El Landó
Popular with politicians and celebrities, this Madrid classic is the grander sister restaurant of Lucio Blázquez’s Casa Lucio. The signature dish at both is the simple yet sensational huevos rotos sobre patatas—broken eggs over fried potatoes. Settle in for a long session in the wood-paneled dining room, attended by white-jacketed waiters. Perhaps a plate of jamón Ibérico, wild asparagus and sliced tomatoes in olive oil, then the must-have huevos rotos, followed by sliced beef, red in the middle and salty on top with a bottle of house Rioja. For dessert, it’s hard to resist the arroz con leche—rice pudding topped with cinnamon. If you’ve dined in some of Madrid's more precious restaurants, it may come as a pleasant surprise that simple home cooking and courteous service can be so perfectly enjoyable. The walls, and Instagram feed, are adorned with pictures of famous names who have enjoyed it too.
Popular with politicians and celebrities, this Madrid classic is the grander sister restaurant of Lucio Blázquez’s Casa Lucio. The signature dish at both is the simple yet sensational huevos rotos sobre patatas—broken eggs over fried potatoes. Settle in for a long session in the wood-paneled dining room, attended by white-jacketed waiters. Perhaps a plate of jamón Ibérico, wild asparagus and sliced tomatoes in olive oil, then the must-have huevos rotos, followed by sliced beef, red in the middle and salty on top with a bottle of house Rioja. For dessert, it’s hard to resist the arroz con leche—rice pudding topped with cinnamon. If you’ve dined in some of Madrid's more precious restaurants, it may come as a pleasant surprise that simple home cooking and courteous service can be so perfectly enjoyable. The walls, and Instagram feed, are adorned with pictures of famous names who have enjoyed it too.
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