Tapas: where to go? and other Madrid, Spain Restaurant Reviews

Restaurant Name: Tapas

Tapas are little dishes of food that you have with a drink (beer, wine...). Is a good way to know our gastronomy. Here are some of the best places:
1.- El Boca?to: c/ Libertad, 6. Ph 915 23 12 19. Tapas in the cool Chueca neighborhood.
2. Taberna Bilbao: c/ Costanilla de San Andr?s, 8.
La Taberna de los cien vinos. c/Nuncio, 17. Ph 913 65 47 04.
Juana la Loca. Plaza Puerta de Moros, 4. Ph 913 64 02 25.
Casa Lucas. c/Cava Baja, 30. Ph 913 65 08 04.
El Bonanno. Plaza del Humilladero, 4. Ph 913 66 68 86.
Delic. c/Costanilla de San Andr?s, 14. Ph 913 64 54 50.
3. La Venencia. c/Echegaray, 7. Ph 914 29 73 13.
4. Stars Cafe. c/Marqu?s de Valdeiglesias, 5. Ph 915 22 27 12.
5. El autom?tico. c/Argumosa, 17. By the Reina Sofia Museum / Atocha.
6. Casa Labra. c/Tetuan, in fron of El Corte Ingles. Try the haddock.
7. El Anciano Rey de los Vinos. c/ Almudena, near the Royal Palace.


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Directions: You can start from Plaza Mayor and head towards Cava Baja through Toledo Street...

Cocido is the most typical dish from Madrid. You can have it in many restaurants, but there are classical cocido restaurants if you are interested.
It consists of chick peas, cabbage, chorizo, blood sausage or pudding and vegetables, stewed in broth. You must have that in 2 plates:
- First U take a soup with some pasta on it.
- Then U take the main plate (see photo).
And you must order always both, they don't serve it separate. It's enough for a meal... too much maybe!!


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Website: www.softguides.com/madrid_guide/eatingout/spanish/

Restaurant Name: Eat at a terrace

In this pedestrian little street you can find several restaurants with terraces, where you can find the world famous paella while you see people walking by. If you prefer something more 'spicy' try the famous patatas bravas (fried potatoes with chili sauce) in a little bar called 'Las Bravas'. You can have the spanish tortilla ('tortilla de patatas') with the same sauce as well.


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Directions: Pasaje Mateu, very close to the Puerta del Sol, between the streets Victoria and Espoz y Mina. / Metro: Sol.

Restaurant Name: Delicious tapas and interesting decoration

This little bar is located in the "Literary Quarter" of Madrid, between the Prado and Atocha.
The first thing that will attract you (and amuse you) as you enter is the barroque decoration with typical spanish memorabilia, from toreros to saints, posters, statues... every inch of the wall is filled!!
The tapas% here (called "canapes" wich is like a big tapa on a slice of bread) are excellent and assorted, from "serrano" ham to salmon, tortilla...
Beers for 1 euro, canapes for 2,20 euros.


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Address: c/ Jesus, 2
Directions: Take the street at the back of the Palace Hotel and follow it till just before the Huertas street.

Very close to the 'Puerta del Sol', this tiny restaurant offers tasteful 'tapas' to have just before lunch or (why not?) instead of it. Ask for the famous 'bacalao' (haddock) along with a chilly beer ('caña). For the haddock you have to go to the counter at the right, buy the portions you want and then go to the main hall to ask for the drink.
Here was founded in the 19th century the socialist spanish party (PSOE).


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Phone: Tel.: 91 531 10 81.
Address: c/Tetuán, 12. / Metro: Sol

Of course, this is the place to taste to heavenly Jamón Serrano, a kind of smokey-dried ham. You can ask for a sandwich (bocata), have it alone with olive oil, with bread and tomato...


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Address: Gran Via, 72; Alcalá, 155; Atocha, 54
Website: www.museodeljamon.es

VIPS
This chain of shops-restaurants has several places in all Madrid. Their salads are great (I mean BIG too!) and my favourite dessert is the chocolate brownie with vanilla ice-cream. (Mmmm!).
Open till 3 o'clock in the morning, 7 days a week. Books, presents, souvenirs, papers...<BR
Serrano, 41. Tel.: 91-5771290 / Gran Vía, 43. Tel.: 91-5596457 / Velazquez, 136 / Paseo de la Habana, 17 / O'Donnell, 17 / Orense, 79.....


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A new & cool cafe, very freshly decorated. Young cosmopolitan ambience with a 'spanish' flavour. It opens at night too as 'Bar de Copas'.
Try the Pincho de Tortilla (a small sandwich of spanish tortilla), 'Pantumaca' (this is a speciality from Catalonia, a slice of bread with tomato, ham and olive oil) and 'Tapas'.


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Phone: 91 3600089
Address: Pza. de Canalejas, 3. Metro Sevilla.
Directions: On the way from Puerta del Sol to the Prado Museum
Website: http://www.ducados-cafe.com

Restaurant Name: Salads and Drag Queens

Gula Gula has now 2 restaurants: the one in Gran Via opens daily, the c/Infantes one closes Mondays. Both are popular among young people and students, and can get too full, mostly at night (reservation reccomended). The menu includes imaginative and modern international dishes, and a wide variety of salads. For lunch they have a salads buffett (all you can eat for about 10 $). Drag Queens Show weekends night.
Gran Via, 1. Metro: Banco de España. Tel.: 91 5228764 / Infante, 5. Metro: Anton Martin. Tel.: 91 4202919


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Phone: 91 5228764
Address: Gran Via, 1. Metro: Banco de España.

If you are tired of the heat, the traffic and noise, come to this oasis in the Retiro Park. You can sit, relax, hear the birds and have a 'caña' (beer), an 'horchata' (drink made out of "chufa", a kind of nut) or even a whole meal made out of tapas, or bocatas (sandwiches).
As you enter the Retiro Park from the Puerta de Alcala, turn right and you will find this kiosk.


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