Orik Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 I’ve been to Mercado San Miguel before and loved it. Is it much different then in 2011? I am having a light lunch there. I have zero interest in Mexican food or a 3 hour lunch that day. Thanks for the dinner tips! It'd be really jaded to say it's bad. It's just much more tourist facing / strictly a food hall now than it was in the beginning, but you can still have a great light (or not light at all) lunch. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
beachfan Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 Actually, for what I want, a cono of iberico bellota, another snack and something vegetarian for my wife and dine/done in 40 minutes, seems perfect. Most of the day will be at the museum But given the collective advice on the board, if I can get some pata negra for snacking, I may skip lunch . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Anthony Bonner Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 I sent my mom to O'Pazo and they treated her like shit. Which bums me out because I love that place. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
voyager Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 What went south? Seating? Table? Timing? Indifferent service? Interesting because their online menu is in English so they are supposedly used to or at least encouraging visitor patronage. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Anthony Bonner Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Everything. Though I partially blame myself. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lippy Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 What's a good area to stay in for a first time visitor to Madrid? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Orik Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Probably Barrio de las Letras - close to the museums, retiro, atocha, touristy but not overly obnoxious. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wilfrid Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 I’d say anywhere within walking distance of Plaza del Sol. It’s a very compact city, all the first-time sights like the Prado are easy from there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Anthony Bonner Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 which Barrio de las Letras is basically "walking distance from Plaza del Sol" if you go south. Look for the Plaza Santa Ana on a map. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Orik Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Yup. Actually I would say you want to ideally be a 10 minutes walk from Sol if you're there on the weekend as the B&T crowd pours in there. Chueca is nice too but more of a walk to most attractions. (completely gentrified nowadays, vs Malasaña which I love but where we still get plenty of dirty looks if we leave dressed up for dinner in Salamanca) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Anthony Bonner Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 If UES/UWS is your thing and you don't mind the commute to the museums I kind of liked staying in Salamanca last year. I mean its barely a commute. But its very nice and quiet and mostly closer to where you'll want to eat. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lippy Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 Does anyone have any fairly recent restaurant recommendations? I would like one splurge. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chambolle Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 I think, for you, Lippy, the right splurge is probably going to be Santceloni or Horcher or Alabaster … with Alabaster being more modern and less splurge-y but still included because I’m not sure what splurge-y means to you and it’s a very good resto (and I'll add that I don’t take any issue with Bonner’s prior comments on the place yet I still think that it merits some consideration) When I say “for you”, Lippy, although I don’t see you write enough on your resto experiences / preferences (hence I don’t have your tastes totally calibrated), I am thinking that you are someone who strongly appreciates tradition, who likes a good, involved recipe (and sauce), who appreciates but doesn't fetishize good/great/exceptional product, who knows when such recipes are being executed properly and who may also put additional emphasis on civilized ambiance when splurging and of course would want to easily discourse between courses. Hence I’m skipping all the modernist stuff because I don’t think that’s your cup of tea, so bye bye DiverXo, DSTAgE, etc Hence I’m skipping the pure product marisquerías, where you can order yourself an expensive fishy feast if so desired and experience mariscos that you simply cannot find in your NYC geo because my instincts tell me that this is not your idea of a splurge and, maybe more importantly, that you desire a higher level of service and ambiance. So adios O'Pazo, La Trainera, Restaurante Sanxenxo* and Restaurante Combarro*, and (winking at you, Orik) El Señor Martín That’s it, my dear, that’s pretty much** the whole jamon*** that you need to be reflecting on … but stick to my top 3 *Name of a Galician resort town and a nearby touristy village, respectively, fyi ** You could throw A Barra in there for a surely civilized, slightly scene-y, mini-splurge a la Alabaster, I guess, if your feeling a bit bourgeoisie … but this isn’t you, Lippy … Ramon Freixa ? No, I can’t send you there ... *** Could have pulled a better Mexican mot out of my back pocket, but as Behemoth well knows that’s a bad idea to do in Old Europe and while conveniently on that subject I conclude by saying that although once very good, Punto MX has seen much better days ... far from horrible, but it's seen better days Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Orik Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 Maybe not Alabaster right now, but agreed on the rest. DiverXo is going to change a lot, soon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lippy Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 Whew! Chambolle, I think you've got my tastes just about right, although your suggestions may be mre of a splurge than I intend! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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