Movida aqui - bomba

Movida Aqui

Movida aqui - bomba
Movida aqui – bomba

Movida Aqui is a slightly more casual version of Movida/Movida next door, with a larger, lighter space and outdoor terrace. When I came back from Spain all I wanted to eat was tapas so this was the next best thing. It’s a great place to order a bunch of tapas (smaller dishes) and some larger dishes to share, with a bottle of Spanish wine of course. The food is amazing and it’s great to get your tapas on, even if just for the day or night.

Movida aqui - love me some bread and olive oil
Movida aqui – love me some bread and olive oil

Fresh bread, olive oil and sea salt to start.

Movida aqui - anchovy crisps
Movida aqui – anchovy crisps

The ‘anchoa’ was a long wafer-thin crouton with a hand-filleted artisan anchovy on top and a quenelle of smoked tomato sorbet. This little delicate bite was all kinds of wonderful.

Movida aqui - calamari buns
Movida aqui – calamari buns

The ‘bocadillo de calamares’ was delish. It was lightly battered, deep-fried calamari dusted with salt and pepper and herbs with basque guindilla (capsicum sauce) and mayonnaise in a mini ciabatta bun.

Movida aqui - bomba
Movida aqui – bomba

The bomba is a popular Spanish tapas dish and for obvious reasons. They are bite sized pieces with a crispy golden crumbed outside, smooth potato filling and minced chorizo in the middle. It’s topped with a spicy capsicum sauce and mayo. So yum.

Movida aqui - slow cooked beef cheek
Movida aqui – slow cooked beef cheek

The slow-braised beef cheek melted in your mouth. The meat was so tender and teared away easily with a fork. It was braised in Pedro Ximenez which is a Spanish wine like a sweet sherry which complimented that beefy flavour. It was served on a bed of silky smooth cauliflower puree which was lovely.

Movida aqui - churros
Movida aqui – churros

The churros were served with traditional drinking chocolate (like a thick hot chocolate) to dip the churros in.

Movida aqui - crema Catalan
Movida aqui – crema Catalan

The crema catalana is a classic Spanish dessert, the baked custard was super smooth and eggy with a hint of citrus and cinnamon caramel sauce over the top.

 

I heart Movida Aqui!

Olives x

 

Movida Aqui
Address: NAB building, 1, 500 Bourke St, Melbourne VIC 3000
Website: https://movida.com.au
Phone: (03) 9663 3038
Trading Hours: Mon-Tue: 12pm-10pm, Wed-Fri: 12pm-10.30pm, Sat: 6pm-10.30pm, Sun: closed

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