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Steki Restaurante

https://www.stekirestaurante.es/

The restaurant's pleasant but nondistinc- ries, she explained. Steki serves only one
tive facade would easy to miss without lunch, and one dinner seating and clients
Google'shelp.Asweapproached,aserver with reservations would be there within
was setting up the lone outside table in the hour. Sure enough, the little dining
advance of the lunch service. We asked room was packed within 30 minutes. She
for a table, even though we didn't have a turned away, walk-ins the entire time we
reservation. You're in were there.
luck, she said. We had The young woman
one cancellation and we thought was a
can fit you in when we server was indeed the
open in an hour. only server, but also
happened to be one of
We returned at the owners. Olivia Pa-
the appointed time, pachristou, from
noting there were no Greece, and the chef
other diners around. Fernando Azael from
Strange,wethought.Itwas1:30,andeven Mexico, bring international flavors and
in late-dining Spain, you expect a line out flair to excellent Spanish cuisine. They
the door for such a popular spot. No wor- worked together for years in various

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