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Champagnería
Gala
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Price:
€11. Wine: €7 |
| Gala
is currently one of Madrid’s trendier eating places
and diners should book ahead to be sure of a table on
the canopied garden patio. The Spanish sparkling wines
are the ideal accompaniment to the paellas, risottos
and Catalan noodle dishes (fideuàs) that are
Gala’s stock-in-trade. There are more than a dozen
of these wines to choose from. The set menu includes
a glass of wine, as well as a starter and dessert and
a bargain at €11. No credit cards. |
Calle
Moratín 22
Telephone number: (91) 429 2562.
Website: www.paellas-gala.com
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| Divina
La Cocina |
Price:
€24. Wine: €10. |
| A
great location on the fringes of trendy Chueca is one
reason why this restaurant, owned by Spanish chef José
Luis Castanedo and American Chad Kenyon,
is such a hit. Together, they have created their own
special brand of Spanish fusion, for example, salted
cod in a soya and ginger sauce, seaweed salad with shrimps
and eggs of sea urchin or prime beef steak with pâté
de foie gras in port. Designer Carlos Mayoral’s
powder blue and terracotta tones add a dash of refinement
and sophistication. |
Calle
Colmenares 13
Telephone number: (91) 531 3765.
Website: www.divinalacocina.com |
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Las
Cuevas de Luís Candelas
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Price:
€27. Wine: €14 |
| While
many of the eating places around Plaza Mayor are tourist
oreintated and overpriced, Las Cuevas offers better
value and a relaxed convivial atmosphere in the brick-vaulted
cellar with tiled bar, wall paintings, wrought iron
fittings and an open fire for the suckling pig speciality.
Named after a 19th-century highwayman, said to have
hidden in one of the cellars (cuevas), this bar-restaurant
offers a typical range of tapas, as well as substantial
main courses. Specialities include merluza (hake) and
roasts cooked in a wood-fired oven, jamon serrano (cured
ham), shrimps in garlic or cheese and grilled peppers.
An English-language menu is available. |
Aarco
de Cuchilleros 1
Telephone number: (91) 366 5428. Fax number: (91) 366
4937.
E-mail: info@lascuevasdeluiscandelas.com
Website: www.lascuevasdeluiscandelas.com
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Lombok
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Price:
€20. Wine: €10. |
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minimalist decor of this Chueca eatery, with the spotlights,
bare white walls and steel counter, might seem a trifle
passé but Lombok is still very much in vogue.
Its clientele is young and stylish and perhaps it helps
that one of the co-owners is a Spanish TV presenter.
The fusion cuisine draws on ingredients and recipes
from the far-flung corners of the globe, the Thai salad,
samosas filled with apple and Roquefort cheese, carpaccio,
monkfish kebab and kangaroo steak in port and it all
looks as good as it tastes. |
Augusto
Figueroa 32
Telephone number: (91) 531 3566. Fax number: (91) 531
3566.
E-mail: info@lombokmadrid.com
Website: www.lombokmadrid.com
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| Robata |
Price:€30.
Wine: €7
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| Japanese
cooking is still not quite as popular in Madrid as in
some European capitals but is catching up fast. Robata
is Japanese for a grill, so grilled meats and fish (Spanish
a la parrilla) are to the fore on an extensive menu
offering combinations of tempura, sashimi, sushi and
sukiyaki, as well as soups. The bold black and red colour
scheme is eye catching, the ambience relaxed. Diners
can sit at a table or around the central sushi bar. |
Calle
de la Reina 31
Telephone number: (91) 521 8528. Fax number: (91) 531
3063 |
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