Dish · 6 kitchens in 5 cities
Sardines
Whole sardines grilled over coals, or fried and marinated.
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In Venice
Sarde in saor
Osteria Da Alberto · Cannaregio · ~€35 pp
Fresh sardines, fried and laid under onions cooked in vinegar with raisins and pine nuts. The Venetian opener for the middle of the table, before the cuttlefish.
Sarde in saor
Cantina Do Spade · Rialto (San Polo) · ~€30 pp
Sardines marinated in onions and vinegar
Sardines in saor, the Venetian marinade of onions and vinegar. We'd have them first, with a glass at the counter.
In Athens
Sardeles
Diporto · Psyri · ~€14 pp
Whole sardines grilled over the coals, when they're on. A plate for the middle of the table, with a jug of barrel wine.
In Barcelona
Sardinas a la plancha
La Cova Fumada · Barceloneta · ~€20 pp
Sardines cooked on the plancha, the griddle. When they're on, we'd have them after the potato ball.
In Lisbon
Sardinhas grelhadas
O Pitéu da Graça · Graça · ~€22 pp
Whole sardines grilled over charcoal with coarse salt. Lisbon's summer plate, to share first.
In Madrid
Sardinas a la brasa
Bar Santurce · Rastro · ~€16 pp
Whole sardines grilled over the coals and eaten with your fingers. The plate the bar is for.