Albalá

Jerez de la Frontera


Slide into blond-wood booths amid minimalist decor for jerezano chef Israel Ramos' beautifully creative contemporary dishes fuelled by typical Andalucian ingredients. House specials include rabo de toro (oxtail) croquettes, fried eggs with truffle, almadraba red tuna tartare with guacamole, and deliciously crispy asparagus tempura dipped in soy aioli. It's 1km north of Plaza del Arenal.

Ramos is also behind highly innovative, Cádiz-rooted Michelin-starred restaurant Mantúa.


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1. Bodegas Sandeman

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2. Museo del Enganche

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Part of the famous Real Escuela Andaluza del Arte Ecuestre, Jerez' Horse-Carriage Museum includes an 18th-century Binder hunting break.

3. Centro Andaluz de Flamenco

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Both architecturally intriguing – note the entrance's original 15th-century Mudéjar artesonado (ceiling of interlaced beams with decorative inserts) and…

6. Antiguo Cabildo

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A couple of blocks northeast of Jerez' cathedral stands the handsome 16th-century old town hall.

7. Museo Arqueológico

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8. Bodegas Tradición

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An intriguing, evocative bodega, not only for its extra-aged sherries (at least 20, mostly 30 years old) but also because it houses the Colección Joaquín…