Mesón del Asador

El Puerto de Santa María


It's a measure of El Puerto's gastronomic nous that, in such a seafood-oriented town, there's a meat restaurant that could compete with any Buenos Aires steakhouse. The power of the Mesón's delivery is in its deceptively simple chicken brochettes, two-person parrilladas (grilled-meat mixes), and chargrilled beef and pork sizzling away on mini-barbecues brought to your table.

Jerez de la Frontera also has a branch.


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2. Castillo de San Marcos

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3. Fundación Rafael Alberti

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4. Iglesia Mayor Prioral

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El Puerto’s most splendid church, the 15th- to 18th-century Iglesia Mayor Prioral dominates Plaza de España with its intricately carved facade.

5. Bodegas Osborne

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6. Bodegas Gutiérrez Colosía

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8. Playa de la Puntilla

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