Casa Alberto

Straddling the divide between fancy sit-down restaurant and traditional tapas bar is Casa Alberto, which opened in 1827. Passing through the classic wooden frontage – painted in Spain’s characteristic red, yellow and black – you’ll notice the tapas tropes of hams hanging from ceilings and folks at the bar sipping a vermouth or caña and nibbling small plates of tapas. The boquerones en vinagre (sardines in vinegar) are good here. At the back is the restaurant, surrounded by the obligatory old bullfighting posters.

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Photo: Tamorlan