A Few Places to Eat At in Madrid

Since it can be so hard to know where to go when you're on holiday, these are the places that we went to...

Bar 1978

• In one of the back streets, near Plaza Mayor.  Sorry, I didn't take the address down, and this place doesn't seem to exist on the internet.  :S
• Good breakfast deals, as seen in the sign below!

Coffee/Herbal Tea + bread, olive oil and tomato + orange juice = 2 Euros!

Terra A Nosa

Calle Cava de San Miguel 3, 28005 Madrid

• Bar/restaurant with a good selection of tapas (snack size) and raciones (meal size).  Get a few and share them around!
• It's right opposite the San Miguel market.

Cañas Y Tapas

Calle Atocha 42. Madrid, 28012

• We got an evening (3-course) menu for about ten Euros.  Nothing super-fancy, but good food that all three of us enjoyed.
• Service here was really good.  Admittedly, we were about the only ones in the place, but the young guy was a hard case, and keen to try out the little English that he knew.

Restaurante/Taberna El Madroño

Latoneros, 10 Madrid, 28005

• We needed somewhere to have Christmas lunch, and managed to book a table here just the day before.  Plus, it was only 16E50 (not including a drink).
• Cosy atmosphere, plus there's quite a bit of space to sit outside.

Our friend, Kingi the kiwi, enjoying some cava in El Madroño.

Casa Pueblo

Calle de Leon, 3, Huertas, Madrid

• Christmas Eve, and almost everywhere seemed to be shut... except this place!  Well done.
• A place to relax in... from what I can remember, it had a dark wooden interior, a slightly vintage look, and appeared to be equipped to host muzos from time to time.
• Had tasty raciones, tarts, and empanadas!

Confiteria/Reposteria America I Fiambres

Atocha, 77, 28012, Madrid

• This was not too far down the road from our hostal, and we discovered it when wandering down to Retiro Park.  Apparently, they're specialists in Argentinean delicacies! 
• The window display was so enticing that we hopped in, and had quite a difficult time choosing between all the sweet treats!
• For the eating (among other things): emapnadas to take away, cakes, sweets...

100 Montaditos

All over the place!

• This place was recommended to me by a Spaniard, so I figure it has to be decent.
• It's called 100 mini-sandwiches (for lack of a better translation) because they actually have 100 different fillings!  That means you can go 100 times without getting bored...
• With a 'buy a pint of beer for just a euro if you get a mini-sandwich too' deal every day, you can't go too wrong.

Just look out for this...