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Address: Calle Sagunto 18, Madrid 28015
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Less is more in this traditional Spanish eatery with bare walls and white dining room. Rumored to have the best paella in Madrid, Balear is favored by advertising execs and creative types. Perfect paella combines seafood, pork and vegetables and is best enjoyed with a glass of cava from Catalonia, one of several great...
Address: Calle Libertad, 16, Madrid 28004
Casa Carmencita was established in 1840, and it still serves some of the best food around! You can choose from menu items such as filet of pork, mollusks with port, or codfish garlic. They are famous for their special servings of their own version of Cocido every Thursday. It was once poet Federico Garcia Lorca's...
Address: Calle Tetuán, 12, Madrid
Casa Labra has special historical significance because the Spanish Socialist party was established here in 1879. When you enter, you'll get the impression that the dark wood interior and Spanish-style décor appears to have changed very little over the past 100 or so years, and this just adds to the tavern's charm....
Address: Doctor Fleming 7, Madrid ES 28036
Such an instant success, Chantarella had to move to a larger location after just two years of business. This spare – but warm and welcoming – restaurant has proved that the new wave of Madrid cuisine isn't all about parmesan foam and garlic aerosols. Flying in the face of fussy gastro-fashion, the chanterelle mushroom...
Address: Cuchilleros, 17, Madrid 28005
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Opened in 1725, this restaurant was immortalized in Hemingway's "The Sun Also Rises" when he used it as the setting for the close of his novel. It has been named the oldest restaurant by the "Guinness Book of Records." Much of the decor dates back centuries to the original restaurant. House specialties include roast...
Address: Embajadores, 84, Madrid ES 28012
This eatery offers an education in offal. A simple, but very lively, old-school restaurant, Gallinejas serves succulently prepared testicles, spicy tripe, sweetbreads, calves' brains and even bone marrow, all washed down with some strong red table wine. For over 100 years, chefs here have transformed discards into...
Address: Calle Cava Baja, 9, Madrid 28005
Located in a building that dates back to the middle of the 17th century, La Posada de la Villa is situated in one of Madrid's more artsy areas. Inside, you'll find a colorful dining area accented by stained glass windows, wrought iron bars, mock Spanish balconies, and a beautiful dark wood fireplace. The menu focuses...
Address: Calle de Cuchilleros, 1, Madrid 28005
Tucked off a corner in a building dating from 1616, "The Caves of Luis Candelas" serves succulent roast pig and lamb, garlic soup and wonderful tapas. Portions are generous, and the interior is authentic Spanish although due to its picturesque location, most diners are tourists. Guitar players stroll through the...
Address: Quinta de los Cedros, Allendesalazar 4, Madrid ES 28043
Named after the beautiful surrounding garden of 100-year-old cedar trees, this charming country mansion-hotel lies in the distant suburbs of Madrid. Done up in a vaguely Tuscan style, the restaurant has three spaces and a lovely summer terrace. Its menu designer is Pedro Larumbe (whose eponymous city center restaurant...
Address: Lagasca 5, Madrid ES 280 xx
Normally avant-garde décor means equally futuristic prices. But this restaurant offers the unusual combination of sophisticated food in a modern, minimalist setting at surprisingly low prices. Eschewing trendy menu language, Erika Feldmann and Ignacio González don't offer "swirls" of this or "parfaits" of that. At...
