Guía de La Latina, Palacio y Centro de Madrid

Javier
Guía de La Latina, Palacio y Centro de Madrid

Gastronomía

Plaza de la Paja – very lively and beautiful square, any terrace in the Square is good for breakfast thro to dinner & nightcaps eg La Musa, Tío Timón, Delic (great cakes), Vivaburguer – with its vegan & veggie burgers...
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Plaza de la Paja
Plaza de la Paja
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Plaza de la Paja – very lively and beautiful square, any terrace in the Square is good for breakfast thro to dinner & nightcaps eg La Musa, Tío Timón, Delic (great cakes), Vivaburguer – with its vegan & veggie burgers...
TABERNA RAYUELA Calle de la Morería, 8 1’ walk Delicious, great value weekday set-lunch for approx. €14, plus terrace for cakes, drinks, dinner etc. https://tabernarayuela.com/carta.htm
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Taberna Rayuela
8 C. de la Moreria
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TABERNA RAYUELA Calle de la Morería, 8 1’ walk Delicious, great value weekday set-lunch for approx. €14, plus terrace for cakes, drinks, dinner etc. https://tabernarayuela.com/carta.htm
Bar LA TRANTIENDA has good beers and toasted sandwiches, until late (Travesia de las Vistillas, 13)
Bar La Trastienda
13 Tr.ª de las Vistillas
Bar LA TRANTIENDA has good beers and toasted sandwiches, until late (Travesia de las Vistillas, 13)
CAVA BAJA street is full of tapas wine bars, the very best is Casa Lucas at #30 - best croquetas in Madrid, great fusion tapas and ‘raciones’/plates, excellent wines and cavas by the glass, and good draft Mahou beer. Small place, no terrace, run by dedicated owners. 5’ walk https://casalucas.es/.
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Casa Lucas
30 C. de la Cava Baja
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CAVA BAJA street is full of tapas wine bars, the very best is Casa Lucas at #30 - best croquetas in Madrid, great fusion tapas and ‘raciones’/plates, excellent wines and cavas by the glass, and good draft Mahou beer. Small place, no terrace, run by dedicated owners. 5’ walk https://casalucas.es/.
ALGARABÍA Restaurant C/Unión 8 A small, well-established, family restaurant run by 2 Riojan sisters – Isabel on tables and Pilar in the kitchen – excellent slow-food, with very good house Rioja wine! Tasting Menu about €38. https://restaurantealgarabia.com/
Algarabia
8 C. de la Unión
ALGARABÍA Restaurant C/Unión 8 A small, well-established, family restaurant run by 2 Riojan sisters – Isabel on tables and Pilar in the kitchen – excellent slow-food, with very good house Rioja wine! Tasting Menu about €38. https://restaurantealgarabia.com/
ASADOR REAL at the corner with Opera square. - Nice terrace restaurant, attentive staff – great suckling pig and lamb, plus white prawns and red pepper salad. https://asadorreal.com/
Asador Real
1 Pl. de Isabel II
ASADOR REAL at the corner with Opera square. - Nice terrace restaurant, attentive staff – great suckling pig and lamb, plus white prawns and red pepper salad. https://asadorreal.com/
It is surprising the number of bars and restaurants open in the square and its surroundings that, every day, at all times of the year, attract large numbers of locals and tourists. Some take a long time and others are renewed with some frequency. So don't be surprised if you come back in a few months and find a bar where there used to be another. But always bars. The last time we visited, there were these: Zahara de Osborne Restaurant, at number 1 Tavern inn Viña P, at 3 O Cacho do Jose Restaurant, at 5 Il Pezzo de Guiseppe Restaurant, at 5 Tavern La Vinoteca, next to the Spanish Theater Miss Sushi restaurant on the corner of Prado street Coffee and Tapas, at 6 Cervecería Alemana, at 6 (the most traditional, since 1904) Santa Caña Brewery, at 7 La ChulAna, at 8 Naturbier, at 9 (known for brewing its own beer using natural methods) Santa Ana Brewery, at 10 The 10 tapas of Santa Ana, in the 11 Lateral Restaurant, at 12 Hawaiian Bar, at 13 Ana la Santa Restaurant, on the premises of the ME Reina Victoria hotel At number 15 of the square there is the Villa-Rosa, a flamenco tablao born in 1911 that offers shows and gastronomy every day of the week.
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Plaza de Santa Ana
2 Plaza de Sta. Ana
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It is surprising the number of bars and restaurants open in the square and its surroundings that, every day, at all times of the year, attract large numbers of locals and tourists. Some take a long time and others are renewed with some frequency. So don't be surprised if you come back in a few months and find a bar where there used to be another. But always bars. The last time we visited, there were these: Zahara de Osborne Restaurant, at number 1 Tavern inn Viña P, at 3 O Cacho do Jose Restaurant, at 5 Il Pezzo de Guiseppe Restaurant, at 5 Tavern La Vinoteca, next to the Spanish Theater Miss Sushi restaurant on the corner of Prado street Coffee and Tapas, at 6 Cervecería Alemana, at 6 (the most traditional, since 1904) Santa Caña Brewery, at 7 La ChulAna, at 8 Naturbier, at 9 (known for brewing its own beer using natural methods) Santa Ana Brewery, at 10 The 10 tapas of Santa Ana, in the 11 Lateral Restaurant, at 12 Hawaiian Bar, at 13 Ana la Santa Restaurant, on the premises of the ME Reina Victoria hotel At number 15 of the square there is the Villa-Rosa, a flamenco tablao born in 1911 that offers shows and gastronomy every day of the week.

Lugares emblemáticos

FLAMENCO SHOWS Corral de la Morería, C/Morería 17, (1 min walk). Highly acclaimed show. Show + drink only @ €50. Michelin star dinner & show @ €150 approx (menu €48-€76 +drinks) – need to reserve tickets online. https://www.corraldelamoreria.com/en/contact-us/ https://www.instagram.com/corralmoreria/
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Corral de la Morería
17 C. de la Moreria
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FLAMENCO SHOWS Corral de la Morería, C/Morería 17, (1 min walk). Highly acclaimed show. Show + drink only @ €50. Michelin star dinner & show @ €150 approx (menu €48-€76 +drinks) – need to reserve tickets online. https://www.corraldelamoreria.com/en/contact-us/ https://www.instagram.com/corralmoreria/
FLAMENCO SHOWS Las Carboneras, C/Conde de Miranda, 1. (8’ walk) Show + Drink only €42, Dinner + show €78. Also, reservations online https://tablaolascarboneras.com/en/the-tablao/
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Las Carboneras Flamenco Show
1 C. del Conde de Miranda
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FLAMENCO SHOWS Las Carboneras, C/Conde de Miranda, 1. (8’ walk) Show + Drink only €42, Dinner + show €78. Also, reservations online https://tablaolascarboneras.com/en/the-tablao/

Barrios

MADRID TIPS You will be in the very center of the center of Historic Downtown Madrid. This means that everything is just round the corner: shops, bars, restaurants, monuments, sights, tapas, etc... Where to buy GROCERIES: DÍA – C/Bailen 51 & corner Carrera San Francisco 16, 200m from apartment, hours 8.30am till 11pm. (NB: Wine & beer can’t be purchased in-store after 10pm) CARREFOUR EXPRESS – C/Toledo 69 (near metro La Latina) 8.30-11pm, 500m. Also, C/Humilladero 25, 6’ walk LIDL - Plaza Tirso de Molina 16 (9h–11pm), by Metro Tirso de Molina, 800m, 7’ walk EL CORTE INGLES DEPT STORE & SUPERMARKET: Puerta del Sol in C/Preciados – has just about everything spread over 2 buildings – 15’ walk RESTAURANTS: It is difficult to walk 20 meters in the neighbourhood without finding a bar or a restaurant. Note: terrace bar-restaurants are very popular in summer – both lunchtime & evenings – good idea to book a terrace table for lunch eg 1.30pm and dinner eg 8.30pm (Locals usually eat around 2pm and 10pm, so if you’re early, less waiting) ... Inside, tables are probably free. Note: current Madrid terrace norms, you need to be sitting at the terrace table before 11pm, if you want to continue eating/drinking from 11pm – midnight. If you wish for something special the following are OUR RECOMMENDATIONS, for places - very nearby, nearby and not too far away): VERY NEARBY: Plaza de la Paja – very lively and beautiful square, any terrace in the Square is good for breakfast thro to dinner & nightcaps eg La Musa, Tío Timón, Delic (great cakes), Vivaburguer – with its vegan & veggie burgers... Or any terrace in the nearby streets going towards La Latina, Mercado de San Miguel, or Plaza de La Villa, Plaza del Oriente etc – eg in C/Mancebos, Corral de la Morería, C/del Nuncio, C/Almendro, C/del Rollo, C/del Cordón, Plaza Conde de Miranda, Conde de Baraja, C/Santiago, C/Alamillo – eg La Taquería del Alamillo is one of oldest Mexican restaurants in Madrid, with quiet shady terrace, just 200m away (altho recently changed hands) https://www.taqueriadelalamillo.com/ El Camoati - newly opened Argentinian barbecue is on a quiet pedestrian street, Alfonso VI, 150m away https://elcamoati.es/la-carta-restaurante-el-camoati. Rayuela - C de la Morería, #8 – delicious, great value weekday set-lunch for €14, plus terrace for cakes, drinks, dinner etc, 1’ walk https://tabernarayuela.com/carta.htm Rollo Ocho – lively terrace at night in C/Rollo #8, also has menu del día set lunch on weekdays. Look out for hilarious google translated menu! https://en.rolloocho.com/ More traditional Spanish restaurants - Francisca on Calle Bailen #14, run by Carmen for 40 years and la Cruzada which has recently relocated to Plaza Gabriel Miró, in Las Vistillas, https://tabernalacruzada.es/ and offers tapas and meals. While, just next door, Bar La Trastienda has good beers and toasted sandwiches, until late (Travesia de las Vistillas 13). Cava Baja street is full of tapas wine bars, the very best is Casa Lucas at #30 - best croquetas in Madrid, great fusion tapas and ‘raciones’/plates, excellent wines and cavas by the glass, and good draft Mahou beer. Small place, no terrace, run by dedicated owners, 5’ walk. https://casalucas.es/. ▻Casa Julián de Tolosa (at 18 Cava Baja street) terrace, excellent basque steaks, said to be best steaks in world by some critics (ie Forbes magazine). https://cavabaja.juliandetolosa.com/en/ NEARBY: 5-15’ walk ▻ Algarabía C/Unión 8, a small, well-established, family restaurant run by 2 Riojan sisters – Isabel on tables and Pilar in the kitchen – excellent slow-food, with very good house Rioja wine! Tasting Menu €38. https://restaurantealgarabia.com/ ▻Café de Oriente at 2 Plaza de Oriente http://www.grupolezama.es/restaurantes/madrid/cafe-oriente-2 ▻Taberna del Alabardero (at 6 Felipe V street http://www.grupolezama.es/restaurantes/madrid/taberna-del-alabardero ▻Casa Sobrino de Botín (at 17 Cuchilleros Street (oldest restaurant in the world) https://www.botin.es/en/contact-en/  ASADOR REAL at the corner with Opera square. https://asadorreal.com/ - Nice terrace restaurant, attentive staff – great suckling pig and lamb, plus white prawns and red pepper salad. > MIYAMA Japanese restaurant, C/Flor Baja 5, (near Plaza España) Excellent quality sashimi – with €27 sashimi menu. Sister restaurant is grander, and more fashionable on Paseo Castellano 45. https://www.restaurantemiyama.com/menu-flor-baja/ * PAELLA RESTAURANTS: EL PATO MUDO (different kinds of rice and other dishes) at Calle Costanilla de los Angeles, 8. Great value set menu at lunchtime. Also SANTA ANA square is nice for TAPAS (mostly tables OUTSIDE). ＊＊Bookings are necessary except for the tapas places＊＊ MICHELIN RECOMMENDED TERRACE RESTAURANTS – via metro or taxi  Benares, Indian restaurant – garden & ornamental pool – tasting menu @ 67€, set lunch mon-fri @ €24 https://www.benaresmadrid.com/  Bugao Madrid - informal food in terrace area eg hot-dogs, squid, prawn, tuna sandwiches, jamón ibérico etc (vs formal food in other parts of restaurant) https://guide.michelin.com/es/es/comunidad-de-madrid/madrid/restaurante/bugao-madrid  Amós – Fish specialities, in Villa Magna Hotel https://www.rosewoodhotels.com/en/villa-magna/dining/amos  Dos Cielos – in Hotel Palacio de los Duques - 13’ walk, menus from €69, https://www.restaurantedoscielos.com/es/restaurante-dos-cielos.html FARTHER AWAY – metro or taxi (uber, cabify etc) LA PALOMA, C/Jorge Juan #39 Classical, traditional Basque restaurant, with excellent fish, not cheap, but you can have ½ portions, so meal works out around €60ish. https://www.lapalomarestaurante.es/en/menu/ TANDOORI STATION Great Indian restaurant with terrace, C/Ortega & Gasset 89, tasting menu €35 on terrace. https://www.tandooristation.com/en SOLIDERE Great Lebanese restaurant, Avenida Alfonso XIII 39, with tasting menu €28, and set lunch €14. https://restaurantesolidere.com/ TAMPU – Peruvian fusion restaurant, C/Prim 13 Tasting menú €65 QUIMBAYA – Columbian fusión restaurant, very small. C/Zurbano 63, 1x Michelin star. Tasting menu @ €85, plus drinks €50. https://quimbayarestaurant.com/ DON’T MISS… * The famous SAN GINES CHOCOLATE BAR where you can try the famous “churros” (typical fried dough). People usually eat them accompanied with a cup of hot chocolate. Good for breakfast or an afternoon snack in cold weather. * GOURMET MARKET of SAN MIGUEL: Attractive C19 building. Delicatessen market. Lots of stalls where you can have TAPAS and many other things (sweets, oysters, sushi, authentic italian mozzarella, paella, pattisserie, wine, etc...etc...). Very nice experience. *CEBADA MARKET near La Latina metro – authentic market on 2 floors, but it also has delicatessen, beers, wines and take-away food stalls. Saturday lunch-times, are very lively, from 1.30-4.30pm as it becomes a gourmet space where you can eat anything from: Japanese sashimi, tataki and carpaccio fish and shellfish to Venezuelan, Mexican, Peruvian, Italian specialities, plus, Spanish and burguers, steaks, etc, for dessert there are handmade icecreams etc, with delicatessen beers and wines to accompany it all. (Altho’ you may have to eat standing up.) *PALAZZO ICECREAMS, just opposite Sabatini gardens, just near Plaza de España. FLAMENCO SHOWS Corral de la Morería, C/Morería 17, (1 min walk). Highly acclaimed show. https://www.instagram.com/corralmoreria/ Show + drink only @ €50. Michelin star dinner & show @ €150 approx (menu €48-€76 +drinks) – need to reserve tickets online. https://www.corraldelamoreria.com/en/contact-us/ Las Carboneras, C/Conde de Miranda, 1. (8’ walk) Show + Drink only €42, Dinner + show €78. Also, reservations online https://tablaolascarboneras.com/en/the-tablao/ * PAELLA RESTAURANTS: EL PATO MUDO (different kinds of rice and other dishes) at Calle Costanilla de los Angeles, 8. Great value set menu at lunchtime including rice dishes. USEFUL TIP: Try to avoid restaurants at PLAZA MAYOR (too touristic, expensive and medium-poor quality). You can try, however, the typical calamari sandwiches sold in some bars around Plaza Mayor. There many SIGHTS to see around and about, eg: PLAZA DE LA PAJA, ALMUDENA CATHEDRAL, ROYAL PALACE, PLAZA MAYOR, PUERTA DEL SOL, GRAN VIA, SAN GINES CHURCH, ROYAL THEATER, DESCALZAS REALES, ,...ETC...ETC... Art Galleries: THYSSEN BORNEMISZA, PRADO and REINA SOFIA are around 25’ walk, or 6-8 minutes Metro ride, from Tirso de Molino metro. You have also the CITY TOUR BUS with 2 itineraries. You can get on and off along the several stops, also TUC-TUC and local buses such as Bus#3 go to Plaza España and Gran Vía – if you have already bought your Madrid transport-travel card. For SHOPPING: Fuencarral Street is very good and interesting. This street separates the TRENDY NEIGBOURHOODS of Malasaña and Chueca, with their independent shops and boutiques. Quirky, local and curious shops can be found in nearby Plaza de la Paja, C/Maldonado, C/Ruda, C/Calatrava (excellent wine store - Bodega Mariano Madrueño, @ 19 and C/Santa Ana etc, and of course the Sunday market – El Rastro, which starts in Plaza Cascorro. PARKS: Las Vistillas – great for sunsets, from the corner bar with views of Cathedral Parque de Atenas – great terrace bar for summer evenings – cool & breezy. Parque Emir Mohammed – with part of ‘Moorish’ Madrid wall visible Retiro Park - former Royal park, with boating lake etc Real Jardin Botanico – Royal Botanical Gardens – also great summer terrace bar and restaurant within, by TriCiclo. Nearby ‘El Botanico’ restaurant terrace also good - https://restaurantebotanico.com/ Templo de Debod (Nice for SUNSETS) Madrid Río – modern, cycling, running park Casa de Campo (there is a nice CABLE CAR with views) and lakeside terrace restaurants /bars Jardines de Sabatini/Sabatini Gardens adjoining the newly re-modelled Plaza de España ONE DAY TRIPS: TOLEDO - very hot in summer SAN LORENZO DE EL ESCORIAL – cooler in summer months SEGOVIA – aqueduct and ‘Disney’ castle. AVILA – walled city ARANJUEZ ROOFTOP BARS – fashionable and change every year: * AZOTEA DEL CIRCULO One of Madrid's best rooftop bars, with a central location, fantastic views. Located at Marques Casa Riera street number 2. * TERRAZA CIBELES at Plaza Cibeles 1. This is the Town Hall building. Open from mid-day to late at night. * LA TERRAZA DEL URBAN Located at Carrera de San Jeronimo 34. A very popular rooftop bar located in central Madrid, close to Puerta del Sol. With cool views over Madrid. The service is great and the setting very stylish and chic. * RADIO AT "ME" MADRID HOTEL Radio rooftop bar, located at 14 Plaza Santa Ana was recently refurbished and have quickly become one of the hotspots of the city. From the terrace you get a panoramic 360-degree views over all of Madrid and can enjoy a great selection of cocktails and classic Spanish tapas. * GOURMET EXPERIENCE Located on 9th floor of Corte Ingles at Plaza Callao. It is a delicatessen market / restaurant area, where you can choose from a range of small gourmet restaurants, order your food and drinks and bring it out to the terrace. Great views of the Capitol Building and the main shopping street Gran Via. And… DON’T MISS this one: * ROOFTOP RIU HOTEL located at PLAZA DE ESPAÑA. AMAZING VIEWS At PLAZA MAYOR there is TOURIST INFORMATION OFFICE. There is another one at CALLAO sq. These are just a few things. If you need more specific info on something, let me know. Hope this will help you to discover Madrid. Any questions, let me know. Kind regards, Javier
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Barrio de La Latina
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MADRID TIPS You will be in the very center of the center of Historic Downtown Madrid. This means that everything is just round the corner: shops, bars, restaurants, monuments, sights, tapas, etc... Where to buy GROCERIES: DÍA – C/Bailen 51 & corner Carrera San Francisco 16, 200m from apartment, hours 8.30am till 11pm. (NB: Wine & beer can’t be purchased in-store after 10pm) CARREFOUR EXPRESS – C/Toledo 69 (near metro La Latina) 8.30-11pm, 500m. Also, C/Humilladero 25, 6’ walk LIDL - Plaza Tirso de Molina 16 (9h–11pm), by Metro Tirso de Molina, 800m, 7’ walk EL CORTE INGLES DEPT STORE & SUPERMARKET: Puerta del Sol in C/Preciados – has just about everything spread over 2 buildings – 15’ walk RESTAURANTS: It is difficult to walk 20 meters in the neighbourhood without finding a bar or a restaurant. Note: terrace bar-restaurants are very popular in summer – both lunchtime & evenings – good idea to book a terrace table for lunch eg 1.30pm and dinner eg 8.30pm (Locals usually eat around 2pm and 10pm, so if you’re early, less waiting) ... Inside, tables are probably free. Note: current Madrid terrace norms, you need to be sitting at the terrace table before 11pm, if you want to continue eating/drinking from 11pm – midnight. If you wish for something special the following are OUR RECOMMENDATIONS, for places - very nearby, nearby and not too far away): VERY NEARBY: Plaza de la Paja – very lively and beautiful square, any terrace in the Square is good for breakfast thro to dinner & nightcaps eg La Musa, Tío Timón, Delic (great cakes), Vivaburguer – with its vegan & veggie burgers... Or any terrace in the nearby streets going towards La Latina, Mercado de San Miguel, or Plaza de La Villa, Plaza del Oriente etc – eg in C/Mancebos, Corral de la Morería, C/del Nuncio, C/Almendro, C/del Rollo, C/del Cordón, Plaza Conde de Miranda, Conde de Baraja, C/Santiago, C/Alamillo – eg La Taquería del Alamillo is one of oldest Mexican restaurants in Madrid, with quiet shady terrace, just 200m away (altho recently changed hands) https://www.taqueriadelalamillo.com/ El Camoati - newly opened Argentinian barbecue is on a quiet pedestrian street, Alfonso VI, 150m away https://elcamoati.es/la-carta-restaurante-el-camoati. Rayuela - C de la Morería, #8 – delicious, great value weekday set-lunch for €14, plus terrace for cakes, drinks, dinner etc, 1’ walk https://tabernarayuela.com/carta.htm Rollo Ocho – lively terrace at night in C/Rollo #8, also has menu del día set lunch on weekdays. Look out for hilarious google translated menu! https://en.rolloocho.com/ More traditional Spanish restaurants - Francisca on Calle Bailen #14, run by Carmen for 40 years and la Cruzada which has recently relocated to Plaza Gabriel Miró, in Las Vistillas, https://tabernalacruzada.es/ and offers tapas and meals. While, just next door, Bar La Trastienda has good beers and toasted sandwiches, until late (Travesia de las Vistillas 13). Cava Baja street is full of tapas wine bars, the very best is Casa Lucas at #30 - best croquetas in Madrid, great fusion tapas and ‘raciones’/plates, excellent wines and cavas by the glass, and good draft Mahou beer. Small place, no terrace, run by dedicated owners, 5’ walk. https://casalucas.es/. ▻Casa Julián de Tolosa (at 18 Cava Baja street) terrace, excellent basque steaks, said to be best steaks in world by some critics (ie Forbes magazine). https://cavabaja.juliandetolosa.com/en/ NEARBY: 5-15’ walk ▻ Algarabía C/Unión 8, a small, well-established, family restaurant run by 2 Riojan sisters – Isabel on tables and Pilar in the kitchen – excellent slow-food, with very good house Rioja wine! Tasting Menu €38. https://restaurantealgarabia.com/ ▻Café de Oriente at 2 Plaza de Oriente http://www.grupolezama.es/restaurantes/madrid/cafe-oriente-2 ▻Taberna del Alabardero (at 6 Felipe V street http://www.grupolezama.es/restaurantes/madrid/taberna-del-alabardero ▻Casa Sobrino de Botín (at 17 Cuchilleros Street (oldest restaurant in the world) https://www.botin.es/en/contact-en/  ASADOR REAL at the corner with Opera square. https://asadorreal.com/ - Nice terrace restaurant, attentive staff – great suckling pig and lamb, plus white prawns and red pepper salad. > MIYAMA Japanese restaurant, C/Flor Baja 5, (near Plaza España) Excellent quality sashimi – with €27 sashimi menu. Sister restaurant is grander, and more fashionable on Paseo Castellano 45. https://www.restaurantemiyama.com/menu-flor-baja/ * PAELLA RESTAURANTS: EL PATO MUDO (different kinds of rice and other dishes) at Calle Costanilla de los Angeles, 8. Great value set menu at lunchtime. Also SANTA ANA square is nice for TAPAS (mostly tables OUTSIDE). ＊＊Bookings are necessary except for the tapas places＊＊ MICHELIN RECOMMENDED TERRACE RESTAURANTS – via metro or taxi  Benares, Indian restaurant – garden & ornamental pool – tasting menu @ 67€, set lunch mon-fri @ €24 https://www.benaresmadrid.com/  Bugao Madrid - informal food in terrace area eg hot-dogs, squid, prawn, tuna sandwiches, jamón ibérico etc (vs formal food in other parts of restaurant) https://guide.michelin.com/es/es/comunidad-de-madrid/madrid/restaurante/bugao-madrid  Amós – Fish specialities, in Villa Magna Hotel https://www.rosewoodhotels.com/en/villa-magna/dining/amos  Dos Cielos – in Hotel Palacio de los Duques - 13’ walk, menus from €69, https://www.restaurantedoscielos.com/es/restaurante-dos-cielos.html FARTHER AWAY – metro or taxi (uber, cabify etc) LA PALOMA, C/Jorge Juan #39 Classical, traditional Basque restaurant, with excellent fish, not cheap, but you can have ½ portions, so meal works out around €60ish. https://www.lapalomarestaurante.es/en/menu/ TANDOORI STATION Great Indian restaurant with terrace, C/Ortega & Gasset 89, tasting menu €35 on terrace. https://www.tandooristation.com/en SOLIDERE Great Lebanese restaurant, Avenida Alfonso XIII 39, with tasting menu €28, and set lunch €14. https://restaurantesolidere.com/ TAMPU – Peruvian fusion restaurant, C/Prim 13 Tasting menú €65 QUIMBAYA – Columbian fusión restaurant, very small. C/Zurbano 63, 1x Michelin star. Tasting menu @ €85, plus drinks €50. https://quimbayarestaurant.com/ DON’T MISS… * The famous SAN GINES CHOCOLATE BAR where you can try the famous “churros” (typical fried dough). People usually eat them accompanied with a cup of hot chocolate. Good for breakfast or an afternoon snack in cold weather. * GOURMET MARKET of SAN MIGUEL: Attractive C19 building. Delicatessen market. Lots of stalls where you can have TAPAS and many other things (sweets, oysters, sushi, authentic italian mozzarella, paella, pattisserie, wine, etc...etc...). Very nice experience. *CEBADA MARKET near La Latina metro – authentic market on 2 floors, but it also has delicatessen, beers, wines and take-away food stalls. Saturday lunch-times, are very lively, from 1.30-4.30pm as it becomes a gourmet space where you can eat anything from: Japanese sashimi, tataki and carpaccio fish and shellfish to Venezuelan, Mexican, Peruvian, Italian specialities, plus, Spanish and burguers, steaks, etc, for dessert there are handmade icecreams etc, with delicatessen beers and wines to accompany it all. (Altho’ you may have to eat standing up.) *PALAZZO ICECREAMS, just opposite Sabatini gardens, just near Plaza de España. FLAMENCO SHOWS Corral de la Morería, C/Morería 17, (1 min walk). Highly acclaimed show. https://www.instagram.com/corralmoreria/ Show + drink only @ €50. Michelin star dinner & show @ €150 approx (menu €48-€76 +drinks) – need to reserve tickets online. https://www.corraldelamoreria.com/en/contact-us/ Las Carboneras, C/Conde de Miranda, 1. (8’ walk) Show + Drink only €42, Dinner + show €78. Also, reservations online https://tablaolascarboneras.com/en/the-tablao/ * PAELLA RESTAURANTS: EL PATO MUDO (different kinds of rice and other dishes) at Calle Costanilla de los Angeles, 8. Great value set menu at lunchtime including rice dishes. USEFUL TIP: Try to avoid restaurants at PLAZA MAYOR (too touristic, expensive and medium-poor quality). You can try, however, the typical calamari sandwiches sold in some bars around Plaza Mayor. There many SIGHTS to see around and about, eg: PLAZA DE LA PAJA, ALMUDENA CATHEDRAL, ROYAL PALACE, PLAZA MAYOR, PUERTA DEL SOL, GRAN VIA, SAN GINES CHURCH, ROYAL THEATER, DESCALZAS REALES, ,...ETC...ETC... Art Galleries: THYSSEN BORNEMISZA, PRADO and REINA SOFIA are around 25’ walk, or 6-8 minutes Metro ride, from Tirso de Molino metro. You have also the CITY TOUR BUS with 2 itineraries. You can get on and off along the several stops, also TUC-TUC and local buses such as Bus#3 go to Plaza España and Gran Vía – if you have already bought your Madrid transport-travel card. For SHOPPING: Fuencarral Street is very good and interesting. This street separates the TRENDY NEIGBOURHOODS of Malasaña and Chueca, with their independent shops and boutiques. Quirky, local and curious shops can be found in nearby Plaza de la Paja, C/Maldonado, C/Ruda, C/Calatrava (excellent wine store - Bodega Mariano Madrueño, @ 19 and C/Santa Ana etc, and of course the Sunday market – El Rastro, which starts in Plaza Cascorro. PARKS: Las Vistillas – great for sunsets, from the corner bar with views of Cathedral Parque de Atenas – great terrace bar for summer evenings – cool & breezy. Parque Emir Mohammed – with part of ‘Moorish’ Madrid wall visible Retiro Park - former Royal park, with boating lake etc Real Jardin Botanico – Royal Botanical Gardens – also great summer terrace bar and restaurant within, by TriCiclo. Nearby ‘El Botanico’ restaurant terrace also good - https://restaurantebotanico.com/ Templo de Debod (Nice for SUNSETS) Madrid Río – modern, cycling, running park Casa de Campo (there is a nice CABLE CAR with views) and lakeside terrace restaurants /bars Jardines de Sabatini/Sabatini Gardens adjoining the newly re-modelled Plaza de España ONE DAY TRIPS: TOLEDO - very hot in summer SAN LORENZO DE EL ESCORIAL – cooler in summer months SEGOVIA – aqueduct and ‘Disney’ castle. AVILA – walled city ARANJUEZ ROOFTOP BARS – fashionable and change every year: * AZOTEA DEL CIRCULO One of Madrid's best rooftop bars, with a central location, fantastic views. Located at Marques Casa Riera street number 2. * TERRAZA CIBELES at Plaza Cibeles 1. This is the Town Hall building. Open from mid-day to late at night. * LA TERRAZA DEL URBAN Located at Carrera de San Jeronimo 34. A very popular rooftop bar located in central Madrid, close to Puerta del Sol. With cool views over Madrid. The service is great and the setting very stylish and chic. * RADIO AT "ME" MADRID HOTEL Radio rooftop bar, located at 14 Plaza Santa Ana was recently refurbished and have quickly become one of the hotspots of the city. From the terrace you get a panoramic 360-degree views over all of Madrid and can enjoy a great selection of cocktails and classic Spanish tapas. * GOURMET EXPERIENCE Located on 9th floor of Corte Ingles at Plaza Callao. It is a delicatessen market / restaurant area, where you can choose from a range of small gourmet restaurants, order your food and drinks and bring it out to the terrace. Great views of the Capitol Building and the main shopping street Gran Via. And… DON’T MISS this one: * ROOFTOP RIU HOTEL located at PLAZA DE ESPAÑA. AMAZING VIEWS At PLAZA MAYOR there is TOURIST INFORMATION OFFICE. There is another one at CALLAO sq. These are just a few things. If you need more specific info on something, let me know. Hope this will help you to discover Madrid. Any questions, let me know. Kind regards, Javier