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Tuesday 6 September 2011

"El Pez Gordo" - Jazz, wine and tapas bar

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In my wander through Madrid city center I found a atmospheric Jazz bar.
Its owner, Andreas is a great host and introduced me to two great red Spanish wines, served "traditionally chilled": a Crianza and a Douro.
Crianza: red wines are aged for 2 years with at least 6 months in oak
Douro The heart of the Ribeira Douro is the Milla de Oro, or Golden Mile, a short strip of land hugging the Douro River (which runs west toward Portugal, slicing through the Spanish wine regions of Toro and Rueda before becoming the Douro and nourishing Portugal's Douro and Porto regions). 
El Pez Gordo is also great for tapas and meeting friends "for a glass" as the Spanish people say, it is a quirky, bohemian, and yet modern.
Take a note  "El Pez Gordo" is word of mouth place. Andreas emphasizes that he doesn't want it to be mainstream, "customers are like friends to me, I know them by name." 
It doesn't have a web page . 
open from 7:30 pm


El Pez Gordo 
C/ Pez, 6, 28004 Madrid, Spain+34 915 22 32 08 


Madrid

Tapas, tapas, tapas...

During my stay in the Spanish capital I have eaten in many places.
I have had many tapas and interesting local cuisine but one place stands out from the others: "Mercado San Anton".
A cutting-edge structure in which a perfect twin wood, steel and glass give it a cozy feel - daring but still remaining a traditional market.


It's only been open for 3 months and already is a very trendy place to go for socializing, buying groceries and of course tasting delicious tapas.
It is vibrant, elegant and has a wonderful vibe.
Downstairs is the market itself, where you can buy meat, fruits, sea food/fish, vegetables, etc.
On the first floor you will find a great variety of tapas places, sweet shops, shakes, Italian food, Mariscos (sea food), assados (grill), Japanese food, foie, Tabernas, Vinacotecas (wine bar),etc.

                                                                                                                          On the second floor, you will find a huge restaurant with a great balcony to eat "al fresco" and it has a great view too!


These are samples of the delicious tapas I have had there!

If you are in the Spanish Capital I strongly recommend a visit.

 Mercado de San Antón 

C/ Augusto Figueroa, 24, 28004 Madrid, Spain+34 913 30 07 30