Tapas as a way of life
** San Sebastián , Pamplona , Seville , Granada , Almería , Lugo , León , Valladolid , Albacete ...** There are many cities that could appear on this list because there are many destinations that we identify with a characteristic lid.
In some cases we could have chosen some other specialty, because this cover is infinite , but here is a list of some of our favorite cities to go to bars and the cover that you cannot miss in each of them.
1. MADRID AND ITS BRAVAS
Among the many cities that take bravas particularly seriously, there are three that occupy the podium: Salamanca, Madrid and Barcelona , each with its style and its peculiarities.
In the capital, the bravas are the undisputed queens of the most traditional bars, but also of current proposals that give this classic among the classics a new twist.
Those of ** Docamar ** or The Ardosa they are not lacking in any ranking, those of ** Estado Puro ** are a good example of contemporary braves , those of the Agreement Tavern , The Racketist , The Chula of Chamberí or the fireproof (and quite touristy) The Braves also deserve a mention.
The secret sauce of Docamar bravas
But to keep only a few, although this in Madrid is complicated, we point out those of the Alonzo Bar , very well fried and sauce point. Eye, we talk about Virgen del Lluc, in Ciudad Lineal, not from the Cervecería Alonso on Gabriel Lobo street , although this one has a bar that is also worth a visit, on the other hand.
two. BARCELONA AND THE BARCELONETA BOMBS
There are tapas that define a city and others that do it with a specific neighborhood . This is the case of the bomb, a kind of potato croquette, sauce and minced meat , and of Barceloneta , one of the neighborhoods with the most character and winemaking tradition in Barcelona.
With almost as many versions as places that offer them, there are even those who talk about secret ingredients and recipes jealously guarded by generations of the same family.
But since you have to start somewhere, and with the good memories of the one who served in the recently disappeared Bobo Pulpin , we cannot fail to mention two classic and eternal rivals in pumping, such as The Smoked Cove Y The bombette or, without leaving the neighborhood, those of the The Peninsular Winery and those of Can Ganassa .
But there is another address, a place that I am unconditional about and that you cannot miss -not only because of its bombs- if you move around other areas of the city: Mr. Vermouth , at number 85 Carrer de Provença. those morros, that cap i pota, those cockles, those fried artichokes...
3.**THE RABS OF SANTANDER**
Go to Santander and not take, at least, half of squid rings it's almost like not having been there. And as always happens when there is one iconic cap in a city we will find staunch defenders of a specific place, willing to defend the virtues of that bar's offer to the last consequences.
In Santander it occurs, among others, with The Cigalena , with the Bar Cos & Cos , with the La Bombi bar or with those of Bar Gelin , which has the nickname of The King of Rabas . But if **only one place should be singled out, this would be Cañadío ** for the quality of its fried squid rings and because, if you yearn for this delicacy and you are not going to visit Santander soon, it has a branch in Madrid.
Rabas del Cañadio
Four. SHRIMP TORTILLITTES FROM CADIZ
what of the Cadiz area with the shrimp patties it is a very serious thing. Few bites can be so seemingly simple and magical at the same time. With that crisp lace texture are the queens of many mythical tapas houses in the city of Cádiz, but also in Sanlucar , in The Port or in San Fernando , where many place their origin.
You have to try the Balbinus House , in Sanlucar de Barrameda, which are among the most popular with visitors, but you can't leave the area without going through The Lighthouse of Cadiz , the Sale of Vargas or the Lion Bar (both in San Fernando), Cape Roche (conil) or Richard House (Chipiona), to mention just a few of those that play in the first division.
shrimp omelette
5.**THE BARS OF ALICANTE (AND BEYOND)**
In Alicante, going to bars reaches the category of art. It is easy to be seduced by the impressive display of Mediterranean products that many of them offer and, at the same time, it is almost impossible to choose a single product that represents them all, so it is best to make a small route to try the best of each house.
The tremendous Alicante bar
Come to ** La Taberna del Gourmet ** and if that day they have espardeñas do not miss the opportunity (if this plan fails you will always have some prawns, some tellinas or something else that makes your day much better), Prawn from Denia and Joselito ham to pay tribute in style at the mythical bar of the **Nou Manolín or some sepionets at the Piripi **.
To finish the tour with a look at some other nearby bars, the best thing to do is to go to ** El Granaíno (Elche) **, an authentic temple of shellfish and sea products where you have to start with the octopus dry, with a stop on the way at **Nuestra Barra (Torrellano)** to try their great artichokes in season and let yourself be tempted by the spectacular offer of salted.
Chin Chin!
6. SAILORS OF MURCIA
Murcia stands out for the infinity of salad-based tapas that it is capable of offering. It is easy that the salad, without more, is good in many of its bars but variants such as the bike (salad on a bagel) or the sailor (a bicycle crowned by an anchovy in vinegar) are two good examples of that native tapas in which the seafood, crowned by a salted anchovy , she's the Queen.
A route through some of the most popular seafaring should include proposals such as those of the Phoenix either The party , on the flower square the latter and in the neighboring Santa Catalina the other, that of the ** Bodegón Los Toneles , that of Bar Los Zagales and finish, surely, with a beer and one of the classic seafood among the classics at the bar of the ** Café Bar Gran Vía , known to many as the coffee tree . ** Murcia ** in its purest form.
7.**JETA IN SALAMANCA**
Tapas in Salamanca It has, naturally, its main axis in the Iberian pig. Sausages and ham are always a good option here. But there is another pork tapas, based on offal and humbler cuts , which is worth exploring on a tour of the locals of this beautiful city.
This is the case of the Montero blood sausage, the trotters of the iPan iWine and those of Gonzalo's Inn , or the jeta, the roasted pork skin until crispy and which is one of the emblematic tapas of the city.
It's hard to decide between the one they offer in the beam , where you have to try other specialties such as corns or kidneys , which fit perfectly with your environment tavern of a lifetime , wave of Vallejo House , one of the most popular bars in the city.
Jeta in Salamanca
8. MOORISH SKEWERS IN ZAMORA
Zamora has, despite being a small city, a really impressive bar offer . And there are many alternatives to dive into this format of informal cuisine that can be found in the city, from tortillas in sauce El Chillón to the figones (cold meats and cheese battered in an Orly paste) from ** La Pinta de Oro ,** the Tiberius (mussels in spicy sauce) from the ** Bambú ** or the crests of the rooster from the gentleman's bar .
But if there is a popular tapa in the city, it is the Moorish skewers , usually from spiced beef, Although they can be found chorizo, chicken or some other ingredients depending on the place.
And among the classics, those of the alfres bar , those of The House of Pinchitos or, above all, those of **El Lobo (El Rey de los Pinchitos)** , where at the cry of “One yes” or “One no” the waiters make the orders to the kitchen depending on whether you fancy the skewer normal or spicy.
9. BILBAO AND THE CRICKETS
Yes the gilda has already become popular – with the permission of the people of San Sebastian (another day we will dedicate a route to this delicacy from San Sebastián) – throughout the Basque Country and beyond, its brother from Bilbao, the cricket, is still a local specialty that is worth looking for in any Pintxo route through the Biscayan capital.
Cooked potato, lettuce and onion or spring onion (the anchovy, the chilli pepper and the olive are optional and considered heresy by the most purists) skewered on a toothpick they shape this tapa, Bilbao among Bilbao, which although it was at risk of disappearing at some point, has managed to survive in a few of the most traditional bars in the city.
In The Cellar , in full Ribera and specialized in assholes of all kinds , is a highly demanded specialty, in Saltsagorri Tavern opt for the most essential version and in the Batzoki of Indautxu They even submitted it to a contest. To the Nerua, the Guggenheim restaurant , considered one of the best in Spain, came to dedicate a version to it in one of its tasting menus.
10.**THE TERUEL TAPAS**
Teruel is usually one of the great forgotten, also when talking about tapas. And this despite the fact that, in relation to the size of the city, the panorama of bars and the tapas offer is more than interesting there.
Among the most classic offer, with specialties such as fried borage of Bar Teruel, the ham of coffee 1900 or the fried tails of The Manicas highlight the Delights of Teruel , toast with bread, tomato and ham that a garden community like Aragon and with a ham like the one from this province is almost always a successful option.
Some of the classics are Rokelin , a business of products from Teruel with several premises in the city, those of the gregory , in the oval walk , Those of the Here Teruel of the Avenida de Aragón or those of the ** Gran Café de Teruel .**
Las Manicas, Teruel