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The new openings of the Carbón Negro group are the last ‘place to be’ in Madrid
With restaurants like Black Coal, Umo or [A] Ember, this hospitality group conceived as a laboratory of ideas where important projects are developed inaugurates in the middle of the pandemic two new addresses that promise to become essential in Madrid.
Is The Castizo of Velázquez (October, 2020) and The Lironda Foundation (December, 2o20) two restaurants with very different proposals but with the common link of product quality and great know-how. Characterized by the knowledge and love of gastronomy and by a strong commitment to the quality of the gastronomic proposal, focusing on the use of good products and care in the production processes, the Black Carbon Group He is well aware of business success and already has five restaurants, four of them in Madrid and one in Seville.
Today Summum We tell you everything you need to know about their new openings:
The Castizo of Velázquez
A return to tradition, to traditional taverns characterized by warmth, wood, mirrors and food menus displayed in their famous marble bars.
What? Antique dealers, cut glass, portraits, scenes from old Madrid and the presence of phrases from historical figures of the city, are elements that recover the most traditional life of the capital. A trasbarra that exposes the “fine laterío”, the cold meats and the sausages that cannot be missed, will make you breathe the most characteristic atmosphere of the most traditional taverns in the city.
¿Donde? Calle de Velázquez, 97 (Madrid)
What to ask for? The best seafood, such as the white prawn from Isla Cristina, the red one from garrucha, the coquina from Huelva or the Galician clam will be present just arrived from the fish market. Muffins and mounts, home-made stuffed eggs, squid squid, ear, tripe or snout and homemade pickled almadraba tuna are options that will create discussion when choosing entrees. Tuna with tomato and fried egg, stewed veal tail or the homemade spoon stew of the day are some of the dishes that will remain in the memory of customers after passing through the restaurant.
The sweet touch is given by the now traditional Black Carbon Group cheese cake accompanied, among others, by the chocolate praline cake or a torrija that will give a lot to talk about.
Price: € 35 average per person.
The Lironda Foundation
La Fonda for its part shows an honest cuisine, with lifelong recipes and above all, tasty, with a menu made “over a slow fire”. The embers and the charcoal oven are the protagonists, a technique that takes us to the flavors of the old wood stoves.
What? A room that transports the diner to some tents in an African lodge or a small corner that emulates an old English hostel with restored original benches, make each space original in its essence. The use of old elements recovered from hotels and other winks create a feeling of warmth and comfort that is reminiscent of old private clubs.
¿Donde? Genova Street, 27 (Madrid)
What to ask for? Start with the Russian salad with tuna tartare or with the burrata with sun-dried Italian tomatoes. There is no shortage of vegetables treated in the charcoal oven with simple preparations to seek the prominence of the product, as well as quality fish. Dishes such as organic and local eggs, of course with lace and with prawn and boletus. And on another level like its meats: sirloin made on the grill finished with a sauce of garlic, chilli and sherry vinegar; or the Friesian beef entrecote with 40 days of maturation.
Price: average € 40 per person