Madrid Restaurants

Seafood

Address: Gran Via, 78, Madrid, ES 28008

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Located in the heart of Madrid, this is one of Spain's finest fish houses. Great appetizers such as rover crayfish, whereas entrees include baby squid, seafood paella, and turbot, Gallego style. Other options include lobster, king crab, prawns, and soft-shell crabs. METRO: Plaza de España

Address: Calle Moratin, 22, Madrid, ES 28014

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Located on a narrow, quiet alley near Plaza del Sol, this friendly champagne bar and restaurant serves Madrid's best paella and cava (sparkling wine from Catalonia). The dining room is bright and airy and lined with white-washed trellises, giving the illusion that you're dining on an outside patio on a sunny day. This...

Address: Almirante, 11, Madrid ES28004

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A far cry from the usual seafood restaurant décor of crusty old fishing nets, oars and plastic crabs, El Bogovante offers a sharp modern take. Set in an artfully lit basement space, its shell-pink walls are swirled with the silhouettes of underwater creatures. The odd lobster claw reminds patrons of its signature...

Address: Juan Ramon Jimenez, 37, Madrid, ES 28036

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This restaurant offers a superb seafood menu and also features fowl and game cuisine. Particularly good are the salmon steamed with saffron and the sea bream with green peppercorns. Cabo Mayor decor follows a private yacht motif with brass portholes and copper lamps. The ambiance is charming. METRO: Plaza de Castilla

Address: Reina, 29, Madrid 28004

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This highly recommended restaurant, which is a Valencian-style country house, is popular with both Madrid's residents and its tourists. The restaurant is divided into several dining areas, each of which is decorated with a touch of local flair. The menu items feature seafood dishes that are prepared with a definite...

Address: Calle Orense, 64-66, Madrid 28020

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Enjoy a fantastic meal set amid the boat cabin motif. La Dorada's exquisite menu features excellent salt-baked fish and Andalusian seafood. Private dining rooms available for business dinners or celebrations. METRO: Tetuán

Address: Calle Lagasca, 60, Madrid 28001

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This was Francis Bacon's favorite restaurant choice when he was in Madrid and has been considered one of Madrid's finest for decades. The emphasis here is fresh seafood, and the menu includes sole, turbot, grilled hake, and more than a dozen types of shellfish. METRO: Serrano

Address: Manuel Fernandez Gonzalez, 3, Madrid 28014

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The restaurant's name is derived from its specialty, trout ("trucha"). One visit here and you'll see why the name is so appropriate. Other masterful dishes include black sausage, Galician ham, and smoked bacon. The elegant decor features many antiques. METRO: Sevilla

Address: Calle Riena Mercedes, 20, Madrid, ES 28020

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One of the finest Galician seafood restaurants in all of Spain. Be sure to try the fish and shellfish soup; it alone is worth the trip here. Diverse menu features Jabugo ham, spider crabs, baby eels, Galician scallops and a marvelous seafood casserole. METRO: Nuevos Ministerios or Alvarado.

Address: Santa Brígida, 1, Madrid ES 28004

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Full of diners gleefully cracking lobster legs and crab claws, this is a noisy, hands-on seafood joint that's bad news for your dry-clean-only swank outfits. The northwest area of Galicia is famous for its seafood, a culinary style celebrated here with heaped steaming platters of shrimp, clams, squid, cuttlefish, crab...