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Madrid's Tapas Bars

David Nicolas Quimet & Quimet, a tapas counter and shop known for canned goods and local wines.

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Madrileños embrace iconic tapas dishes like ensaladilla rusa (a mayonnaise-y potato salad), jamón-studded croquetas, and callos, the local specialty of tripe braised with smoky charcuterie. Read the article

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9 Restaurants

Destinations: Madrid

Themes: Food + Drink

Inspired by: A Tapas Tour of Spain — by Anya von Bremzen, Published Oct. 2007

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    La Monteria

    Madrid | Europe | Spain

    The taberna offers a warm salad of partridge and bitter greens scattered with pomegranate seeds. More
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    La Castela

    Madrid | Europe | Spain

    Savor the decadent canapé of whipped blue cheese and cured-duck ham at La Castela, which still generously honors the ritual of serving a free nibbl... More
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    La Casa del Abuelo

    Madrid | Europe | Spain

    Gambas al ajillo (garlic shrimp) has been a specialty at the tiled taberna for some 100 years. More
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    Casa Revuelta

    Madrid | Europe | Spain

    Batter-fried bacalao is crispest at Casa Revuelta, a tatty dive frozen in time off the stern, arcaded Plaza Mayor, the heart of Hapsburg Madrid. More
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    Casa Lucas

    Madrid | Europe | Spain

    The taberna stocks the latest emerging vintages (try wines from the Madrid region). More
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    Casa Alberto

    Madrid | Europe | Spain

    Order the saucy albóndigas with a glass of vermú de (vermouth on tap) slid across the antique onyx counter at Casa Alberto, in a building where Cer... More
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    Taberna Laredo

    Madrid | Europe | Spain

    Order featherlight tempura of baby vegetables highlighted with a sweet-tart reduction of sherry vinegar. It seems incongruous, feasting on truffled... More
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    Puerta 57

    Madrid | Europe | Spain

    Neither folksy nor funky nor fashionable, this brightly bourgeois bar swathed in polished wood is attached to the restaurant inside the Santiago _B... More
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    Lhardy

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    Madrid | Europe | Spain

    Lhardy is a grand 19th-century museum piece famous for its burnished interiors and cocido (boiled dinner). To start, a smoky beef consommé, followe

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