When visiting Madrid, the food and shopping is an experience to behold, I have come to Madrid on business trip as well as personal trips for many years since living there in the 1970’s, I had separate posts but feel that since came to see them in same trip, they should be group together in this single post, Therefore, here is my take on the Cerveceria Cervantes and Las Bravas of Madrid !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.
A couple years ago came in with a group staying at the Westin Palace hotel. After a long day of listening to speakers someone local recommended we walk to this Cerveceria Cervantes ( brewery) and it was great fun. After , came with my young men sons, decided to expose them to it as well and it was a hit especially with the pulpo a la Gallega or octopus Galicia style! and of course the Mahou 5 stars beer! This is the Cerveceria Cervantes at Calle Cervantes, 38 corner Plaza de Jesus 7 closest Metro is Anton Martin,
The Plaza de Jesus is the object of worship in this city due to the enormous quantity and quality of tapas bars and their cervecerias brasseries or breweries. In the middle of that reign, this excellent Cerveceria Cervantes stands out, not only for knowing how to properly throw the reeds but also for offering the best variants and, above all, for its top-notch seafood. Prawns, shrimps langostines , crayfish , etc: the family is whole and ready to choose. All very cool! A restaurant with a must to visit. It goes to show the choices, this was a find with friends and a pleasant surprise, No webpage
The RestaurantGuru reviews on Cerveceria Cervantes : https://restaurantguru.com/Cerveceria-Cervantes-Madrid
The Madrid tourist office on Cerveceria Cervantes : https://www.esmadrid.com/en/restaurants/cerveceria-cervantes
I have been several times by this neighborhood but never got into this restaurant. It must be the multitude of choices that is hard to visit them all lol! However, it was a pleasant surprise and we enjoy coming here at Las Bravas! The place is a bar with a solera of more than 80 years whose specialty is white potatoes, made with a slightly spicy artisan sauce as patatas bravas, very popular in the city. The one I come always is at Pasaje de Matheu.5, However, they have other branches such as Calle de Álvarez Gato, 3 , and Calle de Espoz y Mina, 13. This is a small family business turned into a mini-chain of taverns in the heart of the city. It’s specialty is the ration of potatoes with a genuine and original hot sauce that does not bite too much, patented in 1960 . It is mandatory to order bread and share the dish !
The first to open in 1933 was that of the Calle de Álvarez Gato, known for the concave and convex mirrors that inspired Valle-Inclán in his eerie work Luces de Bohemia or Bohemian Lights. Today those mirrors still exist next to the shop windows. And in 1963 the second store on Calle de Espoz y Mina was opened, about forty meters from the previous one. Both very close to the Plaza de Santa Ana. Eleven years later, the third was opened in the Pasaje de Matheu, the closest to the Puerta del Sol. It has an outdoor terrace where it is a pleasure to take some bravas with a caña (glass of cold beer)!
The official Las Bravas : https://lasbravas.com/
The Madrid tourist office on Las Bravas pje Matheu : https://www.esmadrid.com/en/restaurants/bravas-pje-matheu
The RestaurantGuru reviews on Las Bravas pje Matheu : https://restaurantguru.com/Las-Bravas-Madrid
There you go folks, a wonderful dining combination not to miss in my Madrid, The routing is to go to Cervantes for lunch and Las Bravas for dinner, me think, both in lovely neighborhoods. Again, hope you enjoy this post on the Cerveceria Cervantes and Las Bravas of Madrid as I.
And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!
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