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We Spaniards are the largest fish consumers in Europe and, together with the Japanese, we are among the first in the world. In Spain Good specialized restaurants abound, where seafood, seafood and fish become the absolute protagonists.
We selected ten where the level is very high, aware that many are left in the pipeline because the list would be endless.
Aponiente
¿Donde?
Aponiente
Calle Francisco Cossí Ochoa, s / n
The Port of Santa María (Cádiz)
Price: 250€
It is no coincidence that Angel León, one of the most brilliant Spanish chefs, is known as “The chef of the sea”. With their deserved three Michelin stars, Aponiente It occupies a spectacular location, a tidal mill located on the very shore of the sea. León’s is cuisine from the sea in its purest form.
A menu that only includes fish, some of them unusual, the so-called «disposal«.
elkano
¿Donde?
elkano
Calle Herrerieta, 2
Guetaria (Guipúzcoa)
Price: 90€
La Arregui family home It is without a doubt the best fish steakhouse in Spain. There they handle a luxury raw material that is treated with as much care as possible on the grill.
The stars are the turbot. None of those that offer less than a kilo and a half, all caught in the area. Do not detract some sole huge. In addition, clams open to the fire, mackerel loins, grouper flanks, hake cocochas, squid …
D´Berto
¿Donde?
D`Berto
Teniente Domínguez Street, 84
O’Grove (Pontevedra)
Price: Average of 75
Si en Galicia the product is exceptional, this house is one of the references of that product. In few places you can find seafood and fish like the ones prepared here. And even less so flawless cooking points.
Berto Dominguez he personally takes care of buying those fish, almost always large, which are later displayed in the shop windows: groupers, sea bass, turbot, lobster, lobster … His sister Marisol takes care of the kitchen.
Real Balneario de Salinas
¿Donde?
Real Balneario de Salinas
Salinas (Asturias)
Price: Average of 80
Nestled in it Salinas beach, with large windows overlooking the sea, the situation of this restaurant it is truly spectacular. The Loya family has managed to make it a benchmark for the best seafood cuisine in Asturias.
The best fish and seafood from the Cantabrian Sea They are treated with care and skill. Special mention for Asturian lobsters, the watchword of the house; for the spectacular barnacles of Cabo Peñas; and for the viceroy, a fish now highly valued and that the Loya were pioneers in bringing haute cuisine restaurants. Also, mullet, grouper, and a classic of the house, the sea bass with champagne.
The Sailors José
¿Donde?
The Sailors José
Paseo Marítimo Rey de España, 161
Fuengirola (Malaga)
Price: Average of 80
Without a doubt the best restaurant in Andalusian marine product, and one of the greats of Spain. On the Fuengirola promenade, next to the beach, the Sánchez family offers a spectacular variety of fish and seafood. There is no fixed card because they always work with the best of the day.
Baked, fried or grilled fish, always with perfect points and without further complications. Although it is not averse to serving fish from other Spanish coasts, the best are those that come from Fuengirola and its surroundings.
The Campero
¿Donde?
The Campero
Constitution Avenue
Barbate (Cádiz)
Price: Average of 70
When talking about red tuna from almadraba it is inevitable to think of this restaurant Barbate that has become famous for the innumerable ways they have to elaborate this appreciated fish. Always pieces captured in the traps of the Cadiz coast.
Traditional recipes such as tuna with onion or marinade that alternate with more modern proposals, but always simple and respecting above all the excellent product that its owner manages, Pepe Melero.
O´Pazo
¿Donde?
The ‘Peace
Reina Mercedes Street, 20
Madrid
Price: Average of 85
It has been one of the referents of the Madrid seafood restaurants. Fish and shellfish of the highest quality are its hallmark. Something has to do with it that the García family, its owners, are also Coruñesas fishmongers, a guarantee that the raw material that comes to this house has been selected with special care.
A O’Pazo goes to what goes. And any doubt is cleared from the moment the entrance is entered and the spectacular glass bar is displayed in which a tempting range of “jeweler’s” Marine.
Rías of Galicia
¿Donde?
Rías of Galicia
Lleida Street, 7
Barcelona
Price: Average of 95
When it comes to seafood and fish, this is the reference in Barcelona. The Iglesias family takes care of getting the best marine product for their restaurant, both from the Mediterranean coasts like the Atlantic or the Cantabrian.
On the ground floor is the traditional seafood restaurant, with a vast offer unparalleled in Barcelona: elvers, barnacles, oysters, red and white prawns, lobsters, spider crabs, lobsters, crayfish, razor clams, shrimp, clams …
Güeyu Mar
¿Donde?
Güeyu Mar
Calle Playa de Vega, 84
Ribadesella (Asturias)
Price: Average of 80
Located on Vega beach, next to Ribadesella, it is of the few steakhouses that break the hegemony of the Basques when it comes to talking about grilled fish and seafood.
Abel alvarez handles a great product on the grills, most of which comes from the Cantabrian Sea. Pieces displayed in the showcases that lead to the dining room and that are a real temptation. There is no meat here, only fish and seafood that Abel eagerly seeks throughout the Asturian coast. And that it serves in its purest form, without sauces or accompaniments, simply made on the coals.
Bar FM
¿Donde?
Bar FM
Avenida Juan Pablo II, 54
Pomegranate
958 15 70 04
Price: Average of 70
There is nothing to suspect that behind the facade of this bar located in a neighborhood away from the Granada center you will find one of the best places in Spain to eat fish and seafood.
Paco Martin, the owner, looks for the best product from the coasts of Granada, although he does not disgust those from other areas of Spain. In the kitchen, Rosa Macías, Martín’s wife, takes care of giving the exact point to that product both on the grill and in the pan. Quisquilla of Motril, so good that they are even served raw; Norway lobster white prawns; grilled sprigs; Impeccable fried anchovies, pijotas, nettles or red mullet …