Cádiz Top Restaurants

If you will visit Cádiz you will taste the best gastronomy.  It is spectacular, and its restaurants make sure you enjoy it even more. Here you can find everything from tapas, fried fish, and seafood to stews and meats you have never tasted before. 

“A well-prepared meal has delicate flavours that must be retained in the mouth to be appreciated” – Tennessee Williams. 

The Opinionated About Dining (OAD) list of the best restaurants reveals the best restaurants in Europe. Among them are some restaurants in Cadiz that you cannot miss. 

Aponiente- El Puerto de Santa María

It has 3 Michelin Stars and is one of the restaurants of the famous chef Ángel León, also known as The Sea’s Chef. This restaurant is in a natural park, near the marshes and in an idyllic setting. It specializes in seafood, but not only in fish, he also cooks with plankton and seaweed, among other products. The presentations of their dishes are spectacular and unusual.

Lú Cocina y Alma – Jerez de la Frontera

This is an elegant restaurant with a Michelin Star where the cuisine of Andalusia is mixed with classic French techniques. It is a different restaurant because the chefs will cook in front of you and you will be able to discover their secrets. It is a unique experience where besides eating and tasting the best dishes, you will learn incredible secrets of Cádiz cuisine. The best combination is to try these dishes accompanied by the best wines of Jerez.

El Campero – Barbate

If you have not yet tried the fantastic Almadraba Bluefin Tuna, you are in the right place. Here you can eat this delicacy from Cadiz in its best forms: with onions, marinated, grilled… It also has fish from the coast of Cadiz and traditional Cadiz dishes. It is a restaurant that mixes new techniques with avant-garde recipes. Do you dare to try the famous Almadraba Bluefin Tuna?

Photo: Sirloin grill

Casa Pepe – El Puerto de Santa María

Is there anything better than enjoying the sun of Cádiz? If you want to taste the food of Cádiz while you look at the beach, come to the restaurant Casa Pepe. In this restaurant you will find typical Andalusian dishes cooked with the best products from Cádiz. The specialities of this restaurant are fish and stews. You cannot leave without tasting their delicious clams or their grilled octopus. We know, you will visit Cádiz and will taste our gastronomy.

Photo: Clams

Antonio Restaurante Hotel – Zahara de los Atunes

This restaurant is in a hotel on the beach where you can enjoy the gastronomy of Cádiz while watching the sea. It is a tapas restaurant that has won 7 awards in 8 years through the tuna route. Some of the dishes that have achieved this award are Red Hot Pepper Tunas or Aurum 24k. This is another restaurant where you can enjoy tuna in innovative ways.

El Faro de El Puerto – El Puerto de Santa María

It is an elegant restaurant where you can enjoy a cuisine of roots. Its dishes are traditional and cooked with local and seasonal products, that’s why its menu changes throughout the year. One of the specialties of this restaurant are rice dishes such as black rice with cuttlefish or duck rice with seasonal vegetables. You will also be able to taste local products such as “ortiguillas“, shrimp omelettes or marinated dogfish. What are you waiting for to try the best dishes of Cadiz cuisine?

Photo: “Ortiguillas”

Casa Balbino – Sanlúcar de Barrameda

This restaurant is considered “The temple of the shrimp omelettes”, would you find out why? It is a restaurant that cooks dishes from the sea and the land with the best products. Casa Balbino has also been in the Top 100 Gourmet Casual 2018, which is one of the most iconic rankings in the world of gastronomy. It is a restaurant that cooks spectacular dishes and is within everyone’s reach.

Toro Tapas – El Puerto de Santa María

Would you like to do a wine tasting in a winery and finish in a spectacular tapas restaurant? You are in the right place. Toro Tapas is a restaurant of creative and traditional cuisine. Here you will find tasty dishes with traditional flavours from the south of Andalusia such as fried fish from the Bay of Cadiz, veal from La Janda or the best cold meat you have ever tasted. Book here now.

Photo: Micuit of foie y and   5’s J Ham

Cataria – Chiclana de la Frontera

This restaurant has a sea’s views and a beautiful courtyard with fountains and gardens. It is a restaurant that cooks quality food with seafood and fish from the area. It is characterized by cooking its products on a grill. Have you tried the best grilled fish? Come and enjoy the delicacies of the province of Cadiz.

Photo: Grilled Tuna

Casa Bigote – Sanlúcar de Barrameda

It is a restaurant overlooking the Reserve of Doñana and where you can also taste the dishes while you are watching the sea. Here they cook the excellent fish and seafood from the mouth of the Guadalquivir River. It is the best place to enjoy the prawns of Sanlúcar. Although you can’t leave without trying their galley soup. 

El Cuartel del Mar – Chiclana de la Frontera

This restaurant was a station of the National Guard. It is currently a beach bar located on the beach of La Barrosa where it offers a cuisine with high quality products. In addition to their dishes, you must try their exquisite cocktails while enjoying a beautiful sunset.

If you will visit Cádiz you will taste the best gastronomy. It is based on dishes cooked with local products such as fish and seafood. Although you can also try other types of dishes that you will love. If you are looking forward to enjoying the best recipes, come and eat in the south of Andalusia. Here you will be able to taste the wonderful delicacies of the province while you watch the sea landscape. Which restaurant would you choose?