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GastroGuide for El Rompido and its surroundings: what to eat and which restaurants not to miss
Welcome to the temples of gastronomy of the Costa de la Luz. El Rompido, located on the shore of the mouth of the River Piedras, is a kind of Spanish Caribbean. The ideal destination for spending a few days relaxing on the beach. Tourism has contributed to the development of the hospitality and leisure sectors in this small village of almost 2,000 inhabitants.
A wide range of fish, seafood and mollusks make up the bulk of a cuisine with an essence marked by the presence of species like dover sole, bream, tuna and bass, as well as prawns, cuttlefish, clams, cockles, king prawn and the famed Huelva white prawn. All delicious and perfect for enjoying in El Rompido.
So, if you have also wondered where to eat in El Rompido, here is a guide on gastronomic establishments in El Rompido and its surroundings. A selection of places in Huelva to eat, enjoy tapas and have a drink.
Taberna La Botánica (El Rompido)
Gastronomic tavern where you can enjoy the best prepared local fresh fish. Making the most of its sea location, most of its offering comes from the sea, although it also puts good meats and other marvels from our lands and fields front and centre on its menu.
Since it opened in 2011, it has always been clear that the foundation of this project is the quality and the veracity of what it sells. Its particular idiosyncrasy is providing unbeatable service, but in a fresh, casual and customer-centric way. It is about giving the same quality as or better than a good restaurant, without forgetting the tradition of the “gastronomic tavern”, which is the best way to define its business.
Restaurante Casa El Palo (El Rompido)
Restaurant located on the river. It has two floors, both with a terrace. La Casa del Palo has been leading the gastronomic offering for years on the Huelva coast. It has evolved, offering the best of the coast and the mountain, well cooked and presented, and with attentive service, even in summer. With a menu where the prices are clear to avoid unpleasant surprises on the bill, at La Casa del Palo you will always enjoy unpretentious, but well prepared produce-centred cuisine. Here you will find one of the best rice dishes there is in Huelva province, and the false Nutella sandwich is sublime.
Restaurante Rincón de Pescadores (El Rompido)
The Rincón de Pescadores restaurant is located on the bank of the river, where you can enjoy the landscape and the sea breeze as the tide laps against the shore, and the murmuring of the water as it caresses the sides of the endless small boats.
It has an open kitchen where you can see the excellence of its recipes, which cover all of Spain’s regions and expose its culinary flavours to the public with the help of accredited professionals, and above all where the best produce from the coast is cooked, in particular its seafood and excellent fish which are delivered each day at the restaurant from the family boats.
Ultra Marino (El Rompido)
Come to this establishment and enjoy its Mediterranean and Spanish cuisines. Here its waiters will serve you a unique and delicious dish of sardines; another recommendation is its delicious tiramisu. The wine list is extensive, in order to satisfy the need of all patrons. The success of this restaurant would not be possible without a kind and service-centred staff. At Ultra Marino, diners enjoy a pleasant atmosphere and exceptional decor.
Doña Gamba (El Rompido)
The restaurant Doña Gamba is located at Plaza Sirenas 15. Dedicated to fish, seafood and other delicacies like ham, meats and other recipes inspired by local produce.
It has two branches in the locality of El Rompido and from its varied menu you can enjoy a wide range of seafood like prawns, king prawns, mussels and clams. It also offers salads, aubergine cake, chicken breast with potato, homemade croquettes and more.
Doña Gamba also offers its dessert menu and wine list. It has vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options.
Tablao Flamenco Felahmengu (El Rompido)
In the El Rompido area, there is a restaurant you must visit, since it perfectly combines the best of traditional Andalusian gastronomy with the most authentic flamenco art. We are talking about Tablao Flamenco Felahmengu, an unforgettable experience.
Its culinary offering is rather extensive, but we recommend you try its rice dishes made with a wide range of ingredients, such as meat and fish. It also has an outdoor terrace where you can get cosy with delicious local wines and a variety of tapas. It is, in conclusion, the perfect place to immerse yourself in both Andalusia’s culinary art and its flamenco by watching or taking part in its dance and guitar workshops.
Restaurante Consolación (Cartaya)
Since 1958, Restaurante Consolación has been located on the Cartaya journey (old Huelva-Ayamonte road) and offered the best of Huelva gastronomy with the best fresh and seasonal produce provided by Huelva province.
It has two areas: one a classic white tablecloth restaurant with a menu that knowingly worships the product. We recommend you try the delicious clams, the goat´s cheese salad with peppers or the baby squid with onion; and another more informal bar area for enjoying tapas with more daring proposals.
If you are looking for good produce and good cuisine with flavour, tradition and good service, come to Restaurante Consolación in Cartaya, Huelva.
Pepe Cinta Restaurante (Cartaya)
Pepe Cinta is a restaurant where you can enjoy delicious dishes of both Iberian cured meats and good seafood, not to mention its delicious cuisine overall and professional employees. We recommend booking because it a very popular place. You can order its fantastic prawn raciones, as well as its seafood and octopus raciones.
Casa Felipe (Lepe)
The Spanish cuisine is what most attracts this bar’s diners. Enjoy one of the best pleasures in this life: amazing tuna, perfectly prepared octopus and a famous ham in pleasant company. Bar Casa Felipe will make you happy with its generous creamy cake and its delicate fruit cake.
This place’s excellent location makes it easy to reach by any means. You will not be able to forget the unbeatable liqueur and the delicious wine that can be found here. Among the drinks offered at this place is a spectacular coffee. Many visitors say that the staff are sophisticated. Its divine service is proof of this bar’s high level of quality. You will be amazed by its reasonable prices. Bar Casa Felipe has a charming atmosphere and unique decor.
La Rinconá (Lepe)
La Rinconá offers a privileged place that combines the best of the southern climate with the joyful atmosphere that characterises this establishment. Its gastronomic offering includes an extensive range of tapas and dishes from Iberian ham to home-cooked scrambled eggs, via a paprika skate tapa which will take your breath away. And let’s not forget its rice dishes and paellas that are also an amazing experience and well worth leaving some space for.
Macha (Lepe)
Macha restaurant in La Antilla is a place you absolutely must visit, since its advantageous position opposite the sea and its devotion to fish, rice dishes and fresh seafood means that eating here is an experience you will not forget.
The common denominator upon which it bases its culinary offering is the quality of the produce used in its preparations. White Huelva prawn, sea anemone, seafood paellas and risottos and fried cuttlefish are just some of the many signature dishes that you will love.
We recommend that, after satisfying your appetite, you grab a seat on the terrace opposite the sea and enjoy a refreshing gin and tonic.
Doña Lola (Isla Cristina)
This restaurant is famous because it has fusion cuisine dishes. You will love its food, particularly its famous tuna tataki, its amazing garlic prawns and its extraordinary cod. It is a good idea to order some generous cookies, a homemade fruit cake and a well prepared cheesecake.
The wine list is very varied so that every customer can find something to satisfy their taste. Many of its customers order its amazing café cortado. People say that the staff here are exquisite. Their service is always divine, so bear it in mind. Restaurante Doña Lola serves you dishes at interesting prices. Here, its guests enjoy a charming atmosphere and exceptional decor.
Abuelo Mañas (Isla Cristina)
Spanish cuisine forms part of this bar’s menu. Here its waiters will serve you amazing monkfish and extraordinary prawns. Its generous fruit cake, its well prepared pancakes and its homemade flan are among those dishes that cannot be missed at Abuelo Mañas.
The wine list is very varied, so that every customer can find something to satisfy their taste. Its exquisite staff display a high level of quality. Its divine service is something that these restaurateurs know how to look after. You will like its interesting prices. There is a charming atmosphere here, as its regulars will attest.
El Pescador (Isla Cristina)
The El Pescador restaurant is located in the Huelva locality of Isla Cristina. If you come here, you will be one of those privileged people who have tried one of Nino’s culinary peculiarities, such as cuttlefish egg. We guarantee that this will be one of the best dishes you try in your life.
Other dishes you can enjoy here are polvo á feira, baby squid in green sauce and grilled crayfish. The entire range of rice dishes you can enjoy hear is glorious, such as the rice dish with seafood and any of the fruits bestowed by the nearby sea.
Where to stay
Hotel Fuerte El Rompido
Fuerte Hoteles is the best option to stay if you are visiting the South of Spain. The Fuerte El Rompido Hotel is one of the most beautiful hotels of the area for its spectacular location on a hill that dominates all of the Piedras River natural landscape. To this we must add an architecture of Andalusian aesthetic that blends with its surroundings. An ideal place for rest and for sports practice surrounded by nature.
