Boccondivino

Boccondivino Review

After years of low-quality Italian restaurants, madrileños are witnessing the resurrection of transalpine gastronomy, thanks to a handful of star-studded newcomers. At the top of most lists is this Sardinian restaurant whose menu is a feast for the eye—extensive, with many dishes not usually found in Italian restaurants—and the stomach. Dinner options include malloreddus (small shell-shaped wheat pasta) either with sheep's-milk cheese and black truffle or eggplant and curd cheese, Carnaroli rice risottos, and dishes made with spicy Italian pork sausages. Along with the painstakingly selected homemade cheeses, everything here feels more authentic than what Madrid is used to. There's also a good selection of savory and fruity wines from Sardinia and sweet delicacies such as seada, a pastry filled with milk-based curd and honey made with truffles.