Madrid, Rioja and Ribera del Duero restaurant Reccs

Epicurean Exploits - Food and Recipes
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Staying in Madrid for 4 nights, Laguardia for 3 nights and Arando del Duero 2 nights. Any reccs for restaurants and tapas places.

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I enjoy Jose’ Luis for tapas it is close to the Prado as well! Jose Luis Restaurant, Madrid, Spain
Rafael Salgado 11
28036 Madrid
Tel. 914844300
Metro: Santiago Bernabéu

Can’t help you out much on your other destinations, but my BIL is an attorney in Madrid so I can get you more local type recs if you want.

Feel free to pm me if you need other ideas!

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For Madrid:

Touristy–but a MUST-visit (they say it’s hemingway’s old haunt): El Botin Restaurant–registered in the Guinness Book of Records as the oldest restaurant in the world

Las Cuevas underneath the Plaza Mayor are a MUST–my fave was Meson del Champiñones

Historic: Cafe de orientes

Super nice: Zalacain

For Churros con Chocolate: Chocolateria San Gines

I hear good things about La Broche (never been though)

I’d recommend also wandering through the maze-like neighborhood of La Latina and visit tapareria after tapareria one evening.

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Mark; You must try “Las Duelas” in Haro for dinner…spectacular food and a great list as well.
In Aranda de Duero is a wonderful asador (bodega) called El Lagar…great selection of “jamon.”

Cheers!
Marshall [wink.gif]