Don't try it, you won't be able to avoid it.

So it is better to be proactive and have a dose of insulin or similar on hand to overcome the

sweet

Valentine's Day, also the ones before and after.

And now that you're eating sugar and syrup everywhere, it's better to do it gastronomically and hand in hand with

some of the many proposals

(from special menus to cocktails, going through breakfasts at home or sports evenings) that

fuel

the appointment with this culinary?

holy.


Bomb D'amour, in Picalagartos.

MUSICAL, DINNER AND HOTEL, IN PICALAGARTOS Sky Bar & Restaurant

The dining room and roof terrace of the NH Collection Gran Vía rides the wave of

Valentine

's Day and surfs it with two height proposals (for a reason this rogue-like space is on the ninth floor and with breathtaking views) linked to the musical

Ghost

.

They are the

Lovers Date

, two festive packs.

The first -basic- contains a

discount on the purchase of two tickets for this show

that says goodbye to Madrid on February 20 and

a dinner for two people

on its colorful terrace (80 euros).

The second -complete- also includes one

night in a hotel with breakfast

(additional supplement of 155 euros).

Take a look at the

menu by chef Manuel Berganza

, with red tuna tartare, garlic vinaigrette, yolk and truffle and grilled hake with charcoal-roasted bimis, among other dishes.

The spirited touch is provided by

Luca Anastasio

-one of the great

contemporary

bartenders- and his

Bomb D'amour

cocktail .

Available the nights of February 14, 16, 17, 18 and 19.

Address:

Gran Vía, 21.

Great English Hotel.

Dinners and jazz at the Gran Hotel Inglés

This Madrid hotel, the first luxury hotel to open in the capital back in 1886, is launching plans for Valentine's Day

in pairs

.

On the one hand, a

gastro-musical evening

with a live jazz performance and an informal culinary proposal at

LobByto

, the lobby bar of this iconic establishment in the Barrio de las Letras.

On the other,

a closed menu to share

and for two people at

Casa Lobo

, with five passes,

each of them harmonized with a wine

(65 euros per person). Both proposals have the gastronomic advice of the 'Michelin' chef

Fernando P. Arellano.

Available the nights from February 11 to 14

.

Direction:

Echegaray, 8. Telephone: 91 360 00 01.

Carlota with lime and strawberry, at The Eight (Food Hall of Galería Canalejas).

Food Hall of Galería Canalejas and the kitchens of the world

The culinary macrospace attached to the Puerta del Sol, which opened its doors in December, signs up for the

Valentine

's Day fever .

Its 13 restaurants

(including MAD Gourmets, a gastronomic market with 20 stalls) with cuisines and nationalities of all kinds launch special proposals for the occasion.

For example, the boutique dining room

19.86 by Rubén Arnanz

chooses to accompany its modern Castilian cuisine with

Sex on Madrid

, a cocktail made with champagne, red fruits, wild berries and a final touch of gold powder;

Julián Mármol bets at

The Eight

for a selection of signature desserts (such as the Charlotte with lime and strawberry or the chocolate

mille crepe

) and at Ostras Sorlut for

Pecado In Love

, a menu for two with caviar, six oysters and champagne.

More Valentine's Day at the iconic

St. James rice restaurant

with a proposal designed for the day, which includes some of the house specialties, such as

artichoke hearts stuffed with spider crab

and a unique cocktail menu,

Belleza y Espinas

. .. And more, much more.

Address:

Alcalá, 12.

Tuna sashimi, in Tottori.

Japanese love, in Tottori

In the Asian country it is customary for women to

give chocolate and other sweets

to men on February 14 (not just their lovers) and just a month later (

White Day

) they will do the same.

If you want to celebrate Japanese love, it is better to opt for some of the haute cuisine proposals offered by this dining room of the China Crown Group: sashimis, nigiris, gunkans, rolls;

tasting menu with 10 passes for two people (60 euros per person) and

several gastro experiences with a special selection of dishes by the kitchen team from

the Land of the Rising Sun.

Address:

Lagasca, 67. Telephone: 91 821 45 73.

Pestana CR7 Sports Bar.

PESTANA CR7 gran via: DINNER AND SUPER BOWL

At Cristiano Ronaldo's hotel in Madrid, the appointment with the saint is brought forward a few hours to coincide with the

celebration of the Super Bowl

(Los Angeles Rams versus Cincinnati Bengals), the great final of American football that starts here on the night of the 13th. Thus, they propose an ephemeral menu (available only that day

from 11 pm in the

hotel's Sports Bar) designed

ad hoc

by

chef Borja Veguillas

.

Between

touchdown

and

touchdown

, you can try dishes such as creamy spicy sausage croquettes,

Kentucky-style buffalo wings

and fresh guacamole with tortilla chips, Caesar salad with crispy chicken or the

Glory Burge

r (with black angus meat matured and

made with three cuts

: ribs, high loin and entrails).

Reservations at pestanacr7.com and by phone 91 771 70 35.

Address:

Pestana CR7 Gran Vía, Planta 9. Gran Vía, 29.

11 Knots Nordés Terrace.

The sea and land menu of 11 knots terrace nordés

Located

on the roof of the renovated Mercado de San Antón

, in this restaurant -with two terraces with views, one covered and one outside with a bar, and an indoor lounge with a gastrobar-, they are convinced that we are all

won over by our stomachs

.

Hence, on Monday the 14th they offer a special menu for two that

fuses Atlantic and Galician cuisines with avant-garde winks

, with the presence of sea and land dishes.

The gastro experience starts with the mussel pâté, the 100% Iberian acorn-fed ham or the crispy jabuguito sandwich, after which two passes arrive to share:

the Iberian cheek cannelloni and the marinated corvina

.

As a finishing touch, the inevitable truffles of love.

Remarkable her varied cocktails.

Price: 60 euros (the menu for two people).

Address:

Augusto Figueroa, 24, 3rd floor of the San Antón Market.

Telephone: 91 330 02 94.

THE HAUTE CUISINE OF CUATROMANOS BY PACO RONCERO AND RAMÓN FREIXA

For those who prefer not to go out or just pay homage at home without Valentine's excuses

,

the delivery of these Michelin-starred chefs will more than meet your expectations.

The menu, for two, opens with an

iconic selection of appetizers

(cheese mimetic stones, foie fritters and golden ferreros), continues with a starter with an evocative name (

hearts of fresh pasta on a velvet of peas

with EVOO and traveling mayonnaise ) followed by a

delicate thigh of guinea fowl

, stuffed with boletus with candied ratte potatoes and mango and rose chutney.

To close,

Love Cuatromanos

, an intense red heart that hides a creamy 70% chocolate with an interior of Madagascar vanilla and a crunchy biscuit.

Available until Monday 14

(69 euros) at Uber Eats, Just Eat and Glovo.

Donaluz.

the 'GASTRO' SUNSETS of DOÑALUZ

The rooftop of this restaurant located in B&B Hotel Madrid offers

spectacular views of the city

.

But since love is not only fed by panoramic views, this

rooftop

is committed to a

varied traveling cuisine, with international winks and perfect for sharing

.

For these days they offer, among other snacks, guava tequeños with sweet chilli sauce and banana chips, lobster tacos with guacamole and mango or chocolate brownie with vanilla ice cream.

For the toast, cocktails

from the new menu, such as the

Pinktiny

(based on distilled gin with red fruits and cocoa) or the

Mezcalrita mango

(for fans of smoked, sweet and spicy).

Average price: 30 euros.

Address:

Montera, 10. Telephone: 91 731 67 57.

Boletus risotto with grated black truffle, at La Mafia sits at the table.

'TRUFADOS LOVES', in LA MAFIA SIT AT THE TABLE

Since ancient times, aphrodisiac properties

have been attributed to it

.

Whether true or not, what is clear is that the truffle

- the black diamond of the forest

- is pure pleasure on the plate.

They know it well in this Italian cuisine brand where, until Monday the 14th, they declare their love for her with the

Truf Love proposal

.

Thus, on the tables of its four premises in Madrid (Colón, Manoteras, Castellana and Colmenar Viejo) there are appetizers, pasta dishes (from carbonara spaghetti to tartufa pizza) and risottos (boletus with fresh foie shavings and grated black truffle)

touched with this delicatessen

.

Average price: 21.50 euros.

Pork belly with mushroom gravy, at Bennu.

Bennu, the healthy touch

In just half a year,

Ana White

's chamberilero restaurant (formed in the United Kingdom, Germany, Mexico and Indonesia) has become a

benchmark for healthy and delicious food

.

Inspired by the international, local produce, healthy cooking and caring for the environment, it

launches a Valentine's menu

for two people that will be available from February 14 to 17 (29 euros per person).

After the appetizer, there is an avocado carpaccio with yogurt and cucumber sauce and

two main dishes to choose from

(the roasted cauliflower steak with harisa and tahini; the pork belly with mushroom gravy, mashed potatoes and artichokes or the

yin yang snapper

with beans and whole grain corn tortillas).

As a brooch, cake or chocolate coulant.

Address:

Sandoval, 10-12.

Telephone: 677 15 54 55.

The pink taiyakis from La Pecera.

The 'pink' fish in the fishbowl

They arrived in Malasaña more than

four years ago with their taiyakis (

those Japanese ice creams where the traditional cone is shaped like a fish and has a waffle-like texture and flavor) under their arms and they swept it away.

Today, this snack

remains at the top of the favorite Japanese sweets of the people of Madrid

, with a menu that often changes and special editions, such as

Pink yoghurt

, a creamy and colorful soft ice cream with which they celebrate Valentine's Day and in which

this greedy fish for the first time dresses/dyes pink

.

Available at the premises of Malasaña, Sol, CC Príncipe Pío and CC Plaza Río 2, it costs 3.70 euros;

4.70 euros with toppings, including hearts.

More would be missing.

Cocktail 'Pasión mezcal', at La Terraza del Urban.

Cocktails with a view on the urban terrace

The roof terrace of the Hotel Urban with its spectacular

views of the Austrias neighborhood, the Paseo del Prado

and, in the background, reinforces its cocktail offer for the occasion and incorporates the new combination of

Óscar Durán,

head of cocktails at the Derby Hotels Collection.

Until Monday the 14th, they will serve

Pasión mezca

l, an exotic cocktail made from mezcal, lychee, passion fruit, blueberries and champagne.

To complete the evening, you can enjoy an

informal proposal and snacks

.

Address:

Carrera de San Jerónimo, 34. Telephone: 91 787 77 70.

Good morning Matías breakfast box.

The personalized breakfasts of Matías Good Morning

Few things are more joyous than getting out of bed and finding

breakfast freshly made

.

From that

moment

comes this concept that triumphs in Madrid with breakfasts and brunch to send home.

For these dates they have launched

Love at home

, gourmet boxes

that the client designs to their liking (sweets, sandwiches, fruits, drinks, juices... even champagne) and that include, if desired,

flowers, cups and messages

(loving or no) on the outside of the box.

And if you are not very creative, there are

ready-made packs

.

It has the possibility of express delivery in 30 minutes.

Packs from 15 euros.

Orders on the website.

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