7 Best Tapas Bars on Cava Baja | Madrid's Most Famous Tapas Street
Cava Baja is Madrid’s most famous tapas bar street! It’s in the La Latina neighbourhood and has about 50 tapas bars in only 300 metres! But how do you avoid the tourist traps. Come with us and we’ll show you the 7 best tapas bars on Cava Baja! Including Taberna La Concha, Casa Lucas, La Posada de la Villa and more!
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Calle Cava Baja is a fantastic street for a tapas crawl in Madrid. It’s got about 50 tapas bars in just one street, and is in the heart of the famous La Latina neighbourhood. But with so many tapas bars, how can you pick the good from the bad? That’s where this video comes in? Yoly and I decided to hit 7 of our favourites.
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1. Taberna La Concha: I love this spot for a pre-lunch vermouth. They make their own vermouth, and serve it with a few extra ingredients to give it extra kick. They always pair it with a delicious tapa. And their cooked tapas and wine list are also excellent. A great start!
2. Diaz y Larrouy: The wine bar has been around since 1992 and so is one of the grandfather’s of this street. They have 30-40 wines per glass, and serve delicious tostas. An excellent option for cava by the glass.
3. La Posada de la Villa: There has been a posada (or inn) here since 1642, and I adore hitting the bar in this old tavern. It’s more of a restaurant, but the bar is a great place to grab a glass and even just enjoy the free tapa. It’s just full of history!
4. La Posada del Dragón: These guys do more modern tapas, and I love their tomato salad. But beyond the food, this place is extra special as beneath the glass floor you can see the remains of the medieval walls that once surrounded Madrid.
Honourable mention: La Perejila - great little tapas bar that just didn’t make the final cut.
5. Casa Lucas: Famous on Calle Cava Baja. This place is always packed, but does delicious modern tapas and tostas, and they have an excellent wine list. Don’t worry if you can’t get a table - just squeeze on up at the bar!
6. Taberna Tempranillo: Another classic wine bar that’s been around for a number of years. These guys do an eclectic selection of modern dishes, as well as tostas. And of course great wine by the glass. Also - the wine rack against the back wall is spectacular!
7. Los Huevos de Lucio: Opposite is a famous restaurant called Casa Lucio. And in that restaurant they’re famous for their huevos estrellados (aka. Huevos rotos or broken eggs). Opposite Los Huevos de Lucio is their tavern, and you can get the same dish there. It’s simple, but it’s delicious!
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Tapas Tour & OLDEST RESTAURANT in The WORLD in Madrid Spain
On this food adventure, I went to tour the San Miguel Market in Madrid, Spain. This is a great place to visit, sampling some of the best Madrid's market food has to offer. After the market, I went to El Sur to eat gambas, which is shrimp with garlic sauce, and I had some Cuban pulled pork. That pork was my favorite dish there. For dessert, I ate churros with hot chocolate, and this place was incredibly packed, so get ready to wait in line! To end my food day, I went to one of the oldest restaurants in Spain, Botin and it's famous for its roast suckling pig!
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Madrid Tapas Crawl (10 stops!)
A successful attempt at breaking my previous 9-stop tapas crawl through the cobbled, winding, bar-filled streets of the Spanish capital Madrid.
Bars:
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Taberna la Concha
Posada del Dragon
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Meson del Champiñon
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Tapas with Locals in Madrid Spain
In this vlog episode, I meet with Cristina and Raphael, two locals who live in Madrid who are best friends with my good friend Becky from Colorado. They show me around Madrid and we go to three restaurants to try Spanish tapas and drinks.
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EPIC Madrid Food Tour (10 AMAZING stops)
The TOP 10 dishes in Madrid! Tortilla española, calamari sandwich, hot chocolate, tapas, jamón, vermouth, secret nun’s cookies and more! This is the delicious Madrid food tour I give to my friends when they visit! Beware - it's EPIC!
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Madrid has amazing food.. there I said it! Often when people think of Madrid they think of museums and art and maybe a trip to Toledo. But trust me, this city has an incredible food scene that is less touristy and more underground compared to some other cities in Spain. So, I wanted to make this Madrid food guide so that you can enjoy it like a true local!
Today I take you to 10 of my favourite places to eat 10 incredible bites. We start with the best chocolate in the city (melted from actual chocolate) at an over 100-year-old pastry shop. Then we head to a local and hidden family-run joint for the city’s top Spanish omelette (tortilla española) and a beer (caña).
Next up! Vermouth time. We nip across to the San Miguel market for a sweet red vermouth on tap just like the locals do (along with marcona almonds, campo real olives and a local skewer). Then we head to a SECRET STOP. Cloistered nuns who bake cookies in - the cookies are delicious and moreish and the experience is truly one-of-a-kind. As a friend used to say, like doing a drug deal!
OK… getting full. Next stop - jamón… ham! And the good stuff - acorn-fed jamón ibérico in a family-run ham shop. Around the corner we head to an over 100-year-old tapas bar for one of the most delicious tapas in the city - bull tail stew parcel, paired with a Rioja wine.
Next it’s Madrid’s most famous bite - the calamari sandwich. There are so many places that do this, but we head for the best one! And for more seafood, we swing around into the La Latina neighbourhood for the best bacalao in the city, served with a white wine in a place that is a true Madrid rough-and-tumble tapas bar.
And then - tapas. We swing into Casa Toni, a fantastic tapas bar that does brilliant sweetbreads - mollejas - a delicacy in many restaurants around the world, and here deliciously cooked with skill on the griddle.
And finally, dessert … we head to the most famous pastry shop in the city for the napolitana de crema. The perfect sweet end to a fabulous Madrid food tour. Siesta time!
Want to find those secret nun cookies? Head to Calle Codo (near Plaza de la Villa) and where you see the door with the sign Venta de Dulces, ring the top bell. Hours are Mon-Fri 0930-1300 then 16.30 - 18.30.
Here's the list of where we went:
1. El Riojano
2. Cerveriz
3. Mercado San Miguel (La Hora del Vermut was the stall)
4. Nuns
5. Mercado Jamon Iberico
6. Anciano Rey de los Vinos
7. Casa Revuelta
8. La Campana
9. Casa Toni
10. La Mallorquina
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3 Hidden Seafood Tapas Bars in Madrid
Discover the local tapas bars in Madrid serving amazing seafood. These are totally local places that I love! Salud and enjoy!
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When most people think Madrid, they don't think seafood. The city is landlocked, right?! Well, news flash - Madrid has the second largest fish market in the world and is the home to amazingly fresh and delicious seafood (prawns, oysters, octopus, codfish, anchovies... you name it!=. And right in the centre of Madrid are some fantastic places to chow down on seafood tapas with our breaking the bank. So come with me to get the inside scoop on some of the best Spanish food in the city! Watch, learn and drool!
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Hola! I’m James Blick. Spain is my passion! It’s food, it s culture, its history and its people. And I get a massive kick out of sharing everything I’ve learned with visitors to this country. My mission? To help you have a true, rich and delicious experience in Spain!
I’m from New Zealand and have been living in Madrid since 2011 (which my Spanish wife, Yolanda). I’m a co-founder of Devour Tours, where we offer award-winning food & culture tours in Spain’s most delicious destinations. I’ve been featured on the BBC, CBS and Channel 4 talking about Spain and its food and I’ve also written for The Guardian, Sunday Times, El País and others about Spain as a culinary destination. And finally, I make these videos - because it causes me a lot of pain to think that people are in Spain and having a less-than-authentic experience!
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Trying SPANISH TAPAS for the first time! (MADRID, SPAIN Street Food)
We are are still in Spain and we are heading over to the capital: Madrid!
It is time for some exquisite Spanish, mediterranean cuisine, a.k.a. Tapas in various forms such as Sandwiches, Empanadas, Salads, Sirloin steak, Iberian Ham and other delicious items.
Phil actually never had original Tapas before. So how good is the food? Can Madrid convince us?
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Best tapas bars in Madrid's Rastro flea market (including the best grilled sardines!)
Want to eat amazing tapas in Madrid? Let's hit my favourite tapas bars in Madrid's famous Rastro market!
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The locals in Madrid don't go to the Sunday Rastro flea market to shop... they go to eat and drink! And so should you! So, here are my picks for the best tapas bars in Madrid's Rastro flea market. I'll show you the best places to get ham (jamón), grilled sardines and even snails (a Rastro classic!). Watch, learn and drool!
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Hola! I’m James Blick. Spain is my passion! It’s food, its culture, its history and its people. And I get a massive kick out of sharing everything I’ve learned with visitors to this country. My mission? To help you have a true, rich and delicious experience in Spain!
I’m from New Zealand and have been living in Madrid since 2011 (which my Spanish wife, Yolanda). I’m a co-founder of Devour Tours, where we offer award-winning food & culture tours in Spain’s most delicious destinations. I’ve been featured on the BBC, CBS and Channel 4 talking about Spain and its food and I’ve also written for The Guardian, Sunday Times, El País and others about Spain as a culinary destination. And finally, I make these videos - because it causes me a lot of pain to think that people are in Spain and having a less-than-authentic experience!
Thank you for watching my videos. I’d love it if you’d comment on them. Tell me what you like, don’t like and what you want to see more of! And give it a thumbs up if you enjoyed it, and share it with your friends who are heading to Spain. It all helps others find my videos!
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Tapas Crawl on Madrid’s Famous Calle de Ponzano (5 Bars)
Ever heard of Calle Ponzano? It’s a famous tapas street in Madrid that tourists don't really know about. Yoly and I hit 5 tapas bars - a mix of modern and traditional - along this famous strip. Octopus, scallops, bravas, rare tuna, craft beer, tapas so modern they use a blowtorch in front of you. It’s all here. So venga, let’s go!
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Calle de Ponzano is really easy to get to. It’s only a few Metro stops north of the centre. Head for Metro stops Iglesia or Alonso Cano. If you look on Google Maps ( you’ll see that most of the bars are between Calle Rio Rosas to the north, and the start of the street about 4 blocks south. It gets really busy on weekends and evenings. We were there on a Wednesday at lunchtime which is when it’s quieter.
Here are the places we went to, and the address, and what we ordered
1. El Doble
Old school beer and seafood bar - true Madrid! There are two on the street - we went to the original at this address:
We ordered:
Media ración of boquerones en vinagre: €7
Ventresca salad with tomatoes: €15
1. El Doble
Old school beer and seafood bar - true Madrid! There are two on the street - we went to the original at this address:
We ordered:
Media ración of boquerones en vinagre: €7
Ventresca salad with tomatoes: €15
2. Sala de Despiece
Modern tapas bar/restaurant where they create imaginative and delicious dishes from fantastic raw ingredients, and with a little bit of a show too. The bar is first-come, first-served - so get early to get in line. Or you can reserve online ( for their seated area alongside the bar (there is a €35 minimum food spend for reservations).
Location:
We ordered:
Rolex: €6.50
Chuletón Zenital: €9.00
Beetroot dish which was off menu: €7
Korean Truffle: €14
3. Fide
Another famous traditional bar, with a particular focus on seafood. There are also two of these in the street, and we went to the original here:
We ordered:
Zamburiñas (scallops): €12
Pulpo a la gallega (Galician-style octopus): €18
4. Sainete
A craft beer bar with 18 taps, including some beers from Madrid. The food is modern, but still rib-sticking.
We ordered:
Beermouth: €4.50
Nomada Passiflora Sour: €2.80
Brioche de Tartare: €8.00
Patatas Bravas: €6.50
5. DeAtún
A modern tapas bar and restaurant with a focus on tuna, especially the almadraba variety, which is fished off the coast of southern Spain and is very rare and very high quality (85% of the catch goes straight to Japan).
Location:
We ordered:
Tuna with wakame sand = €19 “For 6 of them”
Tuna with asparagus = €19 “For 6 of them”
Tuna taco in a shiso leaf = €22 “For 4 of them”
Taco DeAtún con Chimichurri = €6.50
Taquitos DeAtún confitados con huevos de cordoniz y trufa de verano = €6.50
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Hola, Spain lovers! I’m James Blick. Spain is my passion! Its food, its culture, its history and its people. And I get a massive kick out of sharing everything I’ve learned with visitors to this country. My mission? To help you have a true, rich and delicious experience in Spain! If that sounds like something you’re into, then I’d love you to subscribe and join this community of Spain lovers!
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ULTIMATE Tapas in Madrid ???? Totally LOCAL Bars
Five best tapas bars in Madrid. These are truly local tapas spots in a very non-touristy neighbourhood! Plus, you'll get to meet my wife! Enjoy and salud!
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Madrid is an amazing place to eat tapas! But there are so many tapas bars that the challenge is knowing exactly where to go! I love a lot of the tapas bars in the old centre of Madrid, but I also love to escape into the local neighbours where the locals eat - because that's where you can find some truly spectacular tapas. If I were going to write a Madrid travel guide, it would definitely include a lunch or dinner of tapas in this part of town!
In this video my wife Yoly and I (follow her @flamencoguide) dive into the Ibiza neighbourhood, which is REALLY close to the old centre (quick metro or short walk) for five of my most favourite tapas bars in all of Madrid.
If you love Spanish food, this is the video for you! We eat plump prawns, slow-cooked bull tail stew, scallops, artichokes, venison, partridge, fresh fish... I could go on and one. And of course we pair it all with great Spanish wine!
I've included info below on how to get to this area. And remember - you don't need to reserve a table at any of the bars. Just turn up and hit the bar! You can reserve a table for a slightly calmer experience... but I'll leave that up to you!
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HOW TO GET TO THESE BARS
The neighbourhood is called Ibiza (yes, just like the island!), and so you should head to Metro Ibiza (line 9). Alternatively, the neighbourhood is just on the other side (the east side) of the Retiro park. So one idea is to walk across the Retiro before lunch and then hit these bars. Or, take the Metro to Ibiza and then you can sleep it off (or walk it off) in the park afterwards! Or... another idea is go to the Prado Museum during the day, and then wander across the park and hit these bars for dinner.
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Hola! I’m James Blick. Spain is my passion! It’s food, it s culture, its history and its people. And I get a massive kick out of sharing everything I’ve learned with visitors to this country. My mission? To help you have a true, rich and delicious experience in Spain!
I’m from New Zealand and have been living in Madrid since 2011 (which my Spanish wife, Yolanda). I’m a co-founder of Devour Tours, where we offer award-winning food & culture tours in Spain’s most delicious destinations. I’ve been featured on the BBC, CBS and Channel 4 talking about Spain and its food and I’ve also written for The Guardian, Sunday Times, El País and others about Spain as a culinary destination. And finally, I make these videos - because it causes me a lot of pain to think that people are in Spain and having a less-than-authentic experience!
Thank you for watching my videos. I’d love it if you’d comment on them. Tell me what you like, don’t like and what you want to see more of! And give it a thumbs up if you enjoyed it, and share it with your friends who are heading to Spain. It all helps others find my videos!
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5 FAMOUS + HISTORIC Madrid restaurants (including Botin!)
Explore 5 of Madrid’s MOST historic restaurants & taverns - including Botin, the oldest restaurant in the world! In this video I reveal hidden underground wine caves, tell stories of royal assassination attempts and even eat bull tail stew in a bar right below where Cervantes wrote the second part of Don Quixote!
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3. MADRID’S MOST HISTORIC RESTAURANTS! ????
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When I moved to Madrid, I fell in love with two tings - the history and the food. And over the years I’ve loved spending time in places that combine both… taverns & restaurants that are absolutely dripping with history and atmosphere. In this video, Yoly and I take you to 5 of my favourite historic restaurants and tapas bars… and not only do we eat the food, but also I tell you the stories behind these remarkable places that we’re so lucky to have on our doorstep!
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1. First we visit Taberna Antonio Sánchez, which is actually the oldest still-running tavern in the city (not to be confused with Botin, which is the oldest still running restaurant in the world). This place has the most remarkable decor that hasn’t changed since the 1830s. And downstairs is a fascinating hidden wine cellar.
2. Then we head into Madrid’s Literary Quarter to Casa Alberto. These are the streets Miguel de Cervantes’ famous author of Don Quixote lived in. And they’re wonderful to wander. Casa Alberto is always heaving, and it’s perfect for a quick vermouth, or something a little more substantial… like the bull tail stew we order.
3. Next up it’s Taberna La Bola, where we get a special behind-the-scenes visit to the kitchen, where they make their famous cocido madrileño stew the old fashioned way - in clay pots and on a charcoal stove. It’s a huge feast, but it’s worth it!
4. Casa Ciriaco is part bar, part restaurant… and it’s always heaving. I love hanging out in the tapas bar area and sipping on wine, or heading through to the restaurant where it just screams old Madrid with its photos of famous guests.
5. The grande finale! Restaurant Botín… aka Sobrino de Botín. We see the 300-year-old oven, explore the four magical floors and then sit down in Hemingway’s table for a plate of incredible roast suckling pig. A once-in-a-lifetime experience!
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Five Must-Try Tapas in Madrid | Devour Madrid
If you're visiting Madrid and not sure what to eat, Devour Tours co-founder James Blick has got you covered! These are five tapas you must try while visiting Madrid. Watch James dive into these five delicious Madrid tapas at Casa del Abuelo—a local favorite!
Madrid tapas featured:
1. Gambas al ajillo: Prawns sauteed in olive oil, garlic, and chili with a dusting of fresh parsley
2. Calamares: Fresh, lightly fried calamari
3. Croquetas de cigalas: Langoustine croquettes
4. Pimientos del Padrón: Fried green peppers from Padrón
5. Secreto ibérico: Melt-in-your-mouth cut of Iberian pork
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Looking to go on a food tour in Madrid? Want to sample as many Spanish tapas as you can all in one place? Then head to Mercado de San Miguel!
One of the highlights from our time in #Madrid was our food tour through this bustling gastronomic market. We always love trying new foods and flavours when we travel and this was pretty much the best way to do that!
The market is modern, bright and busy. We were able to try a number of different tapas that we had been looking forward to tasting!
We also enjoyed great coffee and capped it all off with a delicious chocolate dessert. And all for under €25 What could be better than that? If you’re in Madrid we highly recommend doing a #tapascrawl through this market. Enjoy and see you soon!!
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Madrid is a city filled with food from every region of Spain. Being at the heart of the country, you can find styles from all over Spain. In this episode, Courtney and I explore the city of Madrid for the first time on our own.
We have some callos, or Spanish tripe stew, for breakfast
Experience Jamon Iberico de Bellota
Eat churros at Madrid's oldest chocolate shop
Explore Madrid's famous San Miguel Market
And end in a tiny tapas bar called Casa Revuelta
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Eating in Madrid: Spanish Food & Tapas in 48 Hours
I tried eating as much Spanish food as I could in less than 48 hours in Madrid, Spain. :)
Highlights were:
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-Modern tapas at La Gabinoteca
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Spanish Tapas Madrid has been providing the best and most informative Tapas Tours since 2012. As a native guide, Luis explains what madrileños do. This is a small example. If you're coming to Madrid, do this early in your visit to get the best out of your foodie days. Looking forward to meeting you!
WHERE TO EAT IN MADRID
Join me on the Madrid Food Tour as we sample the best Spanish food! What will we try? Tapas, soletilla with warm chocolate, olives, rioja red wine, bull tail regalito, cocido madrileno, egg and tuna empanadas, Spanish meatballs, jamon serrano and jamon iberico, bocadillo de calamares and turrones. Woo!
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