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Chueca and Santa Bárbara
» Salvador
Cuisine: Spanish, Basque - Hours: Mon-Sat 1:30-4pm and 9-11:30pm - Address: Calle Barbieri 12 - Phone: 91-521-45-24
Main courses here cost about 10€-21€. The menu is robust and features macho-size platters of oxtail in red-wine sauce; different preparations of hake, one of which is baked delectably in a salt crust; stuffed peppers, fried calamari, and shrimp; and for dessert, the local version of "arroz con leche".
» Ciao Madrid
Cuisine: Italian - Hours: Mon-Fri 1:30-3:45pm; Mon-Sat 9:30pm-midnight - Address: Calle Apodaca 20 - Phone: 91-447-00-36
This excelent restaurant has another location at Calle Argensola 7 (Phone: 91-308-25-19), with the same delicious cuisine. The prices here are very cheap; for instance, pastas cost 7€-11€ ($8.05-$13) and main courses, 10€-20€ ($12-$23). main courses are, among others, osso buco, veal scaloppine, chicken or veal parmigiana, and any of several kinds of fish.
» Tienda de Vinos
Cuisine: Spanish - Hours: Mon-Sat 1-4pm and 9pm-midnight - Address: Augusto Figueroa 35 -Phone: 91-521-70-12
Main courses here costs between 2.50€ and 7.50€. The menu starts with garlic or vegetable soup or lentils, followed by lamb chops, tripe in a spicy sauce, or meatballs and soft-set eggs with asparagus.
» Zara
Cuisine: Cuban - Hours: Mon-Fri 1-4pm and 8pm-midnight - Address: Calle Infantas 5 - Phone: 91-532-20-74
In this Cuban-style restaurant, you'll find several delicious dishes, such as the "arroz con frijoles y cerdo" (rice with pork and beans) and "picadillo de ternera con arroz y plátano frito" (spicy veal with rice and fried banana). The Zara's best desserts is, without doubt, pasta de guayaba con queso (guava jelly with cheese). Its cocktails are legendary, especially the daiquiris which are claimed by many to be the best in the capital. Main courses cost between 10€ and 14€ and set menus, from 20€ to 25€.
» Carmencita
Cuisine: Spanish, Basque - Hours: Mon-Fri 1-4pm; Mon-Sat 9pm-midnight - Address: Libertad 16 - Phone: 91-531-66-12
In this traditional spanish restaurant, main courses costs between 6€ and 17€ and fixed-price menu (10€) is available only at lunch. Meals include entrecôte with green pepper sauce, escalope of veal, braised mollusks with port, filet of pork, cod with garlic, and Bilbao-style hake.
» El Bierzo
Cuisine: Castilian - Hours: Mon-Sat 1-4pm and 8-11:30pm - Address: Calle Barbieri 16 - Phone: 91-531-91-10
Costillas (beef ribs) and lentejas con arroz (lentils with rice) are among the favorite dishes. There's also a good range of tapas and raciones if you fancy something lighter. Main courses here costs 8€-18€ and set menu (lunch and dinner) costs 8€.
» Extremadura
Cuisine: Extremaduran - Hours: Tues-Sat 1-4pm, 8pm-midnight - Address: Calle Libertad 13 - Phone: 91-531-89-58
Venison ragout, roast kid, fresh trout, and migas (fried bread crumbs with meat, tomatoes, and grapes) are among the top regional highlights and the menú de degustación is just the job if you've a big appetite. Main courses here costs between 10€ and 16€ and the "Menú de degustación", 25€.
» La Dame Noire
Cuisine: French - Hours: Sun-Thurs 9pm-midnight; Fri-Sat 9pm-2am - Address: Calle Pérez Galdós 3 - Phone: 91-531-04-76
Set dinner (wine not included) costs about 18€ and incorporates a variety of tasty dishes, from mejillones a la crema (creamed mussels), goat's cheese salad, and Burgundian snails to pepper or tartare steak. Likewise, desserts are delicious here and include rich chocolate pastel and tarte Latin. There are several kinds of wine to accompany the meal.
» El Mentidero de la Villa
Cuisine: Mediterranean - Hours: Mon-Fri 1:30-4:30pm; Mon-Sat 9pm-midnight - Address: Santo Tomé 6 - Phone: 91-308-12-85
El Mentidero de la Villa (Santo Tomé 6) is another mediterranean-style restaurant where main courses cost between 25€ and33€. The kitchen plays with such adventuresome combinations as veal liver in sage sauce; a spring roll filled with fresh shrimp and leeks; and medallions of venison with purée of chestnut and celery. One delicious dessert served here is the sherry trifle.
Another restaurants with a delicious cuisine are: La Bardemcilla (Augusto Figueroa 47. Phone: 91-521-42-56), El Bocaíto (Calle Libertad 4-6 Phone: 91-532-12-19), La Fuencisla (San Mateo 4. Phone: 91-521-61-86), Wok Café (Calle Infantas 44. Phone: 91-522-90-69), Ribeiro do Miño (Calle Santa Brigida 1. Phone: 91-521-98-54).
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