At the end of 2007, celebrity chef Sergi Arola—Ferran Adrià's most popular disciple—left the restaurant he had vaulted to the top of Madrid dining (La Broche) to go solo. The result is a smaller, less minimalist, but equally modern bistro crafted to enhance the dining experience just thirty customers at a time. At the prime of his career and surrounded by an impeccable team—which also includes a talented and talkative bartender in the adjoining lounge—Arola does away with tradition and offers only three sampler menus: a short one, a long one, and one entirely made with cheeses. More than 600 different wines, mostly from small producers, are all available by the glass.
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