Las Cuevas de Luis Candelas Restaurant, Madrid, Spain
Cuchilleros 1
Madrid
Tel. 913 665428
Metro: Sol
Information
Las Cuevas de Luis Candelas is a traditional restaurant offering Spanish cuisine.
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Open every day.
Spanish (Castillian) cuisine
Credit cards accepted.
Las Cuevas de Luis Candelas (the Caves of Luis Candelas) is one of Madrid's oldest taverns and is named after a famous bandit who is almost permanently represented outside by a suitably dressed doorman, complete with pistol.
Legend has it that this Spanish version of Robin Hood stored his treasures in these cellars under the walls of the south-west corner of Plaza Mayor called Cuchilleros.
As you walk down the steps from Plaza Mayor, on the left you can enter the restaurant proper and sample the traditional cuisine based around roasts, done in a wood-fired oven.
At the bottom of the steps and just round the corner is where the doorman keeps guard. Here you can stop off at the bar for a quick glass of sangría, beer or wine before passing through an archway to an area of low wooden benches and tables.
You can order a variety of raciones (individual plates of cured ham or cheese, grilled garlic shrimps, etc.) and tapas here, or keep going further into the caves if you prefer to dine in the normal way, specialities again being the variety of roasts.
Location
The address of the Las Cuevas de Luis Candelas restaurant is: Cuchilleros 1, Madrid.
The nearest Metro station is Sol.
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Restaurant Reviews
Jessy
18 Jun 2008, 06:32
The restaurant recalls the famous outlaw Luis Candelas (spanish vesion of
Robin Hood). It's a very nice and entertaining restaurant when you think
that you are eating where Luis Candelas hid the stolen treasures!!!
The decoration is typical and especially the doorman dressed of Luis
Candelas keeping the entrance of the bar. The food is excellent : suckling
pig, roast lamb and the desserts are delicious. I really liked the "tuna" a
group of music that sings in the restaurant every night traditional
songs!!!
Norman Roth
25 Apr 2008, 20:51
One of the best restaurants in Madrid. Service is excellent and friendly,
all the food is outstanding, with typical Castilian dishes. Not terribly
expensive for such a fine restaurant. The decor is also very traditional.
