The joy of the unexpected Tigre awaits the culinary pilgrim around every corner in Burgos, so it would seem. While not all bars offer the delicacy, and even those that do, don’t necessarily every day or at all hours, every so often one opens the door to a friendly looking café in search of a…

The Café-Bar Moral is, according to the Burgalesa, an institution of sorts. Opening early, she says it has often been the final port of call after a long night out partying in the city centre. It is clean and well lit, and the staff have been consistently friendly on my now several visits, reminding me…

The Burgalesa tells me that this place is known for their Tigres. I have high expectations when we walk in through the front door. The Tigres are piled high on the bar, and look good! We ordered one each along with a caña and a portion of patatas bravas, and found a table at the…

La Amanita is currently “the local” for the Burgalesa and I. On returning from an unexpectedly extended visit to the ‘Diff, we decided that the best way to settle back in to Burgos / Tigre life would be a quick hop around the corner to familiar surroundings. Though part of a chain (I recall we…

An inauspicious start to an earnest study of the Tigre. They look sad in the case, slightly wilted, scaring the Burgalesa. However: we had come this far determined to feast on Tigres, and we were not about to turn back now. What came out of the kitchen several minutes later was in far better shape….