Places to eat on one's own in Madrid
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: May 2011
Posts: 6
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Places to eat on one's own in Madrid
Hi,
I will be in Madrid from May 22th to 27th 2011.
Can anyone recommend any restaurants and tapas bars for solo dining? My hotel is located near Calle de Cervantes and Calle de las Huertas but the restaurant/ tapas bar doesn't necessarily have to be in this area.
I would like to avoid the tourist spots.
thanks in advance
brgds
I will be in Madrid from May 22th to 27th 2011.
Can anyone recommend any restaurants and tapas bars for solo dining? My hotel is located near Calle de Cervantes and Calle de las Huertas but the restaurant/ tapas bar doesn't necessarily have to be in this area.
I would like to avoid the tourist spots.
thanks in advance
brgds
#3
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 5,934
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
You are close to perhaps the liveliest and best tapas bar area in all of Madrid, around Plaza Santa Ana and in and around Calle Cava Baja in the Latina area. http://www.gomadrid.com/sights/plaza-santa-ana.html
Informal and joyful eating chaos in a myriade of bars where there's nothing strange about being on your own. Here are some tips in this area from a local resident: http://tapastalk.wordpress.com/tapas-bars/
I never leave Madrid without having had the famous battered cod at Casa Revuelta, close to Plaza Mayor in Calle de Latoneros, 3. http://11870.com/pro/casa-revuelta
You should also visit the newly reopened San Miguel gourmet food market just off Plaza Mayor. Several excellent tapas bars inside where they serve anything including the freshest seafood, oysters, champagne etc.
Informal and joyful eating chaos in a myriade of bars where there's nothing strange about being on your own. Here are some tips in this area from a local resident: http://tapastalk.wordpress.com/tapas-bars/
I never leave Madrid without having had the famous battered cod at Casa Revuelta, close to Plaza Mayor in Calle de Latoneros, 3. http://11870.com/pro/casa-revuelta
You should also visit the newly reopened San Miguel gourmet food market just off Plaza Mayor. Several excellent tapas bars inside where they serve anything including the freshest seafood, oysters, champagne etc.
#4
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 5,934
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
... and on the 25th and 26th of May Belén López, one of the world's most promising female flamenco dancers, performs at Corral de la Morería just beside the Almudena Cathedral and the Royal Palace. The Ventorrillo restaurant just outside has got one of the nicest terraces in all of Madrid.
Corral de la Morería: http://www.corraldelamoreria.com/ingles/reservas.html
Ventorrillo: Great pollo al ajillo, some say the best in town. Map, video and some pictures: http://11870.com/pro/restaurante-ventorrillo
Corral de la Morería: http://www.corraldelamoreria.com/ingles/reservas.html
Ventorrillo: Great pollo al ajillo, some say the best in town. Map, video and some pictures: http://11870.com/pro/restaurante-ventorrillo
#6
Join Date: Apr 2003
Posts: 552
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
The restaurant in the Thyssen Art Museum does a very nice three course lunch - the last time we were there (in 2009) it cost €11. Highly recommended and a pleasant place to sit on your own or with company.
Then, suitably fortified, you can dine on tapas in the evening. The Santa Ana area is perfect for this - in a lot of places you can just stand at the bar, point at what you want, and enjoy people-watching.
Then, suitably fortified, you can dine on tapas in the evening. The Santa Ana area is perfect for this - in a lot of places you can just stand at the bar, point at what you want, and enjoy people-watching.
#7
Join Date: Jun 2004
Posts: 12,492
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I like this restaurant. It is not haute cuisine, but has a lot of recognizable and tasty dishes, salads and GREAT desserts ( try the mango tartine) They are open for almuerzo ( morning snack.. good pastries, pies and cakes) lunch , afternoon snack and dinner.
It is near Calle serrano and the American Embassy.
http://www.elseptimo.com/restaurante.php
It is near Calle serrano and the American Embassy.
http://www.elseptimo.com/restaurante.php
#8
Original Poster
Join Date: May 2011
Posts: 6
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Thanks again for the replies.
Would It be possible to get some recommendations for the area Teatro Real de Madrid?
This might sound as an odd quiestion but do the restaurant/ tapas bars in Madrid tend to frown upon non-Spanish speakers? I do not speak/ understand spanish and I'm concerned this might be an issue when dining (but I have looked on useful phrases)
brgds
Would It be possible to get some recommendations for the area Teatro Real de Madrid?
This might sound as an odd quiestion but do the restaurant/ tapas bars in Madrid tend to frown upon non-Spanish speakers? I do not speak/ understand spanish and I'm concerned this might be an issue when dining (but I have looked on useful phrases)
brgds
#9
Join Date: Jun 2004
Posts: 12,492
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
no issue but don't expect a lot of english response. You can point and see what is on others' plates to help decide. May not be any menu in English many places.
There are a few cute places on the tiny side streets back in from that area. Casa Marta comes to mind for a menu of the day. Very small place that fills quickly. Or just go in a place that has a nice turnout at lunchtime.
http://gastronomyblog.com/2010/07/01/casa-marta-madrid/
There are a few cute places on the tiny side streets back in from that area. Casa Marta comes to mind for a menu of the day. Very small place that fills quickly. Or just go in a place that has a nice turnout at lunchtime.
http://gastronomyblog.com/2010/07/01/casa-marta-madrid/
#11
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 5,934
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
As Lin says, Casa Marta is very nice. Traditional, friendly and very popular with locals. http://11870.com/pro/casa-marta/media.
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restauran...ta-Madrid.html
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restauran...ta-Madrid.html
Thread
Original Poster
Forum
Replies
Last Post
TimManchester
Europe
5
Apr 29th, 2005 01:41 AM