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Where to Eat and Drink

Price Guide
Prices are for a three-course meal
for one, including half-bottle of
house wine, tax, and service.
€ under €40
€€ €40 to €55
€€€ over €55
such as botifarra amb seques
(country sausage with beans)
and seafood stews.
DK Choice
Colorful artworks in the dining room at Delic, Madrid OLD TOWN: Kaiku €
Mediterranean Map D4
dishes, fresh seafood, and Plaça del Mar 1, 08003
Madrid Catalan specialties, such as Tel 932-21 90 82 Closed Sun
calçots (leek-like vegetables). dinner; Mon; dinner mid-Sep–
BOURBON MADRID: mid-May; Aug
Bar Tomate €€ OLD MADRID: This deceptively simple-looking
Mediterranean Map D2 Bodegas La Ardosa € restaurant serves fantastic
C/Fernando el Santo 26, 28046 Tapas Map C3 dishes prepared with smoked
Tel 917-02 38 70 C/Colón 13, 28004 rice and homegrown
A fashionable spot for market- Tel 915-21 49 79 vegetables. Excellent desserts.
fresh dishes like tuna tartare An old-fashioned tapas bar to
with guacamole or hake with enjoy salmorejo cordobés – a
olives and tomatoes. The airy, chilled tomato and almond soup OLD TOWN: Lo de Flor €
loft-style interior has big wooden – and other traditional staples. Mediterranean
tables, perfect for groups. Carretes 18, 08001
Tel 934-42 38 53 Closed Tue; 2 wks
BOURBON MADRID: DK Choice Aug
Café Gijón €€ OLD MADRID: Delic € A romantic, rustic restaurant with
Café Map D3 Café Map B4 minimalist decor and a short but
C/Paseo de Recoletos 21, 28004 Plaza de la Paja s/n, 28005 well-chosen wine list. Dinner only.
Tel 915-21 54 25 Tel 913-64 54 50 Closed Mon &
One of Madrid’s famous literary Tue (for events) OLD TOWN: Senyor Parellada €
cafés, established in 1887. Gijón A hip favorite on a charming Mediterranean Map E3
serves classic dishes in a dining square, Delic is perfect for a lazy Argenteria 37, 08003
room or on the large terrace. breakfast or a tasty light lunch – Tel 933-10 50 94
try the leek tart or the Japanese Enjoy modern Mediterranean
BOURBON MADRID: dumplings. With wonderful fare in this elegant restaurant
La Casa del Abuelo €€ tarts, muffins, and brownies, it in a 19th-century townhouse.
Tapas Map C4 is also a great stop for tea and
C/Victoria 12, 28012 cake in the afternoon. Later in OLD TOWN: Pla €€
Tel 910-00 01 33 the evening, come for cocktails Fusion Map D3
La Casa del Abuelo (grandfather’s and occasional live music. Bellafila 5, 08002
house) specializes in delicious Tel 934-12 65 52 Closed lunch
prawns served with a local sweet This reliably good dinner spot
wine, plus a range of tasty tapas. OLD MADRID: Naïa €€ offers deftly prepared fusion
Modern Spanish Map B4 food in stylish surroundings.
BOURBON MADRID: Plaza de la Paja 3, 28005
Estado Puro €€ Tel 913-66 27 83 Closed Mon OLD TOWN: Dos Palillos €€€
Gourmet tapas Map C4 This chic bistro is popular with Fusion Map D3
Hotel NH Palacio de Tepa, Plaza del actors and artists. Dishes on offer Elisabets 9, 08001
Angel 9, 28012 might include a spicy monkfish Tel 933-04 05 13 Closed Tue & Wed
Tel 914-29 98 17 and scallop stew, or cod with lunch; Sun & Mon; late Dec–early
Super-stylish spot with gourmet oranges and black olives. Jan, 3 wks Aug
tapas by celebrated chef Paco Ultra-chic yet relaxed, this eatery
Roncero, who brilliantly reinvents with a Michelin star serves up
classic recipes, such as buñuelos spectacular Asian fusion tapas.
de bacalao (cod puffs). Barcelona
OLD TOWN: Koy Shunka €€€
BOURBON MADRID: OLD TOWN: Can Culleretes € Japanese Map D3
Paradis de Madrid €€ Traditional Regional Map D3 C/Copons 7, 08002
Mediterranean Map D4 Quintana 5, 08002 Tel 934-12 79 39 Closed Sun dinner;
C/Marqués de Cubas 14, 28014 Tel 933-17 30 22 Closed Sun dinner; Mon; Aug
Tel 914-29 73 03 Mon; mid-Jul–mid-Aug Arguably the best Japanese
At Paradis de Madrid, guests dine Barcelona’s oldest restaurant, Can restaurant in the city, Koy Shunka
on delicious Mediterranean rice Culleretes is great for classics boasts an adventurous menu.

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