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Spanish Sides & Breads

Spanish sides and tapas are built for sharing — crisp fried potatoes, garlicky shrimp, and toasted bread all crowd the table at once.

Pan con Tomate Tortilla Española Gambas al Ajillo Croquetas +6
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Spanish sides and tapas are built for sharing — crisp fried potatoes, garlicky shrimp, and toasted bread all crowd the table at once.
Patatas Bravas
Spain's Classic Tapas Potatoes

Patatas Bravas

Spain's classic tapas potatoes, fried until crisp and served with a smoky, spicy tomato sauce — a fixture of every tapas bar.

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More Spain Breads & Sides to Try

Pan con Tomate
Pan con Tomate
Toasted bread rubbed with ripe tomato and olive oil — Catalonia's simplest, most essential dish.
Tortilla Española
Tortilla Española
A thick, comforting omelet of eggs, potatoes, and onion, sliced into wedges and served warm or at room temperature.
Gambas al Ajillo
Gambas al Ajillo
Shrimp sizzled in olive oil with garlic and chile — a classic tapas bar order.
Croquetas
Croquetas
Creamy béchamel fritters, breaded and fried, filled with ham, chicken, or cheese.
Salmorejo
Salmorejo
A thick, chilled tomato and bread soup from Córdoba, topped with jamón and hard-boiled egg.
Papas Arrugadas
Papas Arrugadas
Canary Island "wrinkled" potatoes boiled in salt water and served with mojo.
Mojo Rojo
Mojo Rojo
The Canaries' garlic, paprika and cumin sauce for papas arrugadas and grilled meat.
Ensaimada
Ensaimada
Mallorca's coiled, lard-enriched sweet bread dusted with powdered sugar.
Fartons
Fartons
Valencia's long, sugar-glazed buns made for dunking in horchata.

A Guide to Spanish Sides & Breads

In Spain the sides are the tapas. Pan con tomate is the Catalan bread rubbed with tomato that starts most meals, patatas bravas are the fried potatoes with spicy sauce, and tortilla española works as a side, a sandwich filling or a meal on its own. Croquetas, gambas al ajillo and a cold bowl of salmorejo round out any table.

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