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

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 wide variety of tapas, rice and other typical dishes, at very reasonable 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, gr

MIRADOR DE LA VICTORIA This is a really great restaurant for anyone who enjoys a great view. The way to the restaurant is difficult, and you can only get there in your own car, but it is worth the trek up the winding hairpin road to the level of the Hermitage. Once you are there, just a few steps lead you up to a beautiful outdoor sheltered veranda, with tables laid out covid socially distanced but yet sociable. Most tables offer a beautiful view of the stunning bay of Pollen

An evening tapas tour in the stunning, sunny city of Sevilla with Shawn Hennessey of Sevilla Tapas . After meeting Shawn in the Plaza Nueva by the Hotel Inglaterra, we headed to our first stop at Bodeguita Romero. BODEGUITA ROMERO Calle Harinas, 10, 41001 Sevilla +34 954 229 556 www.bodeguitaromero.es This is the place to go if you want the best pringá montaditos (a small toasted bun filled with pork, chorizo, and blood sausage) in town. Their famous papas aliñadas (marinated

NaDo Madrid June 2021 This restaurant opened in late 2020, and we visited in June 2021. It’s not easy to find, as it is located underground in a cave-like setting. Chef Iván Domínguez, a native of A Coruña, has restaurants in both the city and Madrid. Both are called NaDo, which means “to swim in Galician, where his Atlantic haute cuisine originates. He is intensely interested in the so-called discarded fish from the Atlantic, and many of them appear on his menus. We had the

PULPEIRA A LANCHIÑA A bustling little bar/restaurant serving up Galicia’s favourite dish, polbo á fiera (Galician) or pulpo a la feria (Spanish/Castellano) (which means octopus in the style of the fair). This place is always packed with locals eating this and other Galician delights like empanada de bonito (a Galician tuna pasty), pimientos de Padrón, and parroches en A Coruña (local anchovies).

RESTAURANTE DSTAgE Two Michelin Stars This was our first visit to this two-star Michelin restaurant, which is superbly run by chef Diego Guerrero, who combines the ingredients and flavours of Spain, Mexico and Jap an to create a st unning effect. The restaurant is on a side street off the main area and is set in a modern, minimalist style, with exposed brick walls and straight, clean lines. We chose the 15-dish menu at €165 per person. To start, we had, Un product, un Pl

LOBITO DE MAR Michelin Plate IIO This beachless chiringuito on the N-340, on the outskirts of Marbella, is less expensive than Dani García’s other ventures; nevertheless, it still offers superb quality. It’s a very hip, modern and inviting restaurant with a vibrant atmosphere. On arrival, the fish in the display cabinet looked very fresh. I liked that they have made space for a tapas chillout section. We had a few tapas to start. Tapa de gazpacho. Tapa gambas blanco (w