Updated November 2016
Just next to the Arte de Cozina restaurant, Arte de Tapas is actually a part of this authentically rustic old townhouse, which includes a guesthouse that has been lovingly restored. The theme of maintaining tradition also applies to the food (which is excellent), the menu including a number of dishes/recipes from medieval times, executed with love and care by chef Charo Carmona.
Every new visit here leaves me just as happy with both the food and the service as on previous visits. To me this is THE place to go for tapas in Antequera. Be sure to try the croquetas and breaded rabbit ribs. But DO NOT LEAVE without having the lomo de orza (cooked pork loin preserved in lard) that is served on garlicky confit potatoes, on toast – serious porky heaven. Desserts are also interesting (and that’s me saying it) and you will no doubt be given a recipe or two to take home with you.
Calle de la Calzada, 29
Tel 952 840 014
Arte de Cozina Website
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Food 9 | Wine 9 | Service 9 | Ambiance 9
sardines in escabeche
goat cheese with tomato jam
lomo a la sal with rosemary, poppyseeds, potato parmentier
spinach and pinenut croquetas
chorizo croquetas
croquetas de setas with beetroot mayo
breaded rabbit ribs
homemade meatballs in saffron sauce
large prawns wrapped in skinny noodles
papas bravas
papas with payoyo cheese
battered fried fish
morcilla tartare with apple, served with mango-mustard sauce
salchichón burger with spicy tomato sauce
chorizo burger
lomo de orza on confit potatoes and toast
chorizo espeto with PX
frothy lemony foam dessert
drunken bizcocho
almojábana (a dessert from medieval times)
the recipe for almojábana
owner and chef Charo Carmona
Updated November 2016
two rondas of churros
mollete with (lots of!) serrano ham and tomato
the bar
secreto al ajillo – as disgusting as it looks
sizzling king prawns al ajillo – much better
stewed pluma Ibérica
churrasco a la parrilla
grilled chorizo criollo
secreto Ibérico
breaded secreto Ibérico
garlicky grilled presa Ibérica
albóndigas en salsa
stewed pork tongue
flamenquín
grilled paleta Ibérica
tender stewed abanico Ibérico in PX sauce
grilled presa Ibérica
Alfonso pouring beers
bar area
dining area
pig parts
Best. Beertaps. Ever.
amontillado and manzanilla fina
olorosos
amontillado fino
owner Pepe
venenciador
Cantabrian anchovy and jamón Iberico
chalkboard menu
Andreea, Soraya & Ana
complimentary starter of lentils and chorizo
almond encrusted Iberian pork with potato purée and almond sauce
the crujiente Ibérico sliced open
huevos a la flamenca
toasted country bread with garlic olive oil, fresh tomato and jamón
scrambled eggs (revuelto) with bacalao and red peppers
gambas “de la casa” with onions, green peppers, jamón
presa Ibérica with jamón and frites
chef Borja (right) with his family
the bar
cazón in adobo (marinated dogfish) and chocos (cuttlefish)
los fritos
puntillitas (tiny squid)
there’s a second location on the causeway,
take-away section
entrance
open kitchen
jamón and setas croquetas
tuna tempura with tomato, parmesan & oregano sauce
chicharrones de Cádiz with cheese and sun-dried tomatoes
mixed green salad with tempura sardines, parmesan,
veggie tempura with soy mayo
wagyu burger
grilled beef platter
Santiago, Pejie, co-owneres Carmen & Victor, Carmen, Lourdes
window seat
dining area
Sunday diners
the menu
chocos fritos
fino Valeroso Grant
breaded mero (grouper) with chips
Over the years Cafe Royalty has become our official merienda (a kind of Spanish High Tea) stop for coffee, dessert and cocktails. The Royalty is certainly unique, describing itself as the only historically preserved grand romantic café in Andalucia, and with its ornate gilt plasterwork, painted ceilings and early 20th century furnishings it looks the part, and would not be out of place in Paris or Vienna.
apple strudel with whipped cream and vanilla ice cream
picatostes gaditanos – a house speciality
cava “benjamín”
Irish coffees
massive G & T