My EPIC Tapas Marathon in Toledo (8 Stops!)
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- Is there good food in Toledo? I've had my doubts. So I travelled there to find out once and for all! Venga, let’s go! 🥝
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Hola, Spain lovers! We're James and Yoly. James is a New Zealander, and Yoly is from Spain. And we both live in Madrid. This channel is all about giving you a local insight into life in Spain, and helping you experience this country like a local when you come to visit (or live!). If that sounds like your kind of thing, bienvenido!
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I still feel full from my Toledo adventure! Let me know - which looked like the best place to you? 🎉👇🏽
This video just made my Sunday! 😚👌
All of them looked good, but the Skala would probably be my pick. Thanks for posting and felicidades for the little one.
Skala looked like the tastiest to me. Yum!
The food and drink from Barrio looks very appealing to me. And Clandestino,too.
Skala would be my choice as I like to pick understated places and be surprised. But all of them are valid places and I really hope to make a trip to Toledo to get to know it. Saluti da Verona
Toledo has always been an easy, fun day trip from Madrid, but you're right, we've never been to impressed with the food there. Thank you for putting this together! Now, we have some places to try out on our next visit to Toledo!
I hope it helps for your next trip!
Ingredients in the bag for carcamusa on Tuesday!!! Like a traditional chorizo and potato stew but less veg and more meat! Thanks for introducing me to that. 👍👍
Excellent! Let us know how it goes!!
They all looked good and I think day trips from Madrid is something you should do more!
The plate is too small. I wish it were bigger☺👍👍👍
I live here in the UK, I envy you. Food here is so boring and well below spanish standards
España buen comer y mejor beber .
You should have shown the exact wines you've been taking. Next time, please, give us the list for improving the information you give. Thank you!
I was already so impressed with your former Toledo video visit and all the impressive historical sites. It is the reason why Toledo is high on my list of places to visit here in Spain. I seemed to be drawn to Bar Ludeña and the last fusion restaurant and will check them out when I go. I am shocked that you ate so many hearty dishes in quick succession. It’s a good thing that you run for exercise. I would also like to note that you managed well on your own, though I still would like to have seen Yoly there as I know she loves to taste food along with you. Great video and I will definitely drink their regional wines. Thanks!
Yeah those two were fantastic!
How's it showing 1 day old when the video itself is 5 hours old.😆
@@prajjwal1010 Because those who are members, get an early viewing of videos before they are officially posted to the public. You can become a member too, if you wish. Check the description information found below the video for details.
@@mizginavale22 oh I see. Thanks for the info✌️
Brilliant! Love Toledo. Need to explore these places. Thank you, James!
Thank you mate!
Wonderful video James! I am headed to Spain in January with students to teach a course on the history of al-Andalus; we start in Toledo, and stay at Alfonso VI - it grows on you. Looking forward to trying some of your recommendations.
Wow.! The variety of wines, cheeses, and regional foods is mind-twisting.! After the tastings, no doubt one particular place will emerge as one's favorite but it'll take months to experiment with them all. Exploring restaurants, especially in a city which is famous for its cuisine, must be really hard. Good thing we benefit from an expert that narrows it down to a precious few.! Thank you, sir.!
This is wonderful , I missed Yoly . I was so full by the end I could not get out of my chair . ( How about some bird watching next time ) Bar Ladeña More earthy , old Spain .
haha cheers Bob!
Thanks for the tapas trail around Toledo. I especially like Bar Skala. I love manchego cheese also. I don't know how you managed to eat so much🤭
Great video, you take it seriously, very professional, respectful with the locals and with a funny touch. My wife and I are hungry now. Wow, Spain is a fabulous country, thank you J&J (James and Joly) for showing it to us in such a fun and entertaining way.
Well done. Was missing those videos. I’m glad you also finally had one of my favorite wine in the cheese museum *la Atalaya de la tierra*
Glad you enjoyed it!
This has been so informative and helpful. We're coming to Toledo for 3 nights and I've already spent the best part of 4 days looking at restaurants, their locations and reviews = what a mind-boggling slog! Then I found this. You serve a medal (and a medical!) for your art and heart. I'm feeling stuffed by proxy...Great job, terrfic idea.
I still fondly recall my introduction to gazpacho Toledano at Hostel del Cardinale forty five years ago!!!
I'm sure that was an experience!
Oh my goodness. How on earth do you get all that food inside you! Respect! Just love the sights and flavour of Spain. Muchas gracias! X
James, I'm stuffed just watching you! This was a great whirlwind tour!
Thank you so much for including Mr. Creosote, LOL. I tend to like the funky places with great food - that would be Bar Ludena and the 2nd to last place you visited. I also love Manchego, so that would be a stop as well.
We're clear into the same kind of places Carole!
Would be interesting to see a video in Burgos 🤔
That was really enjoyable.....I'm FULL!
I watched this 3 times because I kept getting interrupted, and now I am hungry. Nice presentation.
Thank you!!!
You are my eyes in Spain, so I try to absorb as much as I can from your videos. You and Yoli provide a well rounded balance because you give history as well. Thank you.
thanks for sharing James. Yery good video. Would also be curious how a Madrid tour from Yoly look like while you are in Toledo.
So may be it is interesting for young mothers in Madrid where you can go with babies and have an nice day with friends and their babies as well
We visited Toledo for the first time during the last week in November and had three great meals. The amount of wild game on the menus was a pleasant surprise. The city was very quiet. (We felt like we had the Alcazar all to ourselves and walked right into the cathedral with no wait.) The most disappointing thing was not being able to find a quiet place for coffee. We had no luck in that respect.
Love the channel. Looking forward to your next video.
Good review of some of my home city's restaurants and bars!!! for next time there arw some good restaurants and bars outside the old city's walls (Toledo is not only the old city) that are highly recommended such as El Peñon (at the feet of the walls) or El Telón and La Masia in Santa Barbara neighborhood (the one where train station is near to) or some good bars and restaurants in Santa Maria de Benquerencia (also known in Toledo as El Polígono), Buenavista, San Antón-Av Europa, Santa Teresa or El Valle/Cigarrales neighborhoods
Thank you Albert! Noted for next time :)
You have convinced me! Toledo is the place to go! Madrid? What's that?
Hi James, thanks a lot for the great video and all the hard work you're doing for us!
Coffee in Toledo must be from Il Cappuccino.
Coffee usually just dissappointed me, when we visited Spain this autumn. But a friend gave us the tip to fetch one from Il Cappuccino. A tiny place in the middle of Toledo, which only sells coffee.
I swear, this coffee alone makes up all the bad coffees I had!
No Marzipan?
That's a hard job you got there. Time away from the family to go have some tapas and wine. Thanks for taking the hit for the team on this one!
You’re so funny!! “Just kill me now”.🤣🤣🤣
Hi,
Your vids made me visit Madrid. I'm returning on Boxing Day again. I'm British and fully-vaccinated (and boosted) but do I now require to show a negative PCR test to enter Spain?
Someone told me yes but I can't find any info confirming this.
No, you don’t need a PCR test. Being fully vaccinated is enough. You have to fill the Spanish locator form 48 before your trip.
What an amazing trip
Certainly a filling one!
Absolutely brilliant!
Am going to do a tour with your company in September
All looked amazing, I think the choux pastry with bull tail and chocolate was a winner.
My GOD I need to try that bull tail-apple-chocolate choux! Jesus what a genius combination. *drools in poor*
It was really good!
Madre de dios que hinchada a comer y beber !!!! :)
I’m guessing your next videos will be from Rehab!! 🤣😂😅 I’m so impressed with your effort! CHAMPION!!!
All the places look amazing, but i would love to go to La Orza just to try the game meat dishes - they look very rich - and try some regional flavors.
Great tips as always! Thank you so much for the video, James! Can't wait to be back in Spain! Greetings from Brazil :)
Great video. We are going for Christmas. We have a little dog and would love to know recommendations for the best place with outside terraces.
thanks for showing us Toledo! was there for a short "tour" visit in 1993...loved it! Wow! those streets and the ambience, and the food and wine. I WANT to visit Spain again after watching your show!
‘Doesn’t taste like intestine’. All good then :)
James all the food looked appetising tasty and good. Where did you put it all. Must be in your pocket
Great video James! I visited Toledo many moons ago and recall great food and incredible architecture. I like eating small meals about every two hours when I’m in Spain, sort of takes me back!😁
Intense eating.. looks great .. unfortunately I only stayed a day-trip before having to fly home. Hope to re-visit Toledo. that old center and some of it's hills and street stones will wear a person out. Great video.
I do not know why, but compared for example to Segovia (which has always been great on places for Castilian food), Toledo was a poorer alternative for traditional food restaurants.
I wonder what was inside that "Croqeta de jamón"? If it was something like crushed grounded jamón fluid, then, ewww... 😆😬🤢
They served me croqueta de gambas by mistake
James, entertaining video that left me feeling full but I have to admit, it seemed empty without Yoly.
When we visited Toledo we couldn't believe how many museums it had. And loads of swords. We visited Sentos in Alicante recently and absolutely loved their modern takes on tapas. Cathy and Kevs x
I am curious to find the "Director's Cut" of what you REALLY did away from the family. Can you please do the same for Santiago de Compostela so that I know what to look for. Well done as always!!
O Gato Negro, seafood like nowhere else, but try to book a table in advance or sharpen your elbows for a crowded bar. Hope you like it.
@@jotade2098 thanks for the suggestion!!
I visited Toledo between Xmas and New Year a few years ago and was shocked at how busy it was! Great food and so much history there, so maybe I shouldn't have been surprised.
Very, very nice!!! Thank you for the tour and suggestions!
I forgot to mention Palencia de Lara, it's next to a wonderful bakery and has two different sections, a fancy classical restaurant but also a bar where you can eat some nice tapas!
Why don’t these videos show up in my subscription feed in RUclips? Also searching the title of the video does not show up in RUclips.If it wasn’t for your email I would not know about them. Thank you
Hi Roland! It’s because you’re a member and it doesn’t get released for the public until Sunday. Members get early release :)
I can't wait to eat my way through the entire country!!!!!
Those bulls tail choux look amazing 🤩 I’m gonna make that at home
James - yuuuummmms! Toledo may not be a gastronomic destination, but I had the best croquetas of my life there (good goo factor, bursting with flavour). Delicious extras that may or may not have been part of my order, an unbelievably good local wine; also loved the casual friendliness of the staff. A great meal in a teeny tiny unassuming place - will share the resto name once I locate it again! I appreciate a gamut of restos from old/traditional to new and liked all your stops. Barrio leans to my kind of food, but man, the others looked pretty delicious. Thank you!
Glad you've had some good experiences!!
I went to Toledo a few days ago and I found Barrio to be embarrassingly bad. Zamburinas, 2 per order, for 8 EUROS! They came on a pile of rox in a wooden box with foam and mealy bits of dark, squid-ink soaked bread and a very strong sauce that took away from the taste of the scallops. When they put it in front of me, I almost laughed. The octopus tace has one very thin tentacle, smothered in a very sharp pile of diced onions. They should call it an onion taco. I think that was 7 EUROS. Spain has such exceptional food and this place tries too hard and charges too much.
nice to see you back doing what you do best .hello from sweden
Visiting Spain soon and Toledo is on the list. Going through many of your videos. Thanks for the wealth of information! Can't wait!
Hi any update to the omicron? I’m supposed to travel this Thursday to Barcelona December 24 and don’t know yet if the border will be closed or be in quarantine for 10 days before heading back to US I’m fully vaccinated including booster. I need to get an answer soon before heading there...plus I guess I would have to do a pcr 48 or 24 but if I do the lab would be close the Jan 1 since I’m leaving January 2 so my best choice is Dec 31 to get the PCR
James, I always see you drinking red wine.
I find the tannins in red wine to strong,
it puts socks on my teeth! Would you do an episode
centred around white wine and other libations to go with tapas?
And what do you mean you're not cool?
You left your home country, learned a new language and built a life
for yourself abroad, that is super cool!
Fantastic video James! Thanks for stuffing yourself so we can travel with you. I am so glad you didn’t explode :)
My pleasure!!!
Bar Skala.
Re: you, I woke up this morning worrying about you (and your family).
Ahhh Toledo ... can't recall where we ate but it wasn't anywhere fancy. Just found it walking around the back alleys. Nice terraza, good service and value. Food was OK as well.
Sounds like the perfect discovery
How underwhelming Spain was. What a boring country
Love your life, James haha. Saludos desde Helsinki!
I notice you drink wine with each Tapas. I do not drink alcohol. Do tapas come with wine always? or Can you order other non alcoholic drinks with Tapas?
Hey James, me and my wife are in skala and I can't agree with you, the food in this place is really grease and for that without too much flavor, but other recommendation were good
Love Bar Skala❤
Absolutely fantastic food
I'm so hungry right now. Some of those dishes look delicious.
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Haha -- High goo level -- will use that one next time when I go to a new place ...
how many kilo's did you gain after the Tapas tour ? great stuff again :)
Haven't weighed so no idea!
Everything is pork in your videos😣 I try to avoid pork for my health..
Congratulations you ever extends a very good foods in Spain, again congratulations.
Cocktail on the house... someone's been bribed !!! :-)
You never disapoint with thee amazing videos!
Spain is so diverse, incredible 😍
Great video, as usual. It so makes me want to be back in Spain.
Why would we be sick of all the meat? Meat is food😂
A wine glass should only be filled to a third of its capacity.
I once had a similar corduroy shirt..in a off brown color..
how drunk did you get from all the wine?
ahh old hollow legs is back.
Now I am hungry hahahahha great video as always! Definitely will rewatch soon, because I haven't been to Toledo since 2019 and it's a city I love, so I would love to do this kind of tour you did!
we can't wait to come back
I'll check out Bar Skala in Toledo in 3 weeks on my next trip to Spain. I'll be staying in Malaga, Cadiz, Caceres, Toledo, Los Alcazares and Nerja before heading back to Malaga. Spain has to be the best country in the world for Pork dished which I love. Can't wait to try pork Cheeks again in Andalucia. Another great video, cheers from Canada.
¡Viva el bicarbonato!
Hello my friend. Just did Toledo and Madrid. Tried several dishes at several places you ate at. From the bombas in Toledo to Alberto’s Rabo and the Cocina at La Bola. Fantastic. Thanks for the top tips! 👍😎🍺 🇪🇸
dude, it doesn't look all that good...
I ate a lovely sopa castellana in Toledo, as part of the menu del dia. I don’t know how it was compared to other restaurants, but I really liked it although the texture was a liitle unusual.
Marvelous and mind blowing video. My wife and I will be there on March 2024. Hope to see you there. We love you both.
You are a man from a far far away country
A chocolatey cock 'n' Bull Story! Like the good 'ol(e) days :-) Best wishes to Yoly and Lucia (spelling?).
x
Tony
You and your family are great
Lucena would be for me!👍
We’re on our way! Thanks.