Rambal
A long lunch over shared soperas, with proper stews and permission to have seconds.
Open on the 3D mapOrder
Ensalada de la casa con papada curada and lentejas estofadas, when that's the day's guiso.
Not for you if
you want to choose your main or eat cheaply; this is a fixed, more expensive lunch.
Local trick
Book Tuesday–Thursday for the €30 menú; Friday–Sunday and holidays cost €40. Drinks are extra.
Good for
A short walk away
- 01
Medias Puri
Underground club beneath the Nuevo Apolo theatre: three rooms, drag, cabaret and chaos until dawn.
1 min walk - 02
Taberna de Antonio Sánchez
Wood-panelled bullfighters' taberna in Lavapiés, pouring wine since at least 1787. Come for the torrijas.
3 min walk - 03
Bodegas Lo Máximo
Boleros, vermut and a neighbourhood crowd give this old bodega plenty of reasons to stay another round.
3 min walk - 04
Sani Sapori
Italian gelato with a tangy baobab detour and enough fruit sorbets to make dairy entirely optional.
4 min walk