13 new places to eat well for 35 euros (or less)

Despite the pandemic, the Madrid hospitality industry is encouraged, at least as far as gastronomic openings are concerned.

For a few weeks, the

gastronomic showcase

has had new additions.

Some bring to Madrid concepts that have already triumphed abroad;

others opt for

classic

or

street food

formats

;

There are some that are turned into home cooking

with touches of the world ...

But they are all a good option to eat - rich and well - without making a hole in

the family budget

, either in formats to share, on menus or to eat at the letter.

Martinique.

Martinique

Opened three weeks ago, the dining room represents the first Madrid foray of

the Martinica Group

, owned by Salamanca businessman Paco Gil and chef Marcello Salaris, which has two restaurants in Salamanca: Martinica and the Italian María y El Lobo. Located in a spectacular premises of about 500 m² in the Salamanca district (with an

updated Art Deco

aesthetic

), maintains the philosophy of its older brothers: creative cuisine, Mediterranean-based and marked by the flavors of the world, with national and international products and current techniques, designed by its executive chef, Marcello Salaris.

They have two options: the tasting menu, 35 euros, and the menu (40-45 euros).

And what can you eat here?

Well, from a smoked acorn-fed Iberian prey butter brioche or fried squid with lime aioli and its zest to a tempura shrimp ssam with pork curry, alone or to share.

In addition, from Monday they begin to shoot an executive menu (22 euros).

Address:

Pinar, 6 bis.

Telephone: 91 094 79 12. Closed on Sundays in July and August.

Green curry, in Yeca Estrit Fud.

Yeca Estrit Fud

Germán Bernardo

opened this small dining room in Lavapiés a month and a half ago. Of Argentine origin, he worked for a year and a half in the

Sudestada

of Estanis Carenzo and also for a time in Kitchen 154, where his vocation and his passion for the street and the Asian were confirmed. "In Yeca, I do, above all,

Asian

street food

, although, from time to time, I take some licenses and include a

ceviche or a chaufa

", explains Germán. The menu revolves around eight dishes and a dessert. For example,

dumplings

with kimchi, tofu and roasted sweet potato;

dal makhani

with black soybeans, raita and crunchy;

green chicken

and pumpkin

curry

; rice noodles, meatballs, bacon and herbs (

bun cha

);

sautéed rice with

prawns and pig's ear

(

nasi goreng

) ...

Address:

Tribulete, 10. Telephone: 638 25 53 63. Closed Monday and Tuesday.

Mixed Salt.

Mixed Salt

Only one month of life has this restaurant-bar, whose starting point is

the reinvention

, in this case, of the traditional Mexican,

from the kitchen to the cocktail bar

.

The La Bikina Group

is immersed in this renovation

, which has set up a modern place, with warm lights that represent the sun of the Aztec country and details that give it the appearance of an

urban forest

, the work of the Juan Bengoa studio. The gastronomic proposal is a sample of current Mexico, with

classic dishes in a contemporary key

. For example, guacamole with crispy pork rinds; deputy and mestizo tacos with

secret sauces

;

sea ​​bass or prawn aguachile;

octopus carnitas or corn pancakes.

Shaker supply part of the mezcal and tequila, commitment and combined modern

author

, although there is

also room for classics like margarita or mojito.

Address:

Lagasca, 103. Telephone: 671 33 43 33. Closed Sundays, Mondays and noon.

A'Ollo bar area.

A'Ollo Gran Vía

On the seventh floor of the Innside by Meliá Madrid Gran Vía hotel, you will find this spectacular 500 m² modern canteen.

Its menu is a tribute to the

avoas

(grandmothers)

cuisine

.

Thus,

tradition and avant-garde techniques

go hand in hand to elaborate, with Galician products, a series of proposals, designed both for sharing and for taking alone.

From

mussels from the Lorbé estuary

with spicy citrus pickle;

omelette (almost) from Betanzos or

empanada of the day

to marinated salmon with cured egg yolk, smoked Galician cheese cream and pickles or brioche of beef steak tartare, Galician, of course.

Direction:

Mesonero Romanos, 13, seventh floor.

Telephone: 91 936 27 70. Closed Sunday night and Monday and Tuesday.

Selection of dishes, in El Santiamén.

The jiffy

The Mexican

César Vega

and

Rafael Mata from

La Mancha

opened this "

fast casual

traditional food with touches of the world"

five months ago

. On this concept and without great luxuries, both chefs (with extensive professional careers) backbone a

menu of home cooking

, of good products, where what matters is the

care

they put in their recipes and in customer service. Versatile, they have divided the work: Rafael, in the kitchen; César, in the dining room, where he acts as a

guide

to explain the

philosophy of his dishes

.

Hyper crunchy

marinated wings pass through the tables of this restaurant in the Arapiles neighborhood

and kimchi mayonnaise;

tomato or watermelon gazpacho;

cold

roasted

sweet potato cream

with ginger and gouda cheese;

Sea bass in banana leaf and achiote salt with oriental rice and patacones or

pork stew al pibil with couscous

... In addition, from Tuesday to Friday, they have a

unique menu

that works with the proposals on the menu.

The diner

chooses the second course

, the price of which will be marked on the menu ticket.

"This includes a first cream, now it would be a gazpacho or tuna cream; the second, a dessert and a drink."

Address:

Fernández de los Ríos, 8. Telephone: 91 445 74 53. Closed Sunday nights and Mondays.

La Tavernetta del Pirata.

The Pirate's Tavernetta

How not to include an Italian in this list of news. Rosalba is the

fourth generation

of a family of hoteliers from

Sant'Angelo

, in Ischia, whose restaurant is very popular on the Italian island. Between bathing on the beach and playing games, he soaked up the knowledge of his grandparents and uncles, and also the flavors of his land. Now, she moves to Chamberí the

traditional cuisine

of

her nonna

Rosalba, with its essence and its products. A long

bar of colored tiles

presides over this charming place, where you can breathe Ischia everywhere, from the decoration - the work of Madrid in Love - to the crockery (Rosalba's family owns a highly valued ceramic factory). The proposal revolves around the

pasta

(al dente,

served directly from the casserole

and in generous quantities) with sauces made instantly and the

fish of the day

(provided by

Pescaderías Coruñesas

).

In addition, on Wednesdays and Thursdays (6pm to 10pm) an all-you-can-eat buffet with traditional Italian snacks with Spritz is served.

Address: Santa Engracia, 26. Telephone: 91 819 13 49. Closed on Mondays.

Gluten-free dishes, at Celicioso by Only YOU Hotels.

Celicioso by Only YOU Hotels

"

Gluten free

". That is the maxim that gives life to this bright restaurant born from the union of Only You Boutique Hotel Madrid and Celicioso, the gluten-free pastry shop.

Carlos Martín - executive chef of

the hotel establishment - is the

author

of the design and cooking of a

gluten-free offer

that covers all meals of the day. From breakfasts, with

classic Celicioso pastries

(cakes, biscuits, palm trees, pancakes), to lunches and dinners. In both cases, the menu includes recipes such as

milanesa

(breaded with gluten-free breadcrumbs) with truffled organic egg and fried potatoes;

oxtail rossejat

and seasonal vegetables with vegan garlic mayonnaise;

Iberian pork a la Cantonese

with zucchini noodles;

red tuna tataki, quinoa tabouleh and creamy chickpea ...;

in addition, a vegan proposal.

Address:

Barquillo, 21 (Only You Boutique Hotel Madrid).

Telephone: 91 005 22 22. It does not close.

The doubt offends.

The doubt offends

This restaurant and cocktail bar has just landed in the crowded -culinarily speaking- Ponzano, an area of ​​the loves of its owners. Graffiti, neon lights, music, texts with a message underpin an essence that has

its leitmotif

in

the rogue and the politically incorrect

. For one thing, their slogans leave no room for doubt: "Less drama and more Ponzano" and "Here the rules are up to you" ... Above all, in gastronomy.

Dishes to share

, if you like, around here everything is suitable for eating in the center or individually. Take note: dogfish marinated with Japanese batter and citrus mayonnaise;

shredded

suckling pig cubes

, made at a low temperature, with sour cream, pickled red onions and coriander; prawn in golden coconut tempura with mango chutney;

Grilled

jigsaw pieces

...

Address:

Bretón de los Herreros, 13. Telephone: 653 15 47 57. Closed for lunch from Monday to Thursday.

High tables area of ​​La Lluna.

La Lluna

With an atmosphere that evokes the

crazy 20s

of the last century and a decoration where Art Deco prevails, this establishment has just opened its doors, which also aspires to become a cocktail temple with

classic and signature drinks

. In gastronomy,

it moves around the world

-the Mediterranean, Japan, Peru ...-, with an average ticket that moves between 30 and 50 euros. Mussel croquettes with salmon foil in sashimi or acorn-fed ham,

bao de ropa vieja

, ugly tomatoes with tuna belly; Grilled vegetables or

homemade picantón

are good options to eat for 35 euros or less.

Address:

Recoletos, 13. Telephone: 91 395 29 84. Closed on Sundays.

Marinara, one of NAP's star pizzas.

NAP Chueca

The banner of the Neapolitan Antonello Belardo and the Spanish Fernando Pérez, born to bring

authentic Neapolitan pizza

to Spain

, celebrates its tenth anniversary. And it does so with a makeover and the opening of a new space, this time in the

Chueca neighborhood

, where the protagonist is the

wood-fired oven

manufactured by a Neapolitan artisan. With the same philosophy as the other stores of the brand, they use

Italian products

(flour, San Marzano PDO tomato, Fior di Latte mozzarella, Napoli salami ...), along with others from local markets to make pizzas, which have been

finalists in the Madrid Fusion national competition

. Conceived for the take away format, here the stars are the

Margherita

and la Marinara, although, to culminate, the festivities have just launched the

Cossaca

, with tomato and Roman pecorino.

Address: Víctor Hugo, 5.

Derzu Bar offers fusion cuisine.

DERZU BAR

This small and hooligan local with the air of an

Asian tavern

in the Alameda de Osuna neighborhood (Barajas) offers a rich, original fusion cuisine with good raw materials.

Daniel Vangoni opened it in 2016 and since then his rolls, his gyozas, the dim sum -the oxtail is already a

hit-

, the

pad thais

and, of course, the ribs cooked at low temperatures have been expanding a loyal clientele inside and outside the neighborhood.

They define their staging as #kungfood, the dishes are marked with a marker on a blackboard, the dishes are prepared in view of the diner, who can choose between the bar or the high tables with stools.

They also have a terrace and home delivery.

Address: Bahía de Palma, 4B.

Waka has just opened near Arturo Soria.

WAKKA

This spacious, bright and colorful space has been installed in the surroundings of Arturo Soria with a very appetizing Japanese cuisine, with

risky and surprising mixtures

and a good value for money. In these first months, the California in tempura with salmon, cream cheese, avocado and wakame seaweed, the niguiris -the lemon fish with guacamole and jalapeños and the tuna with yellow pepper and tempura crunchy, to give two examples-, and the

Wagyu yakipincho and crispy onion

they have become stars of the house.

Not forgetting their gyozas, with the oxtail and duck as good choices.

For dessert, the cheesecake and matcha tea or the chocolate cake close the menu wonderfully.

It has a very nice terrace and has round tables, which always add a plus.

The room team is also friendly and fast.

Address: Torrecilla del Puerto, 5.

Yellow horse mackerel on a beet base with capers.

BATCH

It is one of the latest additions to the wide and interesting offer of the Vallehermoso Market. Captained by Daniel Varea and Nacho García, this position offers a wide range of

natural wines

-the best, being advised by the hosts and giving what they offer a chance because there are pleasant surprises-,

fermented and a small menu

of very personal dishes that they are real mouthfuls of flavor. The same they prepare a sea urchin salad or a yellow horse mackerel on a beet base with capers, or they delight you with their porchetta and kimchi sandwich, a classic of the house. It is one of the first places that has achieved a

solete

, a new recognition from the Repsol guide that rewards unique spaces where you can eat deliciously at an affordable price.

Address: Vallehermoso, 36. Post 47 and 48.

According to the criteria of The Trust Project

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