Restuarants:Madrid & Seville
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Henry, <BR>In Madrid try La Trainera, Lagasca 60, 576 0575. Excellent fish in a swanky neighborhood. Moderate+ to expensive ( there's a fairly recent post recommending this spot with more details). <BR> <BR>In Seville, try Casablanca, Zaragoza 50 near Plaza Nueva. Go for extraordinary tapas, easily a meal. Veal with wild mushrooms, bacalao with saffron and mint; everything is fresh and delicious. <BR>moderate+ to expensive (those little dishes add up). Also, try El Codero in the Triana district for superb grilled lamb ( I have the address and phone at home. Email me if you are interested) <BR> <BR>Have a good trip.
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Henry, <BR> <BR>We had a wonderful but inexpensive meal at a restaurant called Casa Mingo down on the Paseo de la Florida. It is right across the street from the Ermita of goya which is a beautiful little chapel with frescoes by Goya and he is also buried there. At Casa Mingo they only serve the most delicious roasted chicken I have ever had and there special beverage is Asturian hard cider which is great. <BR> <BR>In Sevilla we especially enjoyed both an indoors lunch in the dining room of the Hosteria del Laurel and on another night we spent a couple of hours at their outside tables enjoying tapas and wine. For a more special splurge I suggest La Albahaca which is an upscale and wonderful more formal restaurant in the Plaza de Santa Cruz (across from Los Gallos). Good Luck, Maria
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Casa Botin (Sobrino de Botin) is the classic spot in Madrid for roast suckling pig. Older than the hills, a favorite spot. <BR> <BR>Also excellent: Casa Paco. Specialty is steak but a wide variety on the menu. The trick here is that the steaks are served on >very< hot plates. Hot enough that you can cook your meat on them. Your steak will come quite rare. If you wish it cooked more, just slice off a bite and sear it on the plate. When your plate begins to cool down, the waiter will bring another at your request. Excellent steaks and frites. <BR> <BR>Rome.Switzerland.Bavaria <BR>www.twe
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Location might help: both are just down the hill (forget street name) from Plaza Mayor. <BR> <BR>www.twenj.com <BR>