Spain Food Guide

  • El Pimpi

    Málaga’s most famous bodega — barrels signed by Picasso, sweet wine from the hills, and the full Andalusian repertoire.

  • El Globo

    A Casco Viejo pintxo bar famous for its txangurro gratin and tortilla de bacalao — old-school Bilbao at the counter.

  • Bar Los Diamantes

    The loudest, most chaotic seafood tapas bar in Granada — free fried fish with every drink, the way Granada has always done…

  • La Cuchara de San Telmo

    A tiny Parte Vieja bar serving some of the best cooked-to-order pintxos in the city — beef cheek, octopus carpaccio, foie.

  • Gandarias

    A Parte Vieja classic — the solomillo pintxo (beef tenderloin on bread) is the benchmark for the whole old town.

  • Ovejas Negras

    A young, crowded tapas bar near the cathedral — natural wines, modern small plates, no pretension.

  • Eslava

    A tapas bar in San Lorenzo serving precise, modern tapas — the honeyed pork cheek and cigar of squid are the benchmarks.

  • Casa Dani

    The definitive Madrid tortilla — slow-cooked onions, runny interior, served inside the Mercado de la Paz.

  • El Xampanyet

    A century-old cava and anchovy bar in El Born — no reservations, no frills, one of the best spots for pre-dinner vermut.