Like the charming matador and flamenco of Spain, the Spanish food is also attractive. Spain is located in the Mediterranean area, so the local people like to use seafood to cook. Various vegetables and fruits are also frequently used. Spanish dishes with clear sauce preserve the original taste of the ingredients.

During the colonial times, Spanish Cuisine had greatly influenced the Latin American Cuisine. Also it has benefited from the food ingredients taken from Latin America such as tomato, corn, capsicum and various special seasonings.

Shanghai has some high-class Spanish restaurant offering quality Spanish food. The paella is a must try. It is a kind of mixed rice originated from Valencia in the eastern Spain. This mouth-watering dish uses various ingredients such as fish, shellfish, shrimp, crab, clam, oyster, sleeve-fish, cuttlefish, vegetables and fruits. The tapas, gazpachos, Iberian ham and chorizo are also recommended. If you like, you can try some sherry while dining.

 Recommended Spanish Restaurants:

 Restaurant Martin
Specialties: This is a Spanish Fine Dining restaurant built up in a beautiful colonial French house surrounding by Xujiahui Park. The authentic and delicate cuisine could satisfy your appetite to a certainty.
Address: Xujiahui, No. 811, Hengshan Road, Xuhui District
Operating hours: 11:30 - 15:30, 18:30 - 22:30
Average cost per person: CNY 200 - 700

 Azul & Viva
Specialties: This restaurant with two stories offers leisurely environment and authentic Spanish food. The recommended dishes are the tapas, prawn, beefsteak, lamb, Tiramisu, tart and salad.
Address: No. 18, Dongping Road, Xuhui District (near Hengshan Road)
Operating hours: 11:00 - 14:00, 17:00 - 2:00 (the next day)
Average cost per person: CNY 150 - 300

 Gran Bodega
Specialties: Gran Bodega is said to be one of the most authentic Spanish restaurant in Shanghai. It offers agreeable environment, friendly service and tasty Spanish food such as the cuttlefish rice, paella, goose liver with apple, roast suckling pig, ham and various desserts.
Address: 1F, Royalton Hotel, No. 789, Wuyi Road, Changning District (near West Zhongshan Road)
Operating hours: 11:00 - 14:30, 18:00 - 23:00
Average cost per person: CNY 200 - 350

 Le Garcon Chinois
Specialties: The restaurant is inside a quiet villa of typical old Shanghai style. It offers excellent service and high quality Spanish dishes including the paella, tapas, salad and honeydew beef.
Address: No. 3, Lane 9, Hengshan Road, Xuhui District (near Dongping Road)
Operating hours: 18:00 - 22:30
Average cost per person: CNY 150 - 300

 La Verbena
Specialties: The huge glass windows make La Verbena a crystal palace when you look from the outside. The inside of the restaurant is decorated with various exquisite ornaments from Spain. Diners can see the beautiful scenery of the north Bund while dining on the tasty Spanish paella and ham.
Address: Tower E, North Binjiang Avenue, No. 2967, West Lujiazui Road, Pudong New Area (near Fenghe Road)
Operating hours: 11:30 - 1:00 (the next day)
Average cost per person: CNY 200 - 400

 TAPASBAR
Specialties: The Spanish tapas is the signature of this restaurant. The fried beef, caramel pudding, garlic bread, salmon pasta and garlic prawn are highly recommended. TAPASBAR offers a discount is on Mondays, and English service is available.
Address: No. 207-4, South Maoming Road, Huangpu District (near Middle Fuxing Road)
Operating hours: 11:00 - 2:00 (the next day)
Average cost per person: CNY 100 - 150

 Indalo
Specialties: Indalo offers quiet and tidy environment as well as tasty Spanish food such as tapas and cuttlefish rice.
Address: No. 4-1, Xiangshan Road, Huangpu District (near Sinan Road)
Operating hours: 12:00 – 14:30, 18:00 - 23:00
Average cost per person: CNY 150 - 250

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