Low Tide, in Barcelona
There are terraces that are just that, a place to be a little cooler than inside the restaurant and whose only attraction is those degrees of less; there are others that are conceived almost exclusively to see and be seen. A third type lives exclusively on the views or a privileged location , without the gastronomic part of the matter being especially relevant.
And there is one last type, the one that interests us today, which It combines some of the above virtues with a more than interesting cuisine.
Some open onto an alley while others have spectacular views or a particularly well-cared setting. But what unites them all is a well-designed, tasty and common sense kitchen proposal.
Because we are convinced that it is not necessary to give up eating well to be able to do it outdoors and because we believe that summer can be as good a time as any to discover interesting restaurants, this is our selection of urban terraces where you can enjoy an attractive gastronomic offer.
Glass foccacias with pastrami, arugula and sweet mustard
** THE BAR OF CÉSAR ANC A (Alicante) **
In the heart of Alicante, a stone's throw from the Esplanade of Spain and Plaza Gabriel Miró , the terrace on Ojeda street of this place is a perfect place to enjoy the nights of the city.
The local cuisine proposal, Mediterranean and light , allows you to consider a simpler dinner, tapas, with specialties such as cod and foie mille-feuille or the great semi-salted tuna with salmorejo and coca soil amb tonyina , like diving into a longer menu.
** DOÑA PETRON A (Valencia) **
In the neighborhood of ruzafa , in front of the market, the cooks Carito Lourenço and German Carrizo They have two locations. And any of them are worth it. Fierro has a proposal more focused on haute cuisine and it is an experience that we will talk about another time, because it deserves it. But one step away they have an equally interesting more everyday proposal.
Doña Petrona worships classics of Argentine cuisine , a country from which they are both natives, and she successfully combines them with proposals of a more local nature. Tasty, simple and well-executed cuisine.
Empanadas from Mendoza, fugazetta, pummarola provolone or Neapolitan Milanese on the one hand; Potato and cuttlefish salad with aioli, sautéed squid with broad beans or fish allipebre of the day for the other.
Because two well-resolved kitchens they are always much more interesting than each of them separately.
Doña Petrona, in the Valencian neighborhood of Ruzafa
** MELIDE PULPERIA (A Coruña) **
Heir to a pulpeira saga of the city, Gorka Rodriguez He went through restaurants such as Mugaritz (Rentería) or NOMA (Copenhagen) before returning to take charge of the family business.
They still serve one of the best octopus in town (don't forget to ask for the potatoes, they come separately) and a great omelette.
But on the blackboards, which change daily, you can find really interesting surprises and somewhat more elaborate proposals that make it clear that there is a lot of cooking here.
It is possible for us to understand the middays of a Coruña weekend without that terrace, always crowded, open to the central Praza de España.
One of the best octopus in A Coruña
** ARZABAL QUEEN SOFIA (Madrid) **
Alvaro Castellanos and Ivan Morales They have, at the headquarters of their restaurant in the Reina Sofía Museum, a cozy, quiet space with enormous charm to which they can transfer the solid cuisine of Arzábal.
Potatoes to the importance with crayfish, mackerel in a soft pickle of vegetables or a good Russian salad with ventresca can be part of an interesting menu.
But a selection of sausages (Secallona, Can Company sobrassada or cecina) or preserves quality accompanied by a good wine it also becomes the perfect excuse to come here and let the hours pass.
** BROWN PEAKS (Madrid) **
Last season the cook Martín Berasategui inaugurated Etxeko , the Madrid embassy of his kitchen, at the bless hotel.
Just a few weeks ago he also premiered the letter from Picos Pardos Sky Lounge , the hotel's rooftop bar. The proposal here is based on tapas and bites of summer essence , perfect to enjoy at the edge of the small but striking emerald pool.
Of a lobster roll with coleslaw still poultry anticucho cooked in robata , of a Iberian jowl with scallop and teriyaki sauce to a selection of artisan cheeses, the truth is that the option of enjoying them with these views over the city is quite an attraction.
And if this is not enough for you or what you want is something else in another line, Reserve one of their Balinese beds by the pool and immerse yourself in their cocktail menu. If this doesn't fix you until the silliest day of summer, I don't know what else to offer you.
Picos Pardos Sky Lounge, on the roof of the Bless hotel
** BC 23 (Malaga) **
In the heart of Soho, on the corner of Casas de Campos and Somera , is one of the most recommended terraces in the city. And look, the competition is tough, but I have my arguments and I'm willing to defend them.
The conventional menu is interesting and is loaded with local winks , the wine selection is great. And these would be more than enough reasons to stop by here. But the thing is, Álvaro is also one of those people who enjoy seeing others enjoy themselves, so as soon as you get to know him, get to know you and get into the game (which isn't difficult either) he'll surely propose you something special, something that occurs to him at that moment for you.
Do you want an example? On the last visit we enjoyed, and enjoyed a lot, with a rice with anchovies, some skittles and some fine shells. But then they came a whole candied and fried sea bass head or some suckling goat brains with nettle , perhaps not suitable for the less daring, but that can only be found in a place like this, hand in hand with people who like to go out.
** THE SPOON OF SAN LORENZO (Córdoba) **
The nights of Cordoba, when the heat does not insist on giving no respite, can be perfect for a calm dinner on a terrace, to recover from the harshness of the day and make the evening as long as possible.
And the one in this place, a step away from the parish of San Lorenzo Mártir She has everything to become the perfect candidate. The location is good, away from the most crowded areas for tourism but in a very charming neighborhood, and the offer is simple, local and tasty.
Pickled partridge pâté or some good anchovies to start with. Then, depending on the day, perhaps a black rice with squid and snow peas, a roast octopus with mortar potatoes and piquillo peppers or a sirloin carpaccio with Parmesan and pine nuts.
Córdoba nights taste better on this terrace
** THE WHITE CROSS (Jerez) **
Right in the center of the city, the terrace that this restaurant puts in the tree-lined Plaza de la Yerba it is a small luxury. Updated local cuisine in one of those corners that can only be found in Jerez.
Some grilled roe with pipirrana, some natural cockles with Oloroso Bloody Mary or some prey fillets with warm salmorejo and Iberian ham they taste better on a terrace like this, in the shade, with a little breeze blowing and that Jerez atmosphere that makes everything go at a different pace.
The White Cross, in the Yerba de Jerez square
** HOUSE SEVILLE (Almeria) **
The quiet terrace this classic Almerian house It is the perfect place to fully immerse yourself in the cuisine of the city and the province. The selection of caps It is interesting, but the restaurant menu is also interesting. It is not easy to decide.
But if there is something that cannot be missing, it is its fried aubergines, its raf tomato salad and, above all, a grilled octopus which is one of those specialties that alone justify the visit. Then, let each one choose, although some red prawns from Garrucha never hurt. I leave it there.
Here it is about making the highest possible percentage of customers happy
** LOW TIDE (Barcelona) **
The Colón Tower allows you to enjoy the coast of Barcelona from more than 100 meters Tall.
Here, on the 24th floor, is Low Tide, the more informal brother –more focused on finger food, as they define themselves– from the Marea Alta restaurant.
A letter based on tartares, smoked, homemade preserves and oysters in nature l that goes perfectly with the 15 specialties of Sangria's Bar.
And with the views. those views.
Marea Baja, on the 24th floor of the Torre Colón in Barcelona