Description:
This is Madrid's longest-running culinary act. Lhardy has been a Madrileño legend since opening in 1839 as a gathering place for the city's literati and political leaders. At street level is what may be the most elegant snack bar in Spain. Within a dignified antique setting of marble and hardwood, cups of steaming consommé are dispensed from silver samovars into delicate porcelain cups, and rows of croquettes, tapas, and sandwiches are served to stand-up clients who pay for their food at a cashier's kiosk near the entrance. The ground-floor deli and takeout service is open daily from 9am to 3pm and 5 to 9:30pm.
The real culinary skill of the place, however, is on Lhardy's second floor, where you'll find a formal restaurant decorated in the ornate Belle Epoque style of Isabel Segunda. Specialties of the house include fish, pork, veal, tripe in a garlicky tomato and onion wine sauce, and cocido, the celebrated chickpea stew of Madrid. Soufflé sorpresa (baked Alaska) is the dessert specialty.
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Like having lunch in a museum
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This restaurant has been opened since 1839, the decor and the rooms have been preserved with the atmosphere of the XIX century, each room has a history, from queen Isabel II to Alfonso...
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- posted on 05.12.12
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Old world atmosphere, good value menu
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This place really is a trip back to another time, with a crimson dining room, sliver service and superb atmosphere. The menu at around 48 Euro was food value, especially as water and...
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- posted on 05.08.12
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Madrid tradition
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One of the oldest restaurants in Madrid, it is like entering the past. When I was a child on very cold winter days my parents would go in after strolling down Plaza Sol to have a delicious...
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Awards:
Frommer's
- Highly Recommended 2010
- Details
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Contact:
- visit website
- tel: 91-521-33-85
- fax: +34 91 523 1171
Address:
- Carrera de San Jerónimo 8
- Madrid 28014
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Hours:
- Mon-Sat 1-3:30pm and 8:30-11pm
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