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Downtown Madrid : Places to Eat and Drink

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1. Casa Labra

A Madrid institution, it was here that Pablo Iglesias founded the Spanish Socialist party in 1879. Of the tapas on offer try the house speciality, soldaditos de Pavía (fried cod).
2. Artemisa

This well-known vegetarian restaurant features a nettle purée among other imaginative dishes. Also organic wines and herbal teas. No smoking.
3. El Escarpín

This lively Asturian tavern serves regional specialities such as bean soup (fabada ) and sausages in cider (chorizo a la sidra ).
4. Mad

This restaurant was a favourite of film director Pedro Almodóvar, and appears in his film All about my Mother . The terrace has views of the Calatravas church on Gran Vía, but you pay for the privilege. Mediterranean cooking.
5. Robata

The usual Japanese combinations of tempura, sushi and sashimi dishes. Minimalist décor.
6. Museo Chicote

It was Ernest Hemingway who put this cocktail bar on the map in the 1930s; other famous visitors include Frank Sinatra and Orson Welles. The Art Deco trappings are best appreciated at night (see Museo Chicote).
7. Don Paco

This Andalusian taberna serves a house speciality of rabo de toro (bull’s tail).
8. Cock

This tastefully decorated late-night bar is a good place to round off the evening.
9. La Barraca

This Valencian restaurant specializes in rice dishes, including paella .
10. Café y Té

The name “coffee and tea” says it all. Branch of a cafeteria chain in the heart of cinema land (see Cinemas and Entertainment).