PAELLA RESTAURANTS

(real paella, like in Valencia)

 

• Marina Ventura

Huertas (the Literary Quarter)

📍https://maps.app.goo.gl/jX3c96dY8oAVm3to8

 

• The Shack

Chueca

📍https://goo.gl/maps/cjQHakS1NA1HNyTr7

 

 

ROOF TOP BARS

(great views)

• Circle of Fine Arts

near Cibeles sq.

5 €

📍https://goo.gl/maps/vYTCJcK1kAhun9Le

• RIU Hotel

Plaza de España

10 € on weekends / mon-fri 5 € before 5 pm, 10 € after 5 pm

📍https://g.page/Hotel-Riu-Plaza-Espana?share 

 

VEGAN AND VEGETARIAN

(there is hope!)

 

• Sagebrush

Mediterranean (nice menu of the day on weekdays)

near Puerta del Sol (2 locations)

📍https://goo.gl/maps/a62TQUriH8mxmCuN6

📍https://goo.gl/maps/r8RxMELrVDBwrk7y7

• Spearmint

Mediterranean (nice menu of the day on weekdays)

near Puerta del Sol

📍https://g.page/restauranteyerbabuena?share

 

• B13

Vegan Spanish tapas

Malasaña

📍https://g.page/b13-bar?share

 

• Honest Greens

Mediterranean

3 locations: 

Gran Vía (next to Callao sq):

📍https://maps.app.goo.gl/wYeiirQWJSanBL8T9

Malasaña:

📍https://goo.gl/maps/YckiiwUnq2e2NEkSA

Gran Vía closer to Prado Museum:

📍https://maps.app.goo.gl/W7osy6W7fwqtMmS66

• Vega

Mediterranean and Asian

Malasaña

📍https://g.page/vegarestaurante?share

 

• The Hummuseria

Middle East

Malasaña

📍https://goo.gl/maps/QSDMXjPkc74PdVHQ6

 

• The Commander

Spanish, Mediterranean and Asian

La Latina

📍https://g.page/laencomiendavegana?share

CHEAP & LOCAL

(tortilla, croquettes, calamari sandwich...)

• Tortilla Fish

Great potato omelet

Cava Baja

📍https://maps.app.goo.gl/NdK6JyoL8s1vEfBB7

• The Bell

Best calamari sandwich in Madrid

Main Square

📍https://maps.app.goo.gl/qyTqa1MSt82QJsPD7

• Buendi

Tasty fish and seafood tapas and portions

east of Retiro Park

📍https://maps.app.goo.gl/S3cwYbvYP1yKsydb6

• The Tiger

You order drinks and they provide you with tapas

Chueca

📍https://maps.app.goo.gl/FoBayKpgmeJpFMwY7

• Melo's Bar

Footbath

📍https://maps.app.goo.gl/m43T73Wh8euHDB7k7

• Parrondo House

You order the drinks and they provide you with the tapas. Try the sider. 

Puerta del Sol

📍https://maps.app.goo.gl/qwyetcfiE1gCBoJ38

MADRID TRADITIONAL RESTAURANTS

(traditional food in charming traditional places)

 

• Booty Restaurant

The oldest restaurant in the world! 

📍https://maps.app.goo.gl/cQwjkG6drp6j6BUE6

• The Ball

Near the Royal Palace, 30-40 €

📍https://maps.app.goo.gl/VgtfDJSScwAJpZhM6

• Salvador House

Chueca, €30-40

📍https://maps.app.goo.gl/y4CQVLJxLjNsWdqT9

• Alberto's House:

Huertas (the Literary Quarter), 10-30 €

📍https://maps.app.goo.gl/3bc8XN9AUWnYmhfs5

SPANISH MENU OF THE DAY

(the Spanish way, on week days only)

 

• La Catedral: traditional Spanish cuisine next to Puerta del Sol

📍https://goo.gl/maps/KVWtK9y4yUQpr3Rp7

 

• Taberna Antonio Sánchez: traditional Spanish cuisine at a very old charming tavern

📍https://goo.gl/maps/B4joqADGPgUCoKdS6

 

• Terramundi: northern Spanish cuisine at the Literary Quarter

📍https://goo.gl/maps/TB7PuyZXbUYqbEkr5

  

• El Imparcial: Spanish cuisine next to Tirso de Molina metro station.

📍https://goo.gl/maps/yzUxAY4oAwrFHvLp6