La Ruta de la Tapa de El Puerto sells 9,560 tapas, almost triple that of 2025

The 4th Tapas Route "Muerde el otoño" in El Puerto de Santa María has closed with 9,560 tapas served in the 19 establishments that took part, from Wednesday, November 4 to Sunday, November 8. That is almost triple the 3,500 counted in the previous edition, which was damaged by the rain, according to data provided by the city's Ayuntamiento. The public has been able to try a creative tapa, made only for this event, at affordable prices. The organization has collected 524 tickets with the votes of those who took part in the route.

The jury has distributed four awards among the participating establishments. The innovation award went to Restaurante «La Bodeguilla del Bar Jamón», for the tapa «Habano de carrillada». The creativity award recognized «A priori» for «Falseta de otoño», the same tapa that has won the public award, decided by the citizens' votes. The flavor award went to the restaurant «La Pescadería» for its tapa of torta de Inés Rosales with torrezno de Soria, burrata, walnuts and pesto. The awards consist of batches of products from various collaborating firms. The jury was made up of Hugo Paz, communicator and content creator on fashion and gastronomy; Antonio Orozco, Hospitality teacher and organizer of the Chef de la Sierra competition; and Charo Barrios, editor of the gastronomic blog comeencasa.net.

Among the 524 tickets deposited with the public's votes, a prize of 500 euros has been drawn, which went to María Soledad Ybarra Sal. The route has been organized by the Asociación de Hosteleros y Empresarios del Casco Histórico (AHECO), chaired by José Antonio Paguillo, with the collaboration of the Ayuntamiento. The deputy mayor of Hostelería, David Calleja, and the councillor of Turismo, Olga de Navas, have presided over the prize ceremony. Calleja has pointed out that the event "continues to grow and consolidate itself in the calendar", and Paguillo has stated that the route has had an "extraordinary development", with a gastronomic level "that places it in the orbit of the great tapas routes of the province".