Five restaurants to enjoy August in Madrid with bites

It is true that the heat waves are making summer in Madrid a little harder than other years, but August is the perfect month to enjoy the capital at a different pace.

Many restaurants that are usually full these days offer the possibility of eating without haste and without being overwhelmed.

Here are five proposals for breakfast, lunch or dinner this week.

Mandarin Oriental Ritz breakfasts.

Mandarin Oriental Ritz

The reference luxury hotel in the capital has opened its breakfasts to the general public.

Those who want to savor a bit of luxury first thing in the morning can do so from this month in two spaces, the Palm Court restaurant, under the spectacular glass dome, and on the terrace of El Jardín del Ritz.

Among the options that can be chosen, the

(€36) or the

buffet (€45), with the Benedictine eggs that have made the place so famous.

The star proposal, however, is the

with caviar and Moët & Chandon champagne on its menu (€175).

All breakfasts are buffet style and some also offer à la carte dishes.

Reservation phone: 91 701 67 67.

Killo cuttlefish linguine.

KILLO

If you cannot go down to Cádiz, you will have to look for its essence in the capital.

In this restaurant in the Chamberí neighborhood you can find its

a clay pot - especially the sailor.

Behind this place are the Austrian chef Manuel Auer and the businesswoman Alejandra Álvarez, a couple who conquered Zahara de los Atunes with their proposal (with the Tía Juana Tavern) before jumping to the big city.

There are many typical Andalusian dishes on the menu, although some original touches are not lacking, such as the shrimp waffle with tuna tartare and the tomato stuffed with homemade tuna pate with ajoblanco and toasted almonds.

In the meat offer,

scented with fermented garlic and creamy red cabbage salad.

Gourmands also have a choice, with a pumpkin tartlet with Italian meringue, honey tile and delicious pumpkin seeds.

Address: Joaquín María López, 46. Average price: 35 euros.

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This temple of Thai cuisine

with dishes as appetizing as the ama ebi prawn kinilaw, the roasted sweet potato charsiew and the aged beef shaomai.

Chef Víctor Camargo has also designed a new tasting menu (five dishes and a dessert) so that savoring the best of Southeast Asia is an experience.

Grilled turbot with yuzu and lime infused beurre blanc sauce is added to the menu for main courses.

For those who visit the place for the first time, it is

, either the green thai with grilled sea bass or the yellow with stewed beef cheeks, tamarind, coconut milk and lime.

There are also novelties in the sweet part, where the pani puri filled with tempered chocolate mousse with chutney, grilled smoked pineapple and coconut ice cream arrives.

Address: Villanueva, 2. Average price: 55 euros.

China Crown marinated tuna flower.

CHINA CROWN

The cold dishes mark the seasonal proposal of this place that

to taste its proposals focused on Chinese imperial food.

Summer news?

The marinated tuna flower with celeriac, accompanied by noodles and aniseed puree, the vegetable dim sum with wagyu carpaccio and the Yunnan-style warm salad, made with crunchy Tudela hearts, cucumber, yellow and red pepper.

María Li Bao and Felipe Bao have managed to position their proposal among the best Asians in the capital.

Address: Don Ramón de la Cruz, 6. Average price: 55 euros.

The terrace of Mar Mia.

MY SEA

It has been without a doubt one of the openings of the year:

s make up María Mía, a space where you can enjoy Alicante rice dishes, fresh seafood, gastronomic tapas as well as grilled meat and fish throughout this month.

Located on Ocean Drive in Ópera, in the heart of Madrid, it is a perfect plan for a summer night.

What do we like about space?

The 'non-stop' cuisine (breakfasts are also highly recommended), the different spaces that make up the experience (El chiringuito, La playa...), snack and share Manero's anchovies, anchovies and croquettes, try the shrimps from Santa Pola or the king crab by Rafa Zafra and, of course, the rice with rabbit and snails by Casa Elías, one of the national rice temples.

In addition, they offer sessions with DJs and live music.

The performances can be consulted on their website.

Address: Pl.

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