Seafood without leaving Madrid
The taste that ** Madrid ** has towards seafood is not something new. At the end of the 1960s, the first great seafood restaurants that, to this day, have become true temples of the fruits of the sea.
And it is that in the capital, the seafood of the Atlantic coasts is almost brought directly from the fish market to the plate. For sample, seven buttons:
** O'PAZO .** One of the extrasensory experiences that can make you levitate like Santa Teresa without leaving your chair is, without a doubt, going to the O'Pazo seafood festival.
Located in the Tetuán neighborhood, this seafood restaurant opened its doors back in 1969 without knowing that it was going to become a benchmark in the city, possibly thanks to Evaristo Garcia, fish and shellfish entrepreneur who took over the business in 1981.
O'Pazo is for the lover of fish and shellfish what a candy store does to a child addicted to sugar because he has a great product, with the guarantee seal of Pescaderías Coruñesas, which arrives at the table in the form of crabs, lobster, carabineros, Norway lobsters, spider crabs and all the flower and cream of the fruits of the sea. Noteworthy is the 'Evaristo sole' and pil pil hake cheeks . And for dessert, pancakes. Address: calle Reina Mercedes, 20. Average price: €75.
** LA TRAINERA .** The passion for marine life has led some intrepid to recreate marine life inside a ship on dry land. That was what Miguel García brought to the capital, when he settled in the Salamanca district in 1966 in order to show the beauty of good seafood.
And he triumphed. So much so that today his children Rosa and Juan have taken over one of the most picturesque seafood restaurants in the city.
In the visit to La Trainera you cannot miss a table with oysters, spider crab and barnacles from the Galician estuaries, delicious crab and some prawns with the perfect point. Among the recommendations, monkfish to the trainera and the txangurro they can conquer the most skeptical. They also leave a gap for Galician beef and Jabugo ham. And one of the best dishes on the menu: the affection with which they treat you. Address: calle Lagasca, 60. Average price: €60
The Galician estuaries at your table
MENDEZ RESTAURANT. Located in the new gastronomic focus of the city, the establishment of the Méndez brothers meets 45 years in the circuit of the most traditional seafood restaurants in the capital.
It is one of those that has not neglected the Madrid dish, including tripe and oxtail that appear in a letter between the octopus a feira and clams a la marinera. A real pleasure to be able to enjoy at the same table a crab or a crab from the Galician coast with a good sirloin.
You can even finish with a placid desktop with a digestif on the boulevard of Calle Ibiza. Address: calle Ibiza, 33. Average price: €45
PORTOBELLO SEAFOOD RESTAURANTS. It is one of the busiest places for lawyers and executives due to its proximity to the Plaza de Castilla courts in its two locations. in 2018 celebrate four decades serving seafood in a place where it is not uncommon to find the occasional famous postín assiduous to the courts.
The ones that are really legal are their eggs 'snuggled up' with shrimp , which is the first thing they will recommend to you as soon as you step foot in the restaurant. What is perhaps on guard court is its high prices for a cold or hot seafood that is not especially top. Yes indeed, to go for tapas it is quite more than acceptable. A classic. Address: José Castán Tobeñas street, 1; Rosario Pino Street, 18). Average price: €65
Eggs 'snuggled up' with shrimp
RAFA RESTAURANT. Are 60 years those that this mythical seafood restaurant located at the foot of the Retiro Park fulfills and that continues to be filled to the brim with seafood lovers and locals with tradition.
Although it has the problem that it is sometimes very difficult to find a place at the bar, this is one of the busiest seafood restaurants in the neighborhood. Perhaps because in addition to their portions and half portions, the fabulous seafood that it offers can be devoured without greater limit than what each one wants to put on.
The reputation of its Russian salad and its seafood salad is well known, although if we have to recommend a menu dish, the sea bass and salmon tartare It can transport you to another galaxy. Product from the fish market to the plate. What if, It is one of the best bars in the capital, why deceive us? Address: calle Narváez, 68. Average price: €55
SEAFOOD CIRCLE. It is undoubtedly one of the big reveals . we moved to Aluche to find the typical neighborhood seafood restaurant , located in a commercial gallery, whose interior hides a modern and avant-garde aesthetics , which may well put all the others in check.
Círculo Marisquería, the youngest of all, opens in a large and bustling bar where seafood dishes fly overhead, hypnotizing the nose with a Festival of aromas of sea and mountains not allowed for cardiacs.
Grilled or boiled, Círculo's seafood is a high-quality product that can never come without its already famous Circle mussel casserole. Its crispy, zero-greasy fritters from baby squid, anchovies and squid , would surprise more than one Andalusian. Without a doubt, outstanding. Address: Calle Oliva de Plasencia, 1. Average price: €35
Barbecue!
** COMBARRO .** To talk about the origin of this other classic we have to go back to 45 years ago . would be in 1973 when Manuel Dominguez opened the first of the restaurants, its particular tribute to the fruit of the Atlantic coast, which has made it another cornerstone of the Olympus of Madrid's seafood restaurants.
In 1997, he opened Sanxenxo _ (Calle Ortega i Gasset, 40) _ his second establishment. Combarro is above all a restaurant that advocates eating in an elegant and distinguished place, with a certain old whiff that is even appreciated.
The seafood bacchanal, in which there is no lack razor clams, scallops, shrimp and clams , can precede dishes as curious as lamprey or turbot Highly in demand at this time of year.
And for dessert, baptize the Santiago cake with a bit of pomace. They will appreciate it. Address: calle Reina Mercedes, 12. Average price: €75