After living in England for a year now, we got enough of that constant cold and wet weather. We wanted to see the sun for more than 10 minutes, we wanted to put our sunglasses on and lie in a beautiful park near lake. And that´show we booked our flight to Madrid, Spain. We bought our flight tickets, booked a hotel and within 2 week time, we arrived to beautiful and sunny Madrid.
And it was amazing. What at first was meant to be a vacation soon became an adventure with us, running around the city in order to see as much as possible. And we did. In 5 days, we walked around Madrid, from the East to the West, from the North, to the South. We were exhausted everytime we piled our bones on the bed. Exhausted but happy. :)
Madrid has a lot to offer. From tapas bars and flamenco shows on every corner, through tiny narrow streets where the best napolitanas are made, with the oldest restaurant in the world, with beautiful historical buildings and squares where you can taste the fluffiest and most delicate tortilla to beautiful parks and endless wild nights. Trust me, no one is bored in Madrid. The city is full of energy, happy people, incredible smell that drags you into every tapas bar you walk pass by. People there have got the time for everything, there are never in a rush. They order themselves a bucket filled with bottles of beer and they sit around one table, enjoying every minute of their lives over a plate of patatas bravas (potatoes in a rich and spicy tomato sauce). And that´s exactly what you do when go over there. You fell in love with the slow life, you forget about time. You are there, in a moment.
Where to eat and what to eat in Madrid.
There are many great places to go to, but I´ll share with you the best foodie finds I came across while eating my way through Madrid.
Mercado de San Miguel
One of the best tapas places. Amazing selection of olives, cheeses, tortillas, wines, fish, meat, fruit and veggies under one roof - anything you can imagine. Filled with crowds since the time they open until their closing time(which is 2am!), this place is favourite among locals as well. A little pricey, but worth the experience. The buzz of people chatting over the great food is precious.
Plaza Mayor
Find yourself a table in this picturesque square, enjoy amazing and light ´pincho di tortilla´ or glass of sangria while nibbling on olives.
Sol
Right when you get out of metro from Sol, there you´ll find the bussiest and the most favourite bakery in Madrid. Enjoy here a cup of coffee with freshly baked napolitana filled with vanilla custard. Btw, don´t even look for a place to sit here, everyone stands around!
Uvepan
Bakery, where they serve the traditional spanish breakfast. Spanish people are not really early birds, and thats how their breakfast looks like. Simple but amazing. Beautiful toast with butter and marmelade; freshly squeezed orange juice and cofee; warm ´pincho di tortilla´ in toasted baguette; napolitanas and croissants.
Chocolateria San Gines
There is no better place where you could try the traditional churros with hot chocolate. Sitting in a busy place which is opened 365 days a year, 24/7 , churros is perfect for the anytime snack attack if you want to treat yourself. My boy´s favourite.
Yerbabuena
Vegetarian restaurant where they do healthy twists on traditional spanish classics. Portions are huge, food is sourced locally and everythings tastes amazing.
Cafe el mar
Lovely cafe outside of turistic rush, where you´ll feel like as if you were home. You can order yourself beautiful organic breakfast like kamut bread, smoothies, juices with superfoods, fairtrade tea with their homemade cakes. You can do so while sitting in a comfortable and funky sofas and enjoying that great energy of the place. They also have got a little shop inside, where you can buy anything from organic fruit and vegetables, through nut milks, nuts to healthy snacks.
PS. Very lovely staff! :)
Crucina
If you fancy trying out something different that´s not spanish (or if you are simply stuffed by eating fritattas every day), go here. Everything served here is organic, raw, filled with nuts, seeds, vegetables, amazing flavours and exciting ideas on a plate. Pricey, but if you miss vegetables while being in Madrid, this is the place where to go.
1862 Dry Bar
If you feel like having amazing cocktails, this is that place. Experienced bartenders willing to make any cocktail you´ve got on your mind with the biggest dedication in their heart. These guys do know what they are doing.
Mercado Fuencarral
3-storey market place filled with exciting food stalls. This place is packed by locals and with food that tastes heavenly.
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A bolo to uzasne. Nieco, z coho mala byt odychova dovolenka sa coskoro stalo dobrodruzstvo s cielom vidiet toho co najviac. A tak aj bolo. Za 5 dni sme obehli cely Madrid; zo zapadu na vychod; zo severu na juh. Kazdy vecer, ked sme sa vracali na hotel, sme svoje kosti hodili na postel a v momente, ked sa nam hlava dotkla vankusa, sme zaspali. Boli sme vycerpani a unaveni. Ale za to stastni. :)
Madrid je uzasne mesto, ponuka toho mnoho. Od tapas barov a flamenko podujati na kazdom rohu, cez malilinke ulicky, kde najdete tie najlepsie upecene ´napolitanky´ (kolacik z maslovehon listkpveho cesta naplneny vanilkovym kremom) alebo tu najstarsiu restauraciu na svete, cez krasne historicke budovy a namestia s restauraciami, kde ponukaju tu najlepsie spravenu spanielsku omeletu; az po nadherne parky a nikdy nekonciace divoke noci. Verte mi, v Madride sa nikto nenudi. To mesto je plne energie, stastnych ludi, uzasnych voni, ktore vas zavedu do tapas barov, ktore su na kazdom kroku. Ludia tu maju na vsetko cas, nikde sa neponahlaju. Najradsej si sadnu na namestie s partiou kamaratov, objednaju si vedro s flaskami piva, sadnu si vsetci za jeden stol a uzivaju si kazdyjeden okamih zivota nad tanierom pecenych zemiakov, poliatych stiplavou salsou. Cize presne to, co robite aj vy, ked navstivite Madrid. Spomalite a trosku v zivote pribrzdite, a uzivate si kazdy jeden moment.
Kde jest a co jest v Madride?
V Madride je naozaj neskutocne mnozstvo restauracii, kde sa mozete najest; ale ja s vami chcem zdielat miesta, ktore su naozaj vyborne (Ak nie najlepsie) a ktore potesili vsetky moje zmysly, pokym som sa predierala ulickami Madridu.
Mercado de San Miguel
Jedno z najlepsich miest, kde dostat poctive tapas na urovni. Uzasny vyber oliv, syrov, omeliet, vin, ryb, masa, ovocia a zeleniny - vsetko co si viete aj neviete predstavit pod jednou strechou. Toto miesto,ktore je oblubene aj medzi domacimi, je vzdy plne do spiku kosti od rana odkedy sa otvoria dvere az do vecernych hodin (su otvoreni do 2 rana!). Ceny su tu trosku vyssie ako v inych tapas baroch, ale stoji to za ten zazitok. Ten hluk ludi, ked sa vsetci nehaju uniest skvelou atmosferou nad dobrym jedlom je na nezaplatenie.
Plaza Mayor
Uchmatnite si volny stol na tomto prekrasnom namesti, objednajte si ´kusok spanielskej omelety´, pohar sangrie zatial co budete marktit na olivach.
Sol
Hned, ked vyjdete z metra na hlavne namesti Sol, najdete tam tu najrusnejsiu a jednu z najoblubenejsich cukrarni v Madride. Vychutnajte si tu vonavu kavu s cerstvo napecenou napolitankou (kolacik naplneny vanilkovym kremom). Len tak medzi recou, nehladajte tu miesta na sadnutie, pretoze ludia si tu kavu vychutnavaju po stojacky!
Uvepan
Pekaren, kde mate moznost ochutnat tradicne spanielske ranajky. Spanieli nie su zrovna narod skorych rannych vtacat, takze aj ich ranajky tak vyzeraju. Jednoduche ale uzasne. Krasny kusok hrianky s maslom a marmeladou; cerstvo vystaveny pomarancovy dzus; kusok teplej spanielskej omelety vlozeny v cerstvo upecenej a opecenej bagete; napolitanky a croissanty.
Chocolateria San Gines
Nenajdete lepsie miesto na vyskusanie tradicnych ´churros´ s cokoladou ako toto. Miesto, ktore je vzdy napakovane ludmi a otvorene 365 dni v roku, 24/7 je perfektne na utisenie toho pocitu ´dal by som si nieco´ naozaj v hociktoru hodinu. Toto je mojho chlapca oblubene miesto.
Yerbabuena
Vegetarianska restauracia, kde ponukaju zdrave ´twisty´ na tradicne spanielske klasiky. Porcie su obrovske, ingrediencie, s ktorymi varia su domacke a vsetko tu chuti uplne vyborne.
Cafe el mar
Rozkosna malicka kaviaren, vzdialena od zony turistov a preplnenych ulic, kde sa citite ako keby ste boli doma. Mozete si tu objednat nadherne organicke ranajky ako napriklad kamut chlebik, smoothies, cerstve dzusy obohatene o super potraviny, fairtrade caje s ich domacimi kolacmi. Tieto dobroty si mozete vychutnat uvelebeni vo funky stolickach a kreslach, zatial co budete nasavt uzasnu energiu tohto miesta. Nachadza sa tu aj malicky obchodik, kde predavaju vsetko od organickeho ovocia a zeleniny az po rastlinne mlieka, organicke jogurty, orechy a zdrave snacky.
Crucina
Ak by ste mali chut vyskusat nieco nove a netradicne, co nie je zrovna spanielske (alebo ak mate jednoducho naozaj pokrk jedenia spanielskych omeliet kazdy den), pridte sem. Restauracia, kde je vsetko jedlo organicke, surove, zalozene na baze orechov, semiacok, zeleniny, uzasnych chuti a skvelych napadov na jednom tanieri. Skvela skusenost, za ktoru musite zaplatit viac ako ste zvyknuti, ale ak vam pocas pobytu v Madride bude chybat zelenina, toto je miesto kam ist.
1862 Dry Bar
Ak sa po dlhom dni citite na nocny zivot a uzasne koktejly, toto je miesto pre vas. Skuseni barmani pre vas pripravia hocijaky koktejl aky mate na mysli s tym najvacsim odhodlanim spravit ho co najlepsie. Tito chlapci naozaj vedia co robia.
Mercado Fuencarral
3-poschodova trznica, ktora je naplnena stankami s jedlom a pitim. Toto miesto je preplnene domacimi spanielmi a jedlom, ktore chuti bozsky.
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