So far.... the best flavors on our trip of 4 days in Madrid!…read moreIs that true? I don't know but I did eat a lot in my trip across Spain... this was the first one I walked in to and the food and drinks were awesome. The service is great! The folks in this place are so friendly and happy.. it just makes and lights up your evening instantly. Love the decor.. on the way to the Plaza Ma

Came here extremely tired. All we wanted was a place that was opened early for some food. So glad…read morewe came! Here is were I discovered the simplest yet most delicious way to eat tomatoes. PAN CON TOMATE. Simple crushed tomatoes with olive oil on a soft slice of bread and Jamon Serrano. It was grandious and life changing. The coffee latte was good too, especially for the jet lag. The sandwich with an over easy egg was excellent too. Sitting near the street on the outside is the best way to enjoy it. They do not speak English like most places here despite all the tourists who visit Madrid. Service was slow, Spanish do everything at their pace, often times in a lazy way, get used to it.

Pretty pricey and the server seemed a little disinterested in helping us but the food was very good…read moreand the wine on offer was amazing. The interior is also quite pretty to look at so all in all we enjoyed our experience. I don't know if we will go back, but we were absolutely not upset at having stopped for dinner at Serafina. We got steak and it was very tasty.

We were recommended to this restaurant near Puerto del Sol…read more They seem to have local clientele. Food was good, so as service.

So I'm told San Sebastián and Barcelona are where you hit when you want to experience the cutting…read moreedge creative styles that have given contemporary Spanish cuisine its GOATED reputation for the past few decades. Madrid, on the other hand I quickly came to realize for the most part leans into traditional styles, to the point that some could deride it as verging on tired and stuffy. That being said, you could do far worse than getting a taste of Madrid here, where said traditional dishes are presented in updated and fresh ways in an extremely lively convivial atmosphere, in a gorgeous sultry dark wood barroom setting. I originally popped in here during the height of lunchtime, the Spaniards most important meal, if not overall part of the day. Perhaps not surprisingly the place was packed to the gills and electric, with a typically fashionable Madrid crowd gathered around the bar nibbling on tapas and sipping on Tinto de Verano and vermouth with chatter and laugher filling the room. We came back a few hours later (Madrid proved to be the exception to anywhere else we traveled in Spain in that a good number of places were actually open during the traditional siesta hours of 3;30-7:30 whereas most every establishment elsewhere would be completely shuttered) to find the place pretty much empty and were able to steal ourselves a very nice snacky meal. I am in general a sucker for chorizo of all stripes from the soft and spreadable Mexican vartieties to the more solid traditional Spanish version and the simple presentation here of thick slices of thee sausage served in its own thick, syrupy delicious juices and topped with a fat green pimiento pepper were as lovely as any I can remember, I gobbled the dish down way too fast. Also scrumptious as hell was the squid sandwich or calamari boccadillo. A smallish yet well stuffed sandwich on a soft roll, packed with perfectly lightly fried yet wonderfully crisp squid and smattering of aioli alongside some house made potato chips, this is apparently curiously one of the landlocked cities signature dishes, despite the considerable distance from the sea. I've heard that mediocre versions of the dish are quite common so if you want to sample it when in town I would certainly recommend stopping off here for one. This place is very centrally located to tourist heavy Centro district yet still manages to retain an authentic and sophisticated, decidedly non touristy vibe and clientele and the staff was uniformly gracious and professional. Definitely worth a stop in and if you want to partake in the lively lunchtime bar scene maybe arrive as early as possible in hopes of securing a coveted bar seat before they are inevitably quickly snatched up.

An absolutely fantastic place for dinner - small, charming, and intimate with an obvious local…read morefollowing. The staff was friendly, engaging, knowledgeable, and spoke English very well. It was just far enough of the Main Street to be removed from the noise and chaos that you see in many Madrid restaurants, but close enough to not feel isolated. The food was excellent and reasonably priced. There was quite a variety of dishes and they obviously make a priority of using locally sourced meats and vegetables. Highly recommended!

Fun, crowded , cool decorations!! Really cool little place to have drinks and tapas, and yes, you…read moreget a free tapa for each drink. Dinner was amazing too. Make sure you're not scared of being in a crowded place because this place is tiny yet very lively,

supa cute interior-- first madrid eats pâté, octopus, smoked cod toast tapas. yayyyyyyread more

Very nice ambiance. Great wait servers that spoke English well. We had a great lamb shoulder and…read moregood Asturiana bean soup. Topped off by a couple of Spanish beers, it was a very enjoyable experience.

Outstanding service and delicious late afternoon lunch only blocks away from our hotel in Madrid,…read moreSpain - very near Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, and Museo del Prado. Must try the Vino Albariño. Arroz con Mariscos y Verdes Mixtos pictured:

We came upon this restaurant in Plaza Angel while taking a different route back to our hotel after…read morereturning from an out of town excursion and decided to have a late lunch as it's almost 3 pm. The outdoor tables under umbrellas just across from the restaurant looked really pleasant and luckily there was one free table - the restaurant was quite busy and packed inside and out and it's the first place that asked us if we had a reservation. We had spicy potatoes, shrimps, pimento peppers, gyoza and flan. Must say that this is the best flan I had in Madrid, creamy and tender but not mushy (and the most reasonably priced at just 3+ euros). The restaurant seems to be part of a hostel next door and the inside dining room is big and quite elaborately decorated. Still on a nice sunny day it's definitely preferable to sit outdoors especially as this is a pedestrian plaza with no traffic.

We came here with our Gate 1 tour as a good bye dinner for those of us leaving in Madrid. (other…read moretour members went on to Barcelona). We arrived at 7:30, which is early for dinner there, as we were the only ones there at the time. We were seated all 20 or so of us in a corner, but not too isolated. We were promptly given wine and water as options. We selected our entrées the day before so they would know what to make and how many. I selected ox tail with potatoes and cheesecake for dessert. It was about a 5 or 8 minute walk from our hotel, Catalonia Atocha. The appetizers came out family style, with salad, bread, and other small tapas, then the entree's arrived. The beef was served with (but not smothered in ) gravy on top of mashed potatoes. Service was friendly and professional. I liked sitting in a booth and talking to my tour mates about what we liked and didn't like. Everything was delicious, but my phone gallery is acting up, I can't find my pictures in my Google docs. By the time we left, more diners had arrived, which added a bustle about the place.

We had a great evening in this bar ! The decor is special…read moreand unique , the servers are professional and this is close to a 4.5/5 than a 4/5 The place is a bar with food and we got two of their cocktails which were pretty good - the samba (capirinia style ) was not bad (3.6/5) but the santa -Anna was much better (4.2/5) For food we tried the following : 1) burrata - very generous ball of burrata but the strawberries are just not a great companion . I did miss the classic tomato's (3.5/5) 2) potato omelette w truffles - this is their most famous dish and indeed it was excellent . The truffle does add a lot to our (4.1/5) 3) oxtail lasagna - a very good dish - the meat was cooked to perfection . Could use more tomatoes and cheese though (4/5) We ordered a bit too much for two people , I would stay w 2 to split . Altogether recommended !

If you are in Madrid, DO NOT get sucked into the tourist trap that I think this restaurant is…read more While the ambiance is cool & I liked that they offered a tasting menu, the food itself wasn't anything great (the desserts were particularly bad & came out as if they had been sitting out all night before getting to our table). Service was awful (our server literally left during our tasting menu & I guess didn't tell anyone to take over our table because we just stopped getting dishes at one point). The vibe is super tacky (the waitress stands next to your table & sings karaoke to you & they bring in club promoters to bother you at your table with invites to events). Given we were traveling in Madrid, I was extremely disappointed in this dinner. The only saving grace was the scallops dish which was interesting & tasty. Positives: atmosphere, tasting menu Negatives: bad food, bad music, bad service, overrated

This is one of the best places we tried in Madrid The food…read moreis from Murcia and their wine is remarkably good The servers are so friendly, speak English very well and (this is important to them) Atletico Madrid fans! The ambiance is cozy and comfy not fancy Just make sure you know: their Paella is for two people, you can't order it for one! That's their rule since their pan is large

Mindblowingly good! Run, don't walk here!…read more My neighbors back in the USA traveled to Madrid 5 years ago and still remembered this restaurant and told me I had to go, so my last night in Spain I went. It's food from the Murcia region of Spain and was absolutely delicious. I ordered the squid ink arroz and it was excellent. I traveled solo and they were able to make a portion for one although it was definitely enough to feed two! They charge per person regardless but I didn't think the pricing was too bad. It was absolutely delicious, one of the best arroz dishes I've ever had - although I didn't see myself in the mirror after eating and realize when I'd finally got back to the hotel my lips were all black haha. So do a check before leaving! Also, they serve the arroz with three aiolis on the side and I definitely recommend mixing in all three. I paired it with a sangria that was very tasty. For dessert, I got the paparajotes, a traditional dish from Murcia that is fried dough around a lemon leaf covered in powdered sugar and with sides of chocolate, strawberry, and caramel syrup. They were tasty, not overly sweet, and has a great lemon hint in the flavor. The restaurant also gives you a complimentary caramel vodka liqueur to finish, a great touch. The service was excellent and helpful. I'd absolutely recommend stopping here if you're a tourist!