PAELLA RESTAURANTS

(real paella, like in Valencia)

 

• Marina Ventura

      📍The Literary Quarter

 

• La Barraca

      📍Chueca

 

ROOF TOP BARS

(great views)

• Círculo de Bellas Artes

      📍Cibeles

      €6

• RIU Hotel

      📍Plaza de España

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

 

VEGAN AND VEGETARIAN

(there is hope!)

 

• Artemisa

      Mediterranean (nice menu of the day on weekdays)

      📍Puerta del Sol (north)

      📍Puerta del Sol (east)

• Yerbabuena

      Mediterranean (nice menu of the day on weekdays)

      📍 Puerta del Sol

 

• B13

      Vegan Spanish tapas

      📍Malasaña

 

• Honest Greens

      Mediterranean

      3 locations: 

      📍Gran Vía (next to Callao sq)

      📍Malasaña

      📍Gran Vía closer to Prado Museum

• Vega

       Mediterranean and Asian

      📍Malasaña

 

• La Hummusería

      Middle East

      📍Malasaña

 

• La Encomienda

      Spanish, Mediterranean and Asian

      📍La Latina

TAPAS & LOCAL FOOD

(tortilla, croquetas, calamari sandwich...)

• Pez Tortilla

      Superb Spanish potato omelette!

      📍Cava Baja

• Revuelta

      Battered cod, callos a la madrileña (Madrid-style tripe stew), croquetas.

      2 locations near Plaza Mayor:

      📍The tavern (for a quick bite)

      📍The restaurant (for a sit-down meal)

• Lamiak

      Basque-style tapas (known as pintxos!)

 📍Cava Baja

• La Campana

      Best calamari sandwich in Madrid!

 📍Plaza Mayor

• Casa Parrondo

      You order the drinks and they provide you with tapas for free. Try the sider from Asturias. 

📍Puerta del Sol

• Buendi

      Tasty fish and seafood tapas and portions.

📍east of Retiro Park (Ibiza area)

• El Tigre 

      You order drinks and they provide you with tapas for free.

      📍Chueca

• Bar Melo's

      📍Lavapiés

MADRID TRADITIONAL RESTAURANTS

(authentic local food in charming traditional settings)

 

• Restaurante Botín: The oldest restaurant in the world! 

      📍Plaza Mayor, €30-70

• La Bola

      📍Royal Palace, €30-40

• Casa Salvador

      📍Chueca, €30-40

• Casa Alberto

      📍Literary Quarter, €20-40

•  Taberna Antonio Sánchez

      📍Tirso de Molina, €20-40

SPANISH MENÚ DEL DÍA

(a fixed priced menu on week days only, €16-20)

 

•  La Catedral:  Spanish cuisine

      📍Puerta del Sol

 

• En Busca del Tiempo: Spanish cuisine

      📍Puerta del Sol

• Mesón El Lacón: traditional Spanish cuisine

      📍Plaza de Santa Ana (Literary Quarter)

•  Terramundi: northern Spain cuisine

      📍Literary Quarter

   

•  El Imparcial: Spanish cuisine

      📍Tirso de Molina

CHOCOLATE CON CHURROS

 

• Chocolatería San Ginés: Open 24/7!

      📍Puerta del Sol

 

• Chocolatería 1902: Vegan and gluten free options!

      📍Puerta del Sol