La Tasquita de Enfrente

It is easy to stroll straight past tiny La Tasquita de Enfrente, which is one of Madrid’s best restaurants and an unlikely haven of discreet elegance on a boisterous nightlife street. Chef Juanjo López Bedmar has been at the helm for 25 years and creates different dishes every day, depending on the best produce available, drawing on the more than 300 recipes in his repertoire – but never using more than three ingredients. It is all about clean flavours and inspired combinations here.

La Tasquita de Enfrente is a family-owned restaurant with a small yet elegant dining room. They serve excellent Spanish food made in a sophisticated and innovative way, always with seasonal ingredients. They adapt their menu to the ingredients every few months so you are guaranteed to enjoy the freshness of their dishes.

This small, humble-looking restaurant looks like such a locals-only dining spot that opening its menu can come as a surprise. Instead of the usual tapas, there are ambitious, occasionally Asian-influenced small plates, w...

Madrid ought to construct a monument to Juanjo López and his Russian salad. That’s how good it is. You’ll see this popular tapa on menus as ‘ensalada rusa’ or ‘ensaladilla rusa’ or sometimes just ‘ensaladilla’.

Located a stone’s throw from the bustling Gran Vía, La Tasquita de Enfrente is a cozy restaurant where dishes are freshly made with a selection of top-notch seasonal products. This modern spot boasts a limited capacity for about 16 people and showcases chef Juanjo López’s unique skills in crafting the most creative tapas dishes. Get yourself t he tasting menu, which will allow you to feast on an array of inventive dishes such as oysters escabeche, white asparagus in three different textures, and panna cotta covered in honey from Málaga.

Tucked away on a humble street off Madrid’s central artery, the Gran Vía, lies one of Spain’s great temples to good eating: La Tasquita de Enfrente. This restaurant was founded by the parents of current proprietor Juanjo López as a casa de comidas serving traditional Spanish dishes. After a career in the corporate world, Juanjo returned to the family restaurant with the most important asset a for a restaurateur: a well-developed palate.

La Tasquita de Enfrente is one of the best restaurants in Madrid if you’re looking for somewhere small with top-notch service. This beautiful restaurant is made up of just eight tables, guaranteeing a peaceful atmosphere that lends itself wonderfully to a romantic date night. What makes this restaurant stand out from other Madrid restaurants is the impeccable quality of the basic ingredients.

Serafín ‘Gaona’ López founded La Tasquita in 1972 and, after 30 years of providing traditional food to the community, passed the torch to his son, Juan José López, in 2002. The younger López joined forces with head chef Nacho Trujillo to create a fresher menu, adding a modern twist to classic dishes, with seasonality and respect for the produce always at the forefront.

The simple yet beautiful decor and mouthwatering seasonal menu at La Tasquita de Enfrente make it a must any day of the week. Despite its prime location just off of touristy Gran Vía in the heart of Madrid, the atmosphere and clientele here are nothing but local. We especially love the ensaladilla rusa—they make their version of the classic tapa with homemade mayo!

I can’t talk about Spanish cuisine and not mention at least one Michelin-starred restaurant!. La Tasquita de Enfrente is a family-owned eatery with a history that spans five decades. Known for fusing traditional and contemporary Spanish cuisine, alongside a bit of French gastronomy, you can’t go wrong with the jamón croquettes and pork ear terrine.

La Tasquita de Enfrente is a Spanish restaurant in Madrid which means a lot more to the owner than just a restaurant which serves good food in an intimate setting. The restaurant also symbolises an escape from the rat race and the corporate world for the owner who quit his job to follow his dream.

Run by a father and son, whose creativity also provides a solution to today’s food mileage problem. Each of their dishes use only three ingredients, and take advantage of the freshest, seasonal, locally sourced ingredients. They also offer 8 and 10 course tasting menus.

Although Juanjo López’s cocido at La Cocina de Enfrente is well known, the callos at La Tasquita are no less so. Here they are called ‘Callos Gaona’, in homage to his father’s original recipe. They have a spicy touch and are usually served with a fried egg on top.

Hidden away in the streets, La Tasquita de Enfrente is a family-run restaurant in Madrid that boasts a 25-year history of serving delicious Spanish cuisine. Chef Juanjo López uses seasonal ingredients to create an exciting menu.

A father and son restaurant that has steadily grown its following over more than 50 years. Now the son is in charge. A 13-course tasting menu that is known to consist of 100% Spanish food.