Saragossa He has streets with a lot of life, but few like the main street. This route that joins Don Jaime Street with the low thing is much more than a step between tourists: it is a small gastronomic refuge where traditional and local vermuterías are mixed with a neighborhood soul. Although it often goes unnoticed in front of more popular areas such as the tube or the Magdalena, here some of the most authentic bars of the historic center are hidden.
In just 700 meters, the main street and its surroundings gather an increasingly interesting offer to eat or chop something without overwhelms. From homemade covers and spoon dishes to wines from the earth or well -thrown vermouths, the area has managed to combine tradition with renewal.
If you are looking for a place to cover quietly or eat a good menu, with good value for money and far from the hustle of other areas, in this article we show you some of the bars that you cannot miss in Zaragoza Calle Mayor.
The bellows
Méliilo
The ental
The Trujalico
The Sidecar
The bellows
On Zaragoza Street, a few steps from the Plaza del Pilar, is the bellows, one of those restaurants that are not only remembered for how well it is eaten, but for the complete experience. Decorated with tillage tools and with waiters dressed in maños, this place has been serving Termasco, crumbs, embers and homemade desserts in an environment that oozes Aragonese tradition for more than three decades. His fame has come so far that even King Felipe saw there in 1986, and his cutlery is still exposed as a relic.
The bellows is one of Zaragoza’s best valued restaurants. Photo: Pilar Álvarez
With more than 6,000 reviews on Google, the bellows is one of Zaragoza’s best valued restaurants. Dishes such as the crumbs of the house, the grilled snails, the rabbit with potatoes to the poor, the cod to the Orio or the classic baked roast literal, served in their juice and accompanied with garnish. There are also closed menus from twenty -eight euros per person, with incoming, drink and dessert. Tradition, flavor and hospitality in full helmet.
Address: Calle Mayor, 59 (historic center)
Reserve phone: 976 39 80 33
Schedule:
Tuesday to Saturday: from 12.00 to 16.00 and from 8:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
Sunday: from 12.00 to 16.00 hours
Closed Monday (except holidays or exceptions)
Méliilo
In the middle of Calle Mayor, the Méli-Mélo restaurant has become one of the references of the creative tapas in Zaragoza. Small, cozy and with a letter full of Mediterranean winks, this place has been reinventing the Aragonese tradition with original and tasty dishes. Its success has been such that its formula gave rise to a second establishment in the tube, and both share the same essence: cooking with care, closeness in the treatment and passion for the product.
The Méli-Mélo restaurant has become one of the references of the creative tapas. Photo: Pilar Álvarez
With more than 4,300 reviews and an average grade above 4.4, Méliilo triumphs with tapas such as fried goat cheese with nuts, “shattered” broken eggs with Iberian ham or foie chips, the Buenos Aires ceviche of lubina and prawns or its famous Meloso rice of mushrooms. They also offer weekly menus from twenty euros and more elaborate options on weekends, in addition to homemade desserts such as chocolate coulont, brownie or black beer cake. A mandatory stop for those looking for good atmosphere and cooking with a spark.
Address: Calle Mayor, 45 (historic center)
Reserve phone: 976 29 46 95
Schedule:
Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday: from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and from 7:00 p.m. to 24.00 hours
Tuesday and Wednesday: from 7:00 p.m. to 24.00 hours
Closed Sunday
The ental
Since 1987, the entralto offers a gastronomic proposal with personality, identity and a pinch of rush. His letter, inspired by Aragonese illustrious women, combines creative snacks, original salads, caps with local winks and, above all, croquettes that have earned their own fame in Zaragoza. Here you come to eat well, to be at ease and enjoy without haste a cozy atmosphere and open to everyone.
The ental offers a gastronomic proposal with personality. Photo: Pilar Álvarez
In the number 50 of the Calle Mayor, the entralto offers monthly menu with three and three seconds to choose from, half a menu if you prefer, and a letter to stay to try everything. From the “Agustina de Aragon”With SoloMillo and Micuit, to the assortment of croquettes with flavors such as boraja with mushrooms, ternasco or pumpkin with chili. There are also crumbs, squid, brave potatoes, salads such as pink tomato with ventresca, and homemade desserts. A meeting place that bets on gastronomy with soul, art and much flavor.
Address: Calle Mayor, 50 (Zaragoza)
Contact phone: 976 39 16 40
Schedule:
Monday to Thursday: from 09.00 to 00.00 hours
Friday: from 09.00 to 02.00 hours
Saturday: from 10 am to 02.00 hours
Sunday: from 10 am to 00.00 hours
The Trujalico
Founded in 1982, Trujalico is one of those bars with a hearth that are part of the gastronomic landscape of Zaragoza. Known for its close atmosphere and its faucet vermou with brine and ice Pile, this small store on Calle Mayor has more than four decades serving tapas, rations and spoon dishes to those who seek to eat well without complications. There are no artifice: only product, tradition and flavor.
The Trujalico is one of those bars with a hearth that are part of the gastronomic landscape of Zaragoza. Photo: Pilar Álvarez
His letter combines classics such as vineagrillos, anchovies, the pot or croquettes with more forceful options for dinner or tapas in group. The Trujalico is also a meeting place for those who enjoy a good vermouth in the middle of the morning, a well -thrown cane or a glass after dinner. A bar of the usual, where kitchen and treatment continue to make a difference.
Address: Calle Mayor, 14 (Zaragoza)
Telephone: 976 29 08 93
Schedule:
Thursday to Saturday: from 12.00 to 16.00 and from 8:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
Sunday: from 12.00 to 16.00 hours
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday closed
The Sidecar
With a very careful aesthetic and a constant wink to the motor world, Sidecar is one of the most original bars on Calle Mayor. Its market cuisine starts from tradition to offer tapas and rations made with care, which can be enjoyed both in menu and the letter. Among their most recommended dishes are the broken eggs confited, the chipirones, the Aragonese crumbs, the cheese verbena or the ox chuleton to the stone, perfect for sharing.
This place is one of the most original street bars. Photo: Pilar Álvarez
Sidecar is ideal to eat well without leaving the old town. The letter includes options for special celebrations, good homemade wines and desserts that round the experience. A place with its own personality where the quality, the treatment and the environment are noticed in each visit.
Address: Calle Mayor, 8 (Zaragoza)
Telephone: 976 29 63 59
Schedule:
Wednesday, Thursday and Tuesday: from 08.30 to 16.00 and from 6.30 pm to 23.00 hours
Friday: from 08.30 to 16.30 and from 6.30 pm to 24.00 hours
Saturday: from 12.00 to 16.00 and from 7 pm to 24.00 hours
Sunday: from 12.00 to 16.00 hours
CLOSED MONDAY
