barra ilustrada

English translation: gourmet wine/tapas bar (or wine & tapas)

19:37 Feb 26, 2019
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Cooking / Culinary
Spanish term or phrase: barra ilustrada
Does anybody know what a "barra ilustrada" is? I have looked for information on the internet and although there are several references I haven't been able to find a description. From the look of a few of the sites I found, it may have something to do with serving smaller portions of things, but that may just have been a coincidence.

The phrase is from an article about gastronomy:

Triunfa también un formato autóctono: las nuevas barras madrileñas o ilustradas que se extienden aunando informalidad y gastronomía de calidad.


Thanks for the help!
Alison Imms
English translation:gourmet wine/tapas bar (or wine & tapas)
Explanation:
There are lots of examples of ¨taberna/tasca¨ilustrada, some of them with a bar. I believe it refers to what we would call a ¨gastro pub¨in the first case and a bar serving wine and tapas in the second.

Las tabernas, de apellido ilustradas, se refieren hoy en día a una cocina de nivel que han convertido en el barrio de Retiro en el centro gastronómico madrileño por excelencia y estos son nuestros siete favoritos.
https://bit.ly/2NuB81Q

Uno de los ejemplos más logrados de la llamada taberna ilustrada en la ciudad. Tiene una barra rebosante de tapas y raciones y una importante selección de vinos por copa. Al fondo un pequeño comedor permite estirar la visita a platos más elaborados. El contraste de su cocina artesana y el dinamismo de su ambiente crea una atmósfera única donde uno siempre quiere volver.
https://www.timeout.es/madrid/es/bares-y-pubs/mejores-bares-...

Cumple a rajatabla con el formato de taberna ilustrada, aunque su espacio suma el doble concepto de barra a la entrada y comedor como segunda zona.

La Catapa es una tasca-restaurante en la que la comida y el vino comparten protagonismo, en un barrio en el que esta alianza rige desde hace décadas: el distrito de Retiro de Madrid.
http://www.expansion.com/directivos/estilo-vida/rincones-gas...

es un espacio vivo, comilón, bullicioso en ocasiones donde se ve disfrutar a los comensales dando honor al calificativo que le hemos dado de taberna refinada, ilustrada.
https://sevilla.abc.es/gurme/opiniones-bares-y-restaurantes-...

Alabaster, con su oferta de barra atlántica, se sitúa entre las propuestas de tapeo más ilustradas de la capital con una gran selección de raciones y medias raciones, y una buena bodega de vinos y vermuts
https://www.vanitatis.elconfidencial.com/gastronomia/2015-06...

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Cecilia Gowar
United Kingdom
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Thanks for your help! I am positive you are right, after reading detailed descriptions all over the internet, although a distinction seems to be made between "gastrobares" and "tabernas ilustradas", which I'm not too sure about… Maybe this would be the difference between "gastro bars" and "gastro pubs"?
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3 +1gourmet wine/tapas bar (or wine & tapas)
Cecilia Gowar
3illustrated bar
Kimberly Crosby
3tile-decorated taverns
Sara Fairen
Summary of reference entries provided
Ilustración = The Enlightenment
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gourmet wine/tapas bar (or wine & tapas)


Explanation:
There are lots of examples of ¨taberna/tasca¨ilustrada, some of them with a bar. I believe it refers to what we would call a ¨gastro pub¨in the first case and a bar serving wine and tapas in the second.

Las tabernas, de apellido ilustradas, se refieren hoy en día a una cocina de nivel que han convertido en el barrio de Retiro en el centro gastronómico madrileño por excelencia y estos son nuestros siete favoritos.
https://bit.ly/2NuB81Q

Uno de los ejemplos más logrados de la llamada taberna ilustrada en la ciudad. Tiene una barra rebosante de tapas y raciones y una importante selección de vinos por copa. Al fondo un pequeño comedor permite estirar la visita a platos más elaborados. El contraste de su cocina artesana y el dinamismo de su ambiente crea una atmósfera única donde uno siempre quiere volver.
https://www.timeout.es/madrid/es/bares-y-pubs/mejores-bares-...

Cumple a rajatabla con el formato de taberna ilustrada, aunque su espacio suma el doble concepto de barra a la entrada y comedor como segunda zona.

La Catapa es una tasca-restaurante en la que la comida y el vino comparten protagonismo, en un barrio en el que esta alianza rige desde hace décadas: el distrito de Retiro de Madrid.
http://www.expansion.com/directivos/estilo-vida/rincones-gas...

es un espacio vivo, comilón, bullicioso en ocasiones donde se ve disfrutar a los comensales dando honor al calificativo que le hemos dado de taberna refinada, ilustrada.
https://sevilla.abc.es/gurme/opiniones-bares-y-restaurantes-...

Alabaster, con su oferta de barra atlántica, se sitúa entre las propuestas de tapeo más ilustradas de la capital con una gran selección de raciones y medias raciones, y una buena bodega de vinos y vermuts
https://www.vanitatis.elconfidencial.com/gastronomia/2015-06...



Cecilia Gowar
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Thanks for your help! I am positive you are right, after reading detailed descriptions all over the internet, although a distinction seems to be made between "gastrobares" and "tabernas ilustradas", which I'm not too sure about… Maybe this would be the difference between "gastro bars" and "gastro pubs"?

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agree  Natalia Pedrosa
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illustrated bar


Explanation:
The term you have choosen mean illustrated bar. What you text is refering to is the illustrations shown for the information you are reading.

Example sentence(s):
  • An internist's illustrated guide to gastrointestinal surgeries.
Kimberly Crosby
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tile-decorated taverns


Explanation:
It is a reference to the ornately painted tile decorations typical of the late 19th century taverns in Madrid. Restaurants replicating the decoration and the traditional recipes seem to be fashionable again. Here,"barra" (the bar) stands for the whole tavern and the food eaten at it.
http://www.gastronosfera.com/es/restaurantes/casa-macareno
La identidad de la cocina madrileña no hubiera sido posible sin las tascas ilustradas, esas casas de comidas que nacieron a finales del siglo XIX y que tan ligadas han estado a la historia de la ciudad. Felizmente recuperadas en los últimos años, han surgido así las “neotascas”, en las que jóvenes empresarios o cocineros conservan el espíritu, la estética y en buena parte el recetario de las antiguas.


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Note added at 53 minutos (2019-02-26 20:30:43 GMT)
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You could search for images of "tascas ilustradas" to get an idea

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Note added at 1 día 17 horas (2019-02-28 13:17:43 GMT)
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I just feel some of their character gets lost when you call them tapas bar… The key here is very traditional, yet modern. Alternatively, “neotaverns” seems to be used as well.

https://www.lonelyplanet.com/spain/madrid/restaurants/el-arr...
Considered one of Madrid’s 'neotaverns', this twist on the traditional tavern offers a place to experience well-loved Spanish dishes such as…
https://www.eater.com/maps/a-guide-to-18-hot-and-essential-r...
A self-described "neotavern" that's about as market-driven as they come. It's literally inside of one.
http://www.sobremesainspain.com/2011/11/kiosk-fine-dining-ab...
Some are labeling it a "neotavern," a modern take on centuries-old food culture and the history and preservation of the region.


Sara Fairen
United Kingdom
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neutral  philgoddard: I wondered about this, but the images I looked at didn't appear to be tile decorated.
28 mins
  -> https://www.abc.es/plan-b/comer/abci-casa-macareno-espiritu-...
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Reference: Ilustración = The Enlightenment

Reference information:
Although I have no axe to grind in this query, I was wondering if the "ilustrada" component might have some kind of link, however tenuous, to the Enlightenment or Age of Reason, the 18th century intellectual and philosophical movement in Europe...


    https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilustraci%C3%B3n
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