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| Traga Tapas, Salmon marinated in vanilla and lemon juice |
By John Gill and Catherine Cunningham
Traga Tapas
Traga Tapas opened in November 2006 and its the very latest addition to
Ronda's hip hideouts. Situated on Calle Nueva no 4 this fashionable bar
opens Tuesday till Sunday. 12-4pm and 8pm till midnight.
Here tapas of salmon are marinated in vanilla and lemon, wild mushrooms are
sautéed with Spanish onions and garnished with jamon serrano. Say goodbye to
traditional tapas.
The décor is minimalist and the wine bodega boasts
various wines from the bodegas of Ronda including the infamous Pasoslargos
an excellent cabernet sauvignon which just happens to be the house wine of
the sister company and Michelin rated restaurante, Tragabuches. The tapas at
Traga tapas are truly tantalising and very reasonably priced at anything
from 1,40 to 2,5 euros a tapa. A welcome innovative addition to this
historic town.
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| Wild mushrooms sautéed with Spanish onions and garnished with jamon serrano |
La Leyenda, calle Los Remedios (closed Tues)
The smartest bar in Ronda, and where the latter-day señoritos
and their mujeres gather for a sherry after mass on Sundays. The
décor is after Antoni Gaudí; mosaics, curious architectural
details, photos and other Gaudí-esque features. The staff
are welcoming, the tapas good and cheap and you'll be pleasantly
surprised at how small your bill is. Outside tables tend to be for
full meals off the menu, but if it's quiet you can ask to have just
a drink.
La Farola, Plaza Carmen Abela (off La Bola, where the taxi
stand is)
A great local favourite for a lunchtime or evening drink, and if
weather permits at tables outside. The menú extends beyond
just tapas to full-blown platos of, for example, albondigas, meatballs,
steak, or fish.
Limbo, Plaza Carmen Abela
Next door to La Farola, this high-tech bar/cafeteria is very popular
with the young crowd, attracted by the shiny décor, plasma
screen TVs and (recorded) music. The British owners are also expanding
a food menu for lunches and evenings.
Faustino, calle Santa Cecilia (off Carmen Abela)
Without question the funkiest bar in the whole of Ronda - if you
saw this in a movie you'd think they'd made it up as a set: a dark
and cramped place out of the Fifties with locals holding up the
bar itself and walls festooned with dusty knicknacks. But it's an
immensely welcoming place, remarkable given that the staff are run
off their feet, and locals flock here for a cheap meal and a drink
or two. Particularly popular with younger Rondeños, and the
odd fearless tourist.
Siete Copas, Paseo Ernest Hemingway (back of the Parador)
Ronda's one-and-only jazz bar/club closed its doors a few years
ago, but they sprang back open in 2005 with (sadly, only) once a
month live gigs, and a small constellation of Ronda's hip and cool
lounging louchely around to a recorded jazz soundtrack. It's open
late, and also at lunchtimes, where, in good weather, its small
terrace is a quiet suntrap.
Villa Paz, Plaza Mondragon (next to the Palacio in the old
town)
Open erratically, but has a lovely garden with stunning views west
towards the mountains.
It should be noted that while some open lunchtimes, many bars will
not open before 8pm in the evening.
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