GUIDE TO MADRID

Guide to Madrid
El Tranco
10 This pleasant restaurant serves up basic but tasty
home cooking including jamón Ibérico . The terrace is
open in summer.
➤ Del Tranco 4, Manzanares • Map B1 • 91 853 0063
• €€
Specialist Restaurants
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1 Zara
Just off the Gran Vía,
Zara has been a rallying point
for Cuban exiles since the
1960s. Caribbean standards
like ropa vieja (stewed meat
in tomato sauce). Excellent
daiquiris.
➤ Calle de las Infantas 5 •
Map R2 • 91 532 2074 •
Closed Sat–Sun, Aug • €€
Al Natural
Unpretentious restaurant serving vegetarian dishes.
House speciality is spinach and mushroom tart (tarta de
setas y espinacas ).
➤ Calle de Zorilla 11 • Map R4 • 91 369 4709 • Closed
Sun D • €€
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Pans and Co
Branch of Catalan fast-food chain offering filled
baguettes, salads, croissants, cakes and ice cream, to
eat in or take away.
➤ Gran Vía 30 • Map Q3 • 91 531 4818 • €
4 Edelweiss
Next to the Chamber of Deputies, this restaurant
is popular with visiting German politicians for its central
European cooking. Speciality is knuckle of pork with
puréed potatoes. Don’t count the calories.
➤ Calle de Jovellanos 7 • Map R4 • 91 532 3383 •
Closed Sun D • €€
5 Errota-Zar
This family-run restaurant serves grilled meat and
fish dishes cooked to perfection. Try the red bream
(besugo ).
➤ Calle de Jovellanos 3, 1st floor • Map R4 • 91 531
2564 • Closed Sun • €€€
6 Ferpal
Charcuterie near Sol with the usual range of jamón
Ibérico , pâtés, cheeses, etc., as well as sandwiches.
Eat at the bar or take away.
➤ Calle de Arenal 7 • Map R4 • No phone • Closed Sun
• €
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El Pez Gordo
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A popular hang-out with the young crowd, “the fat fish”
offers a menu del día as well as tapas .
➤ Calle del Pez 6 • Map N1 • No phone • No credit
cards • €
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Don Pelayo
Asturian cooking is on offer in this formal restaurant.
Live music Friday and Saturday.
➤ Calle de Alcalá 33 • Map R3 • 91 531 0031 • Closed
Sun • €€€€
9 Korynto
This restaurant is known for the quality of its
seafood and fish.
➤ Calle de Preciados 36 • Map N3 • 91 521 5965 • €€€€
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El Templo del Café
This ethnic café just off Gran Vía is also a shop,
selling African crafts, and a restaurant. Tasteful decor
with an African theme.
➤ Calle de Fuencarral 19 • Map P2 • 91 524 1093 • €€
Traditional Restaurants and
Bars
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La Posada de la Villa
This attractive inn dates back to 1642. Traditional
Castilian cooking is served, especially roasts.
➤ Calle de la Cava Baja 9 • Map L6 • 91 366 1860 •
Closed Sun D, Aug • €€€ • Dis. access
2 Botín
American writer Ernest Hemingway was a fan of
this restaurant. His favourite dish, roast suckling pig, is
still a house speciality (see Botín).
➤ Calle de la Cuchilleros 17 • Map M5 • 91 366 4217 •
€€€€
3 Lhardy
This famous restaurant has hardly changed in more
than 150 years. Some customers never get further than
the tapas counter downstairs (see Lhardy).
➤ Carrera de San Jerónimo 8 • Map P4 • 91 522 2207
• Closed Sun D, Aug • €–€€€
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La Casa del Abuelo
This tapas bar par excellence was founded in 1906
and is still going strong. The speciality of the house is
prawns (see La Casa del Abuelo).
➤ Calle de la Victoria 12 • Map P4 • 91 521 2319 • €
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El Cenador del Prado
French-influenced cooking and a relaxed ambience
are what make this restaurant a continued hit. Make sure
you save room for the wonderful desserts (see El
Cenador del Prado).
➤ Calle del Prado 4 • Map Q5 • 91 429 1561 • Closed
Sat L, Sun • €€€
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Places to Eat and Drink