El Laurel

Salamanca


A great-value three-course menú (which is, unusually, available in the evening from Tuesday to Thursday) including vegetarian choices based on Spanish favourite dishes, with à la carte choices such as vegetable paella; croquetas of pumpkin, pinenuts and carrot; and soy burgers. The decor and ambience is suitably soothing and intimate, with just a handful of tables.


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