Eight places to eat delicious and cheap in Madrid

• Genuine tacos and kebab, signature sandwiches, roasted or fried chicken ... Here are good options to enjoy a tasty meal for 15 euros or less

Few cities have a culinary offer as wide as Madrid and, that despite the many bars and restaurants that have closed their doors due to the pandemic.

However, there is still a group of brave entrepreneurs who feed us well and cheaply every day.

And it is that in the capital you can enjoy

.

STEP TO CHICKEN

We started with a modest food that can achieve status

in good hands:

At

, a small chain with five establishments, it is the

.

Of

origin

and fresh, they are marinated with

, the owners say, and

charcoal

with ecological charcoal.

Rich, tasty and adjusted in price, for example, 1/2 chicken, accompanied by two garnishes to choose from, artisan bread and a drink comes out for 12.95 euros.

Address:

José Ortega y Gasset, 54 (and four more branches).

Tel .: 91 990 54 66.

El comal, by Doce Chiles.

Another good and affordable option is

Their juicy and crispy fried chicken pieces prepared New Orleans style are a real vice.

The secret?

They are

, either their

, crunchy on the outside and tasty on the inside;

their

traditional and juicy

that can be served with homemade bourbon or Hot Louisiana sauces;

their burgers or their salads, all with chicken.

Average price: 12 euros.

Address:

Libertad, 13. Telf .: 622 00 76 33 / Andrés Mellado, 54. Telf .: 644 71 61 41.

Kebab

Who says that in Madrid there are no good places to eat kebab?

Well, to start there we have the

, whose owner and chef, Georges, has a long professional experience in Spain (he worked for years in a well-known

in the capital) and, they say, that on some occasion his services have been required by Casa Real.

He prepares it every day "with meat and chicken fillets, which we assemble one by one, and marinate ourselves daily. He

, we do not do anything industrial", explains Georges.

Georges' shawarma costs six euros, and can be accompanied by potatoes and a drink and other dishes such as hummus, falafel, tabouleh ...

Address:

Meléndez Valdés, 64. Tel. 91 543 08 77.

And we don't get very far.

On the same street is

, a small and somewhat soulless establishment, opened in 1978, from where some of the best oriental bites are dispatched.

Made with quality meat, their kebabs are so

that, although their owner is not the personified sympathy, when the closure is lifted ("there are nights when I am tired and I do not open", he tells us) he usually has customers

.

They are served in single or double format, with normal or stronger sauce.

Price: 5 euros.

Address:

Meléndez Valdés, 67. Tel .: 91 549 58 65.

The Sanducherie.

Tacos

We continue in an international and taquera key.

In the Mercado de la Paz, there is a little corner, where Blanca

based on corn dough

, which she kneads and fills with dedication.

This is

, a stand specializing in Mexican tacos.

If Blanca is the queen, the king is the

, that traditional iron plate used in Mexico for cooking.

The proposal is varied,

(cochinita pibil, chicken tinga, with mole oxaqueño with chicken, each for 3.50 euros; you can also order a trio, 10 euros) and

(3.75 euros; 10 the trio), guacamole, quesadillas ...

Address:

Ayala, 28. Telf .: 91 449 70 43.

Authentic flavors and traditional recipes are the guarantees that they wield in

, the first place that this renowned Mexican chain of the same name opens in the capital.

Its menu offers 20 varieties of tacos, from classics such as al pastor to new ones, such as steer (with green pork rinds, campechano, chopped onion, cuaresmeno chili ...).

And charro beans, and tortilla chips with guacamole, and Oaxaca cheese chicharron ... Average price: 15 euros.

Address:

Ponzano, 91. Telf .: 91 2 51 69 72.

Craft 19.

Sandwiches and sandwiches

Sandwiches are a good and nutritious way to eat and also to get to know different gastronomic cultures.

At

they know this well and that is why their proposal is a trip around the world without leaving Madrid.

Their

(as they call the sandwiches in Latin America) are presented divided in two and accompanied by truffled potatoes.

Dare with the

(shredded pork cooked at low temperature, slices of natural turkey, Dijon mustard, pickles and havarti cheese), with the

(mushrooms baked with thin slices of garlic, extra virgin olive oil and sage, aioli sauce and tomato slices and smoked cheese) or with the

(pork tenderloin, tomato slices, Parmesan, arugula, avocado and roasted peppers).

Average price: 15 euros.

Address:

Santa Teresa, 1. Tel .: 917 00 27 02.

Craft 19

is a small place in the Vallehermoso Market that was

to end the unsuccessful

for its owner, Craig Kolleger.

This New Yorker living in Madrid, tired of not finding "a

worthy of its name", decided to open with his wife Craft 19. And that bite is the soul of a short menu of handcrafted American sandwiches: pulled pork , cheese gratin, pastrami, of course ... Average price: 13 euros

Address:

Vallehermoso, 36. Telf .: 690 62 55 12.

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