Almeria - Eating
Fish – fried, grilled and casseroled – grilled meats, game, and spicy Arab-influenced dishes feature on menus. Try sopa de Almería (shellfish soup), embutidos (cured meats), gachas (spicy clam stew) and patatas a lo pobre (sautéed potatoes with green peppers). The city is famous for its excellent tapas bars, serving an array of imaginative and tasty snacks. Look for lunch in the old town and around the cathedral, or join market shoppers at eateries around the Mercado. At night, head for the Puerta de Purchena, where everyone seems to be out seeing and being seen, and the surrounding narrow streets are packed with popular restaurants and busy bars.
Real
Stylish game and seafood in an elegant upstairs restaurant next to the Olive Oil museum. Formal service, memorable gourmet food.
Asador Torreluz
A meat-eaters’ heaven. Large portions, alcoholic sorbets, attentive service.
Casa Sevilla
A feast of Andalucian cuisine, featuring seafood and Argentinian beef, and with the Vinoteca next door – a vast wine list.
Comidas Sol De Almería
Popular at lunchtime as it is near the covered Mercado, a bright and busy Andalucian restaurant with daily menus of local specialities and a pleasant patio.
Restaurante Valentin
Intimate setting, classy food, and with seafood as its specialty, the menú degustación is recommended.
El Rincón De Juan Pedro
Bright restaurant next to the La Perla Hotel, famed for its Almerían specialities and good value menú del día.
Martin Fierro
South American flair with beef from Argentina. The signature dish is fillet steak cooked on a wood fire.
Calle Mayor
Red walls, dark wood and Moorish-style seating, a smart place that offers some vegetarian options alongside fine meat dishes and sinful crêpes for dessert. The adjoining La Sacristía tapas bar is good, too.
El Romeral
Andalucian dishes include alpujarras salad, fried fish and a mixed grill platter of fish and seafood.
La Encina
Imaginative Spanish food near the Alcazaba.
