La Candela

Cádiz


Like an arty cafe meets colourful tapas bar, La Candela surprises with its floral-stamped windows, rustic-industrial decor and brilliantly original Andalucian-Asian tapas and mains. From the busy little open kitchen at the back come bold creations with local inspiration – prawn and sea-bream ceviche, honeyed goat's-cheese salad, strawberry salmorejo with tuna tartare, fried boquerones topped with wasabi mayonnaise.


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