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Reset your body clock to Madrid time and menu for the best experience. Locals eat lunch between 2-4pm and dinner after 10pm. Most bars don’t get up and running until well after midnight. For an entertainment guide to Madrid try the weekly Guia del Ocio (www.guiadelocio.com). SPECIALTY FOOD
Cocido Madrileño - a stew of chickpeas and vegetables (cabbage, celery, carrots, turnips and potatoes) and chicken, beef and pork Callos (tripe) Sopa de Ajo - garlic soup Caracoles – snails Tortilla de patatas - potato omelette Besugo al horno - baked bream Bacalao – cod dishes Torrijas – sweet French toast typical in spring and during Holy Week Barquillos - rolled wafers Bartolillos con crema - small pie with custard Buñuelos - fritter filled with custard whipped cream Mazapán – marzipan common in November Turrón - soft and hard nougat common at Christmas Rosquillas de anís - anise-flavored doughnuts during the festival of San Isidro Seafood is a specialty in Madrid (try restaurants in Santa Ana)
Paella (try Restaurante La Paella Real, Calle de Arrieta 2) El Abuelo red wine (try La Casa del Abuelo, Calle de la Victoria 14 in Puerta del Sol) Tapas (try La Trucha, Calle de Nunez de Arce 6) CAFES The best cafes are around Plaza Mayor but they are also more expensive and touristy as well. You could head to the Teteria de la Abuela (Calle del Espiritu Santo 19) for teas and crepes, while some of the best known cafes in the city are all grouped along the Paseo de los Recoletos, a tree-lined promenade north of Plaza de la Cibeles. These include: Gran Cafe de Gijon (Paseo de Recoletos 21, open all day) El Espejo (Paseo de Recoletos 31, lunch and dinner) El Gran Pabellon del Espejo (Paseo de los Recoletos) While if you love chocolate the place to go is Chocolateria de San Gines (Pasadizo de San Ginés 11, Tel. 91 365 65 46, Metro: Sol, lines 1, 2 & 3). It is open open 7.00-10.00am and 1-7pm and can be packed after 4pm. You must try the thick cups of chocolate with churros (long sticks of fried dough). RESTAURANTS
Huertas, in the centre of the city, is a good place to go out for a meal. Here you will find seafood, salad and vegetarian places to eat. Plaza de Santa Ana is very popular with locals for a drink and food. Here are a few places to try in the area. Maceira (Calle Huertas 66) - a busy Galician restaurant serving mostly fish and seafood. Ribeiro do Miño (Calle Santa Brigida 1, Tel. 91 521 9854, Metro: Tribunal) - another busy Galician place popular for seafood eating. Arrocería Gala (C. de Moratín 22, Tel. 91 429 2562, www.paellas-gala.com) for paella and quality sangria. Restaurante El Basha (Plaza Matute 7, Tel. 91 429 9610) for something more Middle Eastern. FAST FOOD Fast food is available in the form of tapas from many bars and cafes, but the usual MacDonalds and KFC are also here. For some of the best tapas bars in Madrid try any of the following places: El Txoko (Taberna Vasca, Jovellanos 3, Tel. 91 53234 43, Metro: Sevilla) that serves Basque food and the entrance is in the basement of a Basque cultural building.
La Escondida (Puerta Cerrada 6. Tel. 91 365 91 9) behind Plaza Mayor is small and crowded, has great tapas and jazz/blues music.Try the cheeses including Torta al Casar - a soft sheep's milk cheese from Extremadura.
La Castela, (Doctor Castelo 22. Tel: 91 573 55 90 or 91 574 00 15, Metro: Ibiza).
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