A bit touristy if you sit outside on the terrace. Inside at the bar it’s much more ‘local’ and also cheaper. Favourite dishes include the “fritadura modesto” – a plate piled high with tempura style fried strips of onions, green & red peppers, topped with a handful of plump fried breaded [...]]]>

A bit touristy if you sit outside on the terrace. Inside at the bar it’s much more ‘local’ and also cheaper. Favourite dishes include the “fritadura modesto” – a plate piled high with tempura style fried strips of onions, green & red peppers, topped with a handful of plump fried breaded prawns.

Seriously, there is nothing you could order here that wouldn’t be fabulous. Modesto has an excellent reputation, so you will always find the bar inside more full of locals than tourists. Just in for a snack or even a chat. I almost always find myself chatting away to other people eating at the bar … it’s just that kind of place. And they also offer seasonal specialities, like the wild mushrooms, the asparagus …

Modesto Restaurant
c/ Cano y Cueto, 5
Modesto website
Open 7 days a week
8.00 – midnight
(all-day kitchen)
Updated: August 2010
€ € € €

photos

Sebastian and assistant

coquinas (cockles)

olives

wild mushrooms

Grilled wild mushrooms

Fresh bread

Wild asparagus

Seafood croquettes and breaded aubergine

Pavia de bacalao – battered salt cod

fritura – a house speciality

Sebastian and assistant

coquinas (cockles)

olives

wild mushrooms

Grilled wild mushrooms

Fresh bread

Wild asparagus

Seafood croquettes and breaded aubergine

Pavia de bacalao – battered salt cod

Manolo defies gravity

Manolo & friends

13. fried baby squid (puntillitas)

grilled solomillo (pork tenderloin) with mushrooms

breaded and fried rosada with alioli

revuelto with jamón, chorizo & wild mushrooms

razor clams

chef Toni

Raul with anchovy toast

fried ‘huevas’

“gurumelos”

cured meats and cheese

Luís

Juan Manuel & Manolo (and mixed wild mushroom)

wild chanterelles with choco strips & garlic

niscalos with torcina

Jacinto, Manolo, Pepe & Juanma

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