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sparkalina Mar 27, 2009 06:09 AM

Madrid: Navajas a la plancha

Where can I get them? Are they in 'season' in May? Where do they make the best?
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  1. sparkalina Apr 3, 2009 05:26 AM

    Thanks all. Glad to see that they will be abundant.

    I have only had them prepared a la plancha, any other preparations that I should seek out?

    Oh my god, my trip (mostly the food) is totally consuming my every thought. I don't leave for 6 weeks and I don't see how it will be possible for me to concentrate on anything else between now and then! (Sorry boss...)
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       chuco Apr 2, 2009 04:51 PM

      Just got back from Madrid and ate Navajas a la plancha twice! They are so incredibly good -- the wonderful flavor of a clam/mussel with the texture of a tender calamar.

      I would recommend the Taberna Maceiras at Huerta, 66 (very close to the Prado). It is a Galician style restaurant with a great atmosphere although it is always packed so expect to wait in a very unorganized line!

      Also walk into some of the residential neighborhoods near Salamanca and you will find plenty of Cervezerias that carry them and will cook them up for you.
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      1. sparkalina Mar 30, 2009 05:58 AM

        Thanks for the tips. I was hoping it was not a seasonal item. I am staying on c\Echegaray. I hope that sherry bar is still open in the middle of the block. I will be there for a week (friday to thursday) and hope to eat myself silly!! I would appreciate any tips and recommendations that you have.
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           AJSoprano Mar 30, 2009 12:19 AM

          Saw them last week advertised as a special at Cervezeria Cruz in La Latina on Sunday lunchtime for 9euros. Also an opportunity to check out el Rastro sunday market.
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             butterfly Mar 27, 2009 05:00 PM

            You can get them at most marisquerías and cervecerías all year round (which means dozens and dozens of places). If you do a search here for marisquerías and Madrid, you find lots of threads. Or if you let me know where you are staying or what other plans you have I can recommend some places nearby. Here's an El Mundo story with some names (though not all are a la plancha renditions):

            http://www.elmundo.es/metropoli/2007/...
            Another place: El Cantábrico
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               butterfly Apr 2, 2009 05:12 PM

              Just a correction to my previous post... el Cantábrico doesn't have navajas fresh... It's more for crustaceans: cigalas (languoustines), langostinas (prawn), gambas/camarones (shrimp), oysters (in season), and the many types of spanish crabs (centolla, necora, buey de mar, etc.)--good stuff.

              I have to say I'm not a big fan of Maceiras (recommended below)... it's not bad, per se, just nothing special and can be unbearably loud.

              Bar Cruz is a total dive (that happens to be a block from my place, which is why I recommended it here in the past). There are lots and lots of places just like it all over Madrid, but one advantage that it has is that they set up a terraza (outdoor tables) in the Plaza de Cascorro--but not during the Rastro on Sunday when the inside part is packed to the gills.
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