El Picoteo

Frommer's Review

In the courtyard of the historic El Convento Hotel, this is the best place in Old Town to go for tapas and for heaping platters of seafood-studded paella. You get real Spanish flavor here, in such dishes as garbanzo salad, sausages, and ceviche. Fresh octopus is also a delight as are the Spanish-style pizzas. Sanjuaneros along with visitors enjoy this informal place for lunch or a drink at the bar. Many spend the afternoon playing backgammon and sipping a pitcher of champagne-laced sangria. Dinner is festive, accompanied by salsa and lights in the courtyard. The menu has some 80 tapas from which to choose, the selection of imported Spanish cheeses is Old Town's finest, and the staff is politely charming.

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