Yet again, we dragged ourselves out and drove down to Benijofar to partake in their rueda de las tapas, which was their 15th.If you’re not aware, a Rueda de las Tapas—literally translates as “Tapas Wheel”—which is a lively tapas (think pub for the Brits reading this) crawl over several days,…
Tag: Tapas
Culinary Adventures
Considered The Sabores del Camino Tapas Event?
I personally think this is a great idea, the Sabores del Camino which is held in Caravaca de la Cruz. From where we live it’s an hour and a half or so drive, but we are going to try get there, probably in October. Discover Caravaca through its gastronomic routes….
Casual Eateries and Cafés
Restaurante El Capitán La Marina
Today we visited for the very first time Restaurante El Capitán over in La Marina. We had met up for a quick coffee in a bar in Consum Square and while we were across in the neighbourhood, we decided to have either tapas or lunch at Goliat, where we have…
Casual Eateries and Cafés
Another Go Café Express Lunch
As we were down on the outskirts of Torrevieja we decided to have a Go Café Express Lunch, as we’d really enjoyed both the tapas and lunch there on previous visits. We arrived not long after 13.30, so just before the 2pm rush and got a table indoors. The woman…
Spanish Cuisine and Recipes
First Time To Bar Graciela – Oh Wow!
We were in Los Montesinos and decided to try somewhere new and chose Bar Graciela. Oh wow, what a pleasant find this proved to be. A proper Spanish bar, reminding us of when we lived in a traditional, Spanish village back in Cuevas. There was no other language being spoken…
Spanish Cuisine and Recipes
Bar Charly Los Montesinos Tapas
A little late posting this, it was still in draft mode, sorry for this. A few days on from the Ruta De La Tapa Los Montesinos 2025 event, we are back in town and today we decided to have a drink and tapas at Bar Charly Los Montesinos. This is…
Casual Eateries and Cafés
Monumental Restaurante Matola – Amazing!
Many moon ago we were advised by friends of ours to try Monumental Restaurante in Matola for a lunch and today we did just that. We went for their menu del dia and to be honest, I’m both sad and annoyed we didn’t get to visit here sooner. It’s not…
Tapas Bars
At Bar Tambalache Almoradi For Tostadas
The very easy to find Bar Tambalache Almoradi is just across from Mercadona. As we were on the way to calling in there for some urgent supplies, I suggested we pop back into this bar, as we’ve not been for a long time ( maybe 18 months or so). Please…
Casual Eateries and Cafés
Restaurante Los Rosales Guardamar: Oh Wow
So there we were, driving along Lemon Tree road from Guardamar heading towards Quesada, actually on our way to Los Montesinos. I said to Soph, it’s gone noon, let’s call at Restaurante Los Rosales and have either tapas or a tostada. That is what we did! There were 3 vans and…
Casual Eateries and Cafés
Havana Ole Tapas & Drinks In Catral
It was a lovely Saturday, just gone noon, and we decided to try out some Havana Ole Tapas, washed down with a drink or two. We haven’t been since they extended the outdoor seating area. There’s plenty of outdoor seating to watch the world go by, and the odd boy…