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 Techno & Chill-Out |
La Paz, 22 Zaragoza 50008 Spain |
This is one of Zaragoza's most popular after-hours bars, especially with younger customers between the ages of 20 and 30, and a sanctuary for electronic dance music. Brick walls, low lighting, the odd techno-style illustration and a rotating mirror ball at the back complete the simple decoration. On Thursdays they hold auditions from 10pm to 2am, and on Sundays the back area is set up as a chill-out zone. Review © 2007, Wcities |
 Wines from all over Spain |
Estébanes, 10 Zaragoza 50003 Spain +34 976 29 9834 |
Founded in 1870, this family business is one of the most charming places in Zaragoza, functioning as a tavern, meeting place and wine store, and attracts all kinds of people, especially those between the ages of 25 and 35. It has a cellar with barrels and tables for enjoying a glass of wine with some of the excellent tapas they prepare, such as croquettes, omelettes, pickles, salted anchovies or plates of cheese, ham or salamis. You may choose to sample or buy wines from all over Spain, from Basque txakoli to Galician ribeiro or albariño, not forgetting Catalan, Andalusian or Aragonese vintages from Borja, Calatayud, Cariñena or Somontano. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Old Fashioned Charm & Tapas |
Santa Cruz, 3 Zaragoza 50003 Spain +34 976 20 0018 |
For lovers of old fashioned posters, and Spanish retro decoration this is a compulsory visit. The walls are completely covered with a great collection. Making a virtue out of its small size, this place earned its solid reputation thanks to a varied and original selection of out of this world tapas: ratatouille pies, curried chicken and pineapple, rice and aubergine pies, stuffed peppers, potatoes with spicy sauce and croquettes, among others. A moving experience for gourmets and tapas fans. Wines from Huesca and Rioja, amongst others. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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A Little Treat For Gourmets |
Paseo Sagasta, 64 Zaragoza 50006 Spain +34 976 27 5036 |
A first choice for many, this restaurant offers superb food. Decor is heavy baroque decor. The house specialties are game, meat and fish. Try the crab salad with roast vegetables, hake stuffed with sea-urchins, leg of lamb stuffed with vegetables and foie, and finish your meal off with a delicious dessert. Enate Chardonnay is a good wine choice with fish. King Juan Carlos turns up from time to time for his favourite dish, a leek and prawn pie served with a creamy sauce made from nécoras (small seawater crabs). Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Much More Than Just Coffee |
Plaza de Santa Cruz, 13-15 Zaragoza 50003 Spain |
Very popular for years thanks mostly to its tables in one of Zaragoza's most pleasant squares, this is a great place to enjoy a coffee, horchata or iced drink. But the attractions of this well cared for venue do not end here: its upper floor is very light and open to the outside, a fine all-purpose meeting place, while downstairs the bar is used for all kinds of parties and occasionally, concerts, or just for having a drink in the special, refined wine-cellar like atmosphere created by its brick walls, columns and subtle lighting. This bar remains open until 3:30a at weekends. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Café, pub and cocktail bar |
Bretón, 34 Zaragoza 50005 Spain +34 976 56 8458 |
A pleasant combination of cafe, pub and cocktail bar with decor dominated by dark green and red, wood, a couple of pieces of antique furniture and a collection of old advertising posters, all bathed in subdued lighting. Most of the customers here are in their thirties. There is a large collection of board games and darts, and a varied choice of the best malt whiskies and liqueurs: cherry, fig, nougat and champagne. They also serve Irish coffees and other coffee-based cocktails and several classic cocktails: Bourbon Sour, Melody, Gin Fizz, Bloody Mary and others. Music-wise they tend to play classic seventies tracks, the Rolling Stones and Bob Marley. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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A Great New Venue |
Mayor, 10-12 Zaragoza 50001 Spain +34 976 39 6771 |
By offering an interesting and varied program of live concerts every Thursday night from 9:30p, this popular music venue in Zaragoza's old town manages to attract large audiances of all ages. You'll hear a mix of Spanish pop, funk and sounds from the 1960's. The interior has been decorated in attractive retro circus style and has two bars to choose from. On weekends it becomes a busy and lively disco that stays open very late. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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 One of eight city gates |
Paseo Pamplona, s/n Zaragoza 50004 Spain |
Zaragoza used to have eight city gates which stood till the sieges of the War of Independence. Now there is only one: La Puerta del Carmen, which dates back to the 18th century. Not all the gates were destroyed during this war. They were also destroyed in the 1868 revolution and in the 20th century, due to our dependence on cars. The Puerta del Carmen was one of the entrances from the south, which used to have a toll where all goods had to be declared and paid for. You can still see the shrapnel holes from the wars in it. The gate has three arches. The biggest one was for carts and the two side ones for pedestrians. The heads of the executed used to be displayed here, too. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Psychedelic Shipwreck |
Rocasolano, 14 Zaragoza 50008 Spain |
Underwater scenes, rubber rings, fish painted on the bar, a hobby-horse and other miscellaneous objects make up the decoration of this discreetly lit bar, painted in a blue that seems to suggest a psychedelic shipwreck. This is a cult bar for Zaragoza's twenty year olds, anxious to escape the predictable. The music here is anything but: a combination of psychedelic pop from different decades and origins mixed with the entirely unexpected. Frequent audition sessions with different DJ's take place. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Creative and Innovative Cooking |
Carretera de Barcelona, 335 Zaragoza, Zaragoza Spain +34 976 10 7999 |
Zaragozans are willing to travel 13km from town to savour cold potato cream with cod and truffle brandada, or sea bream with prawn and spring garlic cream; but the best thing here are the desserts, like their borracho cake (made with spirits) with almonds and white chocolate ice-cream. To drink, they recommend Marqués de Arienzo wine. The service is warm and friendly, and the menu changes often, so don´t be afraid to repeat. It's located on the first floor of an elegant and stately-looking building. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Zaragoza Spain |
Most of the important ancient monuments and buildings are found here in the Old Town. On the western end of this area is Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Basque to the bone! |
Paseo de la Mina, 3 Zaragoza 50001 Spain +34 976 21 2947 |
As you can guess from the name, this restaurant offers real Basque food. They focus on quality rather than creativity, so those who prefer simple food will be more than happy with dishes like Tolosa white bean stew, grilled red bream, hake in green sauce with fish cheeks, beefsteak and tradicional desserts like panchineta. Try the house wine, Marqués de Arienzo. This is a bont-vivant's paradise with a wholly relaxing atmosphere. At lunch time it's full of business people, while at night couples and groups of friends predominate. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Fancy a walk? |
Paseo Cuellar Zaragoza 50007 Spain |
This park is partly surrounded by Cuellar Avenue, and it leads from Sagasta Avenue to the Imperial Canal. In the middle of the park stands a statue in memory of Ramon Pignatelli (1734- 1793), patron of the city, who was an engineer and vice-chancellor of the University of Zaragoza. Amongst his works he ordered the construction of the Imperial Canal, the bullring and the Casa Misericordia (Mercy House). The statue was built in 1859 by Antonio Palao. It was first located in Aragón Square and in 1904 it was moved to Pignatelli Park. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Part of Former Palace |
San Ignacio de Loyola, 16 Zaragoza 50008 Spain +34 976 76 7676 |
This was part of a sixteenth-century palace which collapsed after three fires. In 1903 the patio was saved and sold to a French antiquarian who took it to his shop in Paris. In 1957, local Bank Ibercaja bought it and stored it until 1980, when the new bank was built. The name Infanta comes from Teresa de Villabriga, infante Luis' wife, who lived in the palace. This is the best Aragonese Renaissance patio. The pillars are very decorated and allude to love, Hercules' labours and monarchy. The reading of the patio is complicated with many symbols and interpretations. Admission: free Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Italian trattoria |
Marqués casa Jiménez, 8 Zaragoza 50004 Spain +34 976 15 8504 |
Decorated in trattoria style, this house opened in the year 2000 and has all the ingredients to become the favourite among italian food lovers. The formula is perfect with such lighthearted salads as caprese (lettuce, hearts of palm, corn, pineapple and prawns). If you decide to go for fresh pasta you won't be let down by orecchiette, nor by panzeretti di magro if you prefer the stuffed varieties, or sirloin carpaccio. Don't forget to try their crunchy pizzas accompanied by red or rosé Lambrusco. Service gets top marks for kindness and care of every little detail. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Inn founded in 1705 |
San Pablo, 22 Zaragoza 50003 Spain +34 976 43 9700 |
When they serve your migas (small pieces of fried bread) with ham and grapes, remember that Augustina de Aragón lived in this city. While enjoying your roast lamb, imagine General Palafox sitting down at the table next to you, and if you happen to ask for salmorejo eggs, remember that Ramón y Cajal was another illustrious son of Aragon, simple in his manners and noble hearted. For dessert, try peaches in red wine, a tradicional recipe. So is this inn, jealously guarding tradition and cuisine, founded in 1705 and visited by muleteers and merchants. Ask for no other than Aragonese wines. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Tapas as Art |
Méndez Núñez, 38 Zaragoza 50003 Spain +34 976 39 6509 |
It's worth paying the higher than normal prices charged here because the tapas produced in this kitchen are delicious works of art. You can choose from old favorites like red peppers stuffed with meat and patatas con mojo (potatoes with spicy sauce Canary Island style) or opt for something more exotic, like courgette and white fish pie, curried chicken with pineapple or blue cheese and caramelized onion toasties. It's an old-fashioned café decorated with an eclectic mixture of Hispanic retro knick-knacks, photos and a piano. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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21st Century Cuisine |
Camino de las Torres, 28 Zaragoza 50008 Spain +34 976 59 9192 |
The restaurants in this ultramodern hotel practise a cuisine worthy of the 21st century. On the upper floor they offer a good daily menu, while in the restaurant downstairs you can eat à la carte in private dinning-rooms open to a patio where the glass lifts stop. There is a selection of international dishes to satisfy a varied clientele: exquisitely dressed salads, imaginative combinations in the pasta dishes, and rice prepared in a thousand different ways. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Dinner in a Balcony |
Reconquista, 4 Zaragoza 50004 Spain +34 976 39 7910 |
Next to Plaza San Miguel, this is probably the best vegetarian restaurant in town. It is most pleasant to sit at one of the tables next to the balcony. From their careful and loving specialities we can feature leek pudding with endives, mushroom lasagna, zucchini and hazelnut cake, onion and cheese pie with pesto, soya and walnut hamburgers and carob and hazelnut cake. For dessert, a delicacy: fig and yogurt cake. There is a sample menu for first-timers in this kind of cuisine. Review © 2007, Wcities |
 Kimonos, tatamis & bamboo |
Fernando el Católico, 51 Zaragoza 50006 Spain +34 976 56 2721 |
If you still haven't tried delicious sushi (marinated raw fish), sashimi (fresh king prawns with sake snow) or tempura (Japanese fries including vegetables, fish, duck...) you may do so here, and you can even sit on the tatami on Gran Vía Street, one of the town's main boulevards, near the university. This restaurant will transport you to a country where courtesy never ceases to surprise, waitresses dress in kimonos and customers are anything but boring: teachers, writers, professionals working in advertising, and so on. Several different menus will allow you to get acquainted with japanese cooking, an art of its own. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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A lovely wedding church |
San Miguel, 49 Zaragoza 50001 Spain |
It is possible that there was previously a Romanesque church on the same site, but the oldest part of this one which is preserved dates back to the 14th century. This was once one end of the city, next to Puerta del Duque (a painting in the building opposite commemorates this city gate). The church of San Miguel has a square tower, not as ornately decorated as San Gil or Santa María Magdalena churches. The main altar, by Damián Forment, is made of wood and was dedicated to San Miguel (1519). The painter Goya´s parents married in 1736 in this church. Mass is celebrated M-F at: 8:30a, 9:30a, 7p & 8p; Sa-Su 8:30a, 9:30a, 6p, 7p & 8p. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Natural & Neon Lighting |
Blancas, 4 Zaragoza 50001 Spain +34 976 21 1055 |
A most unusual café-bar decorated with an abundance of neon signs advertising drinks and cigarettes and large painted publicity posters which jostle for space. There are classic old fashioned Spanish details like coloured tiles, marble-topped tables and the large plate glass windows which make up most of the façade. Not to be mistaken for the café-bar of the same name in Arenal, near the University. Enjoy excellent coffee here or choose from a much longer list than usual of beers from Germany, Britain and other European countries. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Specialising in Irish coffee |
Blancas, 7 Zaragoza 50001 Spain |
This Irish-style tavern offers breakfast, canapes and late night partying. It specialises in Irish coffee and Bass beer, but they also stock Caffrey's bitter, uncommon in Zaragoza. It's a large, comfortable venue with a long bar, lots of wood detailing and vintage advertising, film posters and photographs. The customers are mostly posh and between the ages of 25 and 30. They have parties with free presents on Thursdays and promotions of different brands of whisky. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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The University of Zaragoza |
Cerbuna, s/n Zaragoza 50009 Spain +34 976 76 1000 http://www.unizar.es |
The University of Zaragoza was founded in 1542 but an Art Studio and some general studios had already existed since the Middle Ages. It was in 1583 when, thanks to Pedro Cerbuna, the university was definitively inaugurated. The old university was in Plaza Magdalena but has been demolished. The present campus is situated beside Plaza San Francisco, where most of the faculties are. The University of Zaragoza is one of the most important in Spain, with more than 42,000 students. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Gentle kitsch |
Argensola, 8 Zaragoza 50001 Spain |
A most individual look distinguishes this cafe and bar, defined by the lively colour of its red walls and the records and ornaments which decorate them. It's kitsch, but not lacking a touch of refinement. The music, one of the main attractions, alternates between the seventies and the eighties to time warping effect and customers tend to be in their thirties or over. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Country & whisky |
Goya, 20 Zaragoza 50006 Spain +34 976 21 6965 |
One of the classier bars in Zaragoza, El Whisky Viejo is a spacious and comfortable venue with wood and country and western-style decor. The music ranges from fifties and late rock'n'roll to blues, soul and Mexican. There's a small stage for the bands which play occasionally. Customers are mainly professionals in their thirties and over, and few places in Zaragoza can equal its wide selection of malt whiskies, excellent cocktails and coffees. Review © 2007, Wcities |