Torre de Sande

Calle de los Condes 3 Cuisines: Spanish

About

Set in a 15th-century palace in Plaza de San Mateo, at the city's highest point, this restaurant features a trio of separate dining rooms and a beautiful terraced garden (in use as weather permits). The chef and owner, César Raez, has been here since 1996. The view of the city from the garden is panoramic, and especially wonderful at night. The kitchen combines regional flavors and the best of modern recipes, with palate-pleasing and marvelously succulent results. Try such delights as boletus con foie (mushrooms with duck liver), ensalada de mango y salmón (mango and salmon salad), solomillo de retinto (a prized local beefsteak), or perdiz a la cantara con salsa (partridge stuffed with liver and truffles in a port-wine sauce). Desserts include tapita de tres chocolates (layer cake of three types of chocolate) and sheep's-milk pudding.