Second on our list for this love month's series is Ipar's, an intimate restaurant that serves Authentic Spanish Cuisine where you share a spectacular meal with amigos and matadors or revel in glorious vino and tapas at the bar with amigas.
Photo top: Dining area is for heavier meals
bottom: Tapas bar area, rustic hardwood bar by the entryway promises a dish or two and conversation to warm you up
Ipar Ouano Miranda is the chef and the owner behind Ipar's, a restaurant that runs on passion. That kind of passion that fuels the chef to make good food.
Get to know the Menu
Everything on the menu comes from fresh ingredients and are prepared with spanish olive oil and extra virgin olive oil.
1. Tapas (appetizers) are small savory dishes that can be enjoyed with drinks at the bar as a meal in itself or as a side to entrées for your main courses. Begin your dining experience at Ipar's by ordering some tapas.
Start of with Spanish Chorizo, a homemade chorizo sauteed in olive oil, pair it with Tortilla de Patata which is an authentic Spanish potato and egg omelette dish or Croquetas de Pollo, (chicken croquettes) bechamel with chopped chicken paired with Magro de Cerdo con Tomate, meatballs with rich tomato sauce. Add in Gambas al Ajillo, shrimps sauteed in garlic and olive oil, and Calamares, comes in either frito, rebozado or romana to have a wonderful and delectable start to your meal.
Photo clockwise: Magro de Cerdo con Tomate, meatballs rich in tomato sauce
Gambas al Ajillo, shrimps sauteed in garlic and olive oil
slices of bread, Tortilla de Patata, authentic spanish potato and egg omelette
Calamares, Spanish Chorizo
Croquetas de Pollo, chicken croquettes filled with bechamel and chopped chicken
middle: alioli dip
You can also create your own Tapas Platter by choosing from the available selection of cheeses, cold cuts and starters that they have.
2. Ensaladas (salads), choose between mixed greens or boiled potatos with tuna flakes or chicken flakes.
3. Sopas (soups) comes in either a clear broth mixed with vegetables or seafood or a creamy soup.