Casa Lac

Zaragoza


The grande dame of Zaragoza dining, Casa Lac opened in 1825 and is reputedly Spain's oldest licensed restaurant. The cuisine today is tastily contemporary whether you go for 'gastro-tapas', a set menu (there's a vegetarian option) or à la carte. The ground-floor bar is smart but relatively casual; an elegant staircase leads to the slightly more formal upstairs dining room (reservations advised).

Dishes range from inventive combinations, like a tapa of ham-stuffed chard with a mushroom velouté sauce, to the more traditional 12-hour-roasted shoulder of lamb. If you just want a taster, try the €9 three-tapas offer – smallish quantities but delicious flavours.