Like on a street in Beijing.
Going from the hustle and bustle of the center of Madrid, the very Calle Preciados, next to Callao, to the neon streets of Taiwan full of street food . That's what I was looking for and got it the innkeeper Pedro Lee on his (pen)last project, **Misska.**
Recently opened in Madrid (and already followed by another location in the city of Bilbao), Misska is a reflection of what Pedro Lee missed the most from his country, Taiwan: “Street food”, he says. "When I go there it's the first thing I do, go to the stalls, each one sells a different type of food." Although he has always had a favorite, without a doubt: "Guo bao, which is Chinese bread stuffed with different things. And what he wanted was to bring it to Spain." As before, he brought a lot of other gastronomy.
Asian street food still life.
Pedro Lee has been living in Spain for 44 years. “I came to Salamanca to study medicine and after a year and a half I realized that it was not for me”, he has a perfect Spanish vocabulary. He went to work "to make money" in hospitality and loved it. He decided to open his own restaurants. "My mother always told me: 'Why do you study medicine, if you end up opening a restaurant,'" he laughs.
The first was Mr Lee in Bilbao, “the second Chinese restaurant in the city”. Later, in 1995, he opened with a partner the Chinese restaurant of the Hotel Villamagna in Madrid. “Until then there was only the cheap neighborhood Chinese with fried rice and chicken with almonds, and I started to bring better new products and dishes that are now in many places,” he explains. And, in the end, he moved to Madrid and in 2000 he opened Saigon Coffee (which has now reopened in a new location), his pretty girl.
Also vegan options.
For this pioneer in Asian gastronomy in our country, Misska is to continue in line with what is being eaten the most in its continent of origin and also what people demand today. He also responds to the "young spirit" of him, how he defines himself, despite his age, which he does not hide (“I am almost 70 years old, but I am like a child,” he says).
Colored lights, we'll have a good time.
In fact, Misska is an attempt to show Madrid his favorite dish since he was young. With recipes that he has been trying and trying until he finds his favorite Taiwanese flavors. "When I was a student, I loved baths, everyone said to me: 'Again with a bath?' And I told them: 'Yes, my name is Lee Bao', he counts. Misska means “gastronomic” because he has not wanted to restrict himself and in the menu he has added more street dishes from other countries (sushi, poké bowl…), but he almost called him Lee Bao.
Baths and baths.
WHY GO
because the decoration of Jose Arroyo It takes you out of Madrid for a while and takes you to Taiwan and the flavors imported by Pedro Lee even more. The bathrooms They are the stars, but there are dishes for all tastes: sushi, dumplings, wok...
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
The possibility of going all day. Open from noon to midnight. An aperitif or afternoon snack with one of their cocktails. In addition, it has some terrace tables in the center.
Address: Calle de Preciados, 33 See map
Telephone: 91 819 29 73
Schedule: Sunday to Thursday from 12:30 p.m. to 12:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday from 12:30 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Half price: €20. Menu of the day: €11.95