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PUERTO DE SANTA MARIA: One of the grand old Costa del
Pantalán G €€ Sol restaurants, Frutos serves
Seafood first-rate traditional dishes like
Avenida de la Libertad s/n, Puerto judiones a la Granja (Castilian-
Sherry, 11500 style white beans), roast suckling
Tel 956 87 18 65 Closed Sun dinner pig and fresh fish. Make sure to
Portside restaurant offering a visit the well-stocked basement
delectable assortment of fish and wine cellar.
seafood, but also meat. There is a
good selection of vegetables as TORREMOLINOS:
well, plus an extensive wine list. Nuevo Lanjarón €
Traditional Spanish
RONDA: Pedro Romero € Calle Europa 10, 29620
Traditional Spanish Tel 952 38 87 74 Closed Mon
Calle Virgen de la Paz 18, 29400 Probably the best-value
Tel 952 87 11 10 restaurant on the Costa del Sol.
Named after a 17th-century Located in a neat white-and-
matador, this restaurant serves ochre building in Torremolinos‘
excellent rabo de toro (braised old Calvario quarter, it offers a
bull’s tail) and perdiz con alubias variety of set menus that include
(partridge with kidney beans). well-prepared fish and meat
dishes. Try the estofado de ternera Beachfront dining at Yate El Cordobes in
RONDA: Tragatapas € (veal stew) followed by home- Torremolinos
Traditional Spanish made flan. Wonderful service.
Calle Nueva 4, 29400 VERA: Terrazza Carmona €
Tel 952 87 72 09 TORREMOLINOS: Traditional Spanish
Cosy unassuming locale in the Yate El Cordobés € Calle del Mar 1, 04620
town centre, with inventive tapas Seafood Tel 950 39 07 60 Closed Mon
like asparagus and goat‘s cheese, Paseo Maritimo s/n (Bajondillo), 29620 Award-winning roadside
marinated salmon and sautéed Tel 952 38 49 56 Closed lunch restaurant specializing in regional
mushrooms. Excellent value. (Feb & Dec) dishes like wild boar with olives.
Located right on Bajondillo Indulge in a tarta borracha
RONDA: Puerta Beach, the local seafood dishes (drunken tart!) for dessert.
Grande Ronda €€ at Yate El Cordobés range from
Traditional Spanish espetos de sardinas (charcoal
Calle Nueva 10, 29400 cooked fresh sardines) to
Tel 952 87 92 00 Closed dinner; Tue mero en adobo (grouper The Balearic Islands
A restaurant serving Andalucían marinated in vinegar) and
dishes, some with innovative home-spun desserts.
interpretations. Try one of the DK Choice
paellas, or the venison loin in a DK Choice
raspberry and blackberry sauce. FORMENTERA, CALÓ DE
ÚBEDA: Parador SANT AGUSTI: Es Calo €€
ROQUETAS DE MAR: Condestable Dávalos € Seafood
Alejandro €€€ Traditional C/ Vicari Joan Mari 14, Es Calo de
Seafood Plaza Vázquez de Molina, 23400 Sant Agusti
Avenida Antonio Machado 32, 04740 Tel 953 75 03 45 Tel 971 32 73 11 Closed Nov–Mar
Tel 950 32 24 08 Closed Mon; If you want to dine out in style Es Calo offers seafront dining
Sun dinner in Úbeda, then don‘t miss this with the freshest fish, seafood,
Boasting a Michelin star, this magnificent, sumptuous paellas and meat dishes. Try the
ultra-smart establishment restaurant located in the old arroz con bogavante (rice with
specializes in exquisite seafood quarter‘s grand 16th-century lobster) or the chuletón de
fusion dishes. Splash out on the parador. The setting is historic, ternera a la piedra (stone-cooked
degustación con marisco (tasting the decor traditional and the jumbo steak for two). Save room
menu with shellfish). atmosphere homely. Its wealth for the home-made desserts.
of gourmet offerings include an
SANLÚCAR DE BARRAMEDA: outstanding cold ajo blanco
Casa Bigote € (garlic and almond soup) and FORMENTERA, EL PILAR DE LA
Seafood mouthwatering game, such as MOLA: Pequeña Isla €
Calle Pórtico Bajo de Guía 10, 11540 stewed kid with pine nuts. Regional Spanish
Tel 956 36 26 96 Closed Sun Avenida El Pilar, 101 El Pilar de la Mola
Set beside the Gudalquivir Tel 971 32 70 68 Closed Nov–Apr
estuary, Casa Bigote is a largely ÚBEDA: El Seco € In the hilltop village of La Mola,
traditional marine restaurant Traditional Spanish the menu at Pequeña Isla
serving fresh seafood and Calle Corazon de Jesus 8, 23400 includes local dishes such as fish
regional hams. Exceptional lomo Tel 953 79 14 52 stew and roasted lamb.
de atún (tuna steak) and A family-run restaurant in Úbeda,
langostinos (king prawns). El Seco has a cosy dining room. FORMENTERA, SAN FERRAN:
Its home-cooked dishes include Blue Bar €
TORREMOLINOS: Frutos € bacalao El Seco (cod in cream Café
Traditional Spanish sauce) and paletilla de cordero Carretera San Ferran–La Mola,
Avenida de la Riviera 80, 29620 al horno (oven-baked shoulder km 7.8, Platja Migjorn, 07871
Tel 952 38 15 40 Closed Sun dinner of lamb). Tel 666 75 81 90 Closed Dec–Feb
Key to Price Guide see page 582
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