Prepare to wait because it's worth it
The summer festival that you never miss or that game of the century are situations in which you know that you have no choice but to arm yourself with patience and "suffer" that queue to get in to see a show that will make you reach ecstasy.
How about we get some tickets for your next gastronomic tribute?: 20 stools and an exclusive bar where dishes parade that travel through the Asian geography or through the memory of your childhood (or that of your parents).
Yes, we are talking about a place that does not accept reservations and in which you can only access after queuing but that "effort" is rewarded with a high experience from the hand of a great team that will take care of you behind the bar. Play the music and enjoy!
We start the feast with a Nakeima classic such as your cheek, tail or pigeon dumplings and its delicious siu mai with Iberian jowls all homemade (mass included) . With the hand and a bite.
The spongy texture and light baths with a powerful stuffing of shrimp and chicken with Iberian mayonnaise, subtlety in the shapes and forcefulness in the flavour, a binomial that invites you to repeat.
the turn of nigiris It is usually formed by a trio that does not fail: garlic prawn, bacon and carnivore...to eat twenty.
Large dishes in the form of small bites parade every day through that bar that never stops reinventing itself , in the memory remain the lamprey chirasi, the frog legs saam, the pig's ear, the Mr. Chang bunwich, his ramen and the pigeon kitkat.
Nakeima It is a hooligan place in its concept and in its cuisine (Freestyle Asian Food!, as they say), there is no dish that cannot go through the roller of your creativity without it being practically blurred from the memory and without losing its essence. Good proof of this can be the thai tripe or their (incredible) tortilla sandwich.
Since your beginnings Nakeima It is a place that has opted to improve and the wines are a good example of this, hand in hand with enjoyments such as Ignacio, Vicky or Dani a menu has been put together that has progressively increased in quality and coherence with the solid part. The ideal place to discover wines and ask without fear (the bar is what it has).
Desserts have also increased in complexity and flavor , from the beginning with that 'Cheesecake in your face' to last year's Nakeima-style 'pajama'.
One last piece of advice, enjoy the food but don't forget to enjoy the people who share that queue with you , the atmosphere in Nakeima is unique and very fun and maybe, who knows, you get a “bonus track” as a gift.
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Address: Calle de Melendez Valdes, 54, 28015 Madrid
Schedule: Doors open at 1:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. for morning and night shifts; They close Sunday and Monday.