Five top restaurants to cope with the heat and eat luxury

Now that the great holiday exodus of August is underway, it is a good time to enjoy the

moment in style without rushing or crowding.

Here are five top establishments in Madrid,

to discover or rediscover their cuisines.

Sardine salad, ajoblanco, fennel and figs, in Salino.

Saline

We start with this up

run by the

(La Raquetista, opened in 2015 in the Retiro neighborhood, and Cachivache, the tavern that the brothers opened in 2013 in Serrano and which are now also based in the area of Monte Carmel).

In this lively place (with a bar, dining room and two reserved areas)

its cuisines,

.

Creative recipes and first class genre are the common threads of the proposal.

That you are more of a bar, high tables, snacks and half portions?

Don't miss the

(the famous

and the

) or the oysters with bloody Mary, the spider crab croquettes... Or a traditional traditional reinterpreted by the chef, Javier:

, with avocado and mango and chipotle in a corn taco.

In the dining room, the red tuna pipirrana, the rice with salmorreta and carabinero or the Marrakech lamb meatballs are good options for this start of August (they close from August 8).

And, if there is room, it is better to

in the kitchen workshop, for example, the aubergine French toast.

Average price: 25 euros at the bar and 40 euros in the dining room.

Menorca, 4.

Hamachi NIgiri with banana foam emulsion and pink pepper, at Gaman by Luis Arévalo.

Gaman by Luis Arevalo

The Peruvian chef is a

(fusion of Japanese and Peruvian cuisine) in our country.

In this dining room -opened in 2018 in the same place where his Kena restaurant used to be-,

.

Here Peruvian products and flavors coexist with Japanese raw materials and techniques, which

ceviches, tartares, temakis... or nigiris, the great specialty of the house, such as squid with miso butter,

, of butterfish with anticucho marinade and huacatay chimichurri.... Precisely, these days, the chef and the restaurant have put themselves in summer mode and offer

"campanillas"

((starter, eight nigiris and dessert. 35 euros, drinks apart) that is also served on its newly opened terrace. For those who want to continue the party, Arévalo maintains the

menu .

Ferrer del Río, 7.

Red tuna tartare with citrus touch dressing, in Colósimo.

Colossimo

Just over three years ago, the

opened this modern eating house that immediately won over people from Madrid and abroad, just like their desired potato omelette.

And now

(the work of Soledad Ordoñez), is a great time to visit their bar, lounge and/or terrace, which

.

The coordinates of its cuisine have not changed: simple, traditional, with nods to the south and

.

You can start, in addition to the aforementioned omelette that they don't even have on the menu!, with the salad;

stew croquettes or

.

To follow, the red tuna tartare (from Cadiz,

and roasted mashed potatoes

), the steak tartare or any of the off-menu suggestions.

As a finishing touch, the bacon from heaven or the

.

The wine list also offers around twenty references by the glass, featuring

and the province of Cádiz.

Average price:

José Ortega y Gasset, 67.

Egg with spider crab, at Bar Carallo.

Bar Carallo

Take advantage of the first week of August

to visit one of the

on Madrid

, this daring and enjoyable space that was born a little less than two years ago with the mission of bringing contemporary Galicia to the Forum.

a new menu designed by

(seasoned in restaurants and hotels around the world, he has headed Zalacain and Tatel), whose mission is

(

).

Thus, Miralles proposes an updated and contemporary version of traditional Galician cuisine, well-known preparations and others not so much, but all of them with a first class genre.

Classic rations,

fish and high-altitude meats pass through the tables.

Take note:

with cachelos

;

fox croquettes;

(marinated pork loin) and potatoes;

crayfish marinated in EVOO and lemon juice;

or cod with turnip tops and orecchiette.

Serrano, 45.

Glazed veal shank, in Calor by Ramón Freixa.

Heat by Ramón Freixa

In this

route that we propose, a plan could not be missing to enjoy the Madrid nights that

, at the La Zarzuela racecourse.

At the head of the

proposal (in the exclusive area of ​​La Pelouse) is

(two Michelin stars has his homonymous restaurant in Madrid), together with the Life Gourmet group.

The chef has designed a

("in constant evolution to surprise at each visit", they say from the dining room) with starters to share, such as the caprese burrata injected with basil and tomato tartare,

or its iconic

truffle

Among the main dishes, there are dishes such as

with mashed potatoes and Idiazábal cheese;

the red tuna tartare with avocado, fried eggs and tempura nori seaweed or the

.

This menu is available on Thursdays and Saturdays from 8:30 p.m. and until August 11.

Price: 60 euros, includes entrance to the Hippodrome if booked at Calor By Ramón Freixa.

Av. Padre Huidobro, s/n.

A-6, km 8. Reservations at 676 82 25 07 and on the Life Gourmet website.

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