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* Iglesia de las Calatravas
* Iglesia de Las Salesas
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* Iglesia y Convento de las Trinitarias
* Mercado de San Miguel
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* Plaza de la Cibeles
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* El Rastro (Rastro Flea Market)
* Real Fábrica de Tapices
* Real Jardín Botánico
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Food&Drink
In The Know
Did You Know?
( Worth Seeing )
Peer down the steps leading out of the southwest corner of the Plaza Mayor and you see what is, according to the Guinness Book of Records, the oldest restaurant business in the world. The descendants of Jean Botín, a French cook, ran a restaurant near by on the Plaza de Herradores until fire destroyed the premises in the 1940s. The sobrinos (cousins) took over the present establishment, which dates back to 1725. Each dining-room reeks with atmosphere. One was the 16th-century bodega (wine cellar) and has arched brick walls; the others have dark beams and wall tiles. The focal point is the original horno de asar (wood-fired oven), hidden behind well-worn antique ceramic tiles. Although the inn has seen a few changes over the centuries, the oven has always been used to roast or bake meat, such as cochinillo (roast suckling pig) and cordero (milk-fed lamb). After three hours of slow cooking, the meat is so tender you can cut it with a fork. Legend has it that in 1765, the 19-year-old Goya worked at the original Botín, washing dishes. Almost two centuries later, when Ernest Hemingway dined here, the typically madrileño dishes were much the same: stuffed pig's trotters, grilled fish, and cuajada (curds). Not much has changed today. This remains as much a place for locals as a shrine for foreign visitors.
Url: www.restaurantebotin.com
Address: Calle de Cuchilleros 17
Phone: 91 366 42 17
Hours: Daily 1-4, 8-12
Metro: Sol, Tirso de Molina
Accessible: None
Other: Plaza Mayor, Basilica de San Miguel
Practical: Reservation recommended
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