

IBIZA - SANT CARLES DE PERALTA - RESTAURANT SALVADÓ
RESTAURANT SALVADÓ This traditional Ibicencan fish restaurant sits above the small cove of Pou des Lleó, near Sant Carles de Peralta in northern Ibiza, with wonderful views across the sea and Canal d’en Martí. Enjoy exquisite fresh fish and rice dishes complemented by a fine wine list, all while taking in stunning sea views of the picturesque cove. Any lunch or evening meal at restaurant Salvadó is quintessentially Ibicencan and worth the trip. You start with the usual Ibicen


SEGOVIA - RESTAURANTE JOSÉ MARÍA
SEGOVIA - RESTAURANTE JOSÉ MARÍA Michelin Basic Guide If you are looking for a traditional Segovian food experience, Restaurante José María, just off the Plaza Mayor, is one of the city’s classic places to visit. Founded by José María Ruiz Benito in 1982, it has become one of Segovia’s best-known restaurants. Walk into the busy bar, and you will find it filled with a mix of locals, from those taking a break at the end of the day to families who wheel their baby prams into t


PORTUGAL - LISBON - O CASTIÇO 2 (WAS MOMA GRILL)
MOMA GRILL UPDATE SEPTEMBER 2026 - GOOGLE SAYS MOMA GRILL IS PERMANENTLY CLOSED This long-established Baixa restaurant was still operating in August 2025 but has since closed. The premises at Rua dos Correeiros 22 are now occupied by O CASTIÇO 2. Previous review when it was Moma This charming restaurant was the second traditional place we visited during our short trip to Lisbon. To reach it, you need to navigate past the numerous aggressive street touts who wave menus featuri


VALÈNCIA PROVINCE - RICE - CULLERA - RESTAURANTE CASA SALVADOR
RESTAURANTE CASA SALVADOR We recently returned to Casa Salvador, the place in València province for rice, and found it just as wonderful as before. The restaurant is situated in the La Albufera rice-growing region of València, near the Cullera estuary, which is a freshwater lagoon that flows into the sea. It can be a bit challenging to locate. Make your way over the bridge in Cullera via the back road (CV-605). Take a right onto Via Pista, then a left at Poligon Num 28 Estany


IBIZA - SANT CARLES DE PERALTA - BAR ANITA / CA N’ANNETA
BAR ANITA - CA N’ANNETA UPDATE SEPTEMBER 2026: The centre of Sant Carles around Bar Anita (Ca n’Anneta) is being pedestrianised, so parking immediately outside the bar is no longer available as before. Through traffic is now directed around the village, with parking available outside the pedestrianised centre. Bar Anita in Sant Carles/San Carlos Located in Sant Carles (San Carlos), a tiny village (near Santa Eulària des Riu), next to the Sant Carles de Peralta church, this o


IBIZA - SANT JOSEP - ES BOL NOU -- RESTAURANT SA CALETA
RESTAURANT SA CALETA UPDATE 2026 - The beach opposite the restaurant, Es Bol Nou, is now closed for safety reasons. This also applies to the viewing tunnel on the left of the beach. The restaurant is still open. We returned to our old favourite restaurant, Sa Caleta, during a spring trip to Ibiza. On this occasion, we had lunch, which included Almejas Marinera (clams in a fisherman’s style) Endivias, queso azul Roquefort, miel y nueces (Endives, Roquefort blue cheese, honey


IBIZA - EIVISSA (IBIZA TOWN) - COMIDAS BAR SAN JUAN
COMIDAS BAR SAN JUAN UPDATE AUGUST 2026 – Comidas Bar San Juan remains closed. Despite suggestions that the premises might eventually reopen under new ownership, we can find no confirmation of a new owner or reopening date. The Marí family shut Bar San Juan down in December 2024, ending a business that had operated since 1874. In February 2025, Carlos Marí stated that the family had decided it was time to cease operations, and the report clearly mentioned it would not reopen


BASQUE COUNTRYSIDE - GETARIA - RESTAURANTE ELKANO - POST 2
RESTAURANTE ELKANO One Michelin Star Getaria is a picturesque fishing village in the Basque Country known for producing designer Cristóbal Balenciaga, the mother of Plácido Domingo, and Juan Sebastián Elcano, who was the first mariner to circumnavigate the globe. You can stroll along the old streets to the harbour, where you will see the fishing fleet passing by various shops selling their goods. There are stunning little beaches here. Perched at a crossroads overlooking th


MADRID - RESTAURANTE SACHA
RESTAURANTE SACHA This is not the most straightforward restaurant in Madrid to find, even with GPS, as it is at the rear of where it should be and hidden away in a corner on the right side of the building. Everything looks great: small but cosy, busy, and traditional as you enter. The restaurant opened in 1972, founded by a couple; he was from the Basque Country, and she was from Galicia. It is located in a neighbourhood just north of Real Madrid’s Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.


MADRID - CASA LABRA
CASA LABRA History is said to have been made at this bar on May 2, 1879, with the formation of the PSOE (Spanish Socialist Party). When you walk in, it feels as though you’ve stepped back to 1879, as not much seems to have changed since then! Current prices (2026) Cod croqueta: €1.70 each Tuna pickled banderilla: €2.25 Tortilla: €6.90 Tajadas de bacalao: €2.30 It is a fantastic traditional bar. It is famous for its croquetas de bacalao. Some of the best in Madrid. The tajadas

