Alix’s guidebook - Chamartin & Tetuan, Madrid

Alexandra
Alix’s guidebook - Chamartin & Tetuan, Madrid

Food scene

A coffee and bakery chain that you can find all over the city. We have 2 close by. If you're heading to the metro a Duque de Pastrana there is a Santa Gloria just opposite the entrance. If you are heading towards Paseo de la Castellana there is one at Calle Feliz Box 14. Both have outside terraces and offer take-away.
Santagloria
A coffee and bakery chain that you can find all over the city. We have 2 close by. If you're heading to the metro a Duque de Pastrana there is a Santa Gloria just opposite the entrance. If you are heading towards Paseo de la Castellana there is one at Calle Feliz Box 14. Both have outside terraces and offer take-away.
A nice spot for breakfast. A 5 minute walk away at Paseo de La Habana 206. Outdoor seating available.
Ham on Market
A nice spot for breakfast. A 5 minute walk away at Paseo de La Habana 206. Outdoor seating available.
Fantastic steak frites with Cafe de Paris’ secret butter sauce. They also serve a lovely brunch menu. The restaurant has a lovely atmosphere, the outside covered terrace area less so. I recommend asking for a table inside. Address: Calle Felix Boix 8.
L’entrecote Café de París
Fantastic steak frites with Cafe de Paris’ secret butter sauce. They also serve a lovely brunch menu. The restaurant has a lovely atmosphere, the outside covered terrace area less so. I recommend asking for a table inside. Address: Calle Felix Boix 8.
In case you are a Starbucks addict, the closest one to the house can be found on Calle del Padre Damian 29.
Starbucks
In case you are a Starbucks addict, the closest one to the house can be found on Calle del Padre Damian 29.
Just around the corner and good for a drink and some tapas at the bar area. There is also a more formal dining room with proper tables and a more extensive menu if you prefer. Calle del General López Pozas 8. There are more Bienmesabe restaurants across the city.
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Bienmesabe (Pozas)
8 Calle Gral. López Pozas
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Just around the corner and good for a drink and some tapas at the bar area. There is also a more formal dining room with proper tables and a more extensive menu if you prefer. Calle del General López Pozas 8. There are more Bienmesabe restaurants across the city.
A traditional and very popular restaurant with locals. Doesn’t look like much from the outside but is always busy. The kitchen is open all day so try it for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Address: Calle de Juan Ramón Jiménez 43. Opening hours: Monday to Friday 07:30-00:30, Saturdays, Sundays and Public holidays 08:30-00:30
La Martingala
A traditional and very popular restaurant with locals. Doesn’t look like much from the outside but is always busy. The kitchen is open all day so try it for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Address: Calle de Juan Ramón Jiménez 43. Opening hours: Monday to Friday 07:30-00:30, Saturdays, Sundays and Public holidays 08:30-00:30
Easy to walk straight past Saffron and think it’s a wine bar. It’s so much more. Worth checking out. Calle del Dr Fleming 39.
Restaurante Saffron - Mediterranean Food
Easy to walk straight past Saffron and think it’s a wine bar. It’s so much more. Worth checking out. Calle del Dr Fleming 39.
One of the first American hamburger restaurants in Madrid. If you fancy a hamburger check it out. Calle de Juan Hurtado de Mendoza 11.
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Alfredo's Barbacoa Juan Hurtado
11 C. de Juan Hurtado de Mendoza
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One of the first American hamburger restaurants in Madrid. If you fancy a hamburger check it out. Calle de Juan Hurtado de Mendoza 11.
Regarded as one of the best meat restaurants in Madrid. Outstanding restaurant with some Brazilian touches. Beautiful terrace for outdoor dining. Address: Calle de Juan Ramon Jimenez 37, 28036 Madrid Opening times: Monday to Saturday 13:30-16:00 and 20:30-23:30, Sunday 13:30-16:00
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Rubaiyat
37 C. de Juan Ramón Jiménez
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Regarded as one of the best meat restaurants in Madrid. Outstanding restaurant with some Brazilian touches. Beautiful terrace for outdoor dining. Address: Calle de Juan Ramon Jimenez 37, 28036 Madrid Opening times: Monday to Saturday 13:30-16:00 and 20:30-23:30, Sunday 13:30-16:00
There are a few of these around the city. Definitely worth taking a detour to one of them. One of the best ice-cream makers in Madrid. Don’t expect to find the usual flavours. The closest one to the house is at Calle Rosario Pino 6. There is another one close to the Bernabeu, if you’re down that way.
Gelateria La Romana
There are a few of these around the city. Definitely worth taking a detour to one of them. One of the best ice-cream makers in Madrid. Don’t expect to find the usual flavours. The closest one to the house is at Calle Rosario Pino 6. There is another one close to the Bernabeu, if you’re down that way.
Fantastic local spot for lunch or dinner. Address: Calle Doctor Fleming 33. Opening hours: Monday to Thursday 12:00-00:00, Friday 12:00-02:30, Saturday 12:00-02:00 and Sunday 12:00-00:00
La Tía Feli Chamartín
Fantastic local spot for lunch or dinner. Address: Calle Doctor Fleming 33. Opening hours: Monday to Thursday 12:00-00:00, Friday 12:00-02:30, Saturday 12:00-02:00 and Sunday 12:00-00:00
Our local poke restaurant. We are regulars. Address: Calle Felix Boix 1. Opening hours: Everyday 12:30-17;00 and 19:30-23:00
Tasty Poke Bar
Our local poke restaurant. We are regulars. Address: Calle Felix Boix 1. Opening hours: Everyday 12:30-17;00 and 19:30-23:00
A great spot for a relaxing meal - breakfast, lunch or dinner. International menu and cocktails. Calle del Dr Fleming 51. Check times - opens from lunchtime on weekends and not for dinner on Mondays.
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Nitty Gritty
51 Calle del Dr. Fleming
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A great spot for a relaxing meal - breakfast, lunch or dinner. International menu and cocktails. Calle del Dr Fleming 51. Check times - opens from lunchtime on weekends and not for dinner on Mondays.
A 12 minute walk from the house, just across the other side of Paseo de la Castellana. An economically priced option for a meal. Offering an extensive seasonally inspired menu that includes a splattering of Mexican, salads, waffles, pizzas, galettes and burgers. Calle de Estebanez Calderon 3.
Naked&Sated Estébanez Calderón
A 12 minute walk from the house, just across the other side of Paseo de la Castellana. An economically priced option for a meal. Offering an extensive seasonally inspired menu that includes a splattering of Mexican, salads, waffles, pizzas, galettes and burgers. Calle de Estebanez Calderon 3.
A bakery coffee shop famous for its Manolitos - mini croissants sweet and savoury. Definitely worth trying. Address: Calle Felix Boix 10, 28036 Madrid Opening hours: Monday to Saturday 07:00-21:00, Sunday 08:00-21:00
Manolo Bakes
A bakery coffee shop famous for its Manolitos - mini croissants sweet and savoury. Definitely worth trying. Address: Calle Felix Boix 10, 28036 Madrid Opening hours: Monday to Saturday 07:00-21:00, Sunday 08:00-21:00
Lebanese restaurant offering a tasting menu or a la carte. Good service and authentic, healthy food, with a family atmosphere and flavours that are really different from the usual. Worth trying. Address: Av. de Brasil 19, 28020 Madrid Opening times: Tuesday to Saturday 13:00-17:00 and 20:00-23:30, Sunday 13:00-17:30.
Salwa Cocina Libanesa
Lebanese restaurant offering a tasting menu or a la carte. Good service and authentic, healthy food, with a family atmosphere and flavours that are really different from the usual. Worth trying. Address: Av. de Brasil 19, 28020 Madrid Opening times: Tuesday to Saturday 13:00-17:00 and 20:00-23:30, Sunday 13:00-17:30.
Fresh quality products carefully selected from the best suppliers. Anchovies from Santoña, clams from Carril, hake from Pincho .... The menu changes daily depending on the products in season. Make sure to leave space for one of their delicious desserts prepared daily to make the end of your dining experience unforgettable. Address: Calle Apolonio Morales 3, 28036 Madrid Opening hours: Tuesday to Saturday 13:30-16:00 and 20:30-23:00, Sunday 13:30-16:00.
Restaurante Quinqué
Fresh quality products carefully selected from the best suppliers. Anchovies from Santoña, clams from Carril, hake from Pincho .... The menu changes daily depending on the products in season. Make sure to leave space for one of their delicious desserts prepared daily to make the end of your dining experience unforgettable. Address: Calle Apolonio Morales 3, 28036 Madrid Opening hours: Tuesday to Saturday 13:30-16:00 and 20:30-23:00, Sunday 13:30-16:00.
Good quality, large choice Neapolitan pizza restaurant about a 15 minute walk from the house. It is a chain that started 15 years ago in Barcelona and has expanded to Madrid, San Sebastián, Bilbao and Palma de Mallorca. Avenida de Alberto Alcocer 36, 28016 Madrid Metro: Columbia (L8, L9) or Cuzco (L10)
NAP Cuzco
Good quality, large choice Neapolitan pizza restaurant about a 15 minute walk from the house. It is a chain that started 15 years ago in Barcelona and has expanded to Madrid, San Sebastián, Bilbao and Palma de Mallorca. Avenida de Alberto Alcocer 36, 28016 Madrid Metro: Columbia (L8, L9) or Cuzco (L10)
According to a very trusted and reliable source, this is the place to find the best pizza in Madrid. Fortunately this is not the only restaurant they have. Authentic Napolitan pizza can be found across Grosso Napoletano's 17 venues in Madrid. They even have a gluten free restaurant in Calle Fernando VI, 23. The closest restaurant to home can be found at Paseo de La Habana, 27. 28036 Madrid. It's about a 25 minute walk. Metro: Santiago Bernabéu (L10)
Grosso Napoletano
According to a very trusted and reliable source, this is the place to find the best pizza in Madrid. Fortunately this is not the only restaurant they have. Authentic Napolitan pizza can be found across Grosso Napoletano's 17 venues in Madrid. They even have a gluten free restaurant in Calle Fernando VI, 23. The closest restaurant to home can be found at Paseo de La Habana, 27. 28036 Madrid. It's about a 25 minute walk. Metro: Santiago Bernabéu (L10)
A Cantabrian restaurant that has multiple venues across the city. They have a lovely elegant restaurant close to Plaza Castilla metro station. Very high quality traditional meat and fish dishes. This is fine dining. Paseo de la Castella 212. 28046 Madrid Opening hours: Monday to Friday 08:00 to 01:00, Saturday and Sunday 09:30-01:00.
La Maruca
A Cantabrian restaurant that has multiple venues across the city. They have a lovely elegant restaurant close to Plaza Castilla metro station. Very high quality traditional meat and fish dishes. This is fine dining. Paseo de la Castella 212. 28046 Madrid Opening hours: Monday to Friday 08:00 to 01:00, Saturday and Sunday 09:30-01:00.
A refined restaurant turning out a small menu of upscale innovative recipes in an intimate setting. There is indoor and outdoor seating. You can make a reservation. Calle del General Gallegos 1, 28036 Madrid Open Mon-Sun for lunch (13:30-15:30) and Mon-Sat for dinner (20:30-23:30)
Fonda de la confianza
A refined restaurant turning out a small menu of upscale innovative recipes in an intimate setting. There is indoor and outdoor seating. You can make a reservation. Calle del General Gallegos 1, 28036 Madrid Open Mon-Sun for lunch (13:30-15:30) and Mon-Sat for dinner (20:30-23:30)
Only Indian restaurant in the bario. Good quality food, nice atmosphere and attentive staff. Address: Calle Félix Boix 7, 28036 Madrid Opening hours: Sun to Wed - 12:30-17:00 and 19:30-23:30, Thurs - 12:30-23:30, Fri and Sat - 13:00-01:00
Taj Mahal Chamartin
Only Indian restaurant in the bario. Good quality food, nice atmosphere and attentive staff. Address: Calle Félix Boix 7, 28036 Madrid Opening hours: Sun to Wed - 12:30-17:00 and 19:30-23:30, Thurs - 12:30-23:30, Fri and Sat - 13:00-01:00
Polished eatery in a colourful space serving market and seasonal cuisine, tapas, meat dishes & desserts, plus classic cocktails with natural fruits & wine. Address: Profesor Waksman 5, 28036 Madrid Opening hours: Tuesday-Thursday 12:30-01:00, Friday-Saturday 12:30-02:00, Sunday 12:30-21:00.
Anica Waksman
Polished eatery in a colourful space serving market and seasonal cuisine, tapas, meat dishes & desserts, plus classic cocktails with natural fruits & wine. Address: Profesor Waksman 5, 28036 Madrid Opening hours: Tuesday-Thursday 12:30-01:00, Friday-Saturday 12:30-02:00, Sunday 12:30-21:00.
The Lagarejo Bar's terrace is an oasis. A cosy garden hidden from the traffic and noise, the perfect place to enjoy a few beers with friends, a good cocktail or its famous Irish coffee, perhaps the best Irish coffee in Madrid. They also offer a daily home cooked menu of healthy, balanced and high quality cuisine made with fresh, first class products and at a very good price. In their menu we also find a wide variety of tapas, varied snacks and great cocktails. The quality/price ratio and the service is excellent. Address: Calle Pedro Muguruza 3 Opening times: Tuesday to Friday 11:00-23:00, Saturday and Sunday 12:00-23:00. Closed on Mondays
Lagarejo Bar
The Lagarejo Bar's terrace is an oasis. A cosy garden hidden from the traffic and noise, the perfect place to enjoy a few beers with friends, a good cocktail or its famous Irish coffee, perhaps the best Irish coffee in Madrid. They also offer a daily home cooked menu of healthy, balanced and high quality cuisine made with fresh, first class products and at a very good price. In their menu we also find a wide variety of tapas, varied snacks and great cocktails. The quality/price ratio and the service is excellent. Address: Calle Pedro Muguruza 3 Opening times: Tuesday to Friday 11:00-23:00, Saturday and Sunday 12:00-23:00. Closed on Mondays

Neighbourhoods

The area around and including this street is known locally as "Costa Fleming". There is a dedicated website that includes a guide to the restaurants in this area as well as shops and health and beauty establishments as well as local events. Here is the link - https://costafleming.es. Remember to use Google Chrome and it will automatically translate everything into your chosen language.
Calle del Doctor Fleming
Calle del Doctor Fleming
The area around and including this street is known locally as "Costa Fleming". There is a dedicated website that includes a guide to the restaurants in this area as well as shops and health and beauty establishments as well as local events. Here is the link - https://costafleming.es. Remember to use Google Chrome and it will automatically translate everything into your chosen language.

Exhibitions

Worth checking out what exhibition(s) are on while visiting - https://www.fundacioncanal.com. Located on Calle Mateo Inurria just by Plaza Castilla metro station.
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มูลนิธิคานาล
2 C. Mateo Inurria
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Worth checking out what exhibition(s) are on while visiting - https://www.fundacioncanal.com. Located on Calle Mateo Inurria just by Plaza Castilla metro station.

Food Markets/Supermarket/Corner shop

Perfect spot to pick up an essential you forgot.
Repsol
4 Calle de Mateo Inurria
Perfect spot to pick up an essential you forgot.
Larger choice and a little more economical than going to Supercor Grab & Go.
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Carrefour Express
17 C. de Hortaleza
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Larger choice and a little more economical than going to Supercor Grab & Go.
This is where I go to buy fresh fruit and veg, meat and other yummy Spanish fair. A traditional Madrid food market where you can pick up delicious fresh fruit and vegetables, fish, meat and ready prepared traditional fair. Worth visiting just to see the beautiful market stalls. My personal favourites are: Frutas Charito (lower level), La Ermita Cantabria (lower level), Pollería Selecta Hnos Gómez (lower level), Bon Fromage (upper level), and Raza Nostra (upper level).
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Mercado de Chamartín
9 C. de Bolivia
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This is where I go to buy fresh fruit and veg, meat and other yummy Spanish fair. A traditional Madrid food market where you can pick up delicious fresh fruit and vegetables, fish, meat and ready prepared traditional fair. Worth visiting just to see the beautiful market stalls. My personal favourites are: Frutas Charito (lower level), La Ermita Cantabria (lower level), Pollería Selecta Hnos Gómez (lower level), Bon Fromage (upper level), and Raza Nostra (upper level).
A 10 minute walk from the house. Best place to go for fresh fruit and vegetables. They also have a great ready prepared meal section offering warm, ready to eat paella, tortilla, roast chicken, etc., salads, and sushi.
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Mercadona
4 C. de José Vasconcelos
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A 10 minute walk from the house. Best place to go for fresh fruit and vegetables. They also have a great ready prepared meal section offering warm, ready to eat paella, tortilla, roast chicken, etc., salads, and sushi.

Health

This is our local pharmacy. Owned and run by Mar, she will be able to help you with anything you need.
Farmacia Hernández Rodríguez
20 Calle de Francisco Suárez
This is our local pharmacy. Owned and run by Mar, she will be able to help you with anything you need.
Fantastic Pilates studio run by one of the best pilates teachers I have ever had, Alejandra Villalba Trenas - https://fspilates.es. To enquire about a private or group class or for a physio session call Alejandra on +34 696 702 363 and please let her know I gave you her number.
FSPilates
22 Calle de Francisco Suárez
Fantastic Pilates studio run by one of the best pilates teachers I have ever had, Alejandra Villalba Trenas - https://fspilates.es. To enquire about a private or group class or for a physio session call Alejandra on +34 696 702 363 and please let her know I gave you her number.

Nightlife

MOE is a club that has been offering a tasteful and fun nightlife since 1999. Live music (jazz, funk, blues) and two floors with different atmospheres make MOE a versatile venue. In 2015 the club was added to the list of venues regarded as part of the Cultural Heritage of the City of Madrid. https://moeclub.com/index.php
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Moe
32 Av. de Alberto Alcocer
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MOE is a club that has been offering a tasteful and fun nightlife since 1999. Live music (jazz, funk, blues) and two floors with different atmospheres make MOE a versatile venue. In 2015 the club was added to the list of venues regarded as part of the Cultural Heritage of the City of Madrid. https://moeclub.com/index.php

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