Top 10 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).
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2. Artemisa
This well-known vegetarian restaurant features a nettle purée among other imaginative dishes. Also organic wines and herbal teas. No smoking.
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3. El Escarpín
This lively Asturian tavern serves regional specialities such as bean soup (fabada ) and sausages in cider (chorizo a la sidra ).
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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.
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5. Robata
The usual Japanese combinations of tempura, sushi and sashimi dishes. Minimalist décor.
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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).
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7. Don Paco
This Andalusian taberna serves a house speciality of rabo de toro (bull’s tail).
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8. Cock
This tastefully decorated late-night bar is a good place to round off the evening.
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9. La Barraca
This Valencian restaurant specializes in rice dishes, including paella .
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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).
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