HOTEL CASA DE LAS CUATRO TORRES Cádiz is a city and port in south-west Spain. It is the capital of the province of Cádiz, one of eight that make up the autonomous community of Andalucia. The city is the oldest continuously inhabited city in Spain and one of the oldest in western Europe. Despite its unique site, on a narrow slice of land surrounded by the sea‚ Cádiz is, in most respects, a typically Andalusian city with a wealth of attractive vistas and well-preserved historic

UPDATED - APRIL 2025 - CLOSED In October 2021, we visited a Vilarnau cava-tasting evening with tapas at Ibérica Canary Wharf, London. A...

EL INVERNADERO RODRIGO DE LA CALLE One Michelin Star We had an enjoyable and excellent vegetarian meal at this newly awarded one Michelin star restaurant run by chef Rodrigo de la Calle, who has worked at various Michelin-starred restaurants over the years, especially with Martín Berasategui at his eponymous restaurant in Lasarte. We chos e the #VegetaliaPowe r menu at €135 (there are other menus at €95 and €65), including water, bread, cheeses, and pairing with their dr

CHIRINGUITO UTOPIA Updated August 2021 Unfortunately, since our last visit, the San Juan city council has decided to declare the Beach where Chiringuito Utopia was a virgin Beach, so for the moment, it will not be able to return. It is still a great spot to swim and sunbathe, but there are no facilities now. The new pictures show the beach as it was in August 2021. The bay is still a good place to swim and snorkel. CHIRINGUITO UTOPIA (August 2019) To find Chiringuito Utopi

VENETIIS RESTAURANT This restaurant is undoubtedly a great discovery for us in Benalmádena Pueblo. Chef Matteo Manzato mixes Italian and Malagueña cuisine to stunning effect in a carefully designed, atmospheric environment. It has its own style, mixing great service, excellent food, and fine cuisine. The presentation of every dish is an ultimate picture that everyone would love to share on Instagram. We had the extremely reasonable tasting menu, un paseo por Ventiis menú degu

LÚ COCINA Y ALMA Two Michelin Stars (new 2025) Chef Juanlu Fernandez began his career as an artisan pastry chef, then moved through the kitchens of many of Spain's great chefs. Exploring his passion for French cuisine and merging it with the traditional Andalusian cuisine of his home town of Jerez de la Frontera. The restaurant's visual impact is prominent here. The kitchen stands in the centre of the dining room, enabling the chefs to interact more closely with guests an

HOTEL MiM IBIZA ES VIVÉ́ Fresh from a reasonably recent overhaul, in quiet Figueretes, about a mile from Eivissa (Ibiza town), This uber-chic Miami-style art deco hotel is an excellent destination for Balearic chilling. All rooms and suites had an upgrade. With a series of pool parties and fashion events in a high season packed with sexy bikini-clad dance divas recovering on white sun lounges from the previous day/night excesses, please be aware this hotel is an over-18s-only

RESTAURANTE ES VENTALL Michelin Plate IIO A visit to Sant Antoni de Portmany (San Antonio) during the Covid - hit summer of 2021 saw us return to one of our favourite restaurants. Since 2005, when the younger José Miguel Bonet took over, the traditional dishes have been given a slightly more inventive twist, while still including many of the Island's favourites. There are various rice dishes, like paella, fideuá, arroz a banda, bullit de peix, and fish and seafood. The

RESTAURANTE TAST AVENIDAS After a long, gruelling day of shopping/exploring the old town of Palma de Mallorca, we popped into Tast Avenidas (one of the few Tast venues around town). This one is in a great location in the city centre next to La Rambla. After being seated, we chose from the mainly pincho menu (a pincho or pintxo is a small snack, typically eaten in bars, traditionally, in northern Spain and especially popular in the Basque Country, Navarre, La Rioja, Cantabria,

ES BARET This is a lively, casual, small tapas restaurant in a bustling area of Palma de Mallorca, a must for anyone wishing to try authentic, traditional Mallorcan food. They offer a vast variety of tapas, rice and other typical dishes, at very decent prices. Various paellas and rice dishes are available including mixed paella (seafood, boneless pork, chicken and vegetables), vegetable paella (seasonal vegetables, artichokes, mushrooms, carrots, red and green peppers, green