Conde Duque · €€€
La Carbonera
A cheese bar with a serious wine list, where choosing four cheeses can easily become an entire evening.
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Tabla de cuatro quesos, burrata en tatín and tarta de queso de cabra.
Not for you if
you dislike cheese; it turns up well beyond the boards, including the warm dessert.
Local trick
Book a Cata de Marcelo for the full lesson: ten cheeses, five wines and around two hours, on selected Mondays.
Good for
A short walk away
- 01
La Dichosa
A small tavern whose namesake pincho stacks morcilla, apple and quail egg into a very good first bite.
1 min walk - 02
La Taberna de Corps
A corner tavern for mojama and a terrace seat overlooking the old Conde Duque barracks.
1 min walk - 03
El Cangrejero
An old Amaniel beer bar where a carefully poured Mahou and good tins are reason enough to stop.
1 min walk - 04
Federal Café
Big, bright Aussie-style café on Plaza de las Comendadoras: laptops by the window, brunch all day.
1 min walk