Madrid/Toledo/Barcelona

In article , [email removed] (Arne
Adolfsen) wrote:

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> I'll be in Spain for a couple of weeks later this month and
> was wondering if anyone has any recommendations for good
> off-the-beaten track restaurants in Madrid, Toledo, and/or
> Barcelona.  I'm familiar with the names and reputations of
> some of the major restaurants in Madrid and Barcelona -- Horcher,
> Lhardy, Agut d'Avignon, Antiga Casa Sole', and so on -- but I'm
> looking for some recommendations for great places you may have
> stumbled upon.  And is there a restaurant in Toledo that I
> absolutely _must_ eat at?

In 1992, we visited Toledo staying in the hotel Maria Christina.  The hotel is adjacent to the bullring, outside the old city near the Roman ruins.  They had a magnificent restaurant as part of the hotel.  I would strongly recommend it.

Have Fun,
Tom

From X Tue Mar 21 11:13:24 EST 1995
Article: 14737 of rec.food.restaurants

Arne A. wrote:
>
>[]
>
>I'll be in Spain for a couple of weeks later this month and
>was wondering if anyone has any recommendations for good
>off-the-beaten track restaurants in Madrid, Toledo, and/or
>Barcelona.  I'm familiar with the names and reputations of
>some of the major restaurants in Madrid and Barcelona -- Horcher,
>Lhardy, Agut d'Avignon, Antiga Casa Sole', and so on -- but I'm
>looking for some recommendations for great places you may have
>stumbled upon.  And is there a restaurant in Toledo that I
>absolutely _must_ eat at?
>
>Thanks.
>
>-- Arne -------------------------------------------- [email removed]
>No molestis que estic menjant.  [Don't bother me, I am eating.]
>                 -- a soon to be useful sentence from my Catalan phrasebook

There are some excellent restaurants in Barcelona.  My favorite is Tragaluz- excellent food in a really cool room.  There are ultramodern furnishings, plants and skylights (tragaluz means "skylight" in Spanish) with great continental food.  It's off Paseo de Gracia below Diagonal.

Above Diagonal on PdG is an awesome seafood restaurant - Botafumiero.  If you like seafood you must go there.  It's pretty expensive, though.

For more of a local flavor go to Hemisferio, on Paseo de Gracia near Carrer d'Arago.  It's a rotisserie-type place - lots of food brought to you on skewers and carved at your table.  Lots of locals hang out there and have a good time.

Enjoy!

Peter

From [email removed] Tue Nov 14 08:31:24 EST 1995
Article: 20815 of rec.food.restaurants