Diego Cabrera IS BACK
Salmon Guru it is not a copy of a copy. It has a powerful personality, a tropical air, a roguish touch, allusions to comics, little corners for declarations of love and a table, half table, half stage, which promises to bring many laughter and satisfaction.
But, let us start at the beginning. The door is a black door, without any allusion to the world of the combined and with golden letters that say Salmon Guru. No accent on salmon and no accent on guru, so that both are international, vocation that both the neighborhood and the bartender share . And a name that, in addition to being sexy, has its history: that of the fish, for his healthy habit of going against the current and adapting to the terrain in which he is ; and that of guru, for what this implies sustained learning over the years, because that is what the Indian was called, and also (he does not say that, the rest of us say it), because Diego is very much a guru in this world of his, that of cocktails.
Already the entry begins to explain a little more about what this is about, with a nook with a showcase as a small museum (in which the one who signs here finds the siphon with the British coat of arms brought from a London market that she gave to the bartender years ago), with ancient relics, cocktail shakers with many shakes on top and curiosities such as the Bottle of Bitter Worker (the aperitif of the working classes with a communist proclamation included), a Fernet with a lead stopper or a Cuban aged rum called Commander Fidel.
The atmosphere is nice, the perfect light and refreshing air with that green color, which gives the sensation of getting into a mint forest. the boys from Madrid in Love , responsible for the interior design, have thought it through and chose this tone, which was that of Formula 1 in the 1930s.
psychedelia
Every detail is well thought out and Diego (as a good Argentine) likes to tell it carefully and passionately: the school poster explaining taste, the sterilizer, the cocktail shakers, the glasses, the glasses of a thousand shapes and sizes... He has bought many of them himself rummaging through flea markets and fairs around the world. And he goes on.
Various environments with various atmospheres fit into the final puzzle: the bar with high stools for those who do not like to miss anything; the area of low tables, retro velvet armchairs and leafy plants for those looking for a good chat; the most underground and graffiti booth... and the large wooden table, in the area decorated with allusions to comics and the culture of the 80s and even an interpretation of the Schweppes building in Callao, where a bartender will take care exclusively of the clients who reserve it. To have a cocktail, to taste the black menu or to make pairings with a good and tasty snack made in house (croquettes, crudités, pickles...) And not necessarily a bartender from the house, but also one from other latitudes make a cameo and continue to rejuvenate the mint aroma of this cocktail bar day by day.
This is a mixologist's paradise
The menu is at the height of the place: from a selection of classics, with their margaritas, their mai tai and their mojito on duty executed with Swiss watch precision, to the really interesting: the team's creation cocktails like the Montepalo Original (Montepalo liqueur, gin, white mezcal, lemon juice, passion fruit, mint and sugar), the tiki taka (white tequila, fernet, white cocoa liqueur, lemon juice, pink grapefruit juice, orange juice and sugar) ; or sparkling wines like Bulls (Andes demon pisco, lemon juice, mint bitters, rhubarb bitters, sugar and sparkling wine) ...
And when one thinks that everything is over, it turns out that the thing continues, because a barred door, whose key hangs from the necks of all the waiters, leads, down some little stairs, to a dungeon-like place . Something that really is in the antipodes, since this exposed brick vaulted space custody of the aforementioned black card, the rare avis of the house, those limited edition bottles, sold out, brought from abroad or requetepremium, that the client can taste at will or guided by Diego's knowledge and verbiage. He promised to return. And he has done it big. And we are grateful.
... and lovers of signature cocktails
WHY GO?
For the name that is behind it, Diego Cabrera , and also because from September it will be the trendy cocktail bar and you have to take advantage during the summer that people go to the terraces and that it is cool here.
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
For its Greck Citrics cocktail (vodka with lemon, pineapple juice, lemon juice, fresh cucumber, mint and sugar).
IN DATA
Address : Echegaray, 21
Schedule: from Tuesday to Sunday from 5:00 pm to 2:00 am (Friday and Saturday, 2:30 am). The kitchen is open from 6:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. every day it is open.
Half price : classic cocktails, €9; creation, €10; sparkling wines €12 and non-alcoholic €8.