

BASQUE COUNTRYSIDE - TOLOSA - CASA JULIAN - 2
CASA JULIAN In March 2025, we returned to this remarkable, easy-to-miss little Restaurant, now famous on TV, in the Basque countryside...


BASQUE COUNTRYSIDE - GETARIA - RESTAURANTE ELKANO - POST 2
RESTAURANTE ELKANO One Michelin Star Getaria is the picture postcard Basque Country fishing village that produced designer Cristóbal...


DONOSTIA-SAN SEBASTIÁN - BAR iBAi - BY PAULO AIRAUDO
The restaurant is now iBAi by Paulo Airaudo ONE MICHELIN STAR (new 2025) We have not been to this new version yet. This centrally...


MADRID - LA VENENCIA
LA VENENCIA The fabulous La Venencia is like stepping back into an Andalusian sherry bar from the 1920s/’30s. The bar has a great history...


IBIZA - SANT CARLES - EL BIGOTES
EL BIGOTES Known as "The Fish Shack at Cala Mastella" or El Bigotes (The Moustache), this refers to the proprietor's whiskers!) El...


MADRID - CHOCOLATERIA SAN GINÉS
CHOCOLATERIA SAN GINÉS The San Ginés Chocolatería & Churreria has existed since 1894. It is the most famous and centrally located...

IBIZA - SANT ANTONI DE PORTMANY - ES REBOST DE CAN PRATS - (POST 2)
ES REBOST DE CAN PRATS In September 2024, we returned to one of our favourite restaurants, serving traditional Ibicencan cuisine in Sant...


ANDALUCÍA - MÁLAGA - ANTIGUA CASA DE GUARDIA
ANTIGUA CASA DE GUARDIA After a visit to the Mercado Central de Atarazanas (Málaga's local food market, which also has excellent tapas...


ANDALUCÍA - MÁLAGA - BODEGA BAR EL PIMPI
BODEGA BAR EL PIMPI This boisterous bar, right in the historical city centre, next to the Alcazaba is one of the most famous bars in...


MADRID - LA CASA DEL ABUELO
LA CASA DEL ABUELO We returned to one of our favourite bars on our recent trip to Madrid. A traditional Madrileño shrimp tapas bar which...