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Now that vermouth has gone hipster and stand-up menus are on the rise, the foodies of Madrid they begin to wander around with a mental map of the places where they can eat at the bar and watch the great chefs of the moment create gastronomic avant-garde. Because we do not always have time, company or desire to sit at the table.
StreetXO
- C / Serrano, 52
The chef David Muñoz is a benchmark in ‘stand up gastronomy’ since the opening of its most roguish and carefree proposal, Street-XO, first in Callao, then in Serrano and, since November 2016, also in the exclusive Mayfair neighborhood of London. The queues with a cocktail in hand are always worth it in this temple of avant-garde gastronomy, where waiters wear straitjackets and present each creation as a true bar show. International, Asian and fusion cuisine with a street soul.
KultO
- C/ Ibiza, 4 (Madrid)
The philosophy “In cook we trust» by chefs José Fuentes and Laura López (authors of the Trasteo tavern in Zahara de los Atunes, Cádiz) adds an Andalusian accent, delicate tuna, North African spices and careful interior design in a place with high tables, blue tiles and open kitchen. From his travels and experiences with great masters such as the Peruvian chef Gastón Acurio they have inherited an avant-garde fusion cuisine to enjoy standing at the bar. On the stove, the veal pepito becomes a matured blonde cow carpaccio, green peppers and hot sauce, the red tuna satay is marinated in Thai curry with peanut butter and citrus dressing and the fideuá is transformed into a stir fry. wok with shrimp juice, squid, prawns and pad thai.
The Tasqueria of Javi Estévez
- C/ Duke of Sesto, 68
Cheek sandwich in spice bread, pork snout taco, trotters with artichokes and Norway lobster … How to turn offal into delicatessen dishes? With a lot of imagination and few prejudices. At the beginning of 2015, this brave gastrotavern opened in Madrid, which brings together the most authentic of the high class taverns and casquerías. To eat we can choose the bar open to the kitchen, with the television chef Javi Estévez ─Revelation Cook Award 2016 in Madrid Fusión─ making magic with pieces of cow, pork and lamb turned into delicious hastags. #Carrillera #Mole #Corn, # Lasagna #Molleja #Tomate or #Manitas #Alcachofa #Crayfish are just some of the proposals that are served in glass pots and glasses.
The Tavern Averías
- C / Ponzano, 16
Its wine list with more than 400 references, by drinks, has converted the Taberna Averías at the gastroenological meeting point in the traditional Chamberí neighborhood. Salted, smoked, cold meats, ajoarrieros and gildas signed by the chef Juanjo López Bedmar (La Tasquita de Enfrente) complete the solid offer of this space with careful retro-industrial aesthetics and slate, where each client is advised based on their oenological preferences. Its Angus beef steak tartare, its ajoarriero cod, or the exquisite cheese plate for gourmets are essential.
Lamian by Soy Kitchen
- Plaza de los Mostenses, 4
Each filtering bag “Hand drawn noodles” (ramen or lamian) are the strong point of the young chef «Julio» (Yong Ping Zhang), who dares with an innovative and surprising Chinese-Spanish fusion, washed down with good sake. Although we also find tables to dine without haste, the bar of this exclusive oriental tavern offers a relaxed space where you can enjoy the 25 starters of the selection «The Rituals» and some gastronomic gems such as the Asian Mix of Crackling Chicken with Beer, Chili Crab with aromas of Hong Kong and Sichuan or the unexpected Tripe «Gangman Style», which reinterpret the traditional recipe. The Dim-Sum Xiaolongbao or the “Jackie Chan is not Bruce Lee” with oxtail with Sichuan pepper are other hits not to be missed.
Atlantic — Snack House
- Avenida Menéndez Pelayo, 11
Typically Galician tapas with the unmistakable signature of the chef Pepe Solla, holding a Michelin star in another of its gourmet restaurants, Solla, in Poio, Pontevedra. The proposal of the Casa de Petiscos ─which has just opened another branch in Valencia─ is the informal version of Galician haute cuisine at the Atlántico-Casa de Comidas restaurant. On this occasion, they have opted for carefree spaces, with an Atlantic setting, where the high tables invite to open or el afterwork with gourmet friends. The “snacks” or small bites, newcomers every day from Galicia, change with the season, but star dishes such as green mussels with curry or Galician cow tartare remain. Seafood, empanadas and octopus ‘the fair’, with live pulpeiro and in front of the diners, are some of its safe bets.
Guru Salmon
- C / Echegaray, 21
The bar of this gastrobar invites you to sit down just to enjoy that cinematic atmosphere that permeates the place and that puts us fully into a movie. Here the bartender in fashion, Diego Cabrera, displays his talent in the form of creative and unexpected cocktails. Pair a ‘Manhattan’ with chicken lollipops or a salmon tartare with a non-alcoholic cocktail? Absolutely. To complete this Marilyn-style experience, we can reserve the “bartender’s table”, which consists of a live display of the best personalized cocktails, depending on our mood and preferences. “Tocala again, Sam” makes more sense than ever. Diego Cabrera takes care of the rest.