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Aberdeen

Casa del Fuego

A Latin American and Spanish bar and kitchen in the Academy courtyard off Belmont Street in Aberdeen, with tapas, tacos, cocktails and salsa nights.

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For a night out with a bit of Latin spirit, Casa del Fuego brings the fiesta to the Academy courtyard off Belmont Street.

It's a colourful bar and kitchen, proudly Aberdeen-owned, cooking the food of Latin America and Spain with produce from local suppliers. Start with tapas to share, from gambas al pil pil and ham and manchego croquetas to beef and chorizo meatballs, then go for the beef birria tacos, served with a pot of rich consommé for dipping, or a sizzling platter of fajitas. There's even a taco of haggis and melted cheese with an Irn-Bru chilli jam. The cocktail list runs from margaritas and mojitos to carafes of sangria, with alcohol-free versions too. On Wednesday and Friday evenings there's a salsa class from 7pm, with beginners welcome, followed by social dancing. There's a children's menu, and dogs are welcome. It opens from Wednesday to Sunday, from noon until late, and you can book a table through its website.

Round the cornerKulturaA family Filipino restaurant and bar at 47 Belmont Street in Aberdeen, for crispy pata, sizzling sisig and an all-you-can-eat tapas feast.Under a mileSee itKultura's front on Belmont Street, its wooden sign reading Filipino Restaurant & Bar above open doors in a granite wall, with potted bay trees by the step.
Before you go

Open from noon, Wednesday to Sunday, and late into the night at the weekend.

Salsa on Wednesday and Friday evenings.

Where
The Academy courtyard, off Belmont Street, Aberdeen, AB10 1LB.
Open
Wednesday and Thursday 12pm to 2am, Friday and Saturday 12pm to 3am, Sunday 12pm to midnight. Closed Monday and Tuesday.
Salsa
Every Wednesday and Friday from 7pm: a class for all levels, beginners welcome, then social dancing.
Booking
Through its own site, from a table for one to the whole venue.
Children
A children's menu.
Dogs
Welcome.
Access
A wheelchair-accessible entrance, seating and toilet.
Phone
01224 010001

Opening hours

Their website
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
noon–midnight
Thursday
noon–midnight
Friday
noon–midnight
Saturday
noon–midnight
Sunday
noon–midnight

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Where it is

In the Academy courtyard, off Belmont Street in the centre of Aberdeen, AB10 1LB.

Close byBelmont Street and the city centre.
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