Exploring My Madrid Neighbourhood Through Tapas (6 Stops)
Come with me on a truly local tapas crawl in MY neighbourhood. We hit totally authentic tapas bars in Madrid’s Delicias and Legazpi neighbourhoods that serve delicious food, great wine and are full of local love. Venga, let's go! ????
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I love making tapas tour videos, and generally they take place in the historic centres of Spanish cities - Madrid, Barcelona etc. But this time I wanted to give you guys a true insight into the tapas bars of my Madrid neighbourhood. My barrio! These are places that tourists simply don’t discover, and are such wonderful institutions. The food is delicious and honest, the wine perfect, the prices fair and the company even better. I live in a neighbourhood called Delicias, which is only a few minutes metro ride from the central Puerta del Sol. Hop off the metro here, and amongst these streets are classic taverns, new little family-run tapas bars, bustling local joints, fancier places and everything in between. What I love about these bars is that they are set up purely to serve locals (not chase the tourist euro) and - most of all - they are such welcoming places to spend time in. Most of them are family-run, and have a great story or history behind them. While I love Spanish food, I think my first love might be the Spanish bar - a place which serves as a meeting point for neighbours to eat, drink, argue, shout, flirt, and everything in between. I think the Spanish bar is the most beautiful thing in Spain! And in this video we visit some TRUE Spanish bars.
Across this video I eat jamón, huevos rotos, torreznos (pork belly), grilled Iberian pork, grilled clams in garlic, grilled scallops, croquetas and a fabulously simple tomato drizzled with olive oil. And of course I know bar red wine, white wine, beer and (strangely for me!) sangria!
To get to this barrio, take the line 3 metro from Sol and get off at Delicias or Legazpi.
The bars I visit?
1. Taberna Martín
2. Vinoteca Borboleta
3. Taberna Numancia
4. La Cervecera
5. La Lastra
6. Bodegas Rosell
See you there! Salud!
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Tapas Crawl on Madrid’s Famous Calle de Ponzano (5 Bars)
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Ever heard of Calle Ponzano? It’s a famous tapas street in Madrid that tourists don't really know about. Yoly and I hit 5 tapas bars - a mix of modern and traditional - along this famous strip. Octopus, scallops, bravas, rare tuna, craft beer, tapas so modern they use a blowtorch in front of you. It’s all here. Venga, let’s go! ????
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Calle de Ponzano is really easy to get to. It’s only a few Metro stops north of the centre. Head for Metro stops Iglesia or Alonso Cano. If you look on Google Maps ( you’ll see that most of the bars are between Calle Rio Rosas to the north, and the start of the street about 4 blocks south. It gets really busy on weekends and evenings. We were there on a Wednesday at lunchtime which is when it’s quieter.
Here are the places we went to, and the address, and what we ordered
1. El Doble
Old school beer and seafood bar - true Madrid! There are two on the street - we went to the original at this address:
We ordered:
Media ración of boquerones en vinagre: €7
Ventresca salad with tomatoes: €15
1. El Doble
Old school beer and seafood bar - true Madrid! There are two on the street - we went to the original at this address:
We ordered:
Media ración of boquerones en vinagre: €7
Ventresca salad with tomatoes: €15
2. Sala de Despiece
Modern tapas bar/restaurant where they create imaginative and delicious dishes from fantastic raw ingredients, and with a little bit of a show too. The bar is first-come, first-served - so get early to get in line. Or you can reserve online ( for their seated area alongside the bar (there is a €35 minimum food spend for reservations).
Location:
We ordered:
Rolex: €6.50
Chuletón Zenital: €9.00
Beetroot dish which was off menu: €7
Korean Truffle: €14
3. Fide
Another famous traditional bar, with a particular focus on seafood. There are also two of these in the street, and we went to the original here:
We ordered:
Zamburiñas (scallops): €12
Pulpo a la gallega (Galician-style octopus): €18
4. Sainete
A craft beer bar with 18 taps, including some beers from Madrid. The food is modern, but still rib-sticking.
We ordered:
Beermouth: €4.50
Nomada Passiflora Sour: €2.80
Brioche de Tartare: €8.00
Patatas Bravas: €6.50
5. DeAtún
A modern tapas bar and restaurant with a focus on tuna, especially the almadraba variety, which is fished off the coast of southern Spain and is very rare and very high quality (85% of the catch goes straight to Japan).
Location:
We ordered:
Tuna with wakame sand = €19 “For 6 of them”
Tuna with asparagus = €19 “For 6 of them”
Tuna taco in a shiso leaf = €22 “For 4 of them”
Taco DeAtún con Chimichurri = €6.50
Taquitos DeAtún confitados con huevos de cordoniz y trufa de verano = €6.50
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Our NEW Madrid Neighbourhood Tapas Crawl (Will These Bars Survive)?
We're in lockdown in Madrid. Which means we've been exploring our barrio more deeply. And we've found a few fantastic little tapas bars. But with the way things are going, this may be the last tapas crawl in quite a while... Venga, let’s go! ????
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Take Madrid metro line 5 (Green Line) and hop off at the Pueblo Nuevo stop. The bars are within 5 minutes walking distance.
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Bar Los Montes:
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Hola, Spain lovers! We're James and Yoly. James is a New Zealander, and Yoly is from Spain. And we both live in Madrid. This channel is all about giving you a local insight into life in Spain, and helping you experience this country like a local when you come to visit (or live!). If that sounds like your kind of thing, bienvenido!
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We go for LOCALS ONLY TAPAS in Madrid
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BARS & PRICES
The area of the video - Metro Marqués de Vadillo
- Casa de los Minutejos: minutjeos (pig ear sandwiches) €7.80
- La Grifería: Cheese plate and wine (on the house ????????)
- Melgar: White prawns, oysters, scallops €32.95
- La Taberna de Dominguez: Morcilla matachana, torreznos €20.10
- Casa Enriqueta - Offal selection €20.40
- Bar Hidalgo - Huevos rotos and tuna belly and tomato salad €38.90
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00:00 Intro
01:08 Casa de los Minutejos
03:21 La Grifería
07:00 Melgar
09:10 La Taberna de Dominguez
12:08 Casa Enriqueta
15:33 Bar Hidalgo
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EPIC Madrid Food Tour (10 AMAZING stops)
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The TOP 10 dishes in Madrid! Calamari sandwich, hot chocolate, tapas, jamón, vermouth, secret nun’s cookies and more! This is the delicious Madrid food tour I give to my friends when they visit! Beware - it's EPIC! **UPDATE** Cerveriz has closed for retirement ???? Venga, let's go! ????
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Madrid has amazing food.z there I said it! Often when people think of Madrid they think of museums and art and maybe a trip to Toledo. But trust me, this city has an incredible food scene that is less touristy and more underground compared to some other cities in Spain. So, I wanted to make this Madrid food guide so that you can enjoy it like a true local!
Today I take you to 10 of my favourite places to eat 10 incredible bites. We start with the best chocolate in the city (melted from actual chocolate) at an over 100-year-old pastry shop. Then we head to a local and hidden family-run joint for the city’s top Spanish omelette (tortilla española) and a beer (caña).
Next up! Vermouth time. We nip across to the San Miguel market for a sweet red vermouth on tap just like the locals do (along with marcona almonds, campo real olives and a local skewer). Then we head to a SECRET STOP. Cloistered nuns who bake cookies in - the cookies are delicious and moreish and the experience is truly one-of-a-kind. As a friend used to say, like doing a drug deal!
OK… getting full. Next stop - jamón… ham! And the good stuff - acorn-fed jamón ibérico in a family-run ham shop. Around the corner we head to an over 100-year-old tapas bar for one of the most delicious tapas in the city - bull tail stew parcel, paired with a Rioja wine.
Next it’s Madrid’s most famous bite - the calamari sandwich. There are so many places that do this, but we head for the best one! And for more seafood, we swing around into the La Latina neighbourhood for the best bacalao in the city, served with a white wine in a place that is a true Madrid rough-and-tumble tapas bar.
And then - tapas. We swing into Casa Toni, a fantastic tapas bar that does brilliant sweetbreads - mollejas - a delicacy in many restaurants around the world, and here deliciously cooked with skill on the griddle.
And finally, dessert … we head to the most famous pastry shop in the city for the napolitana de crema. The perfect sweet end to a fabulous Madrid food tour. Siesta time!
Want to find those secret nun cookies? Head to Calle Codo (near Plaza de la Villa) and where you see the door with the sign Venta de Dulces, ring the top bell. Hours are Mon-Fri 0930-1300 then 16.30 - 18.30.
Here's the list of where we went:
1. El Riojano
2. Cerveriz
3. Mercado San Miguel (La Hora del Vermut was the stall)
4. Nuns
5. Mercado Jamon Iberico
6. Anciano Rey de los Vinos
7. Casa Revuelta
8. La Campana
9. Casa Toni
10. La Mallorquina
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Five best tapas bars in Madrid. These are truly local tapas spots in a very non-touristy neighbourhood! Plus, you'll get to meet my wife! Enjoy and salud! Venga, let’s go! ????
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Madrid is an amazing place to eat tapas! But there are so many tapas bars that the challenge is knowing exactly where to go! I love a lot of the tapas bars in the old centre of Madrid, but I also love to escape into the local neighbours where the locals eat - because that's where you can find some truly spectacular tapas. If I were going to write a Madrid travel guide, it would definitely include a lunch or dinner of tapas in this part of town!
In this video my wife Yoly and I dive into the Ibiza neighbourhood, which is REALLY close to the old centre (quick metro or short walk) for five of my most favourite tapas bars in all of Madrid.
If you love Spanish food, this is the video for you! We eat plump prawns, slow-cooked bull tail stew, scallops, artichokes, venison, partridge, fresh fish... I could go on and one. And of course we pair it all with great Spanish wine!
I've included info below on how to get to this area. And remember - you don't need to reserve a table at any of the bars. Just turn up and hit the bar! You can reserve a table for a slightly calmer experience... but I'll leave that up to you!
HOW TO GET TO THESE BARS
The neighbourhood is called Ibiza (yes, just like the island!), and so you should head to Metro Ibiza (line 9). Alternatively, the neighbourhood is just on the other side (the east side) of the Retiro park. So one idea is to walk across the Retiro before lunch and then hit these bars. Or, take the Metro to Ibiza and then you can sleep it off (or walk it off) in the park afterwards! Or... another idea is go to the Prado Museum during the day, and then wander across the park and hit these bars for dinner.
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Hola, Spain lovers! We're James and Yoly. James is a New Zealander, and Yoly is from Spain. And we both live in Madrid. This channel is all about giving you a local insight into life in Spain, and helping you experience this country like a local when you come to visit (or live!). If that sounds like your kind of thing, bienvenido!
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Spanish Food Tour - ULTIMATE FOOD TOUR in Madrid!! Best Restaurants + Tapas in Spain!!
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MADRID, SPAIN - Welcome to Madrid and today I’m hanging out with my friend @spainrevealed from Spain Revealed, and we’re going to take you on an ultimate Spanish food tour, specifically eating dishes that are local in Madrid. From churros to snails and tapas to cocido Madrileño, get ready for the ultimate Spanish food tour in Madrid!
Here are all the places we went to eat in this tour:
Chocolat ( - We started with churros at Chocolat, one of the best places you’ll find in the city. They make them fresh and serve them with creamy chocolate. The perfect way to start a day in Madrid.
La Casa del Abuelo ( - Next up, James and I started with a tapas crawl, first heading to La Casa del Abuelo for their amazing shrimp cooked with garlic and olive oil in a clay pan. They are delicious, especially with some house wine.
Casa Toni ( - Next up for Casa Toni, another legendary tapas bar in Madrid, known for organ meats like pig ears on the hot plate and sweet breads. Again, a delicious friendly place, and very Madrid culture.
Restaurante Casa Amadeo los Caracoles ( - One of my favorite places this entire Spanish food tour in Madrid was Restaurante Casa Amadeo los Caracoles, that’s a tapas bar that specializes in snails cooked with chili and all sorts of pig parts and sausages for flavor. Amadeo the owner is 93 years old and he’s so energetic with a heart of gold. He taught us how to eat some of his favorite dishes.
Posada de la Villa ( - Next up we continued to Posada de la Villa for roasted lamb. Again legendary, and so good!
Malacatín ( - Finally to complete this food tour, there’s no way we could miss cocido Madrileño, a Madrid specialty that includes soup made from a variety of meats, with chickpeas, meats, vegetables. It’s the ultimate heavy meal comfort food and something you have to eat when you’re in Madrid.
Thank you for watching and hope you enjoyed this ultimate Spanish food tour in Madrid!
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My EPIC Tapas Marathon in Toledo (8 Stops!)
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BARS I VISITED? ????
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1. El Trébol
2. Alfileritos 24
3. Ludeña
4. Restaurante La Orza
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7. La Clandestina
8. Barrio
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DELICIOUS Cordoba Tapas Crawl (5 STOPS)
Come on a DELICIOUS 5-stop Cordoba tapas crawl across the best tapas bars of this wonderful Andalusian city. We hit traditional places, and modern places. And also check out the wonderful Mosque en route. Venga, let’s go! ????
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It had been a LONG time since Yoly and I had been in Cordoba. And it’s a city that I have always loved. It’s full of mystery, history and of course incredible food! So in this video Yoly and I decided to do a tapas crawl across 5 of the top tapas bars in Cordoba, plus a few extra stops for good measure.
So where did we go?
1. Bodega Guzmán. A fantastic old bodega where they fill the glasses of Montilla Moriles to the brim (seriously) and the walls are lined with bullfighting memorabilia. This is a tertulia taurina, which means it’s a place where bullfighting aficionados get together to talk shop. And there were a few old boys there having their aperitif while we were there.
2. Taberna Salinas. A classic in Cordoba, and the best place for traditional dishes in my opinion. It’s been open about 100 years, and you can sit in the bar or the restaurant. We hit the bar, and ordered three local classics - rabo de toro (bull tail stew), salmorejo (cold tomato soup - thicker than gazpacho) and berenjenas fritas (floured and fried eggplant slices). All were fantastic.
3. Cuatromanos. Now a modern stop. Run by the couple of brothers, these guys are doing modern interpretations of classic dishes. We actually ate there for dinner that night as well. It was excellent. This is more of a restaurant than a tapas bar - so heads up there.
We next hit the famous mosque (mezquita) and also a place for Spain’s largest tortilla, Bar Santos. Does big mean delicious?
4. Taberna Góngora. Another classic joint in Cordoba. These guys are famous for their flamenquín, which is a local dish which is effectively rolls of pork which is then breaded and fried. It’s intense - but worth it. Especially when you dip it in mayo.
Next, another off-road stop. Snails! Cordoba’s snail seasons runs from about February until June and during the season stalls pop up all around the city. The caracoles come in different sizes and in different sauces - best one is the delicious cuminy and minty brother.
5. La Sastrería. Last stop was another modern joint, and we hit the bull tail stew again… this time in the form of a taco. We were seriously stuffed by now, but Yoly managed to pack it away.
Make sure you include Cordoba on your Andalusia trip!
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Madrid Hotels - Where To Stay & Best Areas in Spain's Capital
The Best Hotels in Madrid, Spain and our top recommendations for where to stay We suggest our 9 favorite neighborhoods and the top accommodations in each for first time visitors, museums, families, honeymooners, shopping, restaurants, and more. The. best areas include Centro, Huertas, Malasaña, Chueca, Retiro, Salamanca, La Latina, Lavapies, and Argüelles & Moncloa. Each area also includes the top attractions and tourist sites including Retiro Park, The Prado Museum, the contemporary art at Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, and the private collection of The Museo Nacional Thyssen Bornemisza. Plus the Royal Palace, Basilicas and Churces, Golden Mile fashion boutiques, Atocha Train Station, and so much more.
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0:00 Madrid Spain Orientation & City Guide
1:43 Centro - Downtown Area & Best Hotels
3:50 Huertas Best Hotels & Attractions
4:46 Malasaña Best Hotels & Attractions
5:30 Chueca Best Hotels & Attractions
6:23 Retiro Best Hotels & Attractions
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8:51 La Latina Best Hotels & Attractions
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What are tapas? 3 secrets for eating tapas like a Spaniard!
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I remember about two years ago when I was giving a tapas tour in Madrid for my company Devour Spain, and in the first bar one of my guests said to me, “Are we in a tapas bar now?” Boom! That’s when I realised that although tapas have gone global, people who are visiting Spain for the first (and second) time often have no clear idea of what it really means to go out for tapas in this country. Or actually what tapas actually are.
And I don’t blame them. It’s flat out confusing. So, I made this video to try and explain what – after four years in Spain – I think tapas are. And to give you my three hard-won tips for going out for tapas like a local. Watch, learn and drool!
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Best tapas bars in Madrid's Rastro flea market (including the best grilled sardines!)
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The locals in Madrid don't go to the Sunday Rastro flea market to shop... they go to eat and drink! And so should you! So, here are my picks for the best tapas bars in Madrid's Rastro flea market. I'll show you the best places to get ham (jamón), grilled sardines and even snails (a Rastro classic!). Watch, learn and drool!
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Good Madrid paella places (keep in mind that paellas are like BBQs and part of the charm is being in someone's back yard etc. etc.). But, these are some of the more well-respected paella spots in Madrid
- Marina Ventura
- Socarratt is more of a quick lunch place, where they're constantly making big paellas and serve them for you
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SPAIN’S BIGGEST TAPAS CHAINS | Good or bad?
We taste test some of Spain's biggest tapas chains - 100 Montaditos, La Sureña, Lizarrán, Tapa Tapa - to see if the food is YAY or YUCK! Venga, let's go! ????
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This channel is all about promoting the small, often family-run tapas bars and restaurants that serve up delicious food across Spain. But there is another side to this country's tapas culture, and that's a number of large tapas franchises and chains that have up to several hundred outlets throughout the country. This includes 100 Montaditos, La Sureña, Lizarrán and - a smaller one - Tapa Tapa
Lots of locals and tourists visit these bars, but I've never been (maybe once to one of them for a beer). So I was curious... what are they like? So today we hit 4 of the biggest ones, and taste the food, rating the food of each out of 5.
First we went to Lizarrán, which was probably the best of the bunch. The whole experience is very sterile, but it was busy and the food, while not very good, wasn't horrendous. It was just - well - loveless. And cheap.
Next we went to 100 Montaditos. This chain has outlets across Spain, and even some in the USA. We were told off for filming inside, so we got the food to go and shot the scene outside. I've never tried it, but the food wasn't good in my opinion. But hey, it is fast food, and it is cheap.
Next up was La Sureña. This was a step up from 100 Montaditos, and the cazón tapa (fried shark) was actually pretty good. But the prawns were flavourless and the bravas were not - in my opinion - bravas.
Finally we hit Tapa Tapa, Bar of Tapas. This chain has been operating for a number of years in Catalonia and recently popped up in Madrid. It has excellent reviews online. And I can understand why. It all looks like tapas, it tastes ok, the service was very good... but it's just a bit joyless. I could be in an airport somewhere in the world. So, while the best of the bunch, and more expensive, it wasn't great.
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$14 Madrid Tapas ????????
While I am in Madrid I have to check out at least a few of what Spain and its capital is famous for. Among beaches, bullfights and hot weather the famous tapas sounded very intruiging to me. So I went on a little tapas hunt and tracked down two of Madrid's finest tapas bars. Care to join?
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How to Go Out For Tapas in Spain | Devour Madrid
You might've heard the word tapas before; you might even have a tapas restaurant in your hometown! But the only place to truly “DO tapas” is here in Spain! It's just as much about socializing as it is about great food. Devour Tours expert guide Amy spills her secrets for how to successfully go out for tapas in Spain!
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Scrumptious 6-stop Tapas Crawl! || in local La Latina neighbourhood!
I thought it would be fun to show off my local bars and Sunday Funday atmosphere of the barrio where I live - La Latina; home of the highest density of eateries in Madrid.
I covered 6 stops with the help of Steve and now need to go on a diet again.
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Madrid: 4 Bars 4 Tapas in La Latina
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Madrid Tapas and Bar Crawl Quick Guide!
Hi guys, here's my quick tapas and bar crawl guide from my short trip in Madrid, Spain this year (2022)! Enjoy and hopefully this helps a bit :D
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Here are the list of locations from the video:
1. Cervecería Sol Mayor
Calle de Postas, 5, 28012 Madrid, Spain
2. Mercado de San Miguel
Plaza de San Miguel, 28005 Madrid, Spain
3. Alma De Julián Becerro (Jamon shop)
Calle de la Cava Baja, 41, 28005 Madrid, Spain
4. Vermutería La Bolita Negra
Calle de la Cava Baja, 34, 28005 Madrid, Spain
5. Casa Lucas
Calle de la Cava Baja, 30, 28005 Madrid, Spain
6. La Antoñita
Calle de la Cava Baja, 14, 28005 Madrid, Spain
7. Maestro Churrero
Plaza de Jacinto Benavente, 2, 28012 Madrid, Spain
8. Casa Toni
Calle de la Cruz, 14, 28012 Madrid, Spain
9. Pestana CR7 Gran Vía (Rooftop/Sports Bar)
Calle de la Salud, 21, 28013 Madrid, Spain
10. Cafe & Tapas
Calle de la Montera, 10, 28013 Madrid, Spain
11. El miniBAR
Calle del Mesón de Paños, 1, 28013 Madrid, Spain
12. Mercado Maravillas (food market)
Calle de Bravo Murillo, 122, 28020 Madrid, Spain
13. Mercado San Antón (food market)
Calle de Augusto Figueroa, 24, 28004 Madrid, Spain
14. Casa Macareno
Calle de San Vicente Ferrer, 44, 28004 Madrid, Spain
15. El Cucurucho del Mar
Calle del Postigo de San Martín, 6, LOCAL, 28013 Madrid, Spain
16. Taberna la Pompeyana
Calle de Álvarez Gato, 5, 28012 Madrid, Spain
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