Madrid — Places to eat
Three great museums, and dinner at eleven.
- Sobrino de Botín — Suckling pig from a wood-fired oven, roasting since 1725
- La Campana — A €4.50 squid-ring baguette by Plaza Mayor
- Museo del Jamón (Carrera de San Jerónimo) — Ham legs overhead, a €3.90 plate of jamón below
- Casa Lucio — The original broken eggs over fries
- Taberna La Bola — Cocido simmered in clay pots over charcoal since 1870
- Mercado de San Miguel — Croquettes, ham and oysters bite by bite under iron and glass
- La Casa del Abuelo — Sizzling garlic prawns since 1906
- Mesón del Champiñón — Griddled mushrooms on toothpicks in a cave bar under the plaza
- Trèsde — A Bib Gourmand in La Latina where vegetables lead
- Las Tortillas de Gabino — Bib Gourmand famous for truffle tortilla
- Bodega de la Ardosa — Draught vermouth and soft tortilla at a tiled bar
- Chocolatería San Ginés — Churros dunked in thick chocolate since 1894
- La Mallorquina — A century-old bakery on Sol: cream napolitanas
- El Riojano — A 19th-century confectioner with its old wooden cases
- Café de Oriente — Coffee on a terrace facing the Royal Palace
- Malacatín — Madrid cocido, simmered here since 1895
- Lhardy — A parlour-style cocido house open since 1839
- Bar Postas — Fried-squid sandwich bar by Plaza Mayor
- El Brillante — The squid-sandwich stalwart opposite Atocha
- Taberna Pedraza — Modern tavern known for croquettes and cocido
- Casa Labra — Cod fritters at one bar since 1860
- Docamar — Neighbourhood bar famed for bravas since 1963
- DiverXO — Three Michelin stars, one long tasting meal
- Café Comercial — Mirrors and dark wood, open since 1887
- Café Gijón — A literary café on the boulevard since 1888
- Chocolatería Valor — Chocolate and churros across three floors
- Salmon Guru — Creative cocktails, a World’s 50 Best Bars name