El Chiringuito Ibiza in Es Cavallet is the ideal spot for bohemian chic clientele. It is a perfect location to chill out for lunch. 

Es Cavallet is ideally located near the natural parc of saltwork near one of the famous nudist beaches in Ibiza. 

The Chiringuito is beautifully decorated with woody and design furniture with a view to its wonderful beach. 

The food was good but nothing extraordinary and very expensive. We must spend 55 Euros per person for three cocktails, three dishes and two desserts. 

The service, the restaurant had an armada of waitresses and waiters, they were fine and efficient. 

El Chiringuito is the place you come to see and be seen, but also to chill out under a hot sun and to bath if you are not afraid to dive in a chilly water.

El Chiringuito Ibiza

Playa Es Cavallet

Tel : +34971395355/+34971395485

www.elchiringuitoibiza.com

El Pins Resort in Ibiza located in Sant Antoni de Portmany and it’s a four stars hotel. 

The resort has been recently renovated and it looks like brand new. We like the design and luminosity; most of the areas in the hotel are very clean; from the pool area to our room; from the gym to the breakfast restaurant and from the lobby to the spa. 

Here is our review for El Pins Resort: 

The positive points: 

- Well located for visiting the prettiest beaches on the island 

- Pleasant swimming pools (nice music, bar) 

- Very clean room, each with its own terrace 

- Good breakfast, they have good and tasty natural fruits 

- Good bedding 

- Good gym room but a little bit small 

- Quite correct multisport field (tennis, basketball, and football) 

The negative points: 

- No real bathroom in the room, there is a toilet, a shower but the sink is next to the bed, it's 

  quite strange 

- Absence of tissues and iron in the room 

- Absence of dressing gown for the pool and the spa 

- No complementary water bottles and coffee 

- Paid parking (15 Euros a day) extremely expensive 

- Paid Spa (12.50 Euros each time) 

- No game room for junior kids even though it said that there is a junior room 

- All balls, from basketballs to footballs have been teared down with a knife by an unknow 

   and deranged person during our stay 

We have expressed our negative points to Alberto, the manager of the hotel and he seemed quite embarrassed by our points. 

Overall, we had a pleasant nine days stay at this hotel. It was very good value for our stay.

El Pins Resort

Carrer des Caló, 

07820 Sant Antoni de Portmany

Balears Island, Spain

Tel +34 971 34 03 01

www.elspinsresort.com

Kaleja restaurant in the historic center of Malaga is a real pearl, located not far away from the Picasso museum.

The day before coming at Kaleja for dinner, we were making our way to the Picasso museum and actually passed by Kaleja without even noticing it because the entrance is so discreet. The night of our dinner we pushed the door and immediately loved the atmosphere, the chic and elegant design of the restaurant and its furniture.

We were greeted warmly by the Maitre d’ and sommelier Julio Barluenga, but also by the smell of wooden fire.

We sat at our beautiful table near the entrance and a waiter arrived with a jar of fresh water to pour in our glasses before Julio Barluenga asked which type of cocktail we would prefer to start. We chose the Kaleja Sour, which is a sophisticated version of Pisco Sour.

The menu proposed by the chef Dani Carnero came with two amuse-bouche and fifteen dishes: three small starters, ten dishes and two desserts.

With the first bite of Zurrapa's little donut, we knew right away that we were in good hands. The creativity, the flavor, the cooking and the products are the work of a great cook with a high level of know-how. The rest of the meal was pretty good with some outstanding dishes like “Foie gras on the tomatoes water”; “Hare ravioli with Bolognese marrow”; “Roasted peppers with Candela”; “Chamomile and anise ice cream, fennel and apple soup” and “Brulée with grilled corn cream”.The wine list was exceptional, as it should be, and Julio Barluenga served us very original and good wines, a tour of Spain’s great wines like Barranco Obscuro Ensayo De Burbujas 2016; Terroir Sense Frontieres Brisat 2019; Sicus Cru Mari 2013, Las Uvas De La Ira 2018.

The service was examplary of how a service in a high-end restaurant should be: welcoming, warm, nice, with a sense of anticipation, flawless, efficient and most of all in French and in English.

This is by far the best restaurant we have experienced so far this spring. We are very surprised that Kaleja does not even have a Michelin star though, as we previously ate at two Michelin stars restaurants that, in our opinion, did not display the same level of cooking and finesse as Kaleja.

Kaleja

Calle Marquesa de Moya, 9,

29015 Málaga, Spain

Tel : +34 952 60 00 00

www.restaurantekaleja.com

We reserved at Ta-kumi Malaga because we had heard of its good reputation and indeed the food was very good. Chef Antonio Jimenez is working under the supervision of Álvaro Arbeloa, Toshio Tsutsu y Emi Noda who also own the main branch in Marbella.

We opted for the Fuji menu, served in eight dishes, from the aperitif of the day to the dessert. Each dish was a treat for the palate, the fish and seafood served according to market arrivals which makes them ultra-fresh like the oyster or four pieces of Nigiris. The dessert was a creamy iced mochi which was extremely smooth and very good.

Ta-kumi Malaga has a nice cocktail proposal which we took with our menu.

The service was very professional and efficient, and in English.

If you love high-end quality Japanese food, Ta-kumi Malaga is a must go when you travel to Malaga. Reservations recommended.

Ta-Kumi Malaga

Calle Mundo Nuevo, 4,

29012 Málaga, Spain

Tel : +34 952 06 00 79

www.restaurantetakumi.com

La Cocina de Colacho is a gastronomic oasis located in Playa Blanca (Lanzarote) with a beautiful view of the mountain nearby.

The exterior, with its groundbreaking sort of industrial-style design, unique geometric shapes and a glass façade immediately captures the attention of the observer. Inside, the arts and painting of the ground floor make for a perfect decor from which to enjoy a one-of-a-kind experience from start to finish.

Behind the nickname “Colacho” is the chef Nicolas Machin, one of the rare chefs on the island to enjoy some kind of fame. Colacho concentrates in his kitchen, on the other side of the glass wall, while his wife Anabel plays Maître d’, welcomes the guests, serves the wines and the dishes prepared by her husband, all with energy and a huge smile to make the guests feel at home.

For our dinner on April 20th, 2021, Colacho was cooking alone for his ten guests, us included. We could see the impact of the Covid pandemic on the restaurant and on the chef’s morale: it must not be easy to cook by yourself without your usual staff, but Anabel manages to keep her smile and joy to wait on her guests.

Our dinner was à la carte. It was good, only good, with one dish standing out: the pork suckling that Littleboboon Junior had. We wish we could have discovered La Cocina de Colacho in other circumstances and enjoyed the chef’s full potential and talent, but with the Covid-19 crisis, everyone has to adapt to this difficult times : chefs, staffs, suppliers and customers alike.

We wish Colacho and his wife the best. We truly hope they will recover fully from this sad time and, most importantly, be able to welcome their customers back to enjoy the chef's cooking and Anabel’s warm smile.

La Cocina de Colacho

Calle Velázquez, 15, 35580 Lanzarote,

Las Palmas, Espagne

Tel : +34 928 51 96 91

www.lacocinadecolacho.com