RESTAURANTE CAN BERRI VELL When you arrive in the lovely little village of  Sant Agustí des Vedrà , opposite the village church, You will find an excellent traditional restaurant. This was once a 17th-century home and is now a lovely, romantic, candle-lit spot with a delightful terrace area overrun with greenery. The restaurant has been open for 30 years, and once you get inside, you will be in an authentic rural Ibicencan home. There are different rooms, small & large, with

LA MARITERRANEA Our friend Jonathon Lipsin is back in Formentera for the summer. Here is his visit to La Mariterranea. I walked by this raffish-looking restaurant last night. It has a funky patio and an equally funky kitchen, where a cook feverishly works over a fire and multiple pots and paella pans. This could be The Place, I thought to myself. You know, that place that is off the main road, away from the fancy high-end restaurants where the food makes all the difference, a

EL CORRAL DEL INDIANU One Michelin Star The entrance to this excellent Restaurant is on the very unassuming main street of the small town of Arriondas, 12 km inland from the coastal town of Ribadesella. The Restaurant features a contemporary, rustic-style dining room and a glass-fronted conservatory at the rear. Chef José Campoviejo serves an innovative tasting menu inspired by traditional Asturian cuisine, featuring dishes such as Cabrales cheese, anchovies, and fabada

RESTAURANTE LA CASONA DEL VINO After a 30-minute drive up north, from our base in Los Cristianos, in the south of the Island, we arrived at this traditional Tenerife Restaurant on the east coast, where you will receive a sunny Canarian welcome at Tenerife's House of Wine. If you wish to eat what the locals eat, as we usually do, ask for the signature dish, arroz caldoso de marisco y pescado. This Restaurant in Candelaria serves excellent, tasty soupy seafood, fish, and rice m

CASA JULIAN This is an unremarkable, easy-to-miss little Restaurant in the little-known Tolosa, 28 km inland from San Sebastián. Once you find it and walk in, you will think you are in the wrong place. You will see an area containing several fridges and a load of crates, and you are likely to turn around and walk out again until you are greeted warmly and seated in the old-fashioned dining room, which doesn't look like it's changed much in a century. The steaks are cooked to

LES PRÈS D'EUGÉNIE Three Michelin Stars On this occasion we took a trip over the Spanish border from San Sebastián (some 175 km) into France to the wonderful Les Prés d'Eugénie. Michel Guérard opened Les Prés d'Eugénie in the tiny commune of Eugénie-les-Bains in 1974, and the restaurant gained a third Michelin star in 1977, only three years later. He has retained 40 years of 3-star status and now has the longest such continuous run, since the recent death of Bocuse, who g

MESÓN EL MOLINO The drive to this Restaurant will take you through Almeria's desert interior, the only official desert in Europe. Upon entering the pretty village of Vélez Blanco, you can first visit the stunning Renaissance castle, which towers over the town. Built in the early 16th century, it is worth visiting both for the castle and the fantastic views overlooking the village and beyond. The castle closes at 2 pm, which is perfect, since lunch begins here at that time.

PERMANENTLY CLOSED IN 2023? RESTAURANTE S'EUFABI When one is under a full moon in Aquarius, and the internet healers all warn you of a significant shift about to happen in your life, and you are on an island in the Mediterranean somewhere off Spain and north of North Africa, you have two choices, as always. One is to hide in your casa until the prevailing cosmic forces subside and shiver in fear, and the other way is to say the hell with it and dive into the sea in a strong t