The arrival of spring is the starting signal for Sabaderos and Sunday residents of Madrid who seek to get away from the capital’s terraces for a few hours and seek a little peace in the towns of the region. The problem is that we all think of the same thing at the same time and some terraces in the smallest town in the Community of Madrid look like those on Montera Street on a Friday night.
In any case, any tumult is more bearable if on your table there is a good plate of beans, a cuchifrito or a messy meat. We recommend seven towns in Madrid where you can eat well… But don’t forget to book a table with time if you don’t want to end up with some gas station fries in your hand.
Montejo de la Sierra
The Madrid Academy of Gastronomy tells us that for decades Madrid has also produced Jews that can compete without problems with those of La Granja de Segovia or those of Barco de Ávila. And based on what we have proven in Montejo de la Sierra, we can agree with the academics.
El Mesón El Hayedo or the Monte del Tejo restaurant are some of the places where you can eat some beans. And, to lower the food, visit the Montejo Beech Forest, one of the most spectacular (and in-demand) natural paradises in the region. Reserve in time.
caravan
We completely changed the scene, but without leaving the good food in the Las Vegas region, southeast of Madrid, where we visited Carabaña, on the banks of the Tajuña River. Here we also have a nice route that takes advantage of the disused railway tracks.
After the route, once you’ve worked up an appetite, visit Asador de los Gallos, one of the most highly rated restaurants in the area, specializing in traditional food, among which there is no shortage of beef and stews, as well as a famous grilled octopus.
Ear Apiary
To be a little original and not recommend as always Chinchón, where you also eat (and drink) very well, of course, on this occasion we went a little further south to visit Colmenar de Oreja, where you can put on your boots with its typical messy meat with cool potatoes.
Apparently, the name of this succulent dish derives from the “mess” that some kitchen intruders made in the casserole, picking non-stop because of the delicious smell it gave off: when it was time to serve the food, there was hardly anything left.
Collado Villalba
We head towards the mountains where we have a good number of towns famous for their traditional gastronomy. There are not as many Michelin stars here as in the capital, but it is not necessary if what you are looking for is to eat well without paying more than the bill.
Collado Villalba, for example, was one of the leading towns in the Madrid Stew Route which ended in March. Although with the arrival of good weather stew is no longer such a popular dish, it will still be served at Kandrak, among other restaurants.
Glass Scaffold
The southwestern end of the Community of Madrid also exists with towns with names as evocative as this one, famous for its wines and its churrería fries.
Some clueless people enter the El Churrero bar thinking that they are going to find churros, but no, what they have are the best artisanal fries in the entire region. But for those looking for something more than potatoes, how about a cuchifritoa traditional dish of Segovian food that we can also enjoy in this town.
Coldscraper
Another sure hit is Rascafría, a common town on any gastronomic route through the Community of Madrid where, in addition, we can visit various monumental and natural enclaves such as the El Paular monastery or the Finnish forest.
But if it’s about eating, stop by Caldea, El Pilón, Conchi or Cachivache and enjoy some not-so-traditional dishes, such as oxtail cannelloni, cheeks with white chocolate or leek puff pastries. But they also have suckling pig and roast lamb…
San Lorenzo de El Escorial
If you don’t feel like improvising and discovering for yourself a town further away from the classic tourist routes, stop by San Lorenzo de El Escorial where, in addition to once again enjoying one of the great jewels of Hispanic architecture of all time, you will have at your disposal numerous more or less traditional gastronomic proposals.
From the luxury of Montia’s haute cuisine to the classic Charolais, passing through proposals such as those of El Paseo, Luz de Lumbre, Cava Alta or the legendary Asador del Rey. Of course, in San Lorenzo de El Escorial you will not go hungryalthough the wallet may suffer a little more than in other less “palatial” towns.
