La Trucha

With its Andalusian tavern ambience, La Trucha boasts a street-level bar and small dining room with arched ceiling and whitewashed walls. The decor is made festive with hanging braids of garlic, dried peppers, and onions. On the lower level, the walls of a second bustling area are covered with eye-catching antiques, bullfight notices, and other bric-a-brac. There's a complete a la carte menu including trucha (trout), pescaíto frito (fried fish, usually anchovies and whitebait), verbenas de ahumados (a selection of smoked delicacies), a glorious stew called fabada (made with beans, Galician ham, black sausage, and smoked bacon), and a comida casera rabo de toro (home-style oxtail). No one should miss nibbling on the tapas variadas in the bar.

If this branch turns out to be too crowded, there's another Trucha at Núñez de Arce 6 (tel. 91-532-08-82).

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