Café García
Showing my friend around in Notting Hill and exploring the Portobello Road Market, we suddenly ran into a little place I had meant to look for but had forgotten about it. A few weeks ago I had read a short article about a Spanish Tapas Bar and small deli supermarket in Notting Hill: Café García. It seemed like a very cosy place and the second I saw it I knew that this is the place to go when you are craving Spanish food!
I have to admit that I spent most of my attention on the supermarket. I love products from other countries and I have this thing about supermarkets in general…It takes me forever to go grocery shopping.
According to the short article (which I believe is from Time Out although I am not 100% sure as I cut it out) the Café is very good and “draws an authentically Hispanic crowd to eat its wonderful albóndigas, tortillas, salads, pies, cakes and pastries”. I will make sure to try it soon and let you know all about it.
As for the supermarket it is truly wonderful! Small but full of original products and fresh tapas to take home. Try the marrinated Manchego Cheese! You can even buy the typical terracotta-coloured tapas bowls and other accessories along with a good assortment of Spanish Wines (I love a good Rioja) and olive oils.
Café García
246 Portobello Road
W11
020 7221 6119
Ladbroke Grove tube
Open:
Mon - Thur 8am-7pm
Fr, Sat 8am-11pm
Sun 10am-7pm
Look it up on the map
Comment by Jessica C. Moritz
Oh yummy, I looooooove Spanish food! Can\’t wait to visit London to go to all those wonderful places you are writing about.
You should see a Maltese supermarket. They are very interesting and internationally equipped, the food is imported from all over the world, so it\’s a bit challenging but also fun to read labels and buy the right products!
Posted on 18 October 2006 at 4:13 pm
Comment by Katrin
Sounds wonderful! I will definitely have to come to Malta to check out one of these supermarkets. I’m sure it would keep me busy for the day. But then again Malta has so many great things to offer that I might actually cut back on my supermarket curiousity. The pictures you take are always amazing and I can only imagine the beauty of this place!
Posted on 19 October 2006 at 8:52 am