Juana la Loca is an exceptional suggestion.
Make that La Latina.
Just to add that Time Out, the Spanish version, had more praise today for BarmitĂłn and TrĂšsde and added La GilderĂa if you hanker for a genuine gilda and a vermut.
La GilderĂa is on Calatrava 17.
And Cultivo is a great cheesemonger in this hood,
Itâs on Carrera de San Francisco near the bread Obrador mentioned above.
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A few photos of the creative offerings at Juana la Loca
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Penelope,
If youâre still following your thread and you have a lunch still open in your dining itinerary, today weâve made a highly recommendable discovery in the very trendy Trafalgar neighborhood. And the bousâitâs just steps away from Madridâs most charming square, the Plaza de Olavide.
Itâs SISAPO, a new Michelin Bib Gourmand, a small bistro with a post-industrial dĂ©cor and delicious offerings a la carte orâŠone of the cityâs best value tasting menus for 45 euros, 4 servings.
We opted for a la carte, and since today is âinternational hamburger dayâ, husband opted for the giant beef hamburger with fries while I opted for the secreto (pork loin) and for starters, the superb fresh poached artichoke from Tudela on a bed of cauliflower purĂ©e, topped with langostines and bathed in arbequina olive oil. Great bread, and to wash it all down, a new for us bottle of white Tempranillo from Navirius from the Rioja Alta plus cheesecake with raspberry ice cream for dessert, followed by chupitos of orujo on the house.
www.sisapo.es
This is definitely a repeater for us, and I urge others to give it a try. I should have added it to my list above on the ânew, hot tablesâ in Madrid.
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A definite, as my older twin daughter and her husband are visiting from Portugal in 2 weeks. Thank you for the recommendation.
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Are you a Madrid local as well?
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Yes, have been married to a Madrileño 32 years and we live in The Madrid Capital however, I was born and raised in ZĂŒrich, Switzerland.
Are you Italian ? We have a friend Giuseppe Damiano in Milano.
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That burger is still mooing 
Nice! With all these good tips from locals itâs tempting to visit Madrid again. No Iâm not Italian - I live in the Netherlands. Love Italy though!
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Wow !
Yes, we travel to Italy 2 or 3 times a year as we have very dear friends who live in Italy and of course it is one of our favourite gastro eno destinations.
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Just another dining note for those Madrid boundâŠ
Lunch today was at FISMULER, the very well-regarded bistrot of the Redruello family of the La Ancha group.
While a âhotâ dining destination, itâs certainly not under the radar, as itâs been featured in the international press, been around since 2016 and has a branch in Barcelona
Like the CañadĂo group, the Redruello family is known for its comfort food, its acclaimed tortillas, tartas de queso and their signature dish:
a pantagruelian âescalopeâ, a breaded, pounded pork scallop (looks like a Wiener Schnitzel), topped with a poached egg, chives and shaved truffles, served with an irresistible, buttery potato purĂ©e (parmentier), that can easily feed three!!
(Youâll see diners taken home their leftovers in their brown Armando paper bags.They serve 70 a day.)
Here the veal scallop is called the âSan RomĂĄnâ. At La Ancha itâs made of veal and called the âArmandoâ.
Also Brittany oysters. The menus is stamped and changes dailyâstrictly seasonal and Km.0.
With an amuse bouche of mousse patĂ© (duck/chicken/pork) with fermented cucumber, a starter of white Navarran asparagus in a cream sauce with anchovies (the season is about to end), a bottle of Campo de Navaherreros, a white garnacha from the Sierra de Gredos, excellent bread and the gigantic escalope, the bill came to a reasonable 72 euros for 2. (We eschewed coffee and the signature (3 cheese) cheesecake dessert, which we can buy at PastelerĂas Mallorca.
I mention Fismuler because itâs very popular, has a cool, very spartan, retro-industrial Nordic look, takes reservations, is English-speaking, and singles can dine sans reservations at the long, 16-seat communal table at the entrance.
Closed Sundays but open Mondays, another tough day for gourmet dining here when many top restaurants are closed.
Candlelight at night and on some weekends, music.
Basque chef, trained at El Bulli, Patxi ZumĂĄrraga.
Michelin recommended and 1 Repsol sun.
(metro: Alonso MartĂnez)
The Redreullo dining empire has expanded to the new Hotel Thompson where theyâve opened the all day dining The Omar (a bakery + restaurant with great breakfasts), the speakeasy Hijos de TomĂĄs and coming soon on the roof top terrace, the Tama.
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