12 places where homemade croquettes are a delicacy

Few bites are more sublime than a

.

Simple recipe, but not easy -with bechamel sauce and various fillings, although ham is the king;

battered in egg and breadcrumbs and fried in abundant oil-, it is a star tapa in bars and restaurants and, for having it, it even has its

(January 16).

Here are 12 addresses (in alphabetical order) with some of the most desired croquettes in Madrid, which -although they are not our mother's- taste like home.

Iberian ham, in Arzábal Retiro.

ARZABAL RETREAT

A hit of

cuisine

, in this contemporary restaurant run by Iván Morales and Álvaro Castellanos, they opt for the classic

-made with latxa sheep's milk, which provides an intense flavour- and

.

Creamy and with a crunchy wrapper, they are a good size (a half portion, 4 pieces, 8.50 euros).

The ham ones can also be eaten at El Jardín de Arzábal, at the Reina Sofía Museum.

Avenida de Menéndez Pelayo, 13. Tel.: 91 409 56 61.

Ham and boiled egg croquette, at La Bien Aparecida.

THE WELL APPEARED

Very creamy and made with boiled egg and lacón, they are served in this dining room of Grupo Cañadío (Jorge Juan, 8).

Essential on any self-respecting

route , its fluid bechamel sauce and a light batter delicately wrap the filling (the portion, 8 units, 19 euros).

They have pork shoulder and egg in two other group locations:

(Gran Vía, 1.13.50 euros/8 pieces) and

(Plaza de Santa Bárbara, 4.14 euros/8 pieces).

They make cooked meat in

(Velázquez, 54.10.50 euros/8 pieces) and chorizo ​​(since 1981) in

(Conde de Peñalver, 86.14 euros/8 pieces).

Jorge Juan, 8. Tel. 91 159 39 39.

Varied croquettes, at Casa Julio.

JULY HOUSE

Since its inception, this hundred-year-old Malasaña tavern has served ham, although the offer has grown to offer

: Rioja ground beef, blue cheese, spinach with raisins and gorgonzola cheese, mushrooms with leek, tuna with egg, black pudding with Quince.

Totally homemade and traditional dough,

they would sell "

. Now, with the capacity, not even half, but I'm not complaining, because I always have people," says

, owner of this house founded in 1921 that back in 2000

.

Price: 14 euros the portion (12 pieces) and 8 euros the average (six).

Wood, 37. Tel.: 91 522 72 74.

Stewed croquettes, in Colósimo.

COLOSSIMO

Brothers Ricardo and Mané Romero do not lose sight of their

and draw on the cuisine of their land to make delicious stew croquettes with the

.

After passing them through bread, they put them in the refrigerator for about eight hours so that, when frying them, they do not break.

Price: 12 euros (6 units) and 2.20 euros per piece.

José Ortega y Gasset, 67. Tel.: 91 453 14 25.

Cod, in Dantxari.

DANTXARI

In the Basque dining room of the brothers

, whose kitchen has just been joined by the experienced

(Goizeko Kabi and Gaztelupe), the star is a fine morsel of

With sheep's milk they prepare a

bechamel to which they incorporate the fish, which "is present in a very balanced way. The result is

, adds Jesús Medina.

Price: 12 euros per serving (six units), 8 euros for the average (four pieces) and 2 per unit.

Ventura Rodríguez, 8. Tel.: 91 542 35 24.

In Florida Park they serve Iberian ham.

FLORIDA PARK

Those who serve in this macro space of the Retiro -in El Pabellón, La Galería and Los Kioskos- bear the

, gastronomic director of Florida Park, brand new two Michelin stars with his homonymous dining room in Toledo and winner of the best ham croquette Ibérico from the world at Madrid Fusión 2020. The key is that they

, add a little flour and curdle the mixture with gelatin (14.50 euros for a six-piece ration).

In addition, there are

with a spicy touch.

Paseo de Panama, s/n.

In Quinqué they opt for the ham croquettes.

QUINQUE RESTAURANT

In this dining room in the Chamartín neighbourhood, which is now three years old, they opt for Iberian ham.

In its elaboration, the Nacho Manzano school is perceived, since its experienced chefs,

Quique Dacosta, StreetXO, La Bien Aparecida, Bibo Madrid)

(La Bien Aparecida and BiBo Madrid), have passed through some of the establishments of the Asturian chef, such as Casa Marcial, where they met.

And how are your croquettes?

"Although they are made of ham, we give

, points out Emiliano Barbero, head of the dining room.

They are served by portion (12 euros, 8 pieces), half (6 euros, four) and unit (1.50 euros).

: Apolonio Morales, 3. Tel.: 91 073 28 92.

With ham, at El Quinto Vino.

THE FIFTH WINE

Before Luis Roldán founded this tavern, together with Jesús Vila, he already knew what croquettes he would serve: the same ones with which his

entertained him one day.

More than a quarter of a century later and faithful to that recipe, they have them with ham;

homemade and "

, as the mothers prepare them", explains Juan Roldán, today the soul of the place.

Fried in extra virgin olive oil, they are tasty, crunchy on the outside and

the inside and with a rich touch of nutmeg (1.70 euros each).

Hernani, 48. Tel.: 91 553 66 00.

Grilled beef entrails with cecina alioli, at Sagrario Tradición.

TRADITION SACRED

Don't miss out on the tasty morsel with a

that they serve at this updated traditional cuisine establishment, located in Chamartín.

Of "beautiful dimensions", its interior hides a rich bechamel with

, which is wrapped in a crispy batter and topped with a

(3.50 euros each).

Plaza Valparaíso, 3. Tel.: 91 457 91 39.

Iberian ham, in Santerra.

SANTERRA

Chef

has no problem revealing the intricacies of his famous Iberian ham croquette, the best in the world at Madrid Fusión 2018. And that is none other than a bechamel prepared with double cream milk; a

and a batter with panko (2 euros per piece). Sometimes he makes them with

. They can be taken in the three spaces of Santerra:

(Ponzano, 62),

and the

, both in General Pardiñas, 56.

Croquettes, at Pedraza Tavern.

PEDRAZA TAVERN

Along

, the croquette is an iconic preparation in the career of

, the two souls of this dining room in the Salamanca district that has its pillars in the traditional kitchen and in the first class genre.

Good-sized, with a delicate interior and a fine, crunchy batter, they are made with

(2.20 euros per unit) and

(2.30 euros).

And, alternatively and for weeks, they also have chicken and egg (2.20 euros).

And one more croquette: the one that accompanies Carmen's famous stew.

Recoletos, 4. Tel.: 91 342 82 40.

In Viavélez they have them with ham and also with prawns.

VIAVELEZ

The Asturian

's house is a must for fans of Iberian ham and prawn croquettes.

, their interior is creamy and fluid, "so much so that to give them shape we add a bit of gelatin to the dough, which

, they comment from this restaurant-tavern.

Price;

15.75 euros the portion (eight units).

Avenida del General Perón, 10. Tel.: 91 579 95 39.

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