El Estragón's underlying concept appears to be 'vegetarian food for meat-eaters', and thus there is no shortage of soya 'meatballs', 'hamburgers' and so on....

A relaxed place, with french windows opening on to the street in summer, marble-topped tables, faded yellow paintwork and art deco touches. A good selection...

Frequented by an over-50 crowd and decorated in a sombre olive-green, this old-school Mediterranean restaurant still ranks high with more discriminating...

Excitingly for El Puchero, red gingham is making a comeback after 30 years in the cold. Here it had never gone away - in tablecloths, cushions, lampshades...

The world's oldest restaurant (with a signed Norris McWhirter certificate to prove it) is still coming up with the goods after nearly 300 years. For all its...

Named after Victor Erice's seminal film, decorated with cinematic posters and popular with long-haired soulful types returning from the nearby Filmoteca....

Never less than rowdy, decorated in bullring ochre and bare brick, with flamenco on the sound system, El Tempranillo offers an impressive range of labels...

If you can actually make it through the door, order a beer or a cider and marvel at the hefty tapas that come with it - patatas bravas, jamón serrano,...

Under new ownership, and a notch hipper, 'Uncle Vinegar' has wines from around the country, board games and a few tapas: empanadas, gazpacho, goat's cheese...

La Latina scenesters in sideburns and retro couture still flock to this three-storey bar/restaurant famous for its rooftop terraza. The food, a mixed array...

Smack in the middle of a street known as the epicentre of stout cocido-type cuisine is this incongruous and popular Italian eaterie - a sound alternative...

Estay's bright, air-conditioned interior, usually filled with baying young mothers heavily laden with shopping bags, does not immediately suggest...

With festive live piano accompaniment, this is the spot to try out specialities from one of Spain's least-known regions, Extremadura. It's both classy and...

This is the first installation in what is bound to be a trend - it's fast food à la Ferran Adrià, still the hottest chef in Spain and originator of the...