Fast Good Madrid

Description:

• As the name implies, you get your grub in double-quick time here. What you may not realize though is that this bright and cheery place, located in the NH Eurobuilding in the northerly zone of Cuzco just below Plaza Castilla, is the brainchild of no less a personage than Spain's Master Chef Ferran Adrià. So what you get -- at a truly budget price -- is inventive quality food. McDonald's or Burger King it ain't. The nifty, squeaky clean menu includes yummy delights such as pasta with parmesan and brie, bacon, and spinach panini, all neatly prepared and quite scrumptious. Start with a fresh fruit juice or cold soup like gazpacho. Help yourself to a fresh salad from the counter or get table service for hot dishes like hamburguesa de ternera (tarragon flavored veal hamburger) served with olive oil-cooked french fries. The chic comic-strip decor, whose colors range from pink and pale blue to green and lavender, fits the fun mood exactly, and the casually clad staff are young, chirpy, and relaxed.

• © Frommer's 2013

Awards:

Frommer's

•  Recommended 2010