Restaurants in El Puerto de Santa Maria

You have many choices for lunch in this food-loving town. If you’re interested in top quality jamón Ibérico paired with rare old sherries, then Toro, Calle los Moros, 7 (tel. 95-690-50-20), the stylish tapas restaurant attached to the Osborne bodega, is a great choice. If you prefer fish, head to Romerijo, Calle Ribera del Marisco, 1 (tel. 956-54-12-54; daily 11am–11pm), a huge seafood complex that dominates El Puerto’s riverfront. Tablefuls of Spanish daytrippers spend lunchtime devouring plate after plate of crustaceans and fried fish, turning their empty wine bottles upside down in the ice-bucket. Try the subtle seafood gazpacho and delicious tortillitas de camarones (shrimp fritters) with a glass of Osborne’s Bailén oloroso.