Holy Week arrives and Madrid is once again confined to the perimeter.
Faced with the impossibility of going to Galicia, Andalusia, Levante or any other coastal community, Madrilenians wanting to give themselves a seafood-based tribute these days have only two options: take a plane and travel to, say, Brittany French or book at
some of the very good seafood restaurants that the Community of Madrid has
(For that reason the capital is considered, gastronomically, the second port in the world, only behind Tokyo), some of which we present below.
Not without first sending a message to sailors: the price of a seafood platter can be as expensive, or cheap, as everyone wants, it only depends on what is ordered, so we strongly recommend never losing sight of the column of the right on the chart ...
Inaugurated in 1975,
El Pescador
(José Ortega y Gasset, 75. Tlf .: 914 021 290) was born with the vocation of offering
the excellent products of Pescaderías Coruñesas
, which guarantees the superior quality of the genre.
In a premises renovated in 2010, the seafood comes from all over the Spanish geography: spider crab and shrimp from the Ría, lobster and lobster from the Cantabrian Sea, crayfish from Marín, Galician barnacles, prawns from Sanlúcar, clams from Carril, red prawns and prawns. white from Huelva, red shrimp from Denia ... and also oysters.
Everything is billed by weight.
Before the pandemic, the bar was always crowded, and it will be again as soon as everything passes.
Also owned by the García family, like
El Pescador
,
O'Pazo
(Reina Mercedes, 20. Tel .: 915 532 333), founded in 1969 but not acquired by the group until 1981.
The offer is practically the same as in the founding house, at slightly higher prices, because the premises are more luxurious.
In both, if you don't want seafood,
you can always order the Evaristo sole
, for two, the best you can have in the capital.
Estimate.
It is not exactly a seafood restaurant, but in a year and a half of life
Estimar
(Marqués de Cubas, 18. Tlf .: 914 292 052), the proposal of chef Rafa Zafra and the Gotanegra family, supplier of fish and seafood from Rosas,
will It has become a must in the city
.
Endorsed by its success in Barcelona,
Estimar's
proposal
has several sections: monumental grilled fish, Andalusian fritters and seafood, such as the memorable trilogy of red prawns from Roses, with the queen of the Mediterranean in three textures and three temperatures: boiled and cold, warm steamed and hot grilled.
In addition, crawfish in carpaccio, sautéed clams, pan-fried razor clams ... and other options that change daily depending on the season and availability.
Rafa.
Two steps from the Retiro,
Rafa
(Nárvaez, 68. Tlf .: 915 731 087) has been one of the neighborhood's references for more than 60 years, both for
aperitifs
in
a fantastic bar where the stars are the Russian salad and the salpicón of Lobster
from the Cantabrian Sea, as well as a seafood tribute with white prawns from Santa Pola, prawns, spider crab, Garrucha red prawns, oysters or shrimp ... or any other bug that is offered off the menu.
Not forgetting his good hand for stews.
The Trainera.
Another illustrious veteran, in this case from the Salamanca district, is
La Trainera
(Lagasca, 60. Tlf .: 915 768 035), opened in 1966 by Miguel García Gómez.
With an unequivocally marine decoration,
products from Galician markets
are shipped by weight
, such as shrimp, barnacles, carril clams, crabs, spider crab, crab or crayfish.
He has a 'little brother',
Los Remos
(A-6, km 12,700, exit 12. Phone: 913 077 230), born in 1980, where the seafood offer is somewhat more concise but, in exchange, has a great sunroom.
Portonovo.
Also located on the Carretera de la Coruña,
Portonovo
(Aguarón, 7, A-6, km 10,500) is another classic, which has been carrying out the motto of its founder, Pepe Limeres since 1968: "
Cooking the sea
".
Oysters, grilled scallops, scallop gratin with onion and acorn-fed ham, marinera clams, crab, spider crab, blue lobster soup rice ... and, every Thursday, the hypercaloric and very comforting stew of Lalín.
Belonging to the same group,
Ponteareas
(Claudio Coello, 96. Tlf .: 915 755 873), in the Salamanca district, is almost a replica of the mother house.
The Telegraph.
In full City,
El Telegrafo
(Father Damien, 44. Tel .: 913 597 083) is one of the flagships of the ever burgeoning Group Oter, Decorated
like an old steamboat it were with a delightful urban terrace
continues to the letter the maxim that Madrid proclaims as a port, with a gender originating from the three seas (almost always with a surname in the form of their place of origin) that surround the peninsula.
Flat oyster from the Ría de Arosa, white shrimp from Huelva, red shrimp from Denia, O'Grove spider crab or Galician barnacle are some of the proposals on the menu.
Finally,
two of those great bargains that Madrid always hides
.
Right in the center,
El Cucurucho del Mar
(Postigo de San Martín, 6. Tlf .: 915 240 841), without great decorative fuss, offers a seafood platter for two people at 38 euros and for four at 68. That may not be the best Seafood of the world, but they are more than worthy and with an unbeatable value for money.
And, in Estrecho,
Naveira do Mar
(Santa Juliana, 57. Phone: 914 594 532), opened in 1983 by Julio Bouza Mourño, who bets on seafood of remarkable quality, which varies almost daily, at affordable prices.
And that, in addition, it has a justly famous hake.
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