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Lisbon · Italian · Lunch · Dinner
Avenida Infante Santo 13, 1350-175 Lisbon
Mon–Sun 12:00–23:00
Restaurant in Lisbon serving Italian.
Lisbon · Pizza · Vegetarian · Dinner
Travessa dos Brunos 70A, 1200-621 Lisbon
Tue–Thu 19:00–23:00; Fri–Sun 19:00–23:59
Restaurant in Lisbon serving pizza. Offers delivery, takeout, vegetarian dishes.
Rua Prior do Crato 16 · Bakery · Breakfast · Lunch
Rua Prior do Crato 16, 1350-261 Lisbon
Bakery in Lisbon serving bakery.
Rua Rodrigues Faria 103 · Cakes and pastries · Lunch · Dinner
Rua Rodrigues Faria 103, 1300-501 Lisbon
Mon–Sat 12:00–22:00; Sun 12:00–20:00
Cafe in Lisbon serving cakes and pastries.
Lisbon · Italian · Pizza · Lunch
Calçada da Ajuda 107, 1300-011 Lisbon
Restaurant in Lisbon serving pizza and Italian.
Lisbon · Pizza · Lunch · Dinner
Rua Alda Nogueira 6, 1400-903 Lisbon
Mon–Sun 12:00–23:00
Restaurant in Lisbon serving pizza.
Lisbon · Ice cream · Lunch · Dinner
Rua da Junqueira, 1300-340 Lisbon
Mon–Sun 11:00–22:30
Ice-cream parlour in Lisbon serving ice cream. Offers outdoor seating, takeout.
Rua de Belém 110 · Cafe · Breakfast · Lunch
Rua de Belém 110, 1300-085 Lisbon
Mon–Sun 08:00–22:00
Cafe in Lisbon serving cafe. Offers outdoor seating, takeout.
Mijas · Pizza · Mexican · Burgers
Calle Murillo s/n, 29649 Mijas
Tue 20:00–24:00; Wed–Sun 13:00–17:00, 20:00–24:00; Mon Closed
La Mejicana has been cooking in Las Lagunas since 1989, which makes it one of the long standing names of Mijas Costa. It sits on Calle Murillo beside the María Zambrano park, in the residential heart of Las Lagunas, and its motto, Para tu gusto, lo mejor, roughly 'for your taste, only the best', sums up how the owners describe their approach: they make everything themselves, starting with the buying of the produce, and cook every day from what they call original South American recipes. The menu mixes two worlds. On one side there are pizzas, from a margherita and a four cheese to a Mexican with spiced minced meat, a Colombian with chicken in hot sauce, a Moorish with spiced mince, onion and black olives, and a Nordic with salmon and capers. On the other side there are Tex Mex plates: hard or soft tacos, including tacos al pastor with pulled pork and pickled onion, nachos with guacamole and hot sauce, burritos served with rice and salad, chicken fajitas and quesadillas. Pasta, salads, burgers, finger food and desserts complete the list, and vegetable versions of most dishes are marked. What sets the house apart is its gluten free cooking: it runs a completely separate kitchen so that people with coeliac disease can choose from a wide menu, and there are lactose free options as well. Food can be eaten on the spot or collected to take away, which suits a relaxed evening back at the holiday home. A second branch operates in Alhaurín de la Torre; the Las Lagunas house is the original.
Mijas · Italian · Pizza · Steak and grill
C. Mirador del Golf, 1, 29649 Mijas
The Clubhouse is the social centre of La Cala Resort, the golf resort in the hills above La Cala de Mijas, a short drive west of the home. The resort calls it a meeting point for golfers, friends, families and guests, and it is open to all of them: there is no need to book, people simply walk in. Tables stand indoors and on a sunny terrace that looks straight across the Campo Asia course to the Andalusian hills behind it. The cooking is casual and fresh, with lighter choices alongside the heartier plates. The current menu names a La Cala salad of baby spinach, feta, roasted pumpkin, pecans and cranberries, a burrata salad with citrus and pistachio pesto, a pastrami sandwich of Irish Angus beef with Emmental and the house sauce, fettuccine marinera with scallops, prawns and mussels, teriyaki baked salmon with jasmine rice, and a grilled Irish Angus sirloin with béarnaise or chimichurri. For sharing there are patatas bravas, gambas al pil pil and a platter of Iberian charcuterie with Payoyo cheese, and the pizzas run from a plain margherita to a white pizza with truffle and portobello mushrooms. Every pasta can be made gluten free. Inside, large screens show live football, golf, rugby and tennis, and a golf simulator gives non players something to try on a rainy afternoon. The terrace, a large canopy and a garden pergola are also used for private celebrations. For holiday guests it is the easiest relaxed lunch nearby, with a view over the fairways that justifies the short drive.
Mijas · Mediterranean · Steak and grill · Burgers
Calle Tranco, 4, 29649 Mijas
Vista Lago is the restaurant of Hacienda el Sueño, an apartment resort in Las Lagunas de Mijas, and it welcomes outside visitors as well as residents; the house presents it as a place to spend a whole day or an evening between Marbella, Mijas and Fuengirola. The setting is the draw: mountain views, a terrace and a roof terrace, a large pool and the resort's own lagoon with a waterfall. The kitchen describes its menu as Mediterranean and grill, with Italian, Spanish and African influences and fresh local produce. The day starts early. Bread and pastries are baked every morning, and breakfast runs from a full English with eggs, sausages and hash browns to eggs Benedict, pancakes with maple syrup and filled rustic toasts. From midday there are wraps, burgers and a club sandwich, plus tapas such as homemade Iberian ham croquettes, filo wrapped prawns with cane honey and, a sign of the many Dutch guests, bitterballen and frikandel. The evening card covers king prawns pil pil, red tuna tataki, beef tartare, risottos, a seafood tagliatelle with prawns and clams, grilled squid, sea bass meunière, presa ibérica, duck magret, sticky spare ribs and a rib eye. Vegetarian and vegan plates are marked, including a vegan wrap and a vegetable wok, and a gluten free brown roll is available. Cocktails and smoothies come from a mixologist's list, and the wine list is international with some natural wines. Booking a table in advance is recommended. It suits a long lazy lunch by the water or a dinner with a view of the hills.
Mijas · Spanish · Mediterranean · Steak and grill
C. Butiplaya, 5, 29649 Mijas
Tue–Thu 18:30–23:15; Fri–Sun 13:00–15:30, 18:30–23:15; Mon Closed
El Olivo de La Cala is a Mediterranean restaurant on Calle Butiplaya in La Cala de Mijas, the beach village on the coast south of the home, and it has been part of the village for more than fifteen years. The house puts a lot of weight on its rooms. There is an open air terrace under the Mediterranean sky, made for warm evenings and the sunset, and inside there are dining rooms gathered around a central fireplace, which makes it a place that works in winter as well as in summer. A wine cellar holds over a hundred Spanish references from the main regions, chosen by the house sommelier and renewed with the seasons. The kitchen describes its cooking as the authentic flavours of the region: seafood, Iberian meats, seasonal vegetables and desserts made in house, with fish and shellfish chosen from the market each day. The cold starters give a good idea of the style: a serrana salad, a rocket salad, a foie gras salad, avocado with prawns, a classic prawn cocktail, smoked salmon, melon with Iberian ham, and portions of Iberian ham and cured cheese to share. Further sections cover warm starters, fish, meat, grilled meats and a cheese board, with seafood paella and steaks among the dishes the house highlights. Anyone with an allergy is asked to say so when booking, and the kitchen adapts where it can. Groups from six people are welcome for birthdays, christenings, anniversaries and company dinners, with long tables inside or on the terrace and a menu proposed to suit the occasion. Tables can be booked online. Pets are not allowed, apart from assistance dogs.
Jerez de la Frontera · Spanish · Fish and seafood
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Calle Divina Pastora, Conjunto Residencial Valdespino, bloque 6, 11403 Jerez de la Frontera
Albalá offers a contemporary way to explore Jerez's cooking near the Royal Andalusian School of Equestrian Art. Located in the Valdespino residential complex on Calle Divina Pastora, it is convenient for a meal away from the busiest historic-centre squares. The restaurant presents the culinary identity of Israel Ramos through a relaxed format that gives equal room to sharing plates and a more substantial lunch. Its menu is organised into clear sections for produce, small bites, shared dishes, spoon dishes, seafood, meat and desserts. Almadraba tuna, sherry vinegar and local wine references place the cooking in its Andalusian setting, while citrus ponzu, Thai-style seasoning and pibil preparations show an interest in flavours beyond the region. Sea-bass ceviche with avocado is one published example of that combination. There is considerable variety for a table that wants to share: the menu includes asparagus tempura, oxtail croquettes, grilled squid and a cheek-and-chicken cannelloni with Oloroso béchamel. Rice and noodle dishes provide another direction, while the dessert selection includes pumpkin cake with Palo Cortado and a homemade cream-and-egg flan. These examples are a useful guide to the kitchen, with current availability best checked when booking. Albalá works particularly well as a dining stop around a visit to the equestrian school or the northern edge of central Jerez. Reserve directly through the restaurant and discuss dietary requirements and the day's service before setting out.
Jerez de la Frontera · Spanish · Fish and seafood
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Calle San Francisco de Paula, 2, 11401 Jerez de la Frontera
La Carboná brings Jerez's wine culture directly to the table in a former bodega on Calle San Francisco de Paula. Its historic setting gives a meal here a clear sense of place, while the kitchen treats sherry as an ingredient as well as something to drink. Chef Javier Muñoz's approach connects local produce with contemporary preparations, making this a distinctive option for visitors who want their restaurant choice to be part of discovering Jerez. The published menu shows how that relationship works. Cod is paired with orange and Oloroso in an escabeche; an Iberian pork preparation incorporates Palo Cortado; and sea bass appears alongside chargrilled vegetables. These examples describe the restaurant's approach rather than a fixed promise for every visit, as the kitchen explicitly adjusts dishes and garnishes to the season. For a more guided meal, the La Albarizuela tasting menu follows a sequence of dishes with accompanying wines. The restaurant also publishes an à-la-carte selection and a separate midweek menu, so it is worth checking which format is available when booking. Diners choosing the paired menu should note that the restaurant serves it to the whole table. La Carboná is particularly relevant after exploring Jerez's bodegas or historic centre: the connection between the surrounding wine region and the cooking continues through the meal. Reserve directly to confirm the current menu, dietary requirements and service time.
Jerez de la Frontera · Spanish · Fish and seafood
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Calle Consistorio, 16, Plaza de la Yerba, 11403 Jerez de la Frontera
La Cruz Blanca occupies a traditional Jerez house beside Plaza de la Yerba, with indoor dining rooms and a spacious terrace. Its Calle Consistorio address makes it a natural stop during a visit to the historic centre. The restaurant combines familiar Andalusian cooking with more contemporary tapas, allowing a meal to stay focused on regional flavours without requiring everyone at the table to order in the same way. The menu moves from small plates to fuller courses. Sherry vinegar appears with clams, Oloroso flavours beef meatballs, and local berza offers a hearty contrast to the fish and shellfish dishes. Garlic prawns, fried squid and seafood paella provide clear choices for guests drawn to the coast's cooking. A selection of cured cheeses and Iberian ham suits a shared opening to the meal. The surroundings and the menu give this restaurant two useful roles: a place for a relaxed series of tapas, or a longer lunch with individual main courses. Jerez wines are prominent in the cellar, offering an opportunity to explore pairings alongside ingredients and sauces that already reflect the region. Reservations are available through the restaurant's own website or telephone. Guests bringing a dog should request an outdoor high table and mention their pet when booking, following the restaurant's stated terrace policy. Confirm the current service times and any dietary requirements directly before visiting.
Jerez de la Frontera · Spanish · Mediterranean · Fish and seafood
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Calle Consistorio, 12, 11403 Jerez de la Frontera
Albores sits on Calle Consistorio in central Jerez de la Frontera, where it offers a market-led approach to Spanish cooking. The address places it among the historic centre's dining streets, making it a practical choice when a day of sightseeing leads into lunch or dinner. Its focus is broad enough for a mixed table: the regional tourism authority describes a kitchen built around vegetables, fish from the Bay of Cádiz and Spanish meats. The restaurant combines traditional foundations with international influences, so its identity comes from the ingredients and their preparation rather than a narrowly fixed style. Fish provides a particularly relevant connection with nearby Cádiz, while seasonal vegetables and meat dishes offer alternatives for guests who prefer a different direction. Ask about the day's selection to see how that market approach is expressed during your visit. The setting is described by the regional tourism authority as contemporary, and the restaurant offers special group menus and event spaces. Those arrangements can be useful for a shared occasion in the city, but should be discussed directly so the table size and dining format are clear before arrival. An ordinary meal and a prearranged group menu are different options. For travellers staying in Jerez, Albores offers a central restaurant choice that connects the city's urban setting with the wider region's produce. Use the published telephone or email to confirm the current menu, service hours and any dietary needs; online third-party schedules differ, so they should not determine your plans alone.
Jerez de la Frontera · Spanish · Fish and seafood
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Calle Ramón de Cala, 13, 11403 Jerez de la Frontera
Atuvera is a gastro-tavern beside the Lola Flores monument in Jerez's San Miguel neighbourhood. Its name pays tribute to the singer, and the setting is part of the appeal: the restaurant describes its home as former sixteenth-century stables in a protected building. The result is a place where a meal connects with the city's musical and architectural character without taking the form of a formal heritage visit. The cooking travels beyond a strictly traditional tapas menu. Published dishes include lamb skewers with spiced couscous and a squid-filled mollete with Manzanilla sherry aioli. A cold selection includes a couscous salad with peach vinaigrette. These combinations show how the kitchen places local ingredients and wines alongside influences from farther afield, rather than limiting the table to one familiar regional repertoire. Sherry remains a strong local thread. The region's wine council lists Atuvera as a place to explore styles including Fino, Amontillado, Oloroso and Palo Cortado, and records mussels with Thai-style vinaigrette among its food pairings. Ask the team about the wines and dishes available during your visit instead of assuming a particular pairing is permanent. The informal format suits visitors exploring San Miguel who want an evening centred on several flavours and conversation. Book through the restaurant's own reservation link and confirm service times directly. The restaurant is associated with Apartamentos Jerez, with its own table-reservation service for diners exploring the neighbourhood.
Conil de la Frontera · Spanish · Fish and seafood · Takes reservations
Playa de la Fontanilla s/n, 11140 Conil de la Frontera
La Fontanilla stands directly on its namesake beach in Conil de la Frontera, beside the beach car park. The restaurant began in 1964 as a bar serving fishermen returning from the sea, and the Pérez Rubio family remains central to its story. Pedro and Antonio Pérez Rubio continue that tradition, with a kitchen that gives particular attention to the local fishing grounds and their catch. The setting looks over the sand and water, keeping the connection between the dining table and the coast visible throughout a meal. Fish native to the Conil coast and bluefin tuna from the almadrabas of Conil and Barbate are the main attractions. The broader offer includes shellfish, rice dishes, fried fish, vegetables from Conil's market gardens, and Retinto beef. A separate wild bluefin tuna menu explores that ingredient in greater depth, while individual wine and dessert menus complete the selection. The restaurant also publishes suggestions under Fernanda's name, adding another route into the house's cooking. Its history helps explain the emphasis on seafood: what started as a stopping place for working fishermen developed into a beach restaurant whose identity still rests on traditional fishing. For visitors based in El Palmar, it offers a nearby excursion to another part of the same coast, with Conil's produce at the center of the meal. Tables can be requested by telephone. Diners with allergies or food intolerances are asked to speak with the dining room staff for information about the dishes.
El Palmar de Vejer · Spanish · Steak and grill · Fish and seafood
Camino de Guerrero 273, 11159 El Palmar de Vejer
Casa Isabel sits on Camino de Guerrero in El Palmar, around three hundred meters from the beach. Its cooking is rooted in Cádiz, with fish and shellfish from the bay, almadraba tuna, and Retinto beef from La Janda. The house describes its style as traditional cooking with modern touches, giving the menu a familiar regional foundation without limiting it to a single specialty. Breakfast has its own substantial selection. Diners can choose molletes, seed bread, wholemeal bread or gluten free bread, with toppings that include Iberian ham, aged cheese and avocado. Named combinations range from egg with crushed tomato and olive oil to goat cheese with honey and walnuts. Coffee, herbal teas, fresh juice and filled croissants round out that side of the offer. The main menu moves through shared starters, salads, rice, fried fish, seafood and meat. Octopus appears in several preparations, including Galician style and sautéed with garlic prawns. There are croquettes made with ham, stew ingredients or garlic prawns, alongside clams with sherry and grilled razor clams. Rice choices include black rice, seafood rice, scarlet prawn rice and a vegetable version that requires advance ordering. Retinto steaks and Iberian pork give meat eaters several alternatives, while the wine selection draws on producers across Spain. Takeaway food is available for collection after calling the restaurant. For guests staying nearby, the combination of breakfast dishes and a broad regional menu makes Casa Isabel useful for more than one kind of meal.
El Palmar de Vejer · Spanish · Fish and seafood · Seating outdoors
Paseo Marítimo s/n, 11159 El Palmar de Vejer
El Alférez faces Playa El Palmar from the seafront promenade, with a terrace and a kitchen shaped by the sea. The restaurant connects its food to family tradition while making room for contemporary combinations. Its principal ingredients are local seafood and bluefin tuna caught by the almadraba method, and its signature rice dish features carabineros, the large scarlet prawns associated with this stretch of coast. The main menu provides several ways into a meal. Shared starters include smoked sardines with curd cheese and green tomato jam, artichokes with Payoyo cheese cream and mojama, and croquettes served over Parmesan cream. Soups and stews bring a more substantial side of the cooking: chickpeas with prawns, beans with octopus, and a fish soup with prawns and clams. Rice dishes are prepared for a minimum of two diners. Alongside the scarlet prawn version are black rice with squid and clams, fideuá with shellfish, and mushroom risotto with truffle. Fish from the market depends on availability; the menu also offers grilled squid, baked squid with olive oil, and fish with clams and prawns in the Roteña style. Guests who prefer meat can choose from beef, Iberian pork and chicken dishes. Separate tuna, dessert and wine menus allow the meal to develop in different directions. The house asks diners to tell the staff about allergies or intolerances, and table reservations are accepted through its online booking system.
El Palmar de Vejer · Spanish · Fish and seafood · Vegan
Paseo Marítimo s/n, 11150 El Palmar de Vejer
Casa Francisco El de Siempre stands beside the beach in El Palmar, with the Atlantic setting the direction of its kitchen. The restaurant describes its cooking through three ideas: produce, proximity and flavor. Familiar coastal dishes share the menu with newer combinations, so a meal can move from fried fish to raw seafood preparations without losing its connection to the surrounding coast. Rice dishes and seafood stews have a prominent place, including paella, creamy rice with scarlet prawns, and noodle dishes with clams. Several of these preparations are intended for at least two people. Bluefin tuna is another focus, with a separate selection covering different cuts and treatments. The menu includes tuna tartare with guacamole, sashimi of the fatty belly, and grilled tuna belly with the day's garnish. Starters range from chilled tomato and almond soups to cured Payoyo cheese with quince and walnuts. There are marinated Barbate sardines, fried anchovies with lemon, and market squid alongside prawns and clams. Vegetables from the gardens of Conil also appear, including a grilled selection offered with a vegan option. The building has several distinct places to sit: a terrace, an area with high tables, and a lookout space. That variety is useful when choosing between a meal centered on shared dishes and a table with the beach as its backdrop. The restaurant accepts reservations online and publishes a telephone contact for booking enquiries.
El Palmar de Vejer · Spanish · Fish and seafood · Takes reservations
Carretera de la Playa s/n, 11159 El Palmar de Vejer
Casa Juan is a seafront restaurant in El Palmar whose story dates to 1979. Its cooking brings together seafood from the surrounding coast and vegetables from the gardens of Conil and Vejer. The house calls this approach Producto Km0, emphasizing the ingredients of the area while giving traditional dishes contemporary accompaniments. The menu has a substantial bluefin tuna section. Preparations include tartare with truffle or a spicy seasoning, marinated cubes with mango ajoblanco and seaweed croutons, and grilled tarantelo with vegetable couscous and green tomato compote. Tuna ribs cooked in the Josper come with barbecue sauce and potatoes, while another cut is served with pumpkin and orange cream and roasted garlic. Rice is a central part of the offer, particularly black rice with cuttlefish and rice with scarlet prawns. These dishes are made for at least two people and must be ordered in advance. To begin, there are seasonal tomato salads, fried octopus with avocado and mango, fried anchovies with lemon, and squid with black aioli. Prawn meatballs with pine nut and fried garlic sauce provide another sharing option. Beyond seafood, the menu lists grilled Iberian pork, slowly cooked pluma with mushrooms, and beef sirloin with foie. Desserts include baked cheesecake with pears, lemon sorbet, and chocolate in several textures with salted toffee. Bookings use the restaurant's online reservation system; changes to an existing reservation can be discussed by telephone, subject to availability.
Tarifa · Mediterranean · Burgers · Fish and seafood
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Carretera Nacional 340, km 76.5, Playa de Valdevaqueros, 11380 Tarifa
Tangana is a beach restaurant at Valdevaqueros, within a small complex of bungalows, gardens and a clothing boutique. The setting belongs to the stretch of Tarifa coast associated with windsurfing and kitesurfing: a place to settle down for food after the beach, with green outdoor space close to the sand. Access is from the N340 near Camping Valdevaqueros. Its menu moves comfortably between substantial beach food and lighter dishes. The Retinto beef burger comes with Emmental, bacon and onion, while a chicken version uses cheddar. Tuna tartare with avocado, an Almadraba tuna poke bowl and a salmon bowl with watermelon, edamame and wakame give seafood a prominent place. A salad combines tuna tataki with rice noodles, mango and peanuts. Other choices travel farther afield, including chicken in Thai yellow curry with jasmine rice, lasagne and pasta filled with pear and cheese. Breakfast has its own selection, served until noon: toast and molletes, yoghurt with fruit and granola, eggs, crêpes and an açaí bowl. This makes Tangana useful for different moments of the day, while the available menu should guide the choice of visiting time. Desserts include lemon cake, carrot cake, blueberry cheesecake and apple crumble, alongside coffee. The food offering is broad enough for a group with different appetites, from a sandwich to a complete meal. Contact Tangana directly for the current opening schedule and table arrangements, particularly when planning around a beach session or a busy holiday period.
Tarifa · Pizza · Spanish · Mediterranean
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Carretera Nacional 340, km 76.6, Playa de Valdevaqueros, 11380 Tarifa
Tumbao x BiBo brings Dani García's BiBo cooking to the beach atmosphere of Valdevaqueros. The Tarifa venue combines the names Tumbao and BiBo in its current identity, with a menu that places familiar Andalusian ingredients beside ideas gathered from farther afield. Its coastal setting makes it a natural place to build a meal around a visit to this stretch of sand. The evening menu gives a clear picture of the style. Guacamole starts with Málaga avocado and comes with pico de gallo, coriander and crisp totopos. Filled brioches take a richer direction: one combines chorizo, chipotle and a quail's egg, while another uses oxtail and the kitchen's Bull DG sauce. These are choices for diners who enjoy recognisable ingredients with a playful combination of textures and seasoning. Pizza and burgers give the meal another direction. The margarita uses tomato, fior di latte mozzarella and basil; other pizzas add prosciutto, pepperoni or a mixture of vegetables. Retinto beef features in the Tumbao burger with cheddar, bacon, barbecue sauce and onion. The Bull version instead pairs its beef with Havarti, lettuce and the signature sauce. Because lunch and evening menus are published separately, check the selection for your intended service rather than assuming every dish is available all day. The restaurant's own reservation channel is the best place to confirm a table and current seasonal opening. It is a useful choice for a beach-day meal when the group wants a range of approachable dishes and the distinctive cooking associated with the BiBo name.
Tarifa · Spanish · Mediterranean · Fish and seafood
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Carretera Nacional 340, km 79.3, Playa de Los Lances, 11380 Tarifa
Restaurante Miramar is the restaurant of Hotel Arte Vida, beside Los Lances beach on Tarifa's Atlantic coast. Sea views towards Africa form part of the setting, while the kitchen describes its approach as Mediterranean and international, based on fresh market ingredients. It offers a sit-down meal in the same coastal surroundings that attract visitors for the beach and water sports. Fish and shellfish are central to the menu. Garlic prawns, grilled prawns and clams provide several possible starters, followed by fresh fish whose selection changes with availability. The published card names species such as sea bass, sole, turbot and sea bream, with some whole fish sold by weight. Tuna appears in raw preparations as well as the broader seafood offering, and seafood paella is listed among the day's options. Other dishes make this more than a fish-only destination. Chicken satay and a coconut soup show the international side, while meat choices include beef tartare, beef skewers, Ibérico pork and Galician entrecôte. Vegetarian possibilities include a Laotian-style salad with tofu, gyoza, pesto pasta and leeks with romesco. These give a mixed group several routes through the meal. The restaurant also lists dishes for children and a changing homemade dessert selection. Ask the team about the fresh fish, the day's dessert and any rice dish when reserving, since those choices naturally depend on the service. Miramar advertises lunch and dinner and describes itself as open throughout the year; confirm the current kitchen schedule directly before travelling to the hotel.
Tarifa · Spanish · Mediterranean · Fish and seafood
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Carretera Nacional 340, km 78, 11380 Tarifa
El Chozo puts the sea at the centre of a meal on Tarifa's coast. Part of Camping Torre de la Peña, the restaurant looks towards Tarifa and the Strait of Gibraltar from its position beside the ocean. Its story began in 1963 with a simple hut made from wood and straw, giving today's restaurant a connection with the early years of this coastal campsite. The menu offers several ways into the local seafood. Grilled tuna, tuna tartare and caramelised tuna belly sit alongside sea bass with dill oil and whole squid, offered grilled or fried. Daily wild-fish choices depend on the catch. Among the starters are mussels prepared in different styles, a prawn salad with Oloroso sherry and local tomatoes with tuna belly and Jerez vinegar. There is also a substantial choice beyond fish. Rice dishes include a garden-vegetable version, black rice with squid and cuttlefish, and an Ibérico preparation. Meat choices include aged beef, a lamb timbale with mushrooms and Pedro Ximénez, and a burger. For a sweet finish, the published selection includes rice pudding, cheesecake and brioche torrija scented with orange blossom. El Chozo can therefore work for a longer lunch after time by the sea or for dinner with a broad choice of dishes. Service times change between the main summer period, holiday weeks and the rest of the year, so check the restaurant's current timetable when booking. Use the direct restaurant number to arrange a table at this particular coastal location.
Tarifa · Spanish · Mediterranean · Fish and seafood
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Punta Paloma, s/n, 11380 Tarifa
El Mirlo sits beyond the dunes of Punta Paloma, where Tarifa's coast becomes a setting for a meal close to the beach. The restaurant belongs to the Marbella Club dining family, whose presentation places chef Juan Gómez behind its cooking. The appeal begins with the coastal location, then continues through a menu rooted in fish, shellfish and the products of southern Spain. A meal can start with gazpacho, potato salad with tuna belly, grilled octopus or prawns in pil-pil sauce. Fried squid, baby squid and anchovies offer another approach to the sea. Mussels with white wine, clams in marinera sauce and grilled shellfish broaden the choice, while whole fish such as sea bass, sole and turbot are listed according to weight. Almadraba bluefin tuna receives particular attention. The menu includes tiradito with truffle and ponzu, tartare with ajoblanco, tataki with salmorejo and almonds, tuna meatballs in tomato sauce and grilled tuna steak. Rice dishes are prepared for at least two people, with seafood paella and versions built around lobster, carabineros or Ibérico pork. There are also Retinto beef, lamb chops and roast cauliflower with romesco. The breakfast selection gives an earlier reason to visit, with toast accompanied by tomato, Payoyo cheese, ham or avocado. For lunch or dinner, reserve directly and ask about the current fish, rice preparations and service times. A table here is particularly suited to visitors who want a coastal excursion to include a substantial Andalusian meal rather than only a quick beach snack.
Paphos · Vegetarian · Dinner · Takes reservations
Fellahoglu 21, 8016 Paphos
Fri–Sat 20:00–00:00
Michios Tavern is a family run Greek restaurant on Fellahoglu in Paphos, with a kitchen centred on traditional Cypriot food. Meat meze is its signature offering, accompanied by seasonal vegetables and the familiar flavours of the island. Charcoal grilled meats and village salads anchor the cooking, while halloumi, vegetarian options and homemade desserts give the table a broader choice. The meal brings together two strands of the tavern’s identity: a family kitchen and a place for celebration. Its approach draws on culinary traditions passed between generations, with seasonal produce shaping the plates alongside the grill. The menu follows the changing harvest rather than presenting the cooking as a collection of international dishes. For visitors interested in Cypriot food, the combination of meze, vegetables and charcoal cooking provides a clear introduction to the house style. Music is another part of the experience. Live Greek performances take place mostly on weekends, bringing traditional melodies into the dining room and making entertainment part of the meal. That gives Michios a particular appeal for guests who want food and music together, whether visiting as a couple or arranging an evening with friends. The family places a welcoming atmosphere at the centre of the restaurant’s character. Tables can be booked directly by telephone, and reservations are recommended. Calling the tavern also provides a straightforward way to arrange a visit around a musical evening and discuss the vegetarian choices before coming.
Paphos · Lunch · Dinner · Delivery
Fellahoglu 21, Shops 19-20, 8016 Paphos
Oulla Halali Sou is a family meze house in the Moutallos district of Paphos Old Town. Established in 2023, it brings together a grill, a kitchen preparing handmade appetizers and a dining space intended for shared meals. The name is a Greek expression meaning everything for you, reflecting the family's emphasis on generosity at the table. Cypriot recipes guide the cooking, with fresh local ingredients and preparations passed between generations. Meze is the central experience, supported by souvlaki, sheftalia and village salad. Appetizers accompany the grilled food, and replenishing those small dishes forms part of the house's approach to hospitality. The family describes the grill and the appetizer kitchen as complementary parts of the meal, bringing together flame cooked meat and a succession of other flavours. Local wines, beers and soft drinks accompany the food. Guests can sit in the air conditioned dining room or on the outdoor patio terrace. The restaurant also arranges meals for groups and special occasions, asking organisers to contact the team so that preparations can be made. Reservations are recommended, although walk in guests are welcome. Takeaway is available, and delivery is offered through Wolt. Live music events add another dimension to the tavern, with meze forming part of the experience on those occasions. This remains a place organised around eating together: guests visiting for music or a casual gathering are expected to order food. Its combination of family cooking, shared plates and personal service gives the restaurant a clear neighbourhood character.
Paphos · Fish and seafood · Vegetarian · Vegan
Ippokratous 11, 8010 Paphos
Mon–Sat 18:30–00:00; Sun Closed
Pagkratios Tavern is on Ippokratous in Paphos Old Town, serving traditional Cypriot meze with a family story behind its name. Pagkratios was the present family's great grandfather, and the history of the business reaches back to a coffee shop he established in 1937. His great grandson Neophytos and Neophytos's wife Katerina revived the family hospitality business as a tavern in 2010, with other relatives joining its operation. Today the table can be built around meat, seafood, vegetarian or vegan meze. The meat selection combines grilled cuts with salads, dips, cheese and vegetables. Vegetarian meze brings together small plates with cheese and vegetable preparations, while the vegan version includes tahini, bulgur and grilled vegetables. Individual starters provide another way to explore the kitchen: halloumi, village sausage, lountza, mushrooms and zucchini fritters appear alongside salads and dips. The grill offers lamb chops and pork or chicken souvlaki. A separate selection of cooked dishes includes beef stifado, lamb kleftiko, rabbit and pork afelia. Fish and seafood choices include calamari, mussels, prawns and sea bream, while homemade ravioli provides a pasta option. Traditional sweets round out the food selection, including ravani, baklava, halva and preserved fruit. The drinks list includes Cypriot wines, Commandaria and local spirits. Live music is a regular part of the tavern's programme, adding another reason for friends and families to gather around a shared meal. Tables can be reserved directly through the tavern's booking service.
Paphos · Fish and seafood · Vegetarian
Votsi 6, 8010 Paphos
Laona is a family restaurant on Votsi Street, in a quiet lane off Makarios Avenue in Paphos Old Town. Chris, Koulla and Andreas run a house that has welcomed guests since 1986. Its cooking follows recipes passed down through the family, using local meat, vegetables and Cypriot herbs. Although the premises have been renovated, the kitchen remains centred on familiar regional dishes and the changing produce of the seasons. A blackboard carries the day's selection, and Andreas and the team explain the dishes, their ingredients and the methods used to cook them. This gives the meal a personal introduction before anything arrives at the table. The repertoire includes rabbit stifado, lamb with peas, pork marinated in wine and coriander, stuffed vegetables and moussaka. Oven dishes are particularly prominent: fish, large meatballs and beef casserole appear alongside chicken cooked with lemon and wine. Other choices include pork chop with brandy sauce and fried lamb's liver. Vegetarian dishes have their own place in the selection, with the available options explained by the staff. Salads accompany many meals, while homemade cake and traditional Cyprus coffee provide a familiar finish. The seasonal blackboard means that choosing here is part of the experience rather than a matter of expecting an identical list on every visit. Between the family involvement, the old town setting and the emphasis on slowly prepared dishes, Laona offers a straightforward introduction to the everyday cooking traditions of Cyprus.
Paphos · Steak and grill · Fish and seafood · Vegetarian
Pafias Afroditis 19, 8041 Paphos
The Windmill is a family restaurant on Pafias Afroditis in Paphos, with roots in a small coffee shop. Chris Kathitziotes returned from Australia, took over his father's business and gradually developed it into the restaurant. Katia carries the kitchen's family recipes forward, while Nancy and Charalambis represent the third generation at the front of house. The setting combines stone and wood indoors with a covered terrace outside. Stone arches, a fireplace and chandeliers give the dining room its character, while a living wall adds greenery. Cypriot meze forms the centre of the food offering. Bread and dips lead into halloumi, keftedes, pastourma sausage, chicken and pork, with the dishes arriving as a succession of shared plates. A separate vegetarian and vegan meze gives plant based diners a similarly varied meal. Other choices include stuffed mushrooms, koupes and a vegan dish that changes with the kitchen's selection. Slow cooked lamb kleftiko and beef stifado sit alongside steaks and seafood. The grill selection includes Black Angus fillet, rib eye and Chateaubriand, while garlic prawns, scallops and sea bream offer alternatives from the sea. Family celebrations are another part of the restaurant's work. Nancy helps arrange wedding receptions, meals before weddings and birthdays, coordinating the table and food with the family. Guests can request indoor or terrace seating when reserving and discuss allergies or dietary needs in advance. The result is a restaurant whose food and hospitality remain closely connected to the people who run it.
Pissouri · Mediterranean · Lunch · Dinner
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Makedonias, 4607 Pissouri
Mon Closed; Tue 11:00–22:00; Wed 11:00–22:00; Thu 11:00–22:00; Fri 11:00–22:00; Sat 10:00–22:00; Sun 10:00–22:00
Panorama Lounge stands on Makedonias in Pissouri. It keeps a Facebook page rather than a website, so nothing is written here about what it serves — but its name is a claim about the view, and in this village that claim is easy to test. Pissouri sits on the ridge of Cape Aspro, the white cape, and the land drops away from the village to a bay several hundred feet below. Anywhere in the upper village facing south looks out over the whole of that: the cliffs, the crescent of beach, and the sea running west towards Paphos. It is the reason people build here. The hours run long and start early. Tuesday to Friday it opens at eleven in the morning and closes at ten at night; on Saturday and Sunday it opens an hour earlier, at ten. There is no break between lunch and dinner. It is closed on Monday. A weekend that starts at ten and a week that starts at eleven describe a room used for coffee and a long afternoon as much as for dinner — which for a lounge with a view is the point. The telephone number is a mobile, which is usual for a small house here. Pissouri lies midway between Limassol and Paphos, and the two are each about forty minutes away by car — which makes the village a base rather than a stop, and explains why a room that opens at ten in the morning finds people in it. You will find Panorama Lounge on Makedonias, 4607 Pissouri.
Pissouri · Mediterranean · Lunch · Dinner
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Ioanni Erotokritou 9, 4607 Pissouri
Mon Closed; Tue 17:30–22:00; Wed 17:30–22:00; Thu 17:30–22:00; Fri 17:30–22:00; Sat 17:30–22:00; Sun 12:00–15:30
The Bunch of Grapes is an inn on Ioanni Erotokritou in the old village of Pissouri, up on the Cape Aspro ridge about three kilometres inland from the bay. Its website has been taken down — the page that remains says it will come back — so what follows is what can be checked, and nothing about the kitchen, which we have no source for. The opening pattern is the informative part. It is closed on Monday. From Tuesday to Saturday it opens only in the evening, from half past five to ten. And on Sunday it opens only at midday, from twelve to half past three, and not at all in the evening. A Sunday-lunch-only house that shuts on Monday is a particular institution, and in a Cypriot hill village with a long-settled British population it is a recognisable one. The practical consequence: if you want to eat here on a Sunday evening or a Monday, you cannot, and a Sunday table is the one worth booking ahead. Enquiries and reservations go by telephone or by e-mail; both are given on what is left of the site. The old village is the half of Pissouri with the square, the church and the tavernas; the bay lies below it, down a winding road. You will find The Bunch of Grapes at Ioanni Erotokritou 9, 4607 Pissouri.
Pissouri
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28is Oktovriou 3, 4607 Pissouri
Steak House by Michael is in Pissouri village, up the hill from the bay, and since it opened in June 2017 it has been the place people drive to for a proper steak: prime cuts including USDA beef, cooked to order on the grill with a choice of sauces, and a wine list that goes well beyond the usual village selection. There is seafood, pasta and a few vegetarian plates for those who do not want meat, and the vegetables and herbs come from the family's own garden. Michael runs the room himself and the kitchen is in the hands of a trained chef; the place was renovated recently and is a step up from the tavernas without being stiff. The outside bar opens at lunchtime for a drink or a lighter plate; dinner is in the evening, Monday to Saturday. Booking is wise at the weekend.
Pissouri · Mediterranean · Lunch · Dinner
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Ampelonon 73, 4607 Pissouri
Mon 12:00–15:30, 18:00–21:00; Tue 12:00–15:30, 18:00–21:00; Wed 12:00–15:30, 18:00–21:00; Thu Closed; Fri 12:00–15:30, 18:00–21:00; Sat 12:00–15:30, 18:00–21:00; Sun 12:00–15:30, 18:00–21:00
Kastro is on Ampelonon, the vineyard road that runs down from Pissouri village to the bay. The house keeps no website of its own beyond a Facebook page, so nothing is written here about the kitchen. What the hours show is a restaurant run the traditional way, in two sittings rather than straight through: midday to half past three, then a break, then six to nine in the evening. That is the Cypriot pattern and it means the afternoon is genuinely closed — arriving at half past four will find the door shut, which catches out visitors used to all-day service on the resort strips. It is closed on Thursday. Every other day of the week runs the same two sittings, including Sunday. The evening service ends at nine, which is early for the eastern Mediterranean and early for Cyprus in particular. A table at half past seven is a safer plan than one at half past eight. Pissouri is split between the old village on the Cape Aspro ridge and Pissouri Bay below, a crescent of sand and pebble under white cliffs that holds a Blue Flag for water quality. Ampelonon connects the two, so this address is on the way between them — walkable downhill from the village and a stiff climb back, which is why most people drive it. Parking on the road is free and easy outside July and August. You will find Kastro at Ampelonon 73, 4607 Pissouri.
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