The night of the 2December 4 it has traditionally been and continues to be one of the most family nights of the year. The whole family gathered around a large table to celebrate a great dinner with a handful of great and good purposes to toast. A night that traditionally most families decide to celebrate without leaving home, but for which little by little the tradition is changing.
Increasingly restaurants They are committed to opening their doors on Christmas Eve to delight their guests with more special proposals. A night full of magic and superstition that will kick off the celebrations. A night full of hope and purpose that deserves a special celebration, in which there is no shortage of toasts and our loved ones … And why not, a night in which we allow ourselves the privilege of not cooking and let ourselves be delighted by the proposals of some of the best kitchens in the country and the great parties that They organize the best hotels in the city.
An exclusive plan and appetizing to celebrate a Special christmas. Take note of our favorites:
Gran Hotel English
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Gran Hotel English
Echegaray Street, 8
28014 — Madrid
913 60 00 01
Price: Christmas Eve Menu: € 220
Located on Echegaray street, in the heart of the Letras neighborhood, the one that washe first luxury hotel in the city will offer the night of December 24 the opportunity to enjoy Mallorcan cuisine from the hand of chef Fernando P. Arellano (2**). A proposal to be able to enjoy without having to cook. For the elaboration of these tasting menus, Zaranda’s chef will have the full support of D’Angelo Bishop, executive chef of the hotel and creator of the gastronomic proposal of the Lobo 8 restaurant located in the hotel lobby.
La Christmas the night of December 24 officially begins and that dinner will feature a Christmas menu of 8 passes with 2 snacks, where there is no lack of its recipe for the Christmas stock, with ravioli of poularde and Iberian jowls or confit hake, seaweed parmentier and sea urchin sabayon.
Price: € 220 with wine pairing / per person.
Intercontinental Hotel Madrid
These holidays InterContinental Madrid pays tribute to the First Around the World what took place ago 500 years by the hand of Fernando Magallanes and Juan Sebastián Elcano. The iconic five-star is passionate about fusing culture with gastronomy, which is why this year a historical milestone that changed the world is recreated in the kitchens of InterContinental Madrid.
¿Donde?
Intercontinental Madrid
Paseo de la Castellana, 49
28046 — Madrid
917 00 73 00
Price: Adults € 215 / Children € 85
With several and special appointments throughout all the parties, the first of all will be the Christmas Eve gala that will pay tribute to the crew and ships who fought to change history. For the occasion, the chef Miguel de la Fuente has revived the expedition, searching for the original essence and recreating the journey in its kitchens.
The InterContinental Christmas galas have become a benchmark of elegance with the most careful gastronomy to celebrate these dates with family or friends. Among the dishes that can be tasted: Cream of lobster decanted on a seabed of carabinieri, codium and minced salicornias; Sea bream infused in a warm ginger broth or the shoulder of suckling lamb confit at 75º.
Price: € 215 adults with wine pairing / € 85 children.
Villamagna hotels
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Hotel Vilamagna
Paseo de la Castellana, 22
28046 — Madrid
915 87 12 34
Price: Christmas Eve Menu 350 €
Another of the great luxury hotels in the capital that prepares the holidays with a very special proposal is the Villamagna hotels. On this occasion, by the Chef Executive Amalio Prados, the Christmas Eve dinner will be composed of three starters, two main and two desserts Among which the diners will taste dishes such as the Oyster “Fine de Claire” with champagne with Granny Smith apple, Ravioli of amanita cesarean section, meunière sauce of scallops and white truffle, or Viceroy roasted in the oven, velouté of clams with tarragon and winter vegetables , among other proposals.
The exclusive evening will also be enlivened for the first time by a unique concert by the Orquesta Delica Chamber, a Quartet that will accompany with Christmas carols of great classics, waltzes and a selection of fragments of operas, ending with the orchestral composition by Johann Strauss “La Marcha Radetzky”.
Price: 350 euros with pairing / per person.
Hotel Wellington
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Hotel Wellington
Velázquez Street, 8
28001 — Madrid
915 75 44 00
Price: Christmas Eve Menu € 225
As every year, the hotel Wellington prepares for its Christmas celebrations, kicking off Christmas Eve dinner.
The emblematic hotel located on Calle Velázquez has devised a very special evening for the night of December 24 that will feature live music and with a menu consisting of three appetizers, three dishes and desserts.
Among the succulent proposals We find from the steak tartare of mature cow with crunchy focaccia and the crunchy ravioli of prawn with lemon compote; to the Terrine of homemade foie with spiced duck roast beed and citrus compote and the Venison loin with boletus juice, roasted beet and goat cheese.
Price: € 225 adults / € 100 children.
Hotel Urban
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Hotel Urban
Carrera de S. Jerónimo, 34
28014 — Madrid
917 87 77 70
Price: New Year’s Eve Menu € 150
El Hotel Urban 5 * GL by Derby Hotels Collection proposes to enjoy the experience of a magical night like the one before Christmas Day, in an environment where art, architecture and luxury merge with gastronomy. Located in the Prado-Recoletos axis, the city’s cultural and artistic epicenter, and close to Puerta del Sol and Plaza Mayor, here the chef Aurelio Morales has devised a menu available both for the night of the 24th and for the 25th of December, which begins with pure acorn-fed Iberian ham and tomato bread; Red shrimp and truffle cream; Ham and Idiazábal croquette; Foie and beet and Norway lobster with potato foam. To continue with main ones like the Canelón de pularda.
Price: 150€ per person
For Christmas Eve, the luxury hotel also offers the possibility of staying to sleep with him. pack Stay & Merry Christmas which includes, in addition to the Christmas Eve menu or Christmas lunch, accommodation for two people; welcome detail (chocolate truffles and champagne brut) and buffet breakfast.
Price: from € 595 per person
VP Plaza Spain
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VP Plaza Spain
Plaza de España, 5
28008 — Madrid
915 95 55 10
Price: Christmas Eve Menu 110 €
El Hotel VP Plaza España Design 5 *, located in the Plaza de España, is turned over with Christmas celebrations with different gastronomic and leisure proposals.
From the 12th floor of the hotel, in the restaurant Ginkgo Sky Bar, propose to celebrate a Christmas Eve in style, in which dishes such as: Oysters Sorlut nº2 with chipotle and ponzu, chicken gyozas with sweet chili sauce, salmon Sashimi on crispy rice and kimuchi or beef sirloin tataki can be paired with sesame, among other creations.
Live music, an exclusive atmosphere and a DJ who will entertain the after-party will put the icing on the cake so that this December 24 does not lack detail.
Price: 110€ per person
Only You Barquillo
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Only You Boutique Hotel
Barquillo Street, 21
28004 — Madrid
910 05 22 22
Price: Christmas Eve Menu 120 €
Located in the Madrid neighborhood of Chueca, Only You Boutique Hotel It offers a Christmas traditional and very elegant. A gastronomic proposal signed by its chef, Carlos Martín, which focuses on the product as the absolute protagonist of the different menus. For dinner Christmas Eve, the chef includes such interesting dishes as his beef heart tomato tartare with blue lobster carpaccio and wild salmon caviar or his roast lamb taco with ribs and sweet potato puree.
Decorated by interior designer Lázaro Rosa-Violán, this idyllic enclave will become the perfect setting for a special and different Christmas celebration in the center of the capital.
Price: € 120 per person.
Orfila Hotel
¿Donde?
Relais & Châteaux Hotel Orfila
With Orfil, 6
28010 — Madrid
91 702 77 70
Price: Christmas Eve Menu 190 €
Mario Sandoval sign an extraordinary menu of Christmas Eve for the restaurant Orfila Garden located in the Relais & Châteaux hotel from Madrid that bears the same name. An atmosphere of sophistication and warmth that invites you to fully immerse yourself in the Christmas atmosphere and contemplate the imposing lights that illuminate the city.
A menu devised to delight gastronomy lovers discovering the gastronomic treasures that will also be served at the Heritage hotel that has the same Relais & Châteaux seal.
Lobster tartare with chili oil and shallot with the juices from their heads, suckling pig with its crispy skin and juicy meat or the pickled partridge salad with watercress and pomegranate are just some of the exquisite proposals that will not be missing is this very special night.
Price: 190€ per person