388889 Thu Apr 05 19:37:28 -0700 2007 17 50 Spain/Portugal 0 2455669 Hi all, We're going to Spain on a food trip in June. We'll be in Madrid for a few nights. I'm looking for great tapas recs. I'd be happy to do a sit down, more upscale dinner but I just love tapas, especially when they come with good wine. Hit me. What should we do? JeremyEG Thu Apr 05 19:37:29 -0700 2007 10691 JeremyEG 1 2456209 (Post#1) Hi Jeremy, Here go my recommendations: 1-"El Tempranillo" Cava Baja 38- Fantastic tapas and a great wine selection.Always packed with locals.Pay special attention to the wines they have from Ribera del Duero (Castille)and Priorat (Catalonia). 2-Txirimiri- Humilladero 6- Basque tapas.Probably my personal favourite:I was there yesterday and had one of the best culinary expiriences of my life. * Photo#1:"El Tempranillo" Photos 2-4:"Txirimiri" Fri Apr 06 01:18:33 -0700 2007 2455669 87563 vioredum 2 2456225 (Post # 2) 3-"Juana La Loca"- Plaza Puerta de Moros- Fantastic pinchos in a very cool and nicely decorated tapas bar.Packed with cool and modern Spaniards. 4-"La Taberna de los 100 vinos"-Nuncio 17.Another place you should not by any means missñ.Outstanding wine selection.Great tapas in a small but nicely decorated "taberna". 5"Casi en Huertas"-Lope de Vega 20- Close to PlazaSanta Ana and the Palace Hotel. This place has been set up by three famous Spanish cooks and a prestigious sumiller.Great tapas "innovations" and a FANTASTIC wine selection. (Photo#3- "Juana La Loca" Photo #4-"Taberna de los Cien vinos") For any other questions you may have about Madrid,I'd be glad to help you at:vioredum@yahoo.es Eduardo from Madrid Fri Apr 06 01:41:37 -0700 2007 2456209 87563 vioredum 3 2460129 second 100 vinos...very friendly service, wonderful wines, great prices, you can sit down, and the tapas are very well conceived to complement wines perfectly. Steak in a roquefort sauce was so perfect with a Ribera del Duero we had to order seconds; duck confit was outstanding with Rioja. Sat Apr 07 19:11:32 -0700 2007 2456225 16728 kenito799 4 2472911 We looked for 100 vinos yesterday and couldn't find it. Then we went to Txirimiri and were told that 100 vinos had closed permanently. Wed Apr 11 20:42:54 -0700 2007 2460129 72814 Hoc 5 2473101 Hoc, thanks for the update - did you end up eating at Txirimiri? How was it? Wed Apr 11 22:09:18 -0700 2007 2472911 14388 theannerska 6 2476597 No, we wound up not eating there because my girlfriend didn't like the look of the food. (Too many things on one piece of toast -- she's very picky about her food). We wound up wandering around the Sol area and picking a tapas bar with lousy calamari and gazpacho (I actually remember the gazpacho at L'Hardy, but when we went, the lady told us that it was too cold for gazpacho, and they normally serve it only in the summer). It's OK, we made up for it yesterday. Went to Toledo and ate at Adolfo's. Wonderful meal, though quite expensive (around 110 Euros for the two of us). Thu Apr 12 21:00:25 -0700 2007 2473101 72814 Hoc 7 2476913 It's a pity you did not eat something at Txirimiri cause the "pintxos" there are fantastic;nonetheless they're more into sophisticated things like "Confit de Canard lasagna" rather than the normal "Jamón Serrano" on a toast tapa. Hope you enjoy your stay here in Spain! Fri Apr 13 02:32:17 -0700 2007 2476597 87563 vioredum 7 2476928 Gazpacho is usually only served during the summer, I thought. When I was at Lhardy I had the callos - delicious... Fri Apr 13 03:23:00 -0700 2007 2476597 14388 theannerska 8 2477200 Gazpacho is a summer thing;nonethelss,you may find it in some places...that is,you could have a Gazpacho during winter but a Spaniard would look strangely at you ( it's like going to the States and ordering a cup of "egg nog" in the middle of July). Lhardy is a fantastic place,both the restaurant and the delicatessen they have;it's almost a winter tradition to go to Lhardy and have ( outside,delicatessen ares) a cup of "caldo" ( soup/broth) and a "medianoche de foie" and some "croquetas". Fri Apr 13 07:09:24 -0700 2007 2476928 87563 vioredum 7 2479123 Txirimiri has a menu that you can order from. I liked what we had there (especially the croquetas). There are a lot of good options in this part of La Latina. Fri Apr 13 16:00:02 -0700 2007 2476597 10661 butterfly 7 2520150 really sorry to hear about 100 vinos...if you had said you were going to Toledo I would have told you not to miss Amboades, a wonderful wine bar. However, just cheese and sausage to eat, we were going to have some wine before dinner but we ended up having so much fun we left after midnight... Fri Apr 27 06:46:51 -0700 2007 2476597 16728 kenito799 5 2473215 Closed?That's really bad news! Thu Apr 12 00:03:23 -0700 2007 2472911 87563 vioredum 6 2477473 These recs look great. Any suggestions for more rustic, traditional tapas? I only get to Spain once every few years so I like to get a mix of everything. Thanks again. Jeremy Fri Apr 13 08:28:07 -0700 2007 2473215 10691 JeremyEG 7 2531410 Hmm. I like Almacen de Vino on Calatrava 21 but its been awhile and I dont remember all the tapas there, Great service though in a very old feeling part of La Latina. Also Almendro 13, Casa Lucio which is more upscale or los Huevos de Lucio for simple "Huevos estrellados" including more traditional options. Most bars in Plaza Santa Ana also have the typical, traditional tapas (although not rustic settings) and great outdoor seating which is the reason to go. (ie. Cerveceria Santa Ana). Also try the well known and traditional Taberna de Antonio Sanchez on Meson de Paredes 13 Near Tirso De Molina. Ah, and if you are a sucker for rustic places with ambience (if some tourists) Meson de la Guitarra is always fun for chorizo and sangria. Its under the Plaza Mayor on Cava San Miguel. Hope this helps! Tue May 01 11:36:48 -0700 2007 2477473 95545 alcachofilla 8 2543704 Sorry to disagree,but I think that "Mesón de la Guitarra" (100% touristy,expensive and uninteresting) and the bars @Santa Ana (beautiful square to visit but mediocre bars)are places to miss. Sat May 05 03:23:47 -0700 2007 2531410 87563 vioredum 9 2544805 First of, I kinda agree with you on principle, but if its their first time in madrid, the MEsones can be fun and interesting, and there are quite a few local who do hang out there, especially early on. I dont recommend it, Or Plaza Sta Ana for tapas, but it is fun to go and see and hang out for a while. Now for tapas the best place in ALL of madrid is El Sur, just off the Anton martin metro and Juan, the owner, has spectacular tapas and an incredibel wine list, especially if you like Ribera del Duero wines. Make sure that is a stop to tapear for sure! Sat May 05 16:21:56 -0700 2007 2543704 94964 lizardo9 1 4503628 In the interest of not creating a new thread I've resuscitated an old one that's pretty stale but right on topic - Madrid tapas. We had only a very limited survey with only 3 days in Madrid and a couple dinner reservations booked, but the standouts for me were: Casa Lucas (Cava Baja) - everything we had there was just delicious - pincho topped w/ pisto, quail egg and bacon, another w/ revuelto of morcilla and onion over a sweet tomato jam, and a racion of fried calamari w/ a squid ink mousse. Vinoteca Barbechera (Plaza Sta. Ana) - montadito w/ foie and apple; another w/ ventresca and roasted peppers. Las Bravas (Plaza Sta. Ana) - the namesake patatas bravas; even though I like my potatoes crispier, the sauce was great. El Brillante - bocata de calamares. Plus a very convenient location right between the Museo Reina-Sofia and Atocha station. Posted some more detail on the site linked below. www.foodforthoughtmiami.com Fri Mar 13 23:11:46 -0700 2009 2455669 35525 Frodnesor