Okay I made many errors in the previous post, let me put the addresses down so you can find these gems for Madrid dining!

First it's Plaza de Santa Ana for Cervecería Alemana, not Plaza de Santa Marta
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plaza_de_Santa_Ana

Cervercería Alemana
https://www.cerveceriaalemana.com/main/

Café Central
https://www.cafecentralmadrid.com

Llhardy
https://lhardy.com/en/

And it's not Plaza de Canillejas (a not so nice neighborhood on the outskirts of the city) but rather Plaza de Canalejas.

Cafe Comercial
https://cafecomercialmadrid.com


And a bonus, I love the three tapas at Casa Labra off the Puerta del Sol. They have other things, but people go for these three tapas specifically:
Tajada de bacalao – 2,00 € (deep fried cod)
Croqueta de bacalao – 1,40 € (cod croquette...absolutely divine)
Banderilla de Atún en Escabeche – 1,90 € (canned tuna speared on a stick with a slice of tomato, it's really good)
Empanadilla de Carne (little deepfried meat pie)– 2,00 €

They have seating inside but they also do a brisk sort of "to-go" thing where you order at the window and then eat standing up at a tiny table on the street. It can get verrry crowded but they are efficient. http://www.casalabra.es/en/

Enjoy the christmas lights! Buy a décima for the Spanish christmas lottery.

I really like Cafe Central in Plaza del Ángel for a copa (cocktail) at night. They have jazz most nights but I like going right after the jazz ends around midnight (when yo don't have to pay a cover charge for the jazz) and just sit there until 2 am with a gin tonic listening to whoever is noodling around on stage for free. It is located right next to Plaza de Santa Marta which has the famous Cervecería Alemana of Hemingway fame. (Cervecería Alemana is good but the food is so, so salty.) Plaza de Santa Ana has a lot of restaurants with seating in the plaza. the food is so-so but it is a nice atmosphere.

Another place that has EXCELLNET food is Llhardy. It's tucked away up the street leading off Puerta del Sol on the way to Plaza de Canillejas (which itself has a nice cocktail bar, Bar Príncipe that has a nice view).

And a really decent restaurant that has been a
round forever is Cafe Comercial (located right at the Plaza de Bilbao/Bilbao metro stop). Recently got renovated and under new ownership that took it in a kind of Miami nightlife direction, but the food is quite good and the atmosphere is nice.

We just came back from Madrid. The ones we booked ahead using Michelin turned out to be just OK, but I really enjoyed a random restaurant we went on the last day, Bar Manero.

The luxury food market San Miguel is a great place to snack and watch (or fight) the crowd.

Was a long time ago, but it was fabulous
https://andilana.com/locales/la-finca-de-susana/

Anonymous wrote:The YouTuber James Blick has amazing recommendations on his channel, Spain Revealed.

https://www.youtube.com/@spainrevealed

Highly suggest a food tour through Devour Tours your first day -- super fun.

+1

Do not miss Alex Cordobes for cheesecake

The YouTuber James Blick has amazing recommendations on his channel, Spain Revealed.

https://www.youtube.com/@spainrevealed

Highly suggest a food tour through Devour Tours your first day -- super fun.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Going in a few weeks! I'd love any recommendations for dining options (I know about the Mercado) - cafes, restaurants, bars. Anything and everything. Please share, thank you.

Use Yelp or recommendations from hotel concierge.

Do t use yelp and only concierge from certain hotels.

Casa Botin, churros- San Gines is most famous

Estancia La Adriana off Puerto del sol.

TimeOut Madrid is great - you will have to translate the website pages if you don't know spanish, but there are great restaurant recommendations in it.

Here are some places to start:

https://www.eater.com/maps/best-madrid-restaurants-38

https://guide.michelin.com/us/en/comunidad-de-madrid/madrid/restaurants/bib-gourmand?sort=distance

https://www.frommers.com/destinations/madrid/restaurants

Jose Andres has a travel show where he goes to many parts of Spain, Madrid included. He takes his daughter's to eat around each city. You should check it out.

Anonymous wrote:Going in a few weeks! I'd love any recommendations for dining options (I know about the Mercado) - cafes, restaurants, bars. Anything and everything. Please share, thank you.

Use Yelp or recommendations from hotel concierge.

Going in a few weeks! I'd love any recommendations for dining options (I know about the Mercado) - cafes, restaurants, bars. Anything and everything. Please share, thank you.