Posted by: Xena
a description about other places to eat in Madrid - 11/16/00 04:19 AM
One time we ate in a restaurant between Gran Via and Sol named Los Tres Cocines. We ate the paella, which tasted really great. It was a little too expensive retaurant, with the speciality "grilled assorted seafood" was about 5000pst, but contained a lobster and looked excellent. It is a kind of fancy restaurant.
Another favorite of ours was Arysol, this is a restaurant (and bar) located very near Puerta del Sol with a lot of seafood in the window. I think they serve mostly seafood. I ate boquerones fritos (really great), clams, oysters. They were great, but don't eat the shrimps which are fired in egg and flour, they are very greasy and I hated them. A fried half of chicken with potatoes and salad was great and did cost around 1200 pst.
Museo del Jamon: I confirm your opinions about it, it's an ok place to eat for the money (525 pst for grilled trout!!!). Just that it looks more like a fast food than as an restaurant.
If you go in La Vaguada (which is a very big mall in Madrid) you can drink a beer or eat something (I recommend the boquerones in vinegar) at a corner bar on the second floor I think, named La Antena. They gave us tapas, the food tasted great and the barman (or the owner - I don't know) was the most joyfull and communicative person I met in all Madrid. He sang to us and made all kind of funny remarks, well, I liked him a lot.
Vips is a chain of press and magazine shops which is open till 3-4am and serve great breakfeasts and, well, you can stay for a coffee there.
Another favorite of ours was Arysol, this is a restaurant (and bar) located very near Puerta del Sol with a lot of seafood in the window. I think they serve mostly seafood. I ate boquerones fritos (really great), clams, oysters. They were great, but don't eat the shrimps which are fired in egg and flour, they are very greasy and I hated them. A fried half of chicken with potatoes and salad was great and did cost around 1200 pst.
Museo del Jamon: I confirm your opinions about it, it's an ok place to eat for the money (525 pst for grilled trout!!!). Just that it looks more like a fast food than as an restaurant.
If you go in La Vaguada (which is a very big mall in Madrid) you can drink a beer or eat something (I recommend the boquerones in vinegar) at a corner bar on the second floor I think, named La Antena. They gave us tapas, the food tasted great and the barman (or the owner - I don't know) was the most joyfull and communicative person I met in all Madrid. He sang to us and made all kind of funny remarks, well, I liked him a lot.
Vips is a chain of press and magazine shops which is open till 3-4am and serve great breakfeasts and, well, you can stay for a coffee there.