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Madrid It is a city with a wide gastronomic offer that is growing and renewing itself at a good pace. Great chefs from around the world and recognized national experts in the complicated business of good food continually design new proposals of great quality and originality. In the midst of so many options, and the authentic boom of Peruvians and trendy places for dinner and drinks, we trace an alternative route through four new restaurants ranging from a Japanese and a Mexican to a real greenhouse and a corner of “healthy” dishes. Discover them:
Iztac, high level Mexican food
Pure tradition with a haute cuisine atmosphere and unbeatable service. That’s how it is Iztac, the new Mexican restaurant that has opened its doors in the Plaza de la República del Ecuador, in Madrid.
Where
Iztac
Plaza Rep. Of Ecuador, 4
Madrid
Price: € 40 average
From the same owner of Mexico & Co (La Moraleja), in this new establishment the proposal is maximum authenticity. Thus, both its ingredients and its dishes and drinks represent the Mexican gastronomic culture in all its splendor and propose a route through the 32 states of that country through the unique flavors and blends of its local stoves.
Its chiapaneco cochito, its flag memela with marrow, its aromatic tortilla soup and its bittersweet duck enchiladas with mole deserve special attention, and among its desserts the chocolate pyramid with the real Abuelita stands out, a brand present in the imagination of so many Mexicans.
The menu is signed by Mexican chef Nacho Oropeza and is served in a exquisitely decorated premises and set by his compatriot Lourdes Treviño, who is located, to finish rounding off the proposal, where the first Mexican from Madrid, Mexico Lindo, worked.
On Flor Baja street, in the heart of Madrid, a young chef dreams of the perfect bite, in which from the selection of the raw material to its preparation and putting it on a plate they are a work of art. It’s Young Wu Nagahira, owner, chef and soul of the new restaurant Ikigai.
Where
Ikigai
C / Flor Baja, 5
Madrid
Raised in Paris and with Japanese and Chinese influences, Nagahira has opened a space that is both his laboratory and his canvas, where personally prepare each dish. Thanks to his knowledge of both the oriental tradition and the gastronomic avant-garde, all of them are unique and an authentic experience for the eyes because of their plating and for the palate because of their flavors.
Its nigiris and oyster tempura stand out, and above all their sashimis for the cut and the exquisite quality of the product. In Ikigai you can taste all these dishes together with the Japanese Asahi or Sapporo beers or the classic sake.
Pineapple, freshness and health on the go
Fresh, healthy and appetizing food, in a carefully designed environment that seeks to offer food on the go with a certificate of quality and comfort. This is the proposal of Pineapple, the new «fresh and chill» restaurant that has just opened its doors in Sagasta 14.
Where
Pineapple
C / Sagasta, 14
Madrid
With a tropical spirit, this establishment bases its gastronomic proposal on the «poke bowl«, A trend that is sweeping the followers of a healthy lifestyle. The combined dishes in these original bowls are complemented by smoothies, protein juices, vegetarian or gluten-free menus, cocktails in the late afternoon and an unbeatable atmosphere.
In the decoration is precisely the key to Ananá. Work of the id-real studio, with Anouk Lesparda at the head, every corner of this new space is designed and realized to spread island freshness. From its masterful combination of colors with volumes (to match the ingredients of the poke bowl) to its tensile-structure installation in the basement, its two floors offer a stronghold to consider for a guilt-free meal or an informal work meeting. or between friends.
The greenhouse, green art on the plate
Rodrigo de la Calle brings EL INVERNADERO to the center of Madrid (Ponzano, 85), where it redoubles its commitment to vegetables with a still intimate concept (only 20 diners per service) but closer and more resounding.
Where
EL INVERNADERO
C / Ponzano, 85
Madrid
With two versions, short and long, of its Vegetalia menu, consisting of vegetable-cut dishes with the option of adding meat or fish, the new place that houses the Michelin star was decorated by Kuboene Estudio with the idea of putting the diner in a humid and cozy greenhouse.
Everything bears the stamp of the chef, creator of the concepts “gastrobotany” and “green revolution”, derived from his research and continuous experimentation with vegetables and innovative production processes.
Its dishes, all seasonal, are complemented with homemade drinks that investigate superfoods and, of course, the varied and delicate flavors of the land.