Casa Mariano

Santander

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Casa Mariano

Casa Mariano is an off-the-beaten path, hugely popular with locals, homely restaurant serving traditional dishes such as stews, sausages, and so on. It is especially known for its good-value fixed daily lunch menu, which includes two courses and a glass of wine.

Dining

Cantabrian cuisine is as varied as its landscapes–fish and seafood turn up alongside game, veal, and beef on local restaurant's menus. Some specialities typical of the region include rice cooked Santander-style (with milk and salmon), hake fish in green sauce, fried calamari rings (rabas), tuna pot (sorropotun), anchovies, sardines, and hearty stews (try the venison stew or the so-called "mountain-stew", cocido montanes with beans, chorizo sausage bits, greens, and black pudding).

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Frida Street Food

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Casa Mariano

Casa Mariano is an off-the-beaten path, hugely popular with locals, homely restaurant serving traditional dishes such as stews, sausages, and so on. It is especially known for its good-value fixed daily lunch menu, which includes two courses and a glass of …

Restaurante Tatami

Restaurante Tatami

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Pizzeria Mamma Mia

Pizzeria Mamma Mia

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