Where to eat tapas in Madrid? Here are 5 places to enjoy the best tapas in all of Spain.
Each town has its tradition, each city its ritual, in Padua there are spritzes, in Urbino on Thursdays you go out only after one in the morning, in Bologna university night is on Wednesdays. TO Madrid there is "El Via Crucis", the tour of the premises, to find the best tapas.
The tapa was born in Andalusia, Seville, Cordoba, Granada and others, at the end of the 800th century to accompany a sip of good sherry. The custom was to cover the glass of liqueur with a slice of bread, which later became a saucer, to protect the drink from insects and flies. Top which in Spanish means "lid" began to be what the Spaniards put on their glass to cover it from any insects, but soon on the saucer they began to see morsels of meat, vegetables and anything else that today makes up the delicious dish.
Around Plaza Mayor there are a couple of places that are worth attending at least once if you have never tried this ritual, which for the Spaniards and Madrid in particular is a real institution. The seating of the Juana la loca in Plaza Puerta de Moros they are counted and very few but you have to drop by because it is one of the best clubs in Madrid. The metro stop is Latina, on Mondays the restaurant is closed while from Tuesday to Sunday it is open from 12 to 1.30. Tapas cost between € 2.50 and € 5, a glass of wine € 2/3.
Vicino a Plaza Santa Ana there is another large room, Prada to Top in calle Principe 11. The nearest metro stop to reach the club is Sol, Sevilla or Anton Martin. This place is a chain of restaurants and bars that has a very important feature, each chain sells local products such as wine or preserves. The cost of a tapas plus wine is € 7 at the bar and € 12 in the dining room, it is certainly not the cheapest but it is worth a dinner with friends as the place is truly characteristic.
A quaint little place frequented by real people from Madrid is Stop Madrid in Hortaleza 11, Gran Via subway. The bar, located in a former butcher's shop is open from 12 to 16 and from 18 to midnight, closed only on Sundays, offers tapas and wine for € 6. Speaking Spanish is a must here.
The Taberna de los Cien Vinos, Nuncio 17, Latina stop, closed on Mondays and most of August. Excellent wines and environment with beams, bricks and seasonal menus written on blackboards. On Sundays the kitchen is closed, the prices are affordable but if you want to try a specialty, don't miss the Cecina with olive oil.
