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