My new favorite spot for a nice glass of wine! They have a pretty good selection of wine by the…read moreglass, even Txakoli! The decoration is really nice as well, more so modern. It's not one of those typical dark asadores. There is a bar area with seating along the windows too and then a separate dining room area. Everything we tried from the raciones menu, like the Tosta de Ahumados and the Carrillera was delicious, as was the Pastel Vasco. The service was spectacular, very friendly and attentive, something hard to find in Madrid.

Deception! We couldn't get a table on a Sunday since we didn't have a reservation so they sent us…read moreto the outside table one foot from car and bus exhaust. We looked at the menu and prices which seemed reasonable. We split an almost-raw fish dish and was charged 50 Euros! We disputed the bill because they never showed us the extreme prices. We never knew the price until it came on the bill. They would not budge from this price and said it was our fault for not asking. Rip off! Make sure to ask for the "Libro de reclamaciones" The Spanish complaint book which is reported to the Spanish Tourist office! We just sent in our form.

The service was impecable and the food was right on point. A truly Madrid experience.read more

I went for dinner with a group of 7 people and all unanimously agree that food and service were…read moreterrific. I had 'merluza a la plancha' but tried the 'merluza rebozada' and beefcheeks from others at my table and they were excellent. One of my friends was brought the wrong dish which was taken back with a simple apology and no argument. The right order came out shortly after. The waitresses were very friendly, professional, attentive and made us feel like we were the only people there. Really awesome.

Exceptional Catalan food in the heart of Madrid!…read more We tried the snails on the tin which were absolutely delicious, and so also where the calçots and the butifarra. Great choice if you are in the area

Ok, I am going to write this in English, for the English speaking visitors to Madrid. I could…read morewrite it in Castilian, but I figure there's enough of those already. This place was my go-to place when I lived in Madrid. The downtown location (C/ Señores de Luzon) was walking distance from home (I lived at Plaza del Cordon), prices were very fair, and quality was really great. This is a great place for tourists to Madrid who may not have the time or opportunity to get over to Barcelona/Catalonia. Can Punyetes offers a nice variety of primarily Catalan specialties at very reasonable prices. They grill most of the food (including the bread for the pan tumaca) over a real wood fire. I usually went with grilled quail, but everything was always good. They have a lot of great wine options, and you can try your hand at drinking from a porron. The best option on the dessert menu, in my opinion) was always the pastel de castanyas (a chocolate and chestnut pie), though of course they also serve an excellent crema catalana (like a crème brulee). If ever I return to Madrid, Can Punyetes will be my first stop.

We came here at around lunch time and it was half full inside. Their English here isn't very good…read moreso be warned when trying to enter. They try their best to help you which is nice. You order at the bar and pick it up at the bar. You can sit wherever you like basically. We ordered fried croquettes, potato omelet, churros and tomato toast. The churros were our second favourite in Madrid. They weren't hot out of the frier but they were crispy and addictive. The tomato toast was a pass - nothing amazing and didn't have enough garlic. The croquettes came out piping hot. Nice and crispy. The potato omelet was also served cold but it went really well with the bread. I would imagine it was very delicious if it was hot. I would come back to try the other things on the menu as their menu is so big. They have lots of things that you could enjoy as snacks. A lot of locals come here and not a lot of tourists which is nice.

A friend and I stumbled on this gem looking for breakfast and a place to kill some time…read more Full of locals, the cafeteria looked promising, a group of men even moved for us to be able to sit together. We don't (unfortunately) speak any Spanish but the staff were all lovely and accommodating anyway :) We ordered a burger and coffee each, and a plate of churros to share, which all came in at under €5 each and were absolutely delicious! If I ever find myself back in Madrid I will definitely be making my way back here!

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When visiting Chinatown in San Francisco or NYC, I like to seek out those hole in the wall dim sum…read moreplaces that filled with elderly Chinese. In the search for authentic tapas experience, I was drawn towards La Orje de Jamie for the same reason. My boyfriend and I visited this place twice during our 4 days visit in Madrid, and enjoyed unaccountable amount of La Orje de Jamie's house wine - Vino Rebeiro, a type of unfiltered Galician white wine. It was very easy to drink, and not overly acidic or sweet. We also loved the fact that Jamie kept bring us free appetizers to honor the old tapas tradition since we kept ordering rounds of Rebeiro. One must-try racione is Jamie's house special - pig ears. Those deep fried pig ears were crispy outside and tender inside, a perfection I must say. It was also generous in portion for the cost of €5.

I first read about this place on an "X number of places to eat cheap in Madrid" article claiming…read morethat it had generous portions of tapas. When my friends and I walked in and asked for cañas, the barman responded that they only had jarras (mugs). Win #1. Next, we each received a fried egg. Win #2. (Unless you don't like eggs in this style. But I do. So it was a win for me.) THEN for every two drinks, we got to choose a tapa. Win #3. Not shockingly, many options were fried items or potato based. Might not be a win for you if you're looking for some vegetables. The rumors were true. This place is a good value for the price. There were many other offers on the menu that I didn't even explore.

This is a must go if you are in Madrid. It was a happy stumble for us as we were leaving the Sunday…read moreEl Rastro flea market, which was an amazing market by the way. We walked into this small but crowded joint and never been so glad to have made the pit stop. The specialties are definitely the grilled sardines and the grilled peppers. Sprinkled with some sea salt and voila, I teared up when feasting on them. The people watching experience was awesome too! We found it quite comical the various ways people attempted to eat a sardine. Some gnawed on its side, some tried to peel off the flesh with their fingers...we even saw one trying to take the skin off first! Wow, omg hilarious! Whatever ways tickle your fancy, as long as you can get these succulent fish in your mouth and taste it you will not regret it. My husband vows by my technique which he claims work the best. I accredit it to my Asian background. Fish is served whole where I grew up. Since the fish fits in the mouth, pick it up by the tail. Bite off the head first. Trust me it's not gross. The fish had been deep fried so well the head is a tasty crunch. Slowly then use your teeth to lightly peel or grind off the flesh using an upward motion, and what's left is the main spine with tiny bones. Lastly, you must eat the tail. Again it's so crunchy and full of umami like the head. Check out my photos for better visuals as I am not that good of a self help writer. Haha! I wished I lived here so I could go back every week and you can't beat the price and the energy of this place as well.

Hmm... strangely enough, only my friend & I seemed bothered by the fact that the grilled sardines…read morehad so much scales on them! That, as you can imagine, made it extremely difficult & messy for us to consume the otherwise yummy tasting sardines. A heaping plate of sardines is only 3.60 euros, and we were thankful to only have ordered half portion which was more than enough for the two of us. What we did enjoy, was the Pimentos de padron - a type of green chillies known as padron, pan fried & sprinkled with sea salt. Yummy! It was soft and tasty, a bit on the salty side. The beer complements everything perfectly, and we saw many people eating bread with their meal (we opted out of the bread because there was too high a consumption of bread on our trip in Spain). Overall, it would've definitely been a 4-5 star rating if the sardines didn't have scales on them. It was a fun experience! PS. I uploaded two of the same pictures of my meal but it won't let me write the captions nor does it give me credit on the business page! :'(