Where to eat and drink in Carabanchel
20 places in Carabanchel, Madrid: what to order, when to go and local tips.
- 01
Casa Enriqueta
Madrid's offal tradition is alive and frying here, right down to the potatoes cooked in gallineja fat.
OrderGallinejas, entresijos and patatas de la casa.
- 02
Cervecería Gonmar
Crisp oreja and proper bravas keep this small neighbourhood bar's griddle, and its counter, busy.
OrderOreja a la plancha, patatas bravas and a caña.
- 03
La Capa
A modest dining room with a serious wine cellar, excellent kokotxas and no rush to turn your table.
OrderRusa, anchoa casera con mantequilla and kokotxas al pilpil con huevos fritos.
- 04
La Gloria de Carabanchel
Andalusian cooking and thoughtful wines in a little neighbourhood room that makes a strong case for Sunday lunch.
OrderCroquetas de puchero, albóndigas de choco y gambas and mollete de lomo en manteca.
- 05
Merinas Bar y Ultramarinos
An old grocery reborn as the neighbourhood's meeting place, with Cádiz snacks and a very Valencian sandwich habit.
OrderBocadillo Merinas de sobrasada, cebolla y queso, mojama de Barbate and a vermú.
- 06
Vegania Veggie Bar Carabanchel
A vegan neighbourhood bar where homemade seitán and hefty burgers make a convincing dinner near Eugenia de Montijo.
OrderKebab de seitán, hamburguesa de avena, tofu y tomate seco, and brownie con helado.
- 07
Cervecería La Chata
A churrería beside Vistalegre where breakfast comes with a proper cup of chocolate and a neighbourhood soundtrack.
OrderChurros and chocolate a la taza.
- 08
El Secreto de Dora
A big taberna beside the arena, useful for generous shared raciones and a terrace table with the whole family.
OrderCallos a la madrileña, lacón a la gallega and calamares a la romana.
- 09
La Fábrica de Patanel
Carabanchel brews its own here, with burgers, morcilla quesadillas and a free table-football rematch after dinner.
OrderCerveza Patanel, quesadillas de morcilla y taleggio and provolone al horno con pimiento caramelizado.
- 10
La Grifería
Six craft taps, natural wines and artisan cheese make a good case for lingering near Marqués de Vadillo.
OrderTabla de quesos artesanales and hummus de garbanzos.
- 11
El Sexto Sol
An informal Oporto stop for tacos, generously filled quesadillas and a terrace drink when dinner can take its time.
OrderTacos de cochinita, quesadilla de res and a margarita.
- 12
Devinums
A roomy local vinoteca for weekday lunch, family rice feasts and the sort of terrace meal that swallows an afternoon.
OrderArroz caldoso con bogavante, setas empanadas con paletilla ibérica and huevos estrellados con jamón ibérico.
- 13
Pulpería Botafumeiro
A Galician neighbourhood dining room near Oporto where the caldo, pulpo and filloas make an excellent family outing.
OrderCaldo gallego, pulpo a la gallega and filloas flambeadas.
- 14
La Toquilla
Ecuadorian comfort food on Valvanera, with fish encebollado and plantain corviches worth bringing a proper appetite for.
OrderEncebollado and corviche de pescado.
- 15
Marisquería Melgar
A long-serving seafood house by Puente de Toledo, with a bar for grazing and a dining room for serious rice lunches.
OrderAlmejas al palo cortado, arroz caldoso de carabineros and tarta de manzana.
- 16
Churrería La Olla del Chocolate
This tiny Opañel churrería starts frying at five, when breakfast still feels like part of the night.
OrderPorras, churros and chocolate a la taza.
- 17
Churrería Quinta Generación
Antonio de Leyva's early chocolate stop, where the morning revolves around churros and porras.
OrderChurros, porras and chocolate a la taza.
- 18
Cervecería El Muro
Comillas neighbours come upstairs for a proper lunch; the cocido is the reason to ask what's cooking.
OrderCocido madrileño when it's on the menú; ensaladilla rusa and tortilla vaga con alcachofa from the carta.
- 19
Pastelería El Soto
An old-school obrador for tejas and petisús: buy a box and make somebody's afternoon.
OrderPastel francés, tejas de almendra and profiteroles «petisú».
- 20
La Suegra
Colombian bakery comfort in Vista Alegre, with tres leches and a hot Milo for an unapologetically sweet break.
OrderTarta tres leches, brazo de reina and Milo caliente.