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Xaloc Tapas Bar: lo siento, perdóname, España
Matas is solely responsible for this. There is no way I would ever suggest going to a tapas restaurant in Zug of all places. But these days I am very easily convinced to try new things and since we will live here we just HAVE TO KNOW and now we now.
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Casa Lucas: pintchos in an old school bar
We visited Casa Lucas just after our trip to Aragon and Navarre where we ate nothing but pintchos. I did not plan it to be like this but we ended up eating more of these scrumptious sandwich tapas in Madrid and Casa Lucas did not disappoint!
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Pez Tortilla: nothing but tortilla española!
Tortilla española is probably the most well known tapa in the entirety of Spain, at least it is one of the most popular choices in Madrid. We have already tried many tortillas and when I learned about this place that focuses solely on this dish, I had to check it out!
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Vi Cool: OK tapas, GREAT wine
I am always on a lookout for interesting tapas restaurants and when a recommendation comes my way I will take it. Vi Cool had an OK selection of fusion tapas but where this place truly shined was their wines. Such. Good. Wines.
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How to eat well in Madrid for 72 hours
This is by no means a definitive guide on what to eat in Madrid but these are some of my favourite tried and tested places where I brought my mom while she visited. Most of these you have seen before but this is a food mecca and we always celebrate good and delicious.
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Casa Toni and Juana La Loca: quintessential Madrid tapas
It did not take me long enough to revisit two of my favourite tapas bars in Madrid and my initial thoughts still stand. Casa Toni and Juana La Loca might be two very different establishments but they both offer an excellent opportunity to experience the two ends of the tapas spectrum in Madrid.
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Monday night in Lavapiés: tapas & cocktails
Semana Santa (Easter Week) has started on 11 April and many places take a little break during this time. Couple that with it being a Monday night and our choices for dining out become limited. So this is the story how we ended up in Lavapiés. Again.
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Toledo: a perfect day trip and then some
It was finally time to leave Madrid and do something fun outside of the city. We decided to visit Toledo as it is one of the closest destinations only 30 minutes away by the train from central Madrid. Toledo is a gorgeous little town and it works so well as a day trip! Did we…
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Tapas: the best lunch and dinner you can ask for (Part VII)
Ha, and there you were, thinking we had done with tapas already. Not so fast! I will be done with tapas once I taste them all (probably not anytime soon). Up until now we have managed to avoid food disasters but this changes here and now. Read on to see where Ieva’s seal of approval…
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DSPEAK: a modern take on the classics
After more than two weeks of eating tapas it was finally time to venture out and explore the modern culinary scene of Madrid. With a decent number of traditional tapas under my belt, I felt more than ready to explore what the contemporary iterations of the well-loved classics could look like.