In Madrid,

we are more and more Asian

, gastronomically speaking.

If you doubt it, take a look at the arrival of restaurants that have their common thread in the kitchens of that continent: some bet on a

pedigree sushi bar

, others combine local

produce and recipes from Southeast Asia

, there are those who play with fusion or it takes us to cosmopolitan

Shanghai in

the mid-20th century.

Tottori Hall.

Tottori

Behind this dining room that, after two decades succeeding in Japan, lands in the Salamanca district, there are

three proper names

. The first: that of the ancient fortified city on the Japanese coast, known for its proximity to the

largest

sand dunes in

the country of the Rising Sun. The second:

Haruki Takahashi

, chef from a

line of

traditional

cooks

, founder of Tottori -dining room located in the homonymous city- and sushi master, whose techniques are the soul of the recently inaugurated

Madrid

brother

. And the third:

María Li Bao

who, determined to make the

authentic Asian cuisine known

, is the driving force behind successful projects such as the China Crown Group and also this brand new Tottori.

The staging -with a decoration designed by Bao herself- already warns of the importance of the concept: fabrics made with

gold threads

, delicate tableware, iroko wood on the floor and in the furniture or the large lamp that almost runs through everything ceiling.

A

luxurious environment

to host a high-level gastronomy, designed with the heritage of Takahashi, whose cutting techniques are transferred here and are complemented by the thousand-year-old

Japanese grill

(robata).

Bull nigiri, in Tottori.

The offer is structured in two

closed proposals

(60 and 80 euros per person), created to share and for at least two people. The

Tottori

menu

contains, among other dishes,

cuts of sashimi

(red tuna, salmon and butterfish with truffle sauce) and sea bass nigiri with yuzu and marinated natural wasabi and bull gunkan with natural wasabi. The

Tokuni Tottori

menu

also

includes

blue lobster

sashimi

and an

oyster

. All prepared by a team of chefs from the Japanese city that María Li has brought to Madrid. As for the

liquid menu

, national wines and sparkling wines and also French champagnes.

Direction:

Lagasca, 67. Telephone: 91 821 45 73. It does not close.

Iberian pork needle bun thit lacquered with green mojo, in Baan.

Baan

The Southeast Asian house aspires to be this new restaurant that has opened its doors in the

Recoletos neighborhood

.

Intent that leads even in the name:

Baan, home, in Thai

.

Behind this project is the young and experienced Madrilenian chef

Víctor Camargo

(he has worked in Sudestada, Viavélez, Mugaritz, Casa Bonay), whose objective is to take us on a trip through the cuisines of

Thailand and Vietnam

and, incidentally, explore the culinary cultures of Korea Japan or China.

At Baan, the pillars are clear: local produce and traditional Asian techniques and recipes.

Which in silver translates into cured slices of 180-day matured bass loin of

Cárnicas Lyo

with chipped prawns;

Iberian pork nem rán and black sausage from the Pyrenees

wrapped in lettuce leaves;

the popular Vietnamese dish

bun thit

of lacquered Iberian pork needle with green mojo, tatemado grapefruit and jasmine rice ... And, since we were referring to the techniques, here are some: in wok, the

pad thai of fish hook

cuttlefish with pak choi and fresh rice noodles;

grilled, the matured Galician beef picaña cooked at low temperature or the fish of the day

with black butter

with tangerine emulsion and roasted parsnips.

Pork belly naan stewed in sake and tamari, in Baan.

Within the offer of the place, which has two spaces with

colonial-style

interior design

(dining room on the ground floor;

Cocktail House

upstairs

, with an alabaster bar and reserved),

curry

has a remarkable presence.

For example, the

sea ​​black with fried corvina

, cockles and okras or the

jungle red with cow cheek

stewed in coconut (emblem of the always remembered Sudestada).

In this traveling bet - with non-stop hours - there is no shortage of sauces, garnishes and pickles, such as sriracha from habaneros or

umami mortar from crayfish

.

¿

In the cellar

?

125 national and international wines, 30 references by the glass and a varied

commitment to cocktails

(from classics to

signature cocktails

).

Address:

Villanueva, 2. Telephone: 91 108 89 00. Closed Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at noon.

Average price: 45-60 euros (restaurant) and 30-40 euros (Cocktail House).

Lady Macao room.

Lady macao

There are expressions that say it all with five words. For example, Asian luxury of the 21st century, which is the first impression one feels when entering the doors of this brand new establishment -open on May 17-, located in

Las Tablas

. Asian and also

cosmopolitan and New Yorker

. Born with a multispace soul, it is a

restaurant, social club

and

after work

, and has a wide selection of Japanese whiskeys and good music. And what about gastronomy? a fusion letter in

transnational

tapas

format

.

This is:

cheek with Thai curry

;

chili crab Singapore, with spicy tomato sauce, fragrant, chipotle and Chinese bread with tomato powder;

rice with chicken masala curry and butter extract;

grilled gyoza, stewed in Madrid pepitoria and saffron;

free-range chicken yakitori

and Japanese chives;

japovalenciana fideuá

of squid, prawns and vegetables ...

Tiger prawns in kewpie sauce with kimuchi, at Lady Macao.

And, of course, considering its Asian vocation, sushi.

Among its stars are, for example, the

shrimp tempura sushi roll

, avocado and eel sauce;

salmon and avocado with mustard, honey and teriyaki and

spicy tuna

with green apple vinaigrette and sweet soy.

More

hits

: the butterfish nigiri with sweet miso and fire;

of

bull with

white

truffle cream

and foie on fire with red fruit jam.

Address:

Palas de Rey, 38. Telephone: 91 093 41 42. It does not close.

Average price: 25-30 euros.

Main hall of MIN 1947. © MIN 1947

Min 1947

Behind Gran Vía is this Chinese dining room that opened its doors in the middle of the pandemic and whose leitmotiv is

traditional Chinese cuisine

. China in general and

Guizhou in particular

, both culinary bases on which the proposal of this house inspired by the

Shanghai of 1947

is articulated

. After the project is an old acquaintance of the Madrid hotel business, Tan Yue, owner of the

KungFu

on Luna Street. With a careful and elegant decoration, MIN 1947

is

not

a typical Chinese

. Its extensive menu includes unusual recipes for the Madrid palate, prepared by the experienced

chef Shenghong Zhong

.

Why not start with one of their many starters, such as spicy millennial eggs or on white tofu;

the

shredded chicken in spicy sauce

, which is already a

hit

, or more of its dim sum (siu mai beef, shrimp hakao ...).

To follow,

rice on lotus leaves

, fiery style chicken, crab in golden flour or curry or also let yourself be tempted by the

Buddha soup

(quail eggs, sea cucumber, abalone and mushrooms) that needs 24 hours of preparation or by the

imperial duck Beijing

,

star

of the premises.

Address:

Caballero de Gracia, 22. Telephone: 91 232 20 77. It does not close.

Average price: 25-30 euros.

Crab curry, in MIN 1947. © MIN 1947

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