Eat the Gran Vía in Madrid.
The restaurant we are It opened a little over a year ago. Accompanying the opening of claw bar and of hotel Barcelo Torre Madrid, in that corner of luxury, controlling the rise of the Gran Vía to Callao and dominating the entire Plaza de España.
It soon went viral: the somewhat glam, somewhat kitsch décor of Jaime Hayon attracted the instagramer audience. Above all, around that towering gold bar that transported you to a party from the 50s.
Now this summer wants us to come back: that triumphant styling has not changed, but its gastronomic proposal has.
Guadarrama beef steak tartare.
Peruvian, Asian inspirations, international twists are over. The new menu that chef Rubén Vázquez has created for Somos y Garra Bar (Somos Garra to summarize) is a tribute to that Madrid street that all the tables in the restaurant look at.
Is a absolutely pure proposal, with seasonal products from the surrounding area, such as the Guadarrama beef used to make the tartar or the asparagus from Aranjuez that accompany the low-temperature eggs.
Among the starters, dishes designed to share, there is even one that is from Madrid from the title: the traditional Madrid salad or the 'Primavera de Madrid' salad.
Fresh and very traditional dishes to watch the heat of the city over your shoulder, with superiority, thanks to those views, from the heights of the Madrid Tower.
Among the main ones, there are meats and fish. The veal is still all from Guadarrama: entrecote or sirloin. There is Iberian secret 5 Jotas and candied lamb shoulder. And one of those stews that remind you of grandma: chicken in pepitoria
From the sea comes cod (is there anything more traditional than cod?) on tomato and mango; the roasted octopus leg or the sea bass.
The tables on the Plaza de España.
And although the menu is very summery, in color and flavor, a good spoon a Madrilenian likes it even in August: hence the verdinas stewed with monkfish at low temperature.
At Claw Bar, the cocktail bar and the snack menu follow the same line: vermouth is the king and the appetizers, inspired by the usual ones in Madrid, too, like the anchovies on chips.
WHY GO
By the salmorejo, the salad, that veal… and for the desserts Sandra Villazon. The very Madrid 'From Madrid to the sky': donuts on arbutus cream and violet ice cream. Or your 'All chocolate', just as the name announces and zero cloying.
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
Breakfast at Hotel Barceló Torre Madrid It is served and eaten with the same views as the lunch or dinner at Somos. It is a buffet show open to guests and also to anyone who wants to start the day on Gran Vía.
Low temperature eggs with asparagus from Aranjuez.
Address: Hotel Barcelo Torre in Madrid. Plaza de España, 18 See map
Telephone: 91 524 23 99
Schedule: From 1pm to 4pm and from 7pm to 11pm.
Additional schedule information: Garra Bar: Sunday to Tuesday from 10:30 a.m. to 1 a.m.; Wednesday to Saturday from 10:30 to 2H
Half price: €35. Executive menu: €22 and €29. Claw Bar: €15