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Cheeky’s

Playful American Eats with Local Flair in Palm Springs

Downtown

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American Breakfast

Type: restaurant, hip cafe

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Price: Breakfast: entrees $5.00 – $13.00, bacon flight $5.00, sides $2.50 – $6.00, fresh juices $6.00 – $8.00, cocktails $9.00 – $10.00 Lunch: entrees $8.00 – $14.00, sides $5.00 – $6.00

Celso y Manolo

Spanish Bar Food Gets a Makeover

Chueca

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Modern Spanish

Type: bar, restaurant, historic tavern

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Price: Price: a la carte: cheese plates from 6€ – 10€, tomato dishes and salads from 6€ – 8.50€, eggs from 6€ – 7€, charcuterie from 6€ – 9€, fried snacks from 7€ – 8€, sandwiches from 4.50€ – 6€, rices 8€, game and meat dishes from 7€ – 9.50€, shellfish from 7€ – 12.50€, fish from 6.5€ – 12€, wine 2.25€ – 4.50€ / glass

Mama Campo

Restaurant, Cantina, Organic Market & More

Chamberi

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Modern Spanish

Type: restaurant, cantina, organic groceries

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Price: restaurant – a la carte: starters from €8.00 – €11.00, raciones from €10.00 – €12.50, mains from €12.50 -€17.00, desserts from €5.75 – €6.00

Pauly Saal

Hearty German Cuisine with a Twist of Berliner Creativity

Mitte

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Modern German

Type: Michelin restaurant, hip bar, historic space

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Price: tasting menus: lunch 34€ – 59€, dinner 89€ – 104€

El Imparcial

A Stylish and Inventive Madrid Eatery

Lavapies

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Spanish Fusion

Type: restaurant, café, chic bar, small-wares store

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Price: menu: €14.00 includes a beverage of choice, starter, entree and dessert, available Monday – Friday during lunch a la carte: starters from €4.50 -€16.00, entrees from €12.00 -€21.00, desserts €6.00, cocktails €9.00

Chi Chi at the Avalon

A Hidden Foodie-Haven in Palm Springs

Downtown

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Latin Fusion

Type: restaurant, hotel, bar

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Price: Breakfast: mains from $7.00 – $14.00, sides from $6.00 – $7.00, agua fresca, fresh juice blends and smoothies $5.00 – $10.00, coffee drinks $4.00 – $7.00 Brunch: from $10.00 – $19.00 Lunch: dishes to share from $8.00 – $13.00, individual dishes from $9.00 – $17.00 Dinner: dishes to share from $8.00 – $13.00, soup/salads from $8.00 – $16.00, mains from $18.00 – $36.00, sides $7.00 Cocktails: $13.00

Toma Café

Madrid's Top Quality Coffee House

Malasaña

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3rd Wave Coffee House

Type: coffee house, hip cafe, bakery

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Price: coffee and espresso drinks: €1.20 – €3.40 (add €0.40 for soy milk), teas: €2.50 – €3.50, affogato: €2.50, salads €6.50 – €7.50, sandwiches (with a side of potatoes or coleslaw) €5.50 – €7.00, pastries and cakes €1.00 – €2.00

Vinoteca Moratín

A Market-Fresh Neighborhood Bistrot & Wine Bar

Barrio de las Letras

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Spanish Bistro

Type: restaurant, bistrot

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Price: raciones: 7€- 15€ each

Bocadillo de Jamón y Champán

The Classic Spanish Sandwich Achieves Cult-Status

Chueca

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Sandwich Shop

Type: bar, restaurant, hip tavern

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Price: sandwiches from €3.50 – €7.50, extra-large sandwich (for 3 people) €19.50, sides from €3.00 – €10.00, ración of jamón €12.00, champagne by the glass from €2.50 – €9.00, champagne by the bottle from €34.00 – €52.00, desserts €4.00

Celler Casa Mariol

A Modern Barcelona Bodega & Wine Bar

L’Eixample

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Modern Tavern

Type: wine bar, restaurant, bodega

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Price: menu: 9.70€ for sausage, cheese, salad, soup, quiche or tortilla Española, olives and bread
a la carte: tapas from €1.70 – €6.50, salads from €7.50 – €9.50, raciones from €3.70 – €15.50, clotxes from €4.90 – €5.50, wines from from €3.00 – €12.00 per bottle

Elsa y Fred

Creative Cooking with a Side of Charm

Sant Pere / Santa Caterina

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Modern Spanish

Type: bar, restaurant, gastro-cafe

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Price: a la carte: breakfast items from 1.50€ to 5.00€, brunch items from 1.50€ to 11.00€, tapas and raciones from 2.50€ to 17.50€, flatbreads and sandwiches from 9.50€ to 12.00€, desserts from 4.00€ to 6.00€, mixed drinks from 4.00€ to 8.00€, Gin and Tonics from 8.00€ to 14.00€

Mercado de Abastos

Where Galician Cooking Begins in Santiago de Compostela

Casco Histórico

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Market

Type:

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As most markets allow their vendors to set prices and accept payment according to individual needs, we do not provide price or payment guidelines for markets. Some websites will provide information on a vendor by vendor basis so we recommend you check them if you are interested, otherwise, be prepared to pay with cash.

Mercado de la Reina

Serving the Classics, Reinvented

Centro

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Spanish, Tapas & Pinchos

Type: bar, restaurant

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Price: menu: 13€ Monday – Friday, lunch only – starter, main & dessert, bread and beverage included a la carte: pinchos & brochetas: 1.40€ – 4.90€ raciones: 3.90€ – 13.50€  salads: 7.00€ – 13.00€  meats: 6.80€ – 17.30€ seafood: 13.70€ – 17.30€ drinks: MojiGin 6.00€,  Gin and Tonics 9.00€- 12.00€, 2.00€ off all drinks before 9:00pm

TriCiclo

Our Love / Hate Relationship with One of Madrid's Hottest Restaurants

Barrio de las Letras

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Modern Spanish

Type: bar, restaurant

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Price: a la carte: 1/3 raciones from €3.75 – €8.50, 1/2 raciones from €7.50 – €17.00, full raciones from €13.00 – €33.00, desserts from €6.50 – €7.00

Mercado San Ildefonso

A Street-Side Shrine to Local Food Culture

Chueca

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Market

Type:

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As most markets allow their vendors to set prices and accept payment according to individual needs, we do not provide price or payment guidelines for markets. Some websites will provide information on a vendor by vendor basis so we recommend you check them if you are interested, otherwise, be prepared to pay with cash.

Septime

Affordable Haute Cuisine

Ste Marguerite

* photo via TripAdvisor, adapted by ParTASTE

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French Haute Cuisine

Type: modern, contemporary restaurant, neo-bistro, haute cuisine

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Price: lunch: €20 – €34, dinner: €35 – €50, 5 course carte blanche: €55

Käfer Schänke

Modern German Dining in Munich

Bogenhausen

* photo via Käfer Schänke, adapted by ParTASTE

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Market-Driven European

Type: restaurant, gourmet shop

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Schwarzwaldstuben

Berlin's Black Forest Lounge

Mitte

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Modern German

Type: restaurant, bar

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Price: breakfast: €7.50 –  €8.50, snacks: €4.50 –  €8.50, soup: €5.50, hors d’oeuvres and salads: €3.50 –  €9.00,  main courses: €6.50 –  €14.50, flammkuchen: €7.00 –  €8.50, desserts: €6.50

La Azotea

Tapas with a Modern Twist

Centro

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Spanish Tapas

Type: gastrobar, restaurant

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Price: tapas: €3.50 – €6.50 medias: €5.00 – €13.00 raciones: €9.50 – €19.50

Häppies

Cheerfully Crossbreeding Germknödeln in Berlin

Prenzlauer Berg

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German Fusion

Type: restaurant, hip cafe

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Price: one häppie: €4.80 two häppies: €7.90

Delicat

Modern Dining in Historic Valencia

Ciutat Vella

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Modern Spanish

Type: restaurant

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Price: menu: €12 for four courses & dessert – beverages not included. The fixed mid-day menu changes frequently and is all that is served at lunch, a seasonal a la carte menu is available for dinner.

Vivanda Gastronomia

Sustainable Wines & Snacks in a Local Enoteca

Oltrarno

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Market-Fresh Italian

Type: restaurant, enoteca

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Price: antipasti from €6.50 – €10.00, primi piatti from €7.50 – €12.00, secondi piatti from €6.00 – €30.00

El Cine

Delicious Local Seafood for Next to Nothing

Los Cristianos

Also in the area: Playa Los Cristianos, Playa Las Americas

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Traditional Spanish

Type: bar, restaurant

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Price: a la carte: sides from €2.50, entrees €7.00, beer €1.50

Gululu

St. Julians Gets a Dose of Authentic Maltese Cuisine

St. Julians

Also in the area: Bay Street entertainment complex, St George’s Bay, Annunciation Church tal-Mensija, Dragonara Palace and Casino, Fort Madliena, Madliena Tower, Merkanti Reef

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Maltese

Type: restaurant, bar

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Price: starters from €2.45 – €6.95, entrees from €7.95 – €18.75, ftira from €7.95 – €10.45, wines (by the bottle) from €11.95 – €30.00

Barão de Fladgate

A 5-Star Porto Experience, Minus the Hefty Price Tag

Vila Nova de Gaia

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Modern Portuguese

Type: restaurant, wine cellars, tasting room

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Price: Barão de Fladgate: a la carte: starters from €3.70 – €22.50, entrees from €13.50 – €22.00, desserts from  €5.50 – €8.50, wine by the glass €7.00 – €14.00 – menu: depending on when you visit, they may offer a 2 course select menu for a fixed price which includes 2 glasses of port (1 aperitif and 1 digestif). When we visited, this is what we had and the cost was around €30 per person

Taylor’s Port: €5 per person (under 18 free) which includes the tour as well as 3 tastings of port wines.