There are more options than you imagine
"Do you accept restaurant check?". It may be one of the questions that waiters in Madrid hear the most. It's not that we want you to stop redeeming them in chains, but we've told you several options to get you out of your comfort zone... even those days you have a craving for fast food.
Some classic, some discovery and some newcomer to the capital. Don't settle!
** RAWCOCO GREEN BAR ** _(General Pardiñas 21 and Fernando el Santo 4) _
This coffee shop hawaiian soul , in the form of an urban refuge for healthy food, was born in Gijón and already has five stores: apart from the one in the Asturian city, two in Madrid, one in Valencia and one in Palma de Mallorca.
it's perfect for an informal work meeting, for a different afterwork... and for the undecided, because in their Market Plates you can combine several dishes in one: orzo pasta, rice linguine, grilled halloumi cheese or carrot hummus, although the options are endless.
also try its cold-pressed juices, its fruit bowls, its homemade cakes and its smoothies.
If you're celiac, vegetarian or vegan , here you will find your corner in the city. Also, you can go with your dog.
Hawaiian soul in the middle of the city
ARRIGHT _(Pedro Rico 41 and Lopez de Hoyos 8) _
This family restaurant homemade american food , is one of the best options in the Barrio del Pilar, although they also have another place in López de Hoyos.
The ribs cooked for 48 hours, the jalapeño croquettes or the hamburgers (Iberian dewlap, Angus or pork rib and hip) are their star dishes.
ask too your secret letter , because they will surprise you with Mediterranean dishes made with seasonal products such as the artichokes from Tudela, the pink tomato from Altea or the asparagus from Navarra.
** NAKED & SATED ** _(Estebanez Calderon 3-5) _
It is one of the openings of the year in the capital. In this restaurant fast but healthy food they “undress” food to offer us its best version: without hydrogenated fats, without unnecessary additives and without sugars or refined flours.
Also they have eliminated gluten from all their dishes, to avoid cross contamination. Its objective is that we eat without remorse: do not miss the tortilla chips waffles, the quinoa pizza and the healthy chocolate donut.
Its executive chef, **Roberto, from Chef Bosquet **, is a firefighter, triathlete and self-taught in the kitchen, but he has been posting recipes on Instagram for years.
Fast and healthy food: yes, it is possible
** INCLÁN BRUTAL BAR ** _(Álvarez Gato 4) _
One of those discoveries that make you love (even more) Madrid. Modern, rogue and fresh: you will be surprised by the originality and presentation of their dishes, but also its relaxed atmosphere.
you will come back for your risotto trompe l'oeil , for his injected burrata or for his truffled omelette . Here everything is different.
Do not leave without visiting its orchard and without taking a cocktail
** GRAMA ROOTS AND GRAMA LOUNGE ** _(Preciados 40 and Cruz 19) _
when you feel like cachapas or arepas , come here and order your Queen Pepiada (chicken, house mayonnaise and avocado) , the black (black roast, fried plantain and white cheese) or create a personalized one with your favorite ingredients.
But the best is their Venezuelan brunch on Sundays , with shredded beef, chicken or pulled pork, black beans, scrambled eggs, Latin cheese, tequeños and arepitas with cream.
To drink, your jars of mimosa or paper , but also their cocktails or natural juices.
99 SUSHI BAR _(Ponzano 99) _ and ** 19 SUSHI BAR ** _(Health 19) _
Surprise! In one of the best Japanese in Madrid They also accept restaurant checks, both in Ponzano and in their 19 Sushi Bar (Calle Salud, 19).
Respect for the product, Japanese techniques and intense and sophisticated flavors that you can savor in the bull tartar nigiri with gold and avocado , in the Wild boar gyozas with pilonga chestnut infusion or in the lamb ribs in robata with smoked yakinuka, boletus and yuzu juice.
** ZEST ** _(Recollect 10) _
They reinvent traditional dishes, but in its lowest calorie version. to the stove, Jacob Benitez , which creates a Risotto (192 kcal. instead of 730) with false rice, made with konjac root, poultry broth, goat cheese and mushrooms.
Here you will not deprive yourself of anything, because the croquettes have 32 kcal. instead of 100, the patatas bravas (with homemade tomato sauce and no sugar) or the chicken fingers are air-fried and the ice creams are fat-free and high in protein.
They also have cocktails: no syrups, no syrups and no added sugars, Sure.
** CAPICUA GASTROBAR (** _Mariano Barbacid 5, Rivas Vaciamadrid) _
If you work for Rivas Vaciamadrid , it will be good for you. They only accept Ticket Restaurant in your menu of the day (€9.50 choosing dessert or coffee or €9.90 if you want both), but it is one of the best choices.
They also adapt for celiacs and for vegetarians or vegans . You have 4 starters, 4 seconds and 2 desserts to choose from.
GIGI _(Fight 13) _
Mestizo neighborhood cuisine… and one of the best cheesecakes in the city. His menu, "spoon, knife and fork", is a trip around the world: artichokes with foie, steak tartare with mustard ice cream, tropical ceviche or sticky rice with Mediterranean prawns.
Attention, celiac : They also make all their desserts without gluten. From this season open only in the afternoons and evenings , until 2 in the morning: for a snack, for a drink or for dinner.
Note: they only accept Electronic Restaurant Ticket.
** STO GLOBO SUSHI ROOM ** _(Santa Teresa 8) _
For those days when you don't know if you fancy a tray of sushi, a ramen or a tartare. Try their ginger duck gyozas, their flamed salmon niguiris at the table or those with toasted scallops.
And leave room for dessert: although it may seem like a typical Japanese fusion, his creamy cheesecake is already climbing positions in the ranking one of the best in Madrid.
They also sell it whole (€55) if you reserve it more than 24 hours in advance. They accept only check or Sodexo card.
** MAYES BISTRÓ ** _(Valverde Sanctuary 4 and Tierra de Mélide 13A) _
If you live or work for Las Tablas or Montecarmelo you have to know their signature burgers, famous throughout the northern outskirts of Madrid.
They have 17 different types and their names (from Florinda Chico to Cervantes, passing through Frida or Dalí) and their ingredients will catch your attention: pineapple jam, Iberian sobrassada, Zújar cream cheese or pear chutney.
Also have vegetarian and vegan options (from chickpeas or tofu) .