tandoor octopus
The new menu of ** Benares ** also pairs with a renewed cocktail menu created by Golden Santiago that runs through the cities of the subcontinent.
When the Indian-London chef, Atul Kochhar thought about opening a branch of his popular restaurant benares outside of London, he began by looking around the entire area of southern Europe and ended up deciding on Spain. And, specifically, Madrid. Not only was he attracted to gastronomic boom that the city lives, also the possibility of good products offered by the country.
The bar, the new space
His signature haute cuisine fit in perfectly with the raw material that he could find in the markets here and the menu of his restaurant, open since 2015, is full of nods to Spanish gastronomy . But now he has decided to go a step further. While reinforcing the bar area, extending and renovating the cocktail bar with Santiago Dorado, Kochhar has created a spanish tapas menu rethought from the Indian techniques, aromas and spices.
It is a menu seven dishes designed to share and to be able to eat it at any time of the day. It is Indian-Spanish, Spanish-Indian street food, transferred to its sophisticated and casual bar space.
baby squid naan
Kochhar has created his version of the classic calamari sandwich: a crispy baby squid naan with a garlic and lemongrass emulsion, in the shape of a taco and a bit spicy. The usual patatas bravas are here crispy banana snacks, mango chutney with Indian cinnamon and tomato sauce and spicy yogurt. and the Galician octopus to fair He does it in a tandoor with salsify cream and fluid torreznos with chili kachimire.
Tandoori paella in Benares
With each dish, you travel between Spain and India, and to complete that journey, the cocktails that Dorado has created have names and are inspired by the most important cities of the Indian subcontinent. Since Jaipur, the already classic cocktail created by Kochhar for the benares original, to Old or New Delhi, all with aromas that want to transport you there.
WHY GO?
For having one foot here and one there . For that squid sandwich in naan accompanied by a Jaipur. Designed, above all, for spicy lovers.
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
In the bar area, in addition to being able to try this new menu at any time of the day, you can order from the restaurant's menu at lunch and dinner. Atul Kochhar's proposal complete.
IN DATA
Address: Zurbano, 5
Telephone: 913 19 87 16
Average price in bar: 30 euros (in the room, 70 euros).
Schedule: Monday to Saturday from 1pm to 1pm. Sundays from 1pm to 4pm.
mango lassi