The restaurant that pays KultO to cooking well done
And that is what it is: a sincere, open, fun cuisine, served in a pleasant, welcoming and unpretentious place, located in the area where -increasingly- the heart of Madrid's cuisine beats: retirement . The specialty, the tuna , which is prepared in different ways: a product from Cadiz, a Madrid atmosphere and Asian, Mexican or Moroccan touches; in the form of chilies, huitlacoches, guacamoles, hummus (which serve as a courtesy tapa), curries or pestos...
Tuna: the essence
Those responsible for it are Laura Lopez and Jose Fuentes , who had already demonstrated many things in **the Albedrío restaurant and in the Trasteo tavern**, and who dare with everything, mixing without complexes, taking risks... and almost always getting it right.
Two spaces, two cards and two prices . Downstairs, a bar and an area of high tables, more informal, and closer to the open kitchen , where you won't miss a single detail of the action: chefs among Japanese knives, pots of aromatic plants and herbs of all kinds, always present on your plates. Diaphanous, bright, decorated with aquamarine blue tiles that imitate the scales of a fish and some marine motifs in a contemporary key and always with music to set the scene but without being intrusive. Here portions and half portions are chopped , which are presented on the menu in thematic blocks: "From the most traditional bars", "From the most distant neighbourhoods", "Mediterraneans with fusion", "Mediterraneans without confusion". All around 40 euros.
The bar and the kitchen in sight
The one on the second floor is another space formal, delicious, warm and modern , with wood, carpets and details that fill it with personality. In it they eat two tasting menus: €60 (two appetizers, two main courses, two desserts) and €75 for the tuna menu.
The room: where magic happens
In the letter: the black garlic glazed octopus, extremely tender and accompanied by a refreshing turnip and mint salad; the roasted baby squid with unctuous chickpea stew, cooked to perfection; the tataki, fresh, light and tasty; and the extremely tasty oxtail cannelloni.
Roasted baby squid with creamy chickpea stew
The desserts , spectacular: the chocolate cake with various types of tea (matcha, jasmine and bergamot), the lemon pie and the Turkish coffee, made up of coffee in seven textures with cardamom, one of the most celebrated dishes on the menu.
Chocolate cake of various types of tea
WHY GO?
Place to eat well, healthy in a cozy and warm atmosphere. The staff is super nice and the area, the Retiro, is well worth a walk before or after.
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
the wine list It is powerful, with interesting proposals and good value for money.
The KultO team
IN DATA
Address : Ibiza, 4
Schedule: Sundays, Mondays and Wednesdays from 13:00 to 00:00; Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 1:00 p.m. to 02:00 a.m.
Half price: at the bar, around €40, and tasting menus, between €60 and €70.
FIRE!