Costa News Spain: The ultimate tapas Experience in Estepona

Estepona Council has opened registration for restaurants and bars to take part in the annual Tapas Route, which takes place between March 28th and 30th.

With the slogan ‘Saborea Estepona’ (Savour Estepona), the idea is to promote local businesses, promote the high-level culinary excellence in the town, and discover who offers the best tapas. As in previous year, all bars and restaurants in Estepona may register.

This year, a jury of hospitality and gastronomy professionals will be joining the event to select one of the winners. The Councillor for Culture, Macarena Diánez, has explained that this year the participating establishments will be entered in the ‘La Mejor Tapa 2025′ contest, which this time has more prizes than ever, including one of €1,000 and a plaque for the winner of the best tapa chosen by customers in a popular vote, and another prize of €1,000 and a plaque for the winner of the best tapa chosen by the jury of professionals from the industry.

In addition, one of the sponsors of Estepona’s Ruta de la Tapa will be Frutas & Verduras Acosta, who will give each registered establishment €100 worth of purchases in this establishment for the preparation of their competing tapa entry.

Each bar and restaurant will give out a book that customers can use to stamp each time they taste a tapa. After they’ve tried five different tapas from five different places, they will be eligible to enter a free prize draw.

The promotion is open to bar, café, or restaurant owners. They can register on the website of the Council, estepona.es by February 27, 2019.