classic recipe. In El Embarcadero, a restaurant with precious views located in Calle Gravina they serve the dish with the “urta” sea bream already deboned in fillets and with a very good sauce.

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of the city) which is called Slice and it is in Avenida de San Fernando. In the same street, there is Shangai 68, an Oriental food restaurant, one of the first to open in Spain.

Italian cuisine has also has a personal representation with La Dolce Vita, in Calle Pérez de Bedoya

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The Remedy against hunger

Calle Mina has a restaurant with the most unique cuisine in the city, El Remedio, a tavern with a rebel’s atmosphere which is run by the Barcelona chef Paco Guzmán who, after triumphing in Catalonia, decided to live in Rota

La Dolce Vita

El arranque

This is another typical dish from Rota. It is a variation of the “salmorejo” (thick tomato soup), but even more dense. In the Bar El Torito, with a charming terrace in the Calle Italia, prepare it in a good dish, creamy and very tasty.

While at the bar, they also make a good version of the Spanish potato omelette.

El Remedio

and the carnivores have a date at The Steakhouse, a grilled meats restaurant also inspired by the American culture. They do everything in a big way. It is in the Avenida Príncipes de España.

A crossroad of cultures

Rota is a city where you may enjoy a wide variety of different cuisines. The most curious blend of these cuisines can be found at the Restaurant Sedona, in Avenida de la Diputación.

They have a cuisine with a local design which is combined with proposals from the USA or with sushi. the same owners have an excellent pizza restaurant (pizza is almost a typicaldish Dining room of Shangai 68, Oriental cuisine

where cooked to their test in this small place. There are surprises every day, all with imaginative ideas and good products. It is worth and visit and follow the recommendations proposed

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churros de La Calzada and inside the market, there is a bar which offers to cook the products which people have purchased in the stands.

A GOOD COUPLE In Sanlúcar there is a perfectly great couple: the prawn and the Manzanilla wine, the two are a stroll from the Plaza del Cabildo, capital city of Cadiz for the tapa, up to Bajo de Guía, zone in natural reserve known for its fish stews. In the midst of landscapes with acedías (wedge soles), tortillitas de camarones (shrimp fritters), tapaculos (wide-eyed flounder), castañitas (small cuttlefish), chovas (bluefish) and seasoned potatoes … Sanlúcar is always like a flower in full bloom

The Central market

Prawns from Sanlúcar

Sanlúcar has one of the best abastos (food) markets in the province. Now it is in La Calzada, in a provisional way until its installations have been completed in Calle Trascuesta. Their fish and seafood stands are spectacular and you can see the famous prawns. In the outskirts is the kiosk:

Breakfast in San Roque

The square: Plaza de San Roque is in the historical city centre. In the zone, there are various terraces where you may eat breakfast.

Today’s dish is ham, they even slice it with a knife for you. If the weather permits, you should have breakfast in the terraces of Casa Ballen or at the Bar Juanito. In both places, you can eat excellent cured Iberian ham.

Décimo Arte

Winery: Bodegas Barbadillo

Décimo Arte, gourmet tourism

Décimo Arte (espaciodecimoarte.com) is a unique cooking school.

Every month, they organize a series of activities such as a visit to the market and they later cook and eat what they have bought or a visit to the “lonja” (fish market) of Sanlúcar and then cook later. It is worth it to consult their web page and you can enjoy a unique

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tavern: Er Guerrita. Wines directly served from the barrel, seasoned dishes, fried foods and fishermen stews to accompany it and an impressive collection of miniature bottles as a prize.

Nearby, in the Calle Isabel II, the Bar Las 2 Caridad, also known as El Triángulo. Great fried fish dishes. Two things to note: the small cuttlefish fried

Puntillitas (baby squid) from La Gitana

way to eat, learning to cook as an extra reward.

The Manzanilla Museum

One of the attractions of Sanlúcar are their Wineries.

Barbadillo, one of the most famous, has a museum dedicated to the manzanilla wine. It is in the Calle Sevilla and you may see everything about the wine making process, as well as discover the machinery and the details related to it. It also has a shop with all the wines from the winery.

historical wineries of the city.

There are theatrical visits, night visits, with horses, etc. in their web page, you may see the specific program in each month of the year.

The Barrio Bajo, Er Guerrita and the fried small cuttlefish

The Barrio Bajo (Lower neighbourhood) is one of the zones with a culinary interest in Sanlúcar. There, in the Calle Rubiños, is the

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Stroll through the Plaza de El Cabildo

Sanlúcar Descúbrela (Discover it), tours through the wineries

The firm, Sanlúcar Descúbrela (sanlucardescubrela. com) offers a series of different visits to the Winery: Bodega Delgado Zuleta, another one of the important and

whole and the salmonetes (red mullet). In the Calle Guía, the Betis football club: Peña bética de Carlos Juez, another bar in the neighbourhood where they prepare the fried acedías (wedge sole) or the pijotas (medium size hake). You can order the tomates “aliñaos” (seasoned tomatoes).

Taberna Er Guerrita

The square called Plaza del Cabildo is the cathedral of the tapa in Sanlúcar. We propose a visit to their most famous “chapels” and try a “holy dish” in each place. In Balbino, the shrimp fritters, the fried baby squid at La Gitana, fishermen’s stew

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Casa Guerrero. Their “tortas de aceite” (olive oil flatbread pastries) are made in a deliciously crunchy format.

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in El Cabildo, garlic fried wedge clams in Casa Juan, potatoes with melva (frigate tuna) in Barbiana, fried small cuttlefish in amontillado sauce in the Restaurant Puerta de la Victoria, seasoned roe in Trasiego, in the adjacent Plaza de la Victoria. In the Calle Ancha we conclude the route in El Lantero with a little marinated tuna dish There is still dessert, but it is coming right up.

The ice creams from Toni Toni (heladostoni.es) to operate at the end of the 19th century. In the 21st century and although the stick has changed place, their ice cream still has the same excellence.

It has a large menu and there is a terrace in the Plaza del Cabildo to enjoy their “mantecaos” (pastries) and sorbets. A personal weakness, the cake of the house, an ice cream cake in the form of a “brazo de gitano” (cake roll).

Sweets from La Rondeña

middle as if it were the seal of the house. In the Calle Ramón y Cajal, it has a shop: The Sweet shop: Dulcería de la Rondeña. also known as “Rondeña”, a type of cake with cabello de ángel (pumpkin) filling.They are famous for their Christmas specialities but they are open all year round with a wide variety of sweets.

Taverns with charm

In the historical city centre of Sanlúcar, you

Rondeñas and tortas de aceite (olive oil flatbread pastries) Now that we are in the sweet side of Sanlúcar, let’s review the meaning of “merienda” (afternoon snack). There are two very interesting stops.

In the Calle Ancha, there is

Casa Pedro Hernández Santaolalla

may find numerous taverns with charm. We will visit two. In Casa Pedro Hernández Santaolalla, a an old warehouse converted into a tavern, you can find wines from Sanlúcar served directly from the barrel and in “gorriones”, typical small glasses from Sanlúcar.

Cheese and ham to go with it. In Casa Ramirez in the Plaza de La Salle, the speciality is also the sausage meats with Sanlúcar wines.

Casa Bigote, the place where they tame the prawns

Casa Bigote is the most famous restaurant in Sanlúcar. It is in Bajo de Guía, next to the Guadalquivir River. It has a tavern that serves snacks and restaurant to eat dishes. In both places, it is mandatory to order the boiled prawns, very large, incredibly juicy, served

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The menu changes with the seasons and it also has a very select menu with Sanlúcar wines. In a much more old fashioned type bar, in Avenida Cerro Falón, the Chef Paco Lobo in La Lobera developed a cuisine with many innovative touches, which even includes an Oriental style.

The Patio of El Espejo

with millimetric cooking precision. Accompany them with manzanilla wine.

There are also fishermen stews, fried dishes and a surprise which is prepared

by Fernando Hermoso Marín, the third generation of the family in charge of the business.

clams and good fried dishes. The Mirador de Doñana (named after scenic viewpoint) has a spectacular bar for tapas and Avante Claro is a place which features the most innovative cuisine, with a deep respect for the product.

Additional stops in Bajo de Guía

The New Cuisine has also been strongly launched in Sanlúcar. The Chef José Luis Fernández Tallafigo in El Espejo, in the Calle Caballeros, has created a cuisine full of surprises based on small dishes. The place has a reasonable price and you can eat in an elegant interior patio.

Bajo de Guía has a series of restaurants that all have terraces with views of the Doñana Park. In addition to Bigote, there are several places which are worth visiting. El Poma has an amazing version of coquinas al ajillo (garlic-fried wedge

The innovative side

Casa Bigote, the temple of prawns in Sanlúcar

Restaurant El Poma

Sushi in the winery

However perhaps one of the most original places in Sanlúcar, is in the Taberna Argüeso, located in Calle Mar. It occupies part of the old winery with the same name Its most surprising aspect is its wide range of Japanese specialities with

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amusing combinations of prawns or fish dishes from the zone. They also make very satisfactory dishes with another one of the jewels of the province, the red tuna. A great practical demonstration of how well the Sherry and Manzanilla wines can be used with Oriental cuisine.

Restaurant Mirador de Doñana, in Bajo de Guía

Sushi from the Taberna Argueso

La Algaida and the rice with duck dish

La Algaida is a zone in e Sanlúcar where there are many vegetable gardens.

There, you can find two establishments which offer a stew which is very popular in the zone, the “arroz con pato” (rice with duck). In

La Campana, fishermen stews

the Venta El Raspa, located on the road which crosses La Algaida, they serve a excellent version of this rice dish. Before it is interesting to try their shrimp with eggs. On the same road, the Venta La Marisma, has another interesting version of the rice with duck dish. You can enjoy snacks at very moderate prices. In the beach zone next to the city centre of Sanlúcar, in the prolongation of the Avenida

Cerro Falón, there is the Restaurant El Veranillo.

They also make an excellent rice with duck dish.

Before, you must try the “ropavieja de corvina” (literally sea bass’ old clothes), a unique stew which is made with the head of this fish.

Bonanza and the fishermen stews

Bonanza is a town located next to the fishing port of Sanlúcar. Here there are two bars which you must visit this zone distant from the city centre. In La Campana, they cook fishermen stews.

Take note of the baby cuttlefish with fried bread, the consommé de rape (anglerfish consommé) or the fishermen’s style noodle soup.

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Almost next door, also in the Calle Puerto Barrameda, Pablo Tapas, where you may enjoy tapas at a good price with good raw material.

Watch for their “castañitas”, small size cuttlefish.

Chovas (bluefish) and morralla (assorted small fish) Camino de la Jara

La Jara is a beach zone in Sanlúcar. At the beginning of the road which goes there, there are two places which are worth a visit to see. Casa Perico is in the Avenida doctor Salvador Gallardo. It is a neighbourhood bar where you may enjoy delicacies such as the “temblaera”, a fish similar to the stingray, or the “chovas”, a bluefish which they fry after marinating it in a bread mix. If it is the season, order their snails. In the La Jara road there is El Dique, a place where you can pay homage to fried fish

Trasiego (Wine decanting area)

dishes. The best plan is to order the “morralla”, assorted small fish which are not normally sold and which are fried here in a delicious way.

To accompany them with the house’s papas “aliñás” (seasoned potatoes).

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“Herrería” (blacksmith shop) de Paco Felix. Instead of making horseshoes, they now serve meals and beverages.

Homemade stews and wines are their main offer. For more gourmet tastes, the Taberna El Loli, in Calle

The manzanilla veil of Sanlúcar

The “mostos” (wine taverns) of barrio Alto

Another typical place in Sanlúcar are the “mostos”.

They are the taverns which sell this wine which has not fully aged. They are places with charm and no protocol. In Calle Trabajadera de Segunda, there is La

Pozo Amarguillo. Seasoned dishes, fish, fishermen stews, everything is well done and clean, just how the regular customers like it. You will want to try their octopus potato salad and their seasoned eggs, the wedge clams and the desserts. What would life be like without dessert!

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TREBUJENA

founded in the year 2016 but it is noted for its originality.

In Calle Palomares, they offer exquisite dishes from the province as well as its wines. However their tasks include wine tasting or visits to interesting places in the city. They also have ecological vegetables.

THE WILD SIDE

Snacks in the city centre

Trebujena has the spirit of a wild land. Its most famous wine is the “mosto” (must), a wine which is still drunk even though it has not aged and has not quite finished the fermentation. To accompany it, wild fish and seafood dishes which originate from the mouth of the river, and its bars also have this spirit of what is real with no disguises.

Breakfast at the Venta Manolo

The Venta Manolo is at the entrance to the town on the road. It is a very big place, located in a crossroad.

They serve molletes (rolls) which you may eat with ham or with diverse types of lards. Later, it is also an interesting place to have a snack and enjoy a meal.

The wines from the Cooperative Association The Cooperative Association: Virgen de

Palomares (vinosdetrebujena. com) is truly an institution.

It was founded in the mid20th century and they have become famous for their must, a young white wine which still has not finished its ageing. However the catalogue also includes white wines and sherry. They have their own shop in the Avenida de Sevilla

Ca Moña, a shop with exquisite snacks and much more It is a new shop. It was

Trebujena has several bars for tapas that are quite interesting. El Cura is in the Plaza de Don Antonio and in

Dish from La escalerita de Ana

its menu you can find original tapas. We mention two more places which have opened in recent years. The Tavern Pan Rallao is in the Calle Gorrión and offers snacks with an innovative style. La Escalerita de Ana, in the Plaza Federico García Lorca, is another one of places which are popular.

Here, they combine the most common snacks with other tapas that have a more daring touch.

The Mostos (Musts)

Cooperative Association: Virgen de Palomares

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“mechá” (shredded meat) of the house and if there is “berza” (cabbage stew with assorted meats), it is also a great option. They also have fish from the river such the albures (bleak) or the robalos (snook). You can enjoy a snack at the bar or have a meal in the dining room.

La Escalerita de Ana

humble places where people gathered to have the “must” wine along with something simple to go with it. However these places have evolved and have become a tourist attraction of the town. The most interesting one is a museum. It is located in his house in the Calle Doctor Ramón y Cajal, Antonio Valderas. You can see the containers, implements and photos related to wine. Now for something to eat and drink, El Piraña, in Calle de los Cantes de Trilla. The wine is served in pitchers and it served from barrels which are stored in this establishment.

To accompany all types

Ca Moña

of stews, fried dishes and seasoned dishes. In the Calle Málaga there is the Mosto de Juan de la Vara, with very similar features. The latter is not open all year, but only from October until the beginning of the Spring.

The “angulas” (baby eels) of El Litri

El Litri, a bar located in the Calle Larga, it is a real institution in Trebujena. It became famous for their angulas (baby eels), a dish which is still in the menu.

They serve them with fried egg or also without it, in a garlic-fried style.

It is worth sampling the

Manegodor, shrimp city

A unique place, even its motto defines it as the shrimp city, since it is located next to the marshes where they breed. It is next to the Guadalquivir River, in a marsh zone, which is known as the river road.

The restaurant, with a rural style, serves unique products such langostinos de estero (marsh prawns), smaller than the ones from Sanlúcar with a different flavour, grilled “albures” (bleak) or the shrimp fritters, a dish which is frequently offered in Trebujena. You can finish the meal by having a rice with duck dish. They are closed during the summer.

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success and today her cheese is sold in many establishments of the province and all over Spain. You can shop in the shop which they have in their factory in the industrial park: Los Isletes.

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The tapas from the Venta El Boquete THE CHARM OF THE VENTAS (ROADSIDE RESTAURANTS) The “ventas” are one of the great culinary attractions of the province of Cadiz. They are roadside restaurants with a major tradition, where you may go shopping, eat lunch or breakfast. In San José del Valle this “type” of restaurant is well represented.

El Pantano, a movie landscape

The Venta El Pantano is beside the dam of the Los Hurones Reservoir. The landscape is surprising, not only viewing it from the restaurant, in their terrace, but also from the road to arrive there by car. The restaurant also has a gastronomic offer which is also good. For breakfast. they have “molletes” (rolls) filled with pieces of sausage or meat. Later, for a meal or a snack, croquettes and hunting game dishes.

La Venta Durán, a classic charm

The Venta Durán is beside the road, in the zone known as Parada Baja. It is a place with history. It opened in the mid-20th century and they continue to be a reference for the hunting meat dishes. For breakfast, they have excellent molletes (rolls) and later you

La Venta El Boquete is a place which conserves something as complicated as authenticity. Here, the menu is based on tapas or portions

can eat some tapas or have a meal in the restaurant.

They have a tomato soup, stews with venison or other old-fashioned dishes such as tongue in sauce.

Blue cheese in a green land One of the most curious Cheese Shops: Queserías in the entire province is called Andazul. The master cheese maker, Ana Isabel Rosado decided to take a risk in 2013 and used the milk from the payoya goat to make the first Andalusian blue cheese.

The experience was a perfect

Venta El Boquete

Venta Durán

with interesting versions of traditional stews. Everything at a good price and in generous servings. Their Iberian pork tongue in sauce is a good example the features of this venta. Their pork crackling are also famous which are like a meat dish with sauce. They are on Los Llanos road.

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prepared with the venison meat. It is worth sampling.

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Villa de Algar, enjoy the venison

At the Hotel Villa de Algar they have a restaurant where the house speciality is venison. The star dish are several fillets from this animal which are fried in a sauce

VENISON TERRITORY The most typical product of Algar is the hunting game meats. In its preparation they have earned certain fame and they even make original sausages with them. They are also cooked and to accompany them in the town, there is even a type of bread, so that not one gram of sauce is left.

Stroll through the city centre

The morning is a good time to stroll through the city centre of Algar. The town is small but the road is good enough to enjoy a good breakfast. In the centre of Calle Real, the main street of the city, there is the Bakery: Sánchez.

Panadería Algar Sánchez The shop is small but it displays the loaves of golden pan cateto (rustic homemade bread) and rolls. In the neighbouring Bar La Peña you can enjoy a

Venado of bar Peña

breakfast with these types of breads. Is also a good place to have snacks. Take note of two names more: the Bar La Dehesa and the Bar Manolito.

The venison and the wild boar

Butcher Shop: Carnes Herva is a well-known company in the entire province. Their speciality is the hunting game meat, especially the deer meat and the wild boar. In the Calle doctor Pérez Fabra, in the centre of town, they have a shop with their products.

You can buy meat already cut into pieces and frozen foods, especially good pork meats, chorizos and sausages,

Dish of the hotel Villa de Algar

with pork lard, spices and lemon. The menu changes in season and they usually have cured Iberian ham and a typical dish from the Sierra (mountains).

El Tempul and their fried eggs with potatoes

In the surroundings of the town, in the road known as “Cortes”, five kilometers from Algar, there is Venta El Tempul.

The place offers breakfasts and you may buy several productsto eat from the zone and at midday they are famous for their fried eggs with potatoes which you can accompany with cuts of chorizo sausage or fried meat. It is necessary to use bread here.

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The “mecha” (shredded meat) of Andrades

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GASTRONOMY BATHED IN LEATHER Leather is the great treasure in de Ubrique. Its historical city centre is always lively just like its gastronomy. Here the way to start is with fried flatbread pastries and for the afternoon snack the, gañotes (cinnamon-flavoured pastry).

In between lots of meat, since we are in an inland area.

The fried flatbreads

It has dough like bread.

The secret is to prepare it very thin and cut into small squares. They cook

Tortitas (Flatbread pastries) from Ubrique for breakfast

it in very hot oil and they rise to create a type of fritter. Later in Bar El Amanoe, in the Avenida de la Diputación, very near the city centre, we suggest a little first class honey. This is the most typical breakfast in Ubrique and it is worth enjoying. It is impossible to eat just one, isn’t it?

market is comprised by around twenty stands. It is interesting to visit. It is in the city centre and afterwards, you may stroll through the zone to go shopping for a leather item and have a snack in Avenida de España, a very busy street.We suggest a visit at the Bar Cristina, with a wide variety of snacks, perfect place to take a rest stop after a long stroll.

The Market

Built in 2008, and consequently very modern, The Central

Display case of the Bar Cristina

The butcher shop is in Calle Alcalde Antonio Vega. This family business prepares their own pork crackling. To make the “mechá” (shredded meat) based on the recipe from María Andrades who began to make it in the 80’s decade in the 20th century. The secret is to stew it covered with spices and vegetables, which give it flavour. They also make pork crackling.

The gañote

This is a curious sweet, typical for the Lent season in the Sierra de Cadiz Its fame means that they are now made during the entire year.

I will tell you a little about it.

Its dough reminds me of the pestiños (fried dough). It is fried the same as them, but in the form of a spiral and here they do not put honey on top.

They are crunchy and are not a heavy dish at all. Interesting versions in the Bakeries: Pastelerías La Nave (plaza

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Cheese shop: El Poyatón

Ejércitos Españoles), Los Nueve Caños and pastelería Rosi. The last two are located in the Avenida de España.

Cheeses made in Ubrique María José Santos founded her own cheese shop in 2010, Cheese shop: Quesería of Ubrique. They have a small shop and preparation- workshop in the Cortes road, in the place known as El Poyatón.

They prepare the cheeses with pasture-fed goats, which eat grass, so that the

This mountain presides the entrance to the place.

They have cured Iberian ham, wild boar, lamb or Retinto beef meat dishes.

You may have a meal in the restaurant, however they also have a tapas menu.

The chef Miguel Rosado has several restaurants in the city, all very popular.

The first one which he founded is in Calle San Juan Bautista, in the city centre.

The house speciality are assorted tapas. The place is big and you may try both traditional tapas as well as more innovative specialities.

Everything usually has an excellent level.

This is one of the different restaurants that you will find in the towns. It is in the outskirts on the

milk will accordingly have more flavour. They have various specialities. Try their cured cheese.

La Herradura

The restaurant uses select raw materials and they have become a reference in the Cadiz mountains for charcoal grilled meat dishes.

road which extends from Ubrique to Benaocaz. It is only open on the weekends and in the season, from early September and until June. The first item of interest is that they have “mosto colorao” (red must), a unique young wine which is consumed in bulk

El Laurel

La Venta Rubí

La Herradura

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El Laurel

Venta Rubí

in the zone and which is practically a “wild”wine that has not fully evolved. In the restaurant, they accompany it with large fried egg omelettes with potatoes and sausage. If something is missing, they have a terrace with lovely mountain views.

Family atmosphere, with no formalities.

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town. A recommendation: order it filled with the “mechá” (shredded) meat of the house.

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The sausages of El Bosque

SAUSAGE, BREAD AND CHEESE El Bosque suddenly appears on the road, “stuck” between the mountains. It has a lot to see…and a lot to eat. They have always had acclaim for good chacinas (pork sausages), but now they also have a cheese with international awards and some molletes (rolls) which you will want repeat for breakfast several times in a row.

La Venta Mateo and El Molino de Abajo

The Mill: El Molino de Abajo (elmolinodeabajo.com) is a flour mill which conserves the machinery from the 19th and 20th centuries. It is driven by the river water. It is possible to visit the installations but previously, you must make an appointed visit on the telephone: +34 658 845 761

The Mill: El Molino de Abajo

and you can even participate in workshops to learn how to make bread. In the installations, they continue to make several specialities such as breads and we highlight the molletes (rolls). They can be eaten for breakfast daily in the Venta Mateo, at the exit of El Bosque in the direction to Grazalema, in a pleasant terrace at the entrance to the

The chorizo sausage from El Bosque, of a small rosary type, are famous in the entire province. In the town, there are a couple of craft pork meat industries of interest.

Chacinas Méndez, in the Calle Huelva, offers a wide variety of products. You may buy sausages and different types of pork lards. Chacinas El Bosque has a shop in the industrial park: Huerto Blanquillo. They have a nice assortment and they have a great liver blood sausage.

The Cheese Interpretation Centre

The Cheese shop: Quesería de El Bosqueño was the pioneer company to set up the cheese industry in the Sierra de Cadiz. It is one of the Cheese Shops in the zone with the most awards at an international level.

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Chacinas Méndez

Now they have a cheese museum (quesoselbosque. com) which is at the entrance to the city.

There you can discover

Cheeses from El Bosqueño

the history of the cheese shop, request workshops and taste sessions as well as buy a wide range of products. Pay attention to their cured cheeses with Payoya goats and Grazalemeña sheep.

La Divina

El Tabanco, classic cuisine

The Mesón El Tabanco, Calle de La Fuente, in the city centre, offers a classic vision of the cuisine from the Sierra area. They make dishes such as lamb or even the trout since in the city there is also a fish farm which specializes in a their production. Good versions of everything which has the name of “dish with sauce” such as the meat cheeks or wild boar.

If they have the tongue dish, do not hesitate, you must try it.

They serve menu dishes here.

La Divina, the innovative side

In the Sierra of Cadiz there are not many places with innovative cuisine, La Divina, located in the

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la Plaza de España is one of the most outstanding representatives of this type of cuisine in the zone.

The menu changes very frequently and here you

Vegetables from La Divina

can eat based on dishes for sharing. They have very good vegetable dishes and make versions of Cured Serrano ham dishes with entertaining and interesting culinary recipes.

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(strawberry tree fruit) or the endrina (blackthorn fruit). They are sold in the family supermarket in Calle Las Piedras.

GRAZALEMA

Cheeses and pork meats

LAMB AND BLANKET The blankets from Grazalema are very famous, and also very warm, in this town of the Sierra, in the enclosing historical city, you can also relax and “curl up” in their gastronomy, from cheeses and pork meats to liquors and, above all, the lamb, which is prepared very well in their restaurants.

Cubiletes for breakfast

The “cubiletes” are the typical sweet of Grazalema.

It is a lard and flour dough flavoured with cinnamon and pumpkin filling (cabello de ángel). It is a delicious sweet. In the Café Rumores, they make their own version, in the Bakery La Golosa, Cubil etes located next to the place. The “cubiletes” can be found in all the bakeries in the town. Here, the cool thing to do is eat them seated in the main square along with a landscape which is also rich. It is a breakfast to be enjoyed in a relaxing way.

you can also buy unique liquors to keep you warm on the inside. More than a dozen different liquors are made in the Distillery Antonio Borrego. His grandfather was already devoted to this art and he bequeathed the recipes for his works to his family.

All the liquors are made with fruits wild from the zone such as the madroño

Herb Liquors

There is a wide range of shopping options in Grazalema. If you buy a blanket to keep warm,

Assortment of cheeses from La Pastora

The next stop is to buy a supply of cheeses and pork meats. In the small square there is the Cheese shop: Quesería de La Abuela Agustina. They make cheeses from the raw milk from goats and from sheep. In the calle Fuente Abajo, there is a young cheese shop, La Pastora, but

Herb Liquors

they have and they have won awards for their payoya goat cheeses, the typical cheese from the zone. In the Calle

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Mateos Gago there is the Butcher shop: Carnicería de Mercedes. They have varied meats, lards and cured Iberian sausages, all from the pigs raised in the Sierra of Cadiz.

La Casa Las Piedras, the surprise of Grazalema

Francisco Javier Pérez Menacho never ceases to surprise us with his cuisine in La Casa de Las Piedras, a restaurant located in Calle Las Piedras.

The patio has a charm Lamb with potatoes of its own.

In this place, there is a pizza menu along with their own innovative cuisine. The menu varies a lot based on the season however you can find original salads, meats cooked at low temperatures or even some dishes for vegetarians.

Please be warned you must leave room for dessert.

The Lamb

The lamb from the zone is famous, but there are not many restaurants that have it. The most famous place is the Cadiz El Chico, a restaurant with classic cuisine located in the Plaza de España. They the lamb legs in an oven in the old fashioned way. You can also enjoy their tapas. In the Plaza del Asomadero, there is El Simancón where you can eat excellently prepared lamb chops.

Fun Tapas

In the town, there are numerous bars, which almost all have terraces.

Let’s stop at one which is characterized by their fun and interesting cuisine. In the upper part of town, La Maroma (calle Santa Clara).

Here, the menu is based on snacks. The prices are quite cheap and they combine gastronomy and products from the zone but with different menu options. A good place to with the family because there are options for everyone.

Benamahoma, the “square molletes” (bread) Benamahoma is a town near Grazalema. It is worth an excursion. Benamahoma is a town near Grazalema Located there is the Bakery: Panadería de Pedro Casillas

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(calle Marqués de Estella).

One of the unique things about their offer are the “molletes”, a square roll perfect for breakfast or serve with chacinas (pork meats)

Bakery: Panadería de Pedro Casillas

inside. You may buy them in the bakery or eat them with something else inside, in the Restaurante El Cancha (calle Real) where they usually have them. While here, it is not a bad place to have a meal or enjoy a snack. They have hunting game dishes and stew from the zone. The Tavern: La tasquita del Majaceite (Calle de La Cuesta) is worth visiting to enjoy their terrace.

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the industrial park: Cuatro Vientos, there is a honey factory, where you may purchase their products.

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Tapas in the city centre

IBERIAN CITY Prado del Rey has a major pork meat tradition. There are several small factories in the town. The city also has a presence in the honey industry as well as historic wineries. With so many ingredients, it is easy to find good things here..

Breakfasts and afternoon snacks

The Venta Rosario is on the road which extends from Arcos to El Bosque, right where it begins the ascent to Prado del Rey. The place still has its charm and it is a local favourite for the farmers in the zone. While you observe them, you enjoy a breakfast based on the “cateto” (homemade rustic) bread with different types of lards.

If you love the sweet side of life, the Bakery: Pastelería Sandra is the solution. They are in the city centre, in the Calle Teniente Peñalver. You can eat breakfast or have an afternoon snack. They have pies and cakes which will be very difficult for you to resist.

The honey from Puremiel

The city centre is very lively and has numerous bars. We shall stop in two. El Mesón Iptuci, Calle Teniente Peñalver, has a rural decoration in harmony with the dishes and tapas which you can enjoy here. They use many ecological products and they also have an interesting section of meats from the zone. In the Calle doctor Martín Aguilar,

Shopping

In Prado del Rey, you must go shopping because there are many interesting items.

In the city, there are two small factories which make embutidos (sausages). Las Tres Encinas, in the calle Fuente, have different types of sausages and “chorizo” (spicy) sausages. The Butcher shop: Carnicería Ana is in Avenida Feliz Rodríguez de la Fuente.

They have pork crackling and blood sausages. In the same Avenue there is the Winery: Bodega de Rivero, which produce red wines, the same as the winery of Ibargüen (bodegasibarguen. com), located on the road from Arcos to El Bosque. In

Winery: Bodega de Rivero

Kaiko`s, a classic restaurant, with well- prepared meat dishes and tapas at the bar.

Restaurante del Carmen

It is in the outskirts in Avda. del Nacimiento y on the ground floors of a family hotel. Carmen Tamayo and Javier Gª Mena have assumed the management of the restaurant and have given a different character to the place, y specializing in an innovative cuisine with products from the zone.

The comments are quite favourable. Here you eat based on dishes for sharing.

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the one with the highest demand, the caña de lomo (pork loin sausage).

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El Refugio de San Antón

THE CHARM OF THE SMALL

Angelica Rodríguez and Santiago Jiménez opened in the year 2004, El Refugio de San Antón, a place with a restaurant atmosphere, a dining room with chimney and a nice terrace. They are

Benaocaz is a small town but has great charm. It is in the upper part of the Sierra, embedded in the mountain. With regards to what “to eat”, the choice depends on the cheese products, the pork meats and everything related to the meat sector where relaxation is another important ingredient of the house.

Las Vegas, breakfasts with a view

The morning starts in the bar of the Restaurant Las Vegas. It is in the centre of

Piñero (chacinaspinero. com). They have a wide variety of products and they even have their own cured hams. You can enjoy the typical cured Serrano pork triangle par excellence: cured chorizo sausage and blood sausage.

The cheeses from Mangana

Restaurant Las Vegas

the town and it has a terrace with magnificent views. You will only stop looking at the landscape when you spread the local lard products on the homemade rustic bread available in the restaurant.

In the Calle San Blas, there is a shop run by the brothers Mangana Macías. Their production is small but their products are very select.

They make cheese which comes from the animals in their stables and also They have chacinas (pork meats),

The “chacinas” (pork meat for sausages) of Piñero

At the town entrance, there is the sausage factory named The Shelter: El Refugio de San Antón

Chacinas Piñero

in Plaza de San Antón, in the centre. They have developed a very select cuisine. They are one of the few places which have ecological baby goats from the zone and surprises such as the huevos rotos (fried egg dish) with salmorejo and aubergines. Now, they have also included small snack dishes with proposals that have creative touch.

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sheep, if they have the cheese “emborrao en Manteca” (cured with lard), then even better.

The cheese from Charo Oliva

MAGICAL MILK Villaluenga has magical milk, which comes from its goats of the Payoya breed. The town is “encased” among the mountains and transmits peace and quiet.

You must visit to buy these cheeses blessed by the magic of Villaluenga and while there, buy the tortas (flatbread pastries) from the bakery: Panadería Nuestra Señora del Rosario and try the croquettes by Ana Mari.

Flatbreads with pork crackling

The idea of “combining” sweet and salty flavours is not an invention of modern cuisine. This has been done in the Sierra of Cadiz before the concept of gastrobar was invented. In the Bakery: Panadería Nuestra Señora del Rosario you can find some interesting olive oil flatbreads, a type of dough which reminds us ofpizza but with a sweet flavour,

Payoyo Cheese

and it also decorated with slices of meat. In the establishment, you can also find other delicacies, among which is the bread.You may enjoy it for breakfast in the Mesón Los Caños, located at the side of the road which crosses the town.

In Villaluenga, there are now half a dozen cheese dairies.

Let’s stop at this one called Oliva, one of smallest and they work in a more crafts style.

The cheese products are signed by Charo Oliva the crafts woman who creates these cheeses with the raw sheep milk. It is difficult to find these cheeses outside of Villaluenga hence it is convenient to stop in the Calle Jaime Balmes, where the small factory is located where they make and age it.

The Payoyo Cheese

Andrés Piña and Carlos Ríos are the persons responsible for the fame of this cheese from Sierra de Cadiz. They created the Payoyo cheese of Villaluenga, a product with various international awards ( (payoyo.com). Its fame extends all over the world but it is worth buying it in the small shop next to the road which crosses the town.

Two personal weaknesses, the semi-cured Payoyo goat cheese (the more tender the better) and the mixed cured Payoya goat cheese and Grazalmeña

Pensión de Ana Mari

The croquettes by Ana Mari The inn has a dining room which transports us to the 50’s decade in the 20th century, but the food which they serve in the Inn: Pensión de Ana Mari, Calle Los Mártires, has the same decor. The croquettes, fine and crunchy, are one of the restaurant’s fixed dishes but before or after, you can try the meat with tomato sauce, the meatballs or the rabbit stew.

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explore it without having a little snack to rest your legs is not recommendable, so here are a couple of suggestions to have tapas or a meal. The two places are in the Calle Rodríguez de la Fuente. In the Mesón Los Cuñaos it is the place for many people of the or venison which you can

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THE COLOURFUL “HORNAZO” SWEETS In Holy Week, the bakery: Pastelería Mari makes the “hornazos”, a curious sweet crowned with a chocolate egg. They are colourful, cheerful, like this town in the Sierra de Cadiz where you enjoy snacks while strolling in the historical city centre, which is also attractive.

The sweets from Mari

The Bakery: Pastelería de Mari is in the Plaza de Andalucía, in the city centre

Mari’s shop, they continue to provide delicacies to try such as the roscos blancos de merengue (white donut cakes with meringue), the suspiros (muffins) flavoured with lemon or the bizcocho gastoreño (Gastor cake), a sweet which reminds us of the mostachones (flat cake).

Tapas in the city centre

The historical city centre of El Gastor is very beautiful. To

The “Hornazo” sweets from the Shop: Despacho de Mari

of El Gastor, one of the typical towns on the mountain slopes in the province. For Holy Week, they make “hornazos”, very colourful sweets in which the cakes and donut cakes with meringue (called “roscos blancos”) are decorated with chocolate eggs and jelly beans for gifts. The rest of the year, it is necessary to order them, although in

Inn: La Posada de la Abuela

Mesón Los Cuñaos

enjoy in the colourful dining room and by special order, they prepare the El Gastor stew, a delicious asparagus soup or the or the thick soup with legumes and tagarninas.

Very nearby, The Inn: La Posada de la Abuela, where you can dine on charcoalgrilled meats, which are the speciality of the house.

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The omelettes from El Gordi

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LAND OF ASPARAGUS The asparagus from Alcalá del Valle are exported to the tables of Central Europe as major star products for their households. They are grown by the Cooperative Association: Los Europeos, with a major tradition in the zone. It is the star product from the town and it can be eaten in diverse ways.

Molletes (Muffins) in the Bar Polear

The Bar Polear has a variety of rich items. The first are their breakfasts. They rolls from the zone which can be served with various types of lards, olive oil or marmalade.

Later, the snacks. Here, just go with the flow by the Cruces brothers, who recommend dishes to try every day since the menu varies a lot depending on the raw materials which they have. They also have select wines. They are in the Calle Virgen de los Remedios

Bar Polear

One of the places to enjoy good snacks is the Bar Cebolla, in the Calle El Bosque. It is a family bar with a cosy atmosphere and classic cuisine. They make interesting small omelettes with the asparagus. In the season, there are also snails, a typical dish in the Cadiz summer.

Sabor Andaluz (Andalusian Flavour)

Sabor Andaluz (Andalusian Flavour) The asparagus cuisine

Asparagus from the Cooperative Association

Los Europeos

The cooperative association: Los Europeos (scaloseuropeos.com) opened in 1986. It has played a major role for this town in the Sierra de Cadiz.

Their green asparagus production in the spring; it is highly valued throughout all Europe where they are exported, although you may also buy and eat them in the town. Now they are also starting to perform tests with theartichokes, which they attempt to supply with the same quality of excellence as the asparagus.

The Mesón Sabor Andaluz is specialized in the green asparagus cuisine in Alcalá del Valle. In the restaurant, located in the Calle De La Huerta, they offer several ways to prepare it. The most requested is the vinaigrette style, several pieces cooked in a perfect way and with a mild seasoning on top. They also have a soup or they prepare them in a green sauce. and also have artichokes or the charcoal- grilled meats.

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Enjoy Tapas in La Torre

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HIGH CLASS PORK MEATS

La Torre is the nickname which has become popular in Torre Alháquime. There are several bars to have tapas.

In the city centre, in the Calle Nueva, there is the Bar Chema, also known as Alaquim. Here you may start the route with a meat cheek tapa. Beside it, the Bar Pepín,

Torre Alháquime is a small town in the Sierra de Cadiz. They are located in the heights, on a mountain like their “chacinas” (pork meats for sausages), which are made by the firm called La Torreña since the last three decades of the 20th century.

Sausage in lard

La Torreña, a cooperative association founded in the last three decades of the 20th century, has become a reference in the a Sierra de Cadiz with their prepared pork sausage products.

Their “chorizo” sausages are conserved in lard is a product with a very high demand.

They also have an original sausage, salchichón en aceite (sausage in oil). They are small sausages which, after their

Sausage factory: La Torreña

Bar Chema

Sausage factory: Embutidos La Torreña

curing, they are conserved in bags with extra virgin Olive oil. They are in the neighbourhood called El Tejar

a typical bar in town. The menudo (tripe), also known as as guiso de callos (tripe stew), They have a lot of admirers.

In the zone of the Pep ín´s s swimming quids pool, in the calle Arenal there is El Tapeito where you can finish the round with a “salmorejo”, which in the Sierra is a dish with seasoned potatoes with tomato, pepper and onion.

The Tapeíto (little tapa)

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town, La Cueva del Ibérico (Calle Cuevas de la Sombra) and accompany it with the sausage, which are also available on their shelves.

THE HISTORY OF THE “MASITA” Setenil is embedded amidst rocky masses, but it is also “embedded” in bread, where you can find another jewel in the town: the “masita”, a type of hamburger made with the ground meat (“mass”) of normal or spicy sausage. You may put a little olive oil on top, another shiny Setenil glow and to accompany, Xaldenil, a signature wine made in the zone.

Extra virgin olive oil

Setenil has earned fame for producing one of the best extra virgin olive oils in the Sierra de Cadiz. The Cooperative Association: El

For breakfast, you can also enjoy the molletes (rolls) from the area in the Restaurante El Almendral, in the SetenilPuerto del Monte road.

The Salchichón (Sausage) Very close by in the Oil Mill: Almazara de El Agro, in Calle Casas Nuevas, is the Cooperative Association: Montes de Setenil. They make lards and an extensive catalogue of chacinas (pork meats), but among all their products, they have achieved the most fame for their sausage, truly well done.

Homemade sausages and salted meats

The “masita”, the star snack The “masita” is the star Tapa in Setenil. It is a type of hamburger whose ground meat (the “masa”) can be normal or spicy sausage. It is cooked on the grill and then inserted in the bread.

You can find it in the bars in the city centre. Having a snack in them can be a good option to eat out in Setenil.

The Calle Cueva del Sol has numerous bars. Take note of two: Frasquito and La Escueva. In both, you can find the “masita” (sausage hamburger) and more interesting things, but make sure not to leave hungry.

Signature wines Oil from the Cooperative Association: El Agro

Agro (agrosetenil.es) joins the majority of the producers from the zone. In the factory, they have a shop open to the public where you may shop.

To accompany the sausages, the best choices are the signature red wines made by the winery Finca Las Mesetas. The brands are Xaldenil and Siete Mil Pasos.

You can go shopping in their shop in the centre of the

The masita (sausage hamburger) from Frasquito

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cured cheeses are exquisite. They have a shop open to the public in the industrial park. The route of flavours has a mandatory stop at Cooperative Association: La Serrana, specialized in the chacinas (pork meats). They are in Avenida Julián Besteiro and their liver and blood sausage, easy

OLVERA

THE OLIVE MOUNTAIN Olvera is located on a mountain. You can see it as you arrive on the road. It is in heights, surrounded by olive groves. A stroll through its historical city centre is fascinating and you take the opportunity to enjoy its cuisine by visiting its bars and sampling their excellent projects, which range from olive oil to the liver and blood sausage or the flatbread pastries of the holiday called Lunes de Quasimodo.

Quasimodo

The Lunes de Quasimodo is a pilgrimage which takes place in Olvera on the second Sunday after the Easter Sunday. The holiday has its culinary side in the tortas (flatbread pastries of Lunes de Quasimodo. They are a type of flatbread pastry made with oil, but quick thick, as if it were a cake. You can find it all year round in the Bakery: Pastelería La Gloria in the Calle Calvario. In the Calle García Lorca is the Sweet Shop: Confitería Linero. It is worth the effort to make a stop to try their meringues, which

Bodeguita Mi Pueblo

are light, which means that you will feel like repeating.

Olive oil, cheese... liver and blood sausage

Olvera has a rich assortment of exquisite products. The most well-known product is their virgin olive oil.

In the Cooperative Association: Los Remedios (remediospicasat.com) they even ecological olive oil. Its Oro Natura is perfect for breakfast. There is also the Mill: Molino El Salado (molinoelsalado.com) with aromatic olive oils. Apiolvera is one of the veteran cheese shops from the Sierra de Cadiz. Their

El Lagar de Ambrosio

to spread and incredibly smooth de flavour they are the best chacinas (pork meats for sausages) of the Sierra (try it with bread).

Exercise with tapas

Olvera is a good city for a stroll.

In the Calle Ca- ñada Real there is the Winery: Bodeguita Mi Pueblo with varied snack menu. Paco Medina, the owner even has a book about tapas of the 20th century which you buy in the winery. In the Calle Buena Vista there is the Wine shop: Bodeguita de Juanito Gómez, with tapa dishes that are a true “relic” such as their pajarilla en salsa (bird dish in sauce).Another delicious relic is El Lagar de Ambrosio, a small family winery in the Plaza Matadero and where they make their own wine with the “perruna” grape, which was a typical in this zone but it has almost disappeared. In the Calle Cordel there is El Puerto de los Arbolitos with a variety of snacks and a good crowd.

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town, located in a mountain.

Here, you will enjoy their very original menu, which is beyond ordinary dishes.

They usually have vegetable dishes which they skilfully prepare as well as lamb, which is also prepared in an original way. The desserts

EAT WITH A VIEW Zahara is one of the fascinating landscapes in the Sierra de Cadiz. It is almost essential to enjoy it as you have a snack or meal. In addition to the quality olive oil, which is harvested by using mules, because it is not possible to access the locations of the olive groves with machines.

Oleum Viride, the olive oil Oleum Viride is an extra virgin olive oil which is grown in Zahara de la Sierra. In order to harvest part of the olive crops they still use a team of mules which serve to transport the olives from these mountainous places which are impossible to reach in any other way.

The olives are milled in

a small Mill located next to road which provides access to the town, which connects it to Algodonales (oleumviride. com). You may visit the mill and they offer oil tasting sessions.

are also worth the effort. In the inner room of the bar, you can also try their snacks.

Al Lago, an international style

Mesón Oñate, traditional cuisine

The chef, Stefan Crites founded the Restaurante Al Lago in 2006. The terrace has amazing views of the lake which surrounds the

Oil Mill: Almazara del Manzanillo, where the Oleum Viride olive oil is produced

Dish from El Lago

The Mesón Oñate also has a terrace with amazing views of the lake.

The style of its cuisine is traditional. You can also try the tapas or eat their dishes with a diverse menu with proposals for their Serrano style cuisine.

They have a hunting game dishes in the menu such as wild boar and venison, as well as cured Iberian ham which is cooked on their charcoal grill. They have an excellent Rocío style aubergine dish served with egg.

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They only make this type of bread which they distribute at various restaurants and ventas (roadside restaurants) in the zone. They are usually bought by the half dozen.

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La Puerta de la Sierra (Mountain Pass) LAND OF MOLLETES (ROLLS)

At the entrance to the green road, a precious route which you can

The rolls from Puerto Serrano are especially famous.

The most popular muffins are still baked in the wood ovens and are perfect for breakfast with a little olive oil or butter, two options which are made locally in the Sierra de Cadiz.

Rafael and the “Molletero” (Roll maker)

The molletes (rolls) are a type of bread with very few crumbs. They are very fine, and after they have been toasted, they are idea for breakfasts or sandwiches.

Puerto Serrano is famous for their production here. In the Calle Ronda, there is the shop of El Molletero where you may buy an excellent version of this bread and in

La Puerta de la Sierra

Dish from Puerta de la Sierra

Recently baked rolls

the Calle Hortensia they have their Bakery oven: Obrador Molletes Rafael.

explore in the the zone, is the Restaurant Puerta de la Sierra. For breakfast, you may enjoy the rolls baked by Rafael which are served well toasted with several types of lards and oils from the zone.

The Chef Andrés Orozco develops a very interesting cuisine in this place. You eat tapas or select dishes in a room with a big chimney. Outside, there is a pleasant terrace with olive trees. As featured dishes, there is a venison stew as well as charcoalgrilled meat dishes.

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awards in the Sierra de Cadiz.

You may purchase them by Internet (quesospajarete. com) but the ideal thing is to visit their shop in the industrial park which is located at the exit of Villamartín towards Algodonales. The variety is extensive. They make cheeses from the milk of Assaf sheep, a

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WHERE THE TORPEDOS ARE SWEET In the mid-20th century, Juan Moreno Vázquez created the “torpedo” pastry in his bakery. The name makes reference to the rockets which the Americans launched to conquer space. The sweet has become a famous emblem in the town, among reasons because this “torpedo” uses a delicious pastry cream as fuel.

The Sweet shop: Confitería de Juan Moreno

The breakfast in Villamartín must be a torpedo sweet. They are made in the Sweet Shop:

Sweets from the Sweet Shop: Juan Moreno

Confitería de Juan Moreno, Calle Boticas, and it is roll filled with pastry cream wrapped in a paper with a blue torpedo silhouette. The bakery has an extensive assortment of sweets.

Everything which has their delicious cream must be noted down. Their “rosco blanco” (white donut cakes), is one of the oldest sweets from the firm which has 125 years of history.

Los Horgazales, olive oil farm The farm called Los Horgazales (loshorgazales. com) is located beside the road. In a former barracks of the Civil Guard, they have founded an oil mill which produces olive oils based on the harvest from which the family makes it. The golden jewel of the house is an oil from the manzanilla variety.

You can make visits to the installations.

The cheese from Pajarete

The cheeses from the Holgado family have won the most

Cheeses from Pajarete

breed that is rare in Andalusia and also from the Payoya goats.

The “roscos” from Fuentes

The Bakery: Pastelería Fuentes is a good place to practice the art of the afternoon snack in Villamartín.

They are noted for the large “roscos” (donut cakes) long and flavoured with almonds.

They have a shop in Calle Rosario and their display window is a spectacle which you will love to contemplate... and try, you should enjoy something more than the view.

Hunting game meats

Farm: Finca Los Horgazales

The hunting game is one the gastronomic attractions of the la Sierra de Cadiz.

In Villamartín there is Los Cazadores (Avenida del Guadalete). They have dishes with partridge, rabbit or deer meat. They also have tapas.

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Here, you may eat a wide variety of delicious snacks.

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El Pengue

“ABLANDAO” TERRITORY

El Pengue is one of the outstanding places for gastronomy in the Sierra de Cadiz. Managed by Marco Antonio López, the restaurant is located in

In Bornos, they make a unique bread called “ablandao”, it is a type of mollete (roll) but it has more crumbs. It is eaten for breakfast but they are also the perfect travelling companion for another of the town treasures, its morcilla (blood sausage).

The “ablandaos”

This roll has a soft crust and when it is touched, it sinks just like an old-fashioned pillow. In the Bakery: Panadería Las Hoces, in the Calle Higuera, they make it every day. They are fourth generation bakers.

To eat them, in the centre of town in Calle San Jerónimo, there is the Bar Vicente Oca which serves them for breakfast. They can be “seasoned” with the lards from the local butcher shops, which are also very well prepared.

Ablandaos (Soft Muffins) from Las Hoces

The morcilla (blood sausage)

The version of blood sausage which is made in Bornos has become very famous. There are several butcher shops which make it, we like the version from Foro, in the Calle Peña.

Here, Ana Isabel Nieto makes them “by sight” without measuring the ingredients, “just as I was taught by my teachers”. The flavour of the sausages is spiced with a touch of “matalahúga” (anise).

Snacks in the city centre

In Bornos, there are numerous Tapas bars.

We propose a couple of places to practice one of the most pleasant verbs: eating tapas. In the Avda. de Andalucía, there is the Gastrobar Los Jerónimos, with a tapas selection with several innovative touches.

There is a terrace. In the Avenida Cauchil, there is the Mesón Los Olivares.

Mesón Los Olivares

Avenida de la Constitución; it has select raw materials and they bring fresh fish and seafood from the coast which they expertly prepare. You can also find good stews from the zone. If in season, you can find fresh “habichuelas” (string beans), a typical legume from the town which is now hardly cultivated.

They prepare it in diverse stews. There is an interesting stew in which they combine them with local pork meats.

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The tagarninas stew

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GREAT FOOD STORIES In Algodonales, there are many stories to be told. There is the recipe book of Josefita, a baker whose recipes are still made in the town despite the fact that they are over a century old or the tagarninas stew, one of special stews which help you to feel peace with the world. Listen to them.

The breakfasts of El Cortijo

El Cortijo is a hotel complex located next to the road which crosses Algodonales.

It plays the role of the typical roadside restaurant in Cadiz.

They sell products from the zone, you have snacks or a meal, take note of their version of pork loin in lard.

One of their strengths are the breakfasts with exquisite molletes (rolls) from neighbouring Puerto Serrano. You can enjoy them in the nice roofed terrace.

Olive oil, cheese and wine At the entrance to the town, there is the Oil Mill: Almazara Virgen del Rosario

El Mogote

Cheeses from Granja Madrigueras

(algodoliva.com). They produce an unfiltered extra virgin olive oil for the lovers of intense flavours with personality. In the outskirts, he Farm: Granja Madrigueras (carretera de Madrigueras) a small cabin with goats which produces high quality cheeses.

You may visit them and they even organize workshops to demonstrate their work. The third pillar is called Winery: Bodega Viña Santa María de los Reyes (vinasmr.es). They produce red wines such as the one with the grape variety: petit verdot. You may find it in El Cortijo or the Venta Salas.

In Algodonales, there is a typical stew which is made with legumes and “tagarninas”, a wild plant that grows in the province.

In the Roadside Restaurant: Venta Salas located by the side of the national road, they make this stew which includes pieces of blood sausage which adds even more joy to this dish. A very pleasant terrace to eat.

The views of El Mogote

El Mogote (elmogote.com) is a recreational area located in front of the lake in Zahara.

Their views are spectacular and you may rent a “piraagua” (canoe). Before or after a stroll, you can have an afternoon snack or a something from the restaurant. The experience will purify your soul el alma.

Tapas in the city centre

In the centre of Algodonales, you can enjoy snacks. We especially recommend one: El Canijo. It is in Avenida de la Constitución. Small, but full of charm. Please note their fried aubergine, a prodigy of elegance in the simple things of life. To complete the scene, you may order a potato salad or a stew.

The Recipe Book of Josefita The Bakery: Pastelería Orozco was founded in 1907. Josefita Gómez wrote a notebook with her master chef recipes.

Her grandchildren, who now manage the bakery, continue to consult its pages to make the sweets, just like she used to make them.

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Eat a snack on the slope The city centre of Arcos is very beautiful, full of houses with a lot of history. We recommend a place for you to make the perfect stop, the Tavern Jóvenes Flamencos in the Calle Deán Espinosa.

THE VIEW FROM ABOVE Arcos is a town in the heights on a mountain slope.

Go out for tapas in the city centre, after the ascent, it is pure enjoyment. Some names to remember: “abajao” soup, “bollos” (donut cakes) from Arcos, red wines...

Historical breakfast... or with views

For breakfast, we suggest two options. The first is a little far from the city, in a road junction which extends from Arcos to Medina. The Roadside Restaurant: Venta Junta de Los Rios is over a century old and before breakfast, which is made with generous slices of bread, you must go to have a look

The Winery: Bodega Huerta de Albalá

at the “environment”, a large shop in which you can find everything from “cántaros de barro” (clay pots) to a collection of knives. In the road which goes to El Bosque, in the junction known as Las Abiertas, there is the Venta Mesa Jardín. Its terrace is very nice and for breakfast, there country style bread with many good things to put on it.

Roadside Restaurant: Venta Junta de los Ríos

They have good tapas, interesting with innovative touches but you can also find the typical dish from Arcos, the “abajao”, an asparagus soup so dense that it seems more like an omelette than a soup.

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The Bollos (donut cakes) from Arcos

The city also shares its name with a sweet pastry. It is called the “bollo de Arcos”, but the same as the “abajao” soup, things are not what they seem. It is actually a donut cake, but with soft

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Winery: Huerta de Albalá, an acclaimed wine The Winery: Bodega Huerta de Albalá is in the outskirts of Arcos, in the road known as: carretera de Alberite. The building which houses it is spectacular, the same as their fine wines. They have red, white and rosé wines available. The installations can be visited and you can buy their products there.

Two great places for snacks Bakery: Panificadora Arcense

and flavoured with spices.

The formula is made at the Bakery: Panificadora Arcense. They have a work facility in the Calle Matrera Abajo, very near the city centre and it is bought by the half dozen... try not eat them all at once, save some for the road back.

The Inn: La Posada del Duende

Outside the city centre, there are two interesting places to eat tapas. Avenida 34 is in the Avenida Miguel Mancheño. It has a very nice terrace and mainly features snacks with an innovative instyle. Nearby, at the entrance to the city from Jerez, in the industrial park of Retiro, there is the Bar Zindicato.

You may try its menu based on assorted tapas and with a good quality for the price.

Tavern: Jóvenes flamencos

The Inn: La Posada del Duende

The chef Pablo Vicuña is one of the most accredited professionals in the Sierra de Cadiz.

He now has his own restaurant located in the outskirts, in a hotel on the the road which goes Algar (laposadadelduende. com).

It is a very successful restaurant with a good assortment of creative cuisine. The terrace is very pleasant.

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the olive oil of the city. The products from this firm have earned major fame and they are sold in the entire province.

ESPERA

Frasquito

The Bar Frasquito, located in the Calle Los Toros, is a major reference in Espera.

You may have snacks or

MEDITERRANEAN EQUATION Espera has the best Mediterranean equation: which adds bread to olive oil. They are famous for their molletes (muffins) and to “adorn them” nothing beats extra virgin olive oil. In the city centre, they still conserve an old mill from the 18th century which has machinery from the early 20th century.

A mill with history

The Mill: Molino de Espera (molinodeespera.com)

The Mill: El Molino de Espera

enjoy a meal. They also have a pleasant terrace. In their menu, an original dish of scrambled eggs, aubergine In packages of a with half dozen Bakery: Panificadora o tomatoes. c i ér to ib Traditional La Paz (calle De la Torre) Secre cuisine. In season asparagus sells their molletes (rolls) in and tagarninas (wild packages of a half plant). Another dozen. They are interesting sprinkled with place is the a little flour and Restaurant the ideal thing is to Pani fic Gabriel in toast them before filling adora la Paz” Avenida de Sevilla. them, for example, with llet Mo

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began to operate in the 18th century XVIII. The Vega family has taken care of it since the end of the 19th century XIX. Now the oil production is no longer done in it but they still conserve the installations as a museum and also as a shop to sell extra virgin olive oil. Inside the building, they

Bar Frasquito

conserve the old mill stones which crushed the olives and all the machinery with which the mill functioned until the early 20th century.

The Mill: El Molino de Espera

Note down the things which you liked the most.

Enjoy your meal!

EL SAUCEJO

MONTELLANO

Parque Natural Entorno de Doñana

SANLÚCAR DE BARRAMEDA

JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA

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COSTA BALLENA

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EL PUERTO DE SANTA MARÍA

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SAN ROQUE

Ruinas de Baelo Claudia

Bahía de Algeciras

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BOLONIA

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TARIFA

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Punta Marroquí o de Tarifa

Ptº del Bujelo Parque Natural del Estrecho

MAR MEDITERRÁNEO

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Playa de la Chullera

Playa de la Alcaidesa

Playa de la Atunara

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JIMENA DE LA FRONTERA

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BENALUP CASAS-VIEJAS

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CHICLANA DE LA FRONTERA

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Cover Photograph:: Shrimp Fritter . Mario Jiménez. The Cadiz Lighthouse. Photographer: Julio González.

We would like to a thank all the establishments for their collaboration in the preparation and presentation of the different dishes which appear in this guide, as well as for conceding the photographic material to us.

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SETENIL DE LAS BODEGAS

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ZAHARA DE LA SIERRA

BENAMAHOMA

E. de los Hurones

Parque Natural de la Bahía de Cádiz

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Pepe Monforte Ariza was born in the Bay of Cadiz on 2 May 1965.

A journalist by profession and vocation, he has worked almost 20 years as a gastronomy expert.

He has worked for the local Cadiz Radio for the Spanish Radio Station: La Cadena Ser or La Voz de Cadiz.

At present, he collaborates with the local newspaper called Diario de Cadiz in the gastronomy section and he elaborates the magazine: www.cosasdecome.com dedicated to the province of Cadiz.

He has received several awards such as the Tourism Promotion award from the Provincial Council of Cadiz or the Award from the Andalusian Academy of Gastronomy and Tourism.

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Pepe Monforte Ariza was born in the Bay of Cadiz on 2 May 1965.

A journalist by profession and vocation, he has worked almost 20 years as a gastronomy expert.

He has worked for the local Cadiz Radio for the Spanish Radio Station: La Cadena Ser or La Voz de Cadiz.

At present, he collaborates with the local newspaper called Diario de Cadiz in the gastronomy section and he elaborates the magazine: www.cosasdecome.com dedicated to the province of Cadiz.

He has received several awards such as the Tourism Promotion award from the Provincial Council of Cadiz or the Award from the Andalusian Academy of Gastronomy and Tourism.

www.cadizturismo.com

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G ASTR ONOMIC G U ID E OF THE PR OVINC E