El Otro Sitio

A creative menu and an extensive drinks list

El Otro Sitio is a bar and restaurant at 16 Calle Rodríguez Marín in Piedrabuena, Ciudad Real. The dining room seats 75 across the bar, tables, and a small dining room; an outdoor terrace is available when the weather allows, with limited seating.

Spaces and seating

The bar area has two small tables for smaller groups and a two-sided bar with stools that can seat up to 10. The main dining area has as many as six low tables of varying sizes, seating two to 10, as well as two high tables. A folding counter is adapted for guests with limited mobility. The dining room has four tables for five, which can be combined for groups of up to 24; parties of more than 15 get the room to themselves. Wooden dividers add privacy, and high chairs are available for children.

Food

The menu brings creative and fusion dishes together with familiar Spanish cooking. Options include salads such as homemade goat cheese ice cream salad (€15.00) and El Otro Sitio Russian potato salad (€14.00); hot and cold starters such as tuna sashimi (€16.00), Japanese-Thai tacos (€9.00), octopus with revolconas-style potatoes (€25.00), and cecina and Gorgonzola croquettes (€10.20); beef, venison-and-pork, or Iberian pork secreto burgers (€10.00–€13.00); grilled meats such as Iberian pork tournedos (€21.00) and Iberian pork rib eye (€17.00); and house desserts including semi-cured cheese cake (€6.50) and Lotus cheesecake (€6.00).

Drinks

The drinks list includes more than 20 vermouths, among them ATXA, Bendito, Bocamanga, Casa Valdepablo, Lustau, Miro, and Zecchini; Spanish and international beers such as Franziskaner, Alhambra, Estrella Galicia, Mahou, Heineken, and Guinness; and red, white, and other wines from regions including Ribera del Duero, Rioja, Rueda, and Rías Baixas.

Reservations and takeout

• Reservations: Book in person, call or WhatsApp 663 582 578, or email elotrositio-piedrabuena@hotmail.es. The restaurant asks callers to avoid 1–4 p.m. and 8 p.m.–midnight.
• Takeout: Place orders by phone, in person, or through the restaurant’s WhatsApp shop.

Recognition

In an August 2024 post on its own blog, the restaurant said Restaurant Guru had highlighted its croquette as Piedrabuena’s best, based on user ratings on social media.

Current status

The restaurant’s blog announced a temporary closure and said the team intended to reopen in a new location or format. The notice does not establish whether it has since reopened, so check with the business before making plans.