Seven neighborhood restaurants where you can eat luxuriously

Highlights: Seven neighborhood restaurants where you can eat luxuriously. From Coslada to Leganés, passing through Alcorcón and Barajas. More and more diners are traveling to discover attractive proposals at generally reasonable prices that are not popular in fashionable neighborhoods. There is gastronomic life (and a lot of it) beyond the M-30 in Madrid. The restaurants - not all of them are by any means - show that in the periphery the cooking and eating is wonderful.

They are not on the usual gastronomic circuit of the capital nor do they need to be. From Coslada to Leganés, passing through Alcorcón and Barajas, these restaurants - far from it...

Amaya Garcia

Updated Saturday, March 23, 2024-00:22

Muyummy, the restaurant where you will go to dinner in Coslada

They are not on the usual gastronomic circuit of the capital nor do they need to be. From Coslada to Leganés, passing through Alcorcón and Barajas, these restaurants - not all of them are by any means - show that

in the periphery the cooking and eating is wonderful

. More and more diners are traveling to discover attractive proposals at generally reasonable prices that are not popular in fashionable neighborhoods. There is gastronomic life (and a lot of it) beyond the M-30.

Egun On

Grilled octopus with tetilla cheese and revolcona potato from Egun On.

With the octopus as its flag, this place with

the air of a

Basque

txoko

(hence the name) has made a name for itself inside and outside the Barajas neighborhood. They prepare it Galician style, grilled, in a croquette version or braised with truffle. Edu Collado is in charge of making the product shine in the kitchen, which in recent times he has gained in creativity. The octopus is brought from Morocco, from the Dakhla area, where this cephalopod is known for its great flavor and magnificent quality. For dessert, brioche French toast with cheese ice cream.

Where
: Pº del Zurrón, 31. Average price: €40-50

Shoal

Belén Cedeño, from Cardumen.

Located in a

car dealership in Vallecas

, this restaurant is a reference in fish and seafood. It all started in a family fishmonger (located in the same industrial estate and from which they serve more than 1,500 restaurants) and today it is a

foodie

destination in itself. Product and embers are the basis of the proposal led by Belén Cedeño in the kitchen. In their winery they have more than 1,200 references. They also have an informal snack bar based on preserves and small fish, La Lonjería, right in front.

Where
: Avda. de la Albufera, 323. Average price: €60-70

The local product is the protagonist in Lur.

Lur

This dining room - what used to be Kándida - in

Legazpi

is giving a lot of talk with its cuisine, always sticking to local and seasonal products and executed with great delicacy. Behind are the chefs Lucía Gutiérrez (21) and Sergio Vera (24), who met in Zuberoa. Three dishes that they now offer on the menu: some spring vegetables from the garden, soft, mashed escabeche and preserved apple, a stew of Iberian pork tail, charcoal-grilled crayfish, licorice and lime and a wild boar loin, mole and cauliflower.

Where
: Bolívar, 11. Average price: €40-60

Santé squid, Leganés dining room.

Santé

This space in Leganés has been incorporated this year into the

Bib Gourmand

list - which rewards quality/price ratio - of the Michelin Guide. Yours is a

product and ember

proposal . They work with top-level suppliers and always stick to what the season offers. The confit leeks, the veal sweetbreads, the Ricardo Fuentes red tuna parpatana and the Discarlux steak tartare are some of the proposals on the menu. To accompany so much temptation, they offer more than 450 wine references.

Where
: Av del Dos de May, 1 (Leganés). Average price: €45.

Derzu Bar burger.

Derzu

This oriental cuisine

establishment

has been fighting (a good one) in

Barajas

for years now . Based on rolls, dimsum and gyozas, they have captivated the residents of the neighborhood, but also people from outside. Creativity and a lot of care is what they put into all their dishes, where the noodles, padthais and rice shine. They usually offer very appetizing off-menu menus. Their small place is usually packed on weekends, so it's a good idea to make a reservation. The team's attention and recommendations are usually very accurate.

Where
: Bahía de Palma, 4B. Average price: €30-40

balamus

Balamo Take Away.

A proposal of high-quality fish and seafood with more than reasonable prices. Its 4,200 square meters of premises and its vertical garden - the largest in Europe - have made it

an attraction in Alcorcón

. It has eight spaces, adapted to the needs of diners. The shrimp salad, the escarole and cod salad, the fried food (dogfish, squid...) and its seafood and grills for two are safe bets. The rice dishes, such as the sweet one with lobster and carabineros, are ten.

Where
: Cooperación, 11 (Alcorcón). Average price: €30-50

Veryummy

Chef Sergio García, in the kitchen of Muyummy.SERGIO GONZÁLEZ VALERO

The chef Sergio García is in charge of this small establishment serving

hooligan and tasty cuisine in Coslada

that tastes like Asia and where improvisation is part of the script. In the neighborhood everyone knows them and little by little his name has reached the ears of

foodies

more accustomed to reserving tables in downtown dining rooms. There are nine dishes on the menu and the classics are always on the menu hanging on one of the walls: Mr. Ping ribs, fried chicken and gnocchi, Korean lasagna and the knuckle and kale burger. In them, curries are essential.

Where
: Virgen de la Cabeza, 26 (Coslada). Average price: €35.