Tasca Angel - Tapas Bar in Valencia, Spain

This is just a quick blog but wanted to get it down in black and white before the memory faded.

TASCA ANGEL -Calle de la Purisima, 1   46001 VALENCIA, SPAIN

Wandering through the old city of Valencia on the night that Spain played Portugal in the semi-finals of the European Championship and not wanting see Christiano Ronaldo strutting his stuff again we decide to pop into this tiny tapas bar tucked away down a back street.
It is run by two brothers, one cooks, the other serves drinks and chats up the customers.
If you can imagine a tobacco kiosk with three stools and a standing area for another 8-10 people, this was the place.I didn't take any pictures but this is what the three of us  ate and drank.

Chilled white wine from the Valencia region, crisp and sharp, similar to a Sauvignon Blanc - 3 bottles actually

All the tapas were cooked on a chargrill situated at the end of the bar under a chimney, and at the recommendation of the owner we had a selection of tapas ( rations - large portions)chosen by him and his brother. We had in no particular order, filleted and grilled sardinas ( brushed with olive oil) Razor clams drizzled with garlic oil, tender pieces of squid, prawns in garlic butter, melt in the mouth neck of lamb,padron peppers, grilled and sprinkled with sea salt, mushrooms, white beans with mint and as much bread as you wanted.

The cost for the three of us 61Euros !!

A place not to be avoided if you can find it, we emerged at 10:30pm to wander round the corner just as Cesc Fabregas scored the all important penalty for Spain to send them to the final, and the city went berserk, horns honking into the early hours, flags being waved.

What a great eveing - it was 35C as well.