SUCULENT Michelin Plate IIIO On our trip to Barcelona, we visited Restaurant Suculent. This is a great place with no pretensions in the somewhat dodgy area of Raval, and it lives up to its recent good reputation. It has a creative and relaxed interior with a good atmosphere, a little rough and ready rather than sophisticated, but the focus is on what comes on the plate. There are two tasting menus; we chose the classic, a seven-course menu plus two desserts. The Classics Me

RESTAURANTE ES VENTA LL Michelin Plate IIO We returned to one of our favourite places in Sant Antoni de Portmany (San Antonio): Es Ventall. The restaurant has been open for over 35 years. Since 2005, when the younger José Miguel Bonet took over, the traditional dishes have been given a much more inventive twist. However, they still include many of the Island's favourites. These include rice dishes, such as paella, fideuá, arroz a banda, bullit de peix, and fish and seafood

TERRAZA CARMONA Michelin Plate IIO This grand restaurant is a family-run business and the oldest in Vera. Vera is the main town in this area, located approximately 10 km inland from the coast. I believe it was once home to the only cinema outside Almeria. If you come to the open market in Vera on a Saturday, you will find this oasis in the thick of it. You can stroll around the market from 10:00 am to 12:30 pm and then sneak in before the rush. On arrival, you will enter

ES BOLDADO Michelin Plate IIO This review contains three different trips to Restaurante Es Boldado in Cala d'hort. When driving from Sant Josep to Cala d'Hort, take the last right turn to Cala Truja before you reach Cala d'Hort. After about 3 km, you will see the sign for Es Boldado on your left. Turn on this road and drive down the dusty Camino (dirt track) for around 1.5km, and you will see the best view of Ibiza. If you want a Restaurant with a view, this is the one

BILBAO - PLAZA NUEVA PINTXO BAR CRAWL On a recent trip to Bilbao, we had a little pintxo bar crawl around the Plaza Nueva. The arcaded Plaza Nueva heaves with locals from early evening on. Try to observe the alcoholic convention of pacing yourself with a txikito (small glass of wine or beer). In Pintxos bars, people always throw paper napkins on the floor, and only shy tourists leave them on plates or surfaces. At weekends, it gets busy around 11.30 am. Our favourite places

ASADOR LA PERDIDA Michelin Plate IIO This incredible spot is just outside Sevilla, in a stunning old hacienda. The hacienda has been completely renovated with beautiful indoor spaces and outside terraces to enjoy this unique gastronomic experience and setting. It is a place for carnivores, and the fantastic meat comes from the livestock raised naturally and ecologically in the Riberas del Guadaíra, a unique and protected natural environment less than 20 km from Sevilla. T

RESTAURANTE GUEYU-MAR Michelin Plate IIO The coastline around Ribadesella features extensive sandy beaches and small coves. Playa de Vega is a remarkably unspoiled spot outside this sidra-obsessed, picturesque town. A café bar and snack kiosk provide drinks and ice cream. For a special lunch there, try this superb fish restaurant. All the staples are there, Almejas (clams) Gambas (prawns) Sardinas (sardines) Cetollu (spider crab) Pulpo a feria (octopus in the style of th

LA AZOTEA Michelin Plate IIO UPDATED DECEMBER 2024 The branch in this review is now closed , but they do have two similar, excellent branches here. LA AZOTEA Calle Conde de Barajas 13, 41002 Sevilla +34 955 11 67 48 www.laazoteasevilla.com/es LA AZOTEA VINOS & TAPAS Calle Mateos Gago, 8, 41004 Sevilla, Spain +34 955 69 78 88 www.laazoteasevilla.es @AzoteaSevilla This is a review of the previous venue. A cosy and intimate tapas bar and restaurant just a five-minute walk

RESTAURANTE EL CAMPERO Michelin Plate IIO Barbate, a rather scruffy fishing village on the southern coast of Spain near Cádiz, has been catching bluefin tuna using the same methods for over 3,000 years. This traditional method, almadraba, is famous throughout Spain for catching the country's most popular tuna. The almadraba season runs from May to June. Small fishing boats attached to giant round nets float in an ever-widening circle in the narrow Strait of Gibraltar betw

CERVECERIA CATALANA Michelin Plate IIO A return to this restaurant in April 2022 for a few tapas when Covid-19 restrictions were still in place. All tables were spaced out, and the bar area had plastic shields. A nchoas escalivar. V ieira y gambas . The restaurant was not as busy as on previous visits, which is understandable given the COVID-19 restrictions. A previous visit in more convivial times. This is an excellent spot for tapas at the bar or a full-blown meal in th