Adolfo
This city institution is housed in a beautifully renovated 14th-century house, serving the best locally inspired gourmet food in town, accompanied by an international-award winning wine list and just-so service.

Calle de la Granada 6/ Calle Hombre de Palo 7
Tel: (925) 252 472.
Website: www.grupoadolfo.com
Price: $$$$

Casón de los López de Toledo
Upstairs in this grand old characterful 16th-century house is a gourmet restaurant serving modern Toledan and Spanish food, downstairs is a modest pub-like tapas bar and below that the destilería bar specialising in whiskeys (occasional live music).

Calle Sillería 3
Tel: (902) 198 344.
Website: www.casontoledo.com
Price: $$$

La Abadía de Toledo
Occupying a beautifully converted 16th-century palace and making the most of exposed brick and vaulting, this atmospheric place successfully combines the functions of tapas bar, café and restaurant, serving both traditional and new dishes and offering a great value menu del día.

Plaza de San Nicolás 3
Tel: (925) 251 140.
Website: www.abadiatoledo.com
Price: $$

Locum
Enjoy innovative and creative dishes based on traditional recipes in a beautifully modern- minimalist decorated 17th-century house with wooden galleries and colour washed walls with original modern artworks.

Calle Locum 6
Tel: (925) 223 235.
Website: www.locum.es  
Price: $$-$$$

Ludeña
This friendly place, rated by many as the best tapas bar in Toledo, continues the age-old custom of a free tapas with each drink and serves up a very tasty carcamusa (local speciality spicy stew of meat and tomatoes).

Plaza de la Magdalena 10
Tel: None
Price: $