A classic Santa Cruz tapas bar since 1870, instantly recognizable for the ceiling hung thick with jamón legs and the azulejo-tiled walls that have not changed in generations. Order jamón ibérico — look up at the ceiling first — with a glass of sherry and a round of classic tapas; the atmosphere is genuinely the main course here. Afternoons and early evenings are best, when the famous ceiling photographs well in daylight. It is touristy, unavoidably, but entirely genuine: over 150 years on the same corner, doing the same thing, exactly as it always has.
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Jamón ibérico - look at the ceiling. Sherry. Classic tapas. The atmosphere is the main course.
Afternoon or early evening. The jamón-covered ceiling photographs well in daylight.
Classic Santa Cruz tapas bar since 1870 - the ceiling covered in hanging jamón legs is iconic. Touristy but genuine. The azulejo walls and atmosphere haven't changed.