My Favorite Madrileno Waiter

I need to get this waiters name next time I see him. He looks like Dustin Hoffman and he can be found at the middle station behind the bar at La Torre del Oro in Madrid. I just recently posted about this bar but I want to stress just how much I enjoy stopping in and bringing my friends here. The pinchos are fantastic and range from gazpacho (my all time favorite) to rice or cold vinaigrette salads. The bar is located in the Plaza Mayor and closes briefly for siesta. I really recommend dropping by, trying a cold Cruz Campo cerveza, AND say hola to the Spanish Dustin for me!

Maestra de cocina

Having menu del dia with our Americana amigias. This  was one of their favorite  destinations on our worldwide tour of Tudella Veguin

OLE'

The restrooms at La Torre del Oro in Madrid. I visit this bar several times a year. I adore the waiters (ex bullfighters)  and LOVE the pinchos!

Bar El Valle

My little town of Veguin may be tiny, but it has some of the most charming bars in Spain. El Valle for example is unique. I love the terrace in the back of this enormous bar. Smokers can enjoy a cigarette and I can savor my sidra and soak in the views of the Asturian mountains and Rio Nalon in the background. You will want to stop by El Valle and say hola to Monica (pictured above) and most definitely order 'una botella de sidra'

La mejor empanada de Asturias

Meet Gelin and Chefi Ortea, proprietors of Bar Ortea in Tudella Veguin Asturias. Bar Ortea is a wonderful bar to drop by for so many things. Intelligent conversation, fantastic espresso , lottery tickets, cold mahou and menu del dia!  Gelin  makes some of the best coffee you will experience in any bar. But if you want some fabulous food, Chefi  is one of the most incredible cooks I have ever met. As a fat person I am very knowledgeable about good food and her pastry crusts melt in your mouth. I declare her empanada the best in Asturias! (I miss you both)

Conozcan Gelín y Chefi Ortea, propietarios del Bar Ortea en Tudela Veguín, Asturias. El Bar Ortea es un maravilloso bar por muchas razones. Buena conversación, fantástico café, billetes de lotería, cervezas Mahou frías y un menú del día buenísimo. Gelín prepara uno de los mejores cafés que probarán en cualquier bar o cafetería, pero si quieren comida delicioas, Chefi es una de las mejores cocineras que conozco. Una persona gorda como yo sabe mucho de buena comida y sus pasteles se derriten en tu boca.¡ Declaro sus empanadas las mejores de Asturias!. (Os echo de menos a los dos)

SANGRIA

Sangria or wine punch. No two people make it the same. Some make it sweeter, others with a distinct hint of liquor. Me? I like it cold with lots of fruit and not to sweet so I can drink more with less of a headache!

Random Madrid Bars

I just had to stop at the bar pictured third, because they had one of my favorite paintings in the world displayed in tile. Goya's The Drunkard's. Turns out the drinks were overpriced and the pinchos were lame-o.

Creepers Jeepers

Random creepy bar patron , every country has one.