Where to eat and drink in Tetuán
31 places in Tetuán, Madrid: what to order, when to go and local tips.
- 01
Casa Adriano
A proper Galician family lunch: shellfish first, merluza next, and no need to reinvent either.
OrderMerluza a la gallega, almejas a la sartén and canutillos de Carballiño.
- 02
Mesón Ondiñas do Mendo
A noisy Galician mesón where a round of cañas can seriously interfere with your dinner plans.
OrderZamburiñas, pulpo a la gallega con cachelos and Ribeiro de la casa.
- 03
Naveira do Mar
A small Galician dining room where the navajas and centolla do the showing off.
OrderNavajas a la plancha, centolla and merluza a la gallega.
- 04
El Quinto Vino
A wine-loving taberna that puts callos on tortilla and gives croquetas their own starring role.
OrderCroquetas de Esperanza, tortilla con callos and carrilleras al palo cortado.
- 05
Churrería Pepita
A dawn stop for churros to take home and homemade crisps that may not survive the walk.
OrderChurros and patatas fritas caseras.
- 06
Neotaberna La Fortu
A Madrid taberna giving oreja the full treatment: crisp, served whole and cut at the table.
OrderOreja crocante con parmentier trufada, soldaditos de Pavía and tarta de queso templada.
- 07
El Rincón del Venezolano
A Venezuelan neighbourhood stop where cachapas and tequeños make a very persuasive lunch.
OrderCachapa La Caraqueña, tequeños and cruzado on Sundays.
- 08
Asador Donostiarra
The big Basque celebration lunch: txuletón, proper fish cookery and walls full of famous diners.
OrderTxuletón de vaca vieja, kokotxas de merluza al pil-pil and tortilla de bacalao.
- 09
Mercado Maravillas
A working food market where the weekly shop can turn into a Venezuelan empanada lunch.
OrderEmpanada de pabellón and cachapa con queso at El Empanadazo.
- 10
As de Bastos
A gluten-free kitchen that takes the satisfying business of croquetas and fried fish seriously.
OrderCroquetas de cocido, cazón en adobo and cachopo del Narcea.
- 11
Casa Ramona Taberna Manchega
Manchegan comfort food, village-house furniture and a weekday menú that remembers neighbourhood budgets.
OrderGachas, patatas revolconas con torreznos and tarta de queso.
- 12
La Gintonería de Candilón
A neighbourhood cocktail bar for generous measures and an unhurried drink after dinner.
OrderPassion Shake or Manhattan.
- 13
Mesón Txistu
Basque cooking, football photographs and a chuletón built for the sort of lunch that cancels your afternoon.
OrderChuletón Txistu para dos, tortilla de bacalao and besugo a la espalda, ordered ahead.
- 14
Asador Casa Juan
An old-school asador for sharing a serious steak, with enough bacalao and guisos to tempt you off course.
OrderChuletón Simmental, buñuelos de bacalao and suflé de limón.
- 15
La Máquina
The original La Máquina, where ensaladilla and coquinas can turn a quick bite into a proper seafood lunch.
OrderEnsaladilla rusa La Máquina, coquinas a la plancha and croquetas de bacalao.
- 16
La Piperna
Nello's Neapolitan cooking makes a long lunch of slow ragù, baked aubergine and excellent pasta.
OrderPaccheri al ragú napolitano, parmigiana de berenjena and milhojas de ricota y pera.
- 17
The Irish Rover
A huge Irish pub for Guinness, live bands and the useful ability to feed you after a late finish.
OrderSalchichas irlandesas con patatas, alitas con salsa Irish Rover and a pinta de Guinness.
- 18
Churrería Márquez
Ventilla does breakfast properly here: freshly fried porras, churros and chocolate with no brunch ceremony.
OrderPorras, churros and chocolate a la taza.
- 19
Masa Naomi
A small Japanese dining room where a bowl of udon and a seat at the sushi bar make a very complete evening.
OrderTanuki udon, tempura de langostinos y verduras and sushi de ikura.
- 20
Taberna La Parra
Óscar's little neighbourhood taberna makes a caña, papas con mojo and a chat feel like a complete plan.
OrderPapas con mojo casero, oreja a la parrilla and a caña.
- 21
Teitu
An ample Asturian sidrería where fabes, cachopo and a thatched private room can settle the group-lunch debate.
OrderFabes con almejas y pitxin, cachopo con queso Vidiago and arroz con leche a la asturiana.
- 22
Casa Sotero
A Tetuán family taberna where torreznos crackle and putting callos on tortilla is entirely reasonable behaviour.
OrderTorreznos, tortilla de patatas con callos and croquetas caseras.
- 23
Alchemy
Specialty coffee near Plaza de Castilla, with huevos turcos that make breakfast quite happily run into lunch.
OrderHuevos turcos, bagel nórdico and a flat white.
- 24
La Guisandera de Piñera
A smart Asturian dining room where small cazuelas let you try both fabada and verdinas without surrendering dessert.
OrderFabada La Guisandera, verdinas estofadas con marisco and arroz con leche con polvo de caramelo.
- 25
Emka
Tigrillo, humita and coffee roasted in-house bring an Ecuadorian breakfast to this little Tetuán café.
OrderTigrillo, humita and café de filtro.
- 26
Moby Dick
Gigs and late rock nights off Avenida de Brasil, with a burger menu worth arriving hungry for.
OrderMoby Burger, bocata Madrid de rejos and tequeños de maíz y gouda.
- 27
BBCR
Crisp dosas and soft idli make this south Indian corner of San Enrique worth crossing town for.
OrderMysore masala dosa, idli and lassi de mango.
- 28
Las Jarritas
An Orense lunch counter where office workers still get proper braises for everyday money.
OrderCocido completo or carrilleras al vino tinto, according to the day's menú.
- 29
Bicai
Azca's office lunch with more choice than the usual grilled chicken and a daily menú worth finding.
OrderSalmorejo cordobés and empanada de setas, bacon y queso ahumado, when they're on the daily list.
- 30
BMV
An Azca lunch room with a €14.50 menú and roast chicken that leaves room in the budget for tomorrow.
OrderSalmorejo cordobés, pollo asado de la casa con patatas and flan casero, when listed.
- 31
Churrería La Andaluza
The breakfast detour beside Maravillas: hand-shaped porras and the buñuelos many churrerías have forgotten.
OrderBuñuelos, porras and chocolate a la taza.