Tapas Crawl on Madrid’s Famous Calle de Ponzano (5 Bars)
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Ever heard of Calle Ponzano? It’s a famous tapas street in Madrid that tourists don't really know about. Yoly and I hit 5 tapas bars - a mix of modern and traditional - along this famous strip. Octopus, scallops, bravas, rare tuna, craft beer, tapas so modern they use a blowtorch in front of you. It’s all here. Venga, let’s go! 🥝
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Calle de Ponzano is really easy to get to. It’s only a few Metro stops north of the centre. Head for Metro stops Iglesia or Alonso Cano. If you look on Google Maps (goo.gl/maps/qBCG6N1d5v9nfLyXA) you’ll see that most of the bars are between Calle Rio Rosas to the north, and the start of the street about 4 blocks south. It gets really busy on weekends and evenings. We were there on a Wednesday at lunchtime which is when it’s quieter.
Here are the places we went to, and the address, and what we ordered
1. El Doble
Old school beer and seafood bar - true Madrid! There are two on the street - we went to the original at this address: goo.gl/maps/iEvhg9JCmC6oree79
We ordered:
Media ración of boquerones en vinagre: €7
Ventresca salad with tomatoes: €15
1. El Doble
Old school beer and seafood bar - true Madrid! There are two on the street - we went to the original at this address: goo.gl/maps/iEvhg9JCmC6oree79
We ordered:
Media ración of boquerones en vinagre: €7
Ventresca salad with tomatoes: €15
2. Sala de Despiece
Modern tapas bar/restaurant where they create imaginative and delicious dishes from fantastic raw ingredients, and with a little bit of a show too. The bar is first-come, first-served - so get early to get in line. Or you can reserve online (www.saladedespiece.com/en/rese...) for their seated area alongside the bar (there is a €35 minimum food spend for reservations).
Location: goo.gl/maps/X1Cc2s37BE5bqmvZ9
We ordered:
Rolex: €6.50
Chuletón Zenital: €9.00
Beetroot dish which was off menu: €7
Korean Truffle: €14
3. Fide
Another famous traditional bar, with a particular focus on seafood. There are also two of these in the street, and we went to the original here: goo.gl/maps/zqQsGDVJTEUpdHAP6
We ordered:
Zamburiñas (scallops): €12
Pulpo a la gallega (Galician-style octopus): €18
4. Sainete
A craft beer bar with 18 taps, including some beers from Madrid. The food is modern, but still rib-sticking.
We ordered:
Beermouth: €4.50
Nomada Passiflora Sour: €2.80
Brioche de Tartare: €8.00
Patatas Bravas: €6.50
5. DeAtún
A modern tapas bar and restaurant with a focus on tuna, especially the almadraba variety, which is fished off the coast of southern Spain and is very rare and very high quality (85% of the catch goes straight to Japan).
Location: g.page/DeAtunPonzano?share
We ordered:
Tuna with wakame sand = €19 “For 6 of them”
Tuna with asparagus = €19 “For 6 of them”
Tuna taco in a shiso leaf = €22 “For 4 of them”
Taco DeAtún con Chimichurri = €6.50
Taquitos DeAtún confitados con huevos de cordoniz y trufa de verano = €6.50
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Hola, Spain lovers! We're James and Yoly. James is a New Zealander, and Yoly is from Spain. And we both live in Madrid. This channel is all about giving you a local insight into life in Spain, and helping you experience this country like a local when you come to visit (or live!). If that sounds like your kind of thing, bienvenido!
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Totally!
It all looked delicious, but as a Spaniard from the south, it seemed sooo expensive to me! I will take into account when visiting Madrid though, so thanks for the tips
15€ for a tuna salada, holly virgin. Mother of the beautiful love.
It wasn't vulgar tuna, but "ventresca" (tuna's belly), wich is the best part of the fish. Google "lata de ventresca de bonito" and you'll see its price. It's quite expensive.
@@robert111k I'm a local. It was really ventresca? Not regular bonito? Quite expensive though.
@@ancascar, yeah. Fíjate en las capas. Creo que él lo decía expresamente también, pero hace rato que lo oí y no te lo puedo asegurar al cien por cien.
Yes and 18€ for the pulpo...vaya tela...
"Pulpo a la gallega" soooooo gooood! Another great video. Thank you guys!
I’ve learned so much about Spain thanks to your videos. I plan on visiting Spain next month for the first time ever. Keep up the good work. Thanks for all your tips and suggestions.
Got to hand it to you guys - your energy and passion for food is palpable - - - thanks for all the info as always !!!
James, your Spanish has improved exponentially! Good job.
It all looks so appetizing. Another fabulous presentation. Keeping the dream alive!
I love Spain for their tapas and gastronomy. Is the only country in Europe that can make me feel like home because of the language. I should go more often 😍
James, your website is my favourite. Great videos , full of great food, information and character. Great fun . Don't stop.
I want to say smthg: I lived in madrid for 25 years (my best ones of my near 32) now I live in Zgz, where I was really born, and I’ve compared prices and 🤯 SO EXPENSSIVE!! Come to Zaragoza and try Ámbar beer and any other local tapas as migas a la pirinaica or costillas de ternasco so you can make a comparisson and enjoy differences between other cities. I love your videos, you both are funny and a lovely couple 😊
In Puerta Cinegia Market you'll find amazing food for half price
el bar de los champiñones en el tubo!
Gracias James and Yoly. Un fuerte abrazo.
Just came back from Spain and I could only make it to two of the restaurants on this list (Fide & El Doble). The food and drink recommendations were amazing. Can’t wait to go back to Spain and try the others on the list. Than you for the great recommendations.
Another great video. Food and bars look incredible. Thanks for sharing
I love spain is one of the best land my dad has lived there for 23 years ❤ spain is the best❤
Hola James, te quiero decir que tus videos me han ayudado muchísimo! Me matricule en un intercambio a España en el verano y tus videos me han enseñado la belleza del país. Gracias!
ole!
As always, wonderful trip.
Love your tours in video. You guys are so funny with it. It helps in lockdown.
Love your vids! We did three different Devour tours in Barcelona last year and are planning a Madrid trip early next year. Can’t wait to sign up for some food tours!
Muy buenos James y Yoly, when I lived in Madrid many years ago, fitting out an Irish Pub in Calle del Principe, 12, we were sitting out the rain in a bar/cafe just outside Sol around Calle Jeronimo/Calle Alcala. It was a bar called Roma or A Roma or something....the streets were awash with the rains and the gutters were full. As the cars dro slowly out of Plaza de Sol they drove waves of water waist high in the direction of the pedesrians.
Then something magical happened, the pedestrians fended off the wave of water with a Mexican Wave of their umbrellas...a lasting image of the street life of a city that refuses to be tamed by nature
Fabulous. Thank you guy's. Amazingly good video. Thank you. Big hug to you both
A good variety of foods look yummy. Good job u and yoli are big foodies enjoy thanks for sharing a good informative video
Gracias, madrileño y no sabia de estos sitios, iré.
Thanks on my way and salivating very helpful
Thank you so much James and Yoli for your videos!!! Ohhh.. I'm basque, so you can imagine what food means for me.., I really enyoy your videos, and at the same time, I practice my English listening!!!
Looking forward if you do further down Spain around the javea area
Always look forward to James and Yoli taking us to the best Tapas bars. James, I see your Devour Tours advertisements here in San Francisco, Ca. Great job as always, Thank you for sharing.
Thanks Brenda!
We just booked our tour with Devour Tours for September 2022. We can't wait. Thanks James, Yoli and Lucia!
thanks for putting in the price. Useful info. TQ
Fantastic. Loved it.
Thank you!
Next time in Madrid will browse the offerings. nice to see the "newer' tapas. Oh and have a great time in Orlando, look forward to the trip report.
Missed you great vlog love your energy
Thank you!
Made the wrong choice to watch this just after 10:30pm!! Ya tengo mucha hambre!! Another great video, love them! Saludos desde Escocia!
Me encantan tus videos, soy de Canarias, ojala pudieran venir por aqui. Tambien vivi en Madrid. Los videos tambien me sirven para preparar el listening del examen B2. Saludos!
Love your vids
Another amazing video James. Jose and I are here in Madrid right now so we will probably give one or two of these a try. Great job y'all always make me laugh too. 😁
Go for it!! Yoly loved her tour with you both!
Love this!! Will try some when I’m there next week:) can you make a video about desserts in Spain??
Great video. Your enthusiasm is infectious btw🙂
Thank you!
Each time James says "venga!"..the subtitles go "bingo"!
Haha, that's right
Great video again. You guys are such a great couple..now you are a family… congrats
Currently living in Castilla y Leon! Your videos are helping a lot to understand the Spanish people. Thanks mate!
I’m pleased!!
Wow, when I started watching you earlier this year, i think you were at 6k subscribers, now you're over 5k! Congrats!!!! 😁👍🎈🎈🎈 totally well deserved. Love your vids and you and Yoly are the best.
Thanks Chris!
incredible!
Tbh the 2 traditionals were the best and the only one I would go to. Nothing beats a traditional spanish bar
Totally agree with you. I didn't like the modern cuisine tapas at all.
Absolutely. Those nr.2 and nr. modern thingies, being all inventive and "posh" - no way. Absolute no-go.
0the more I see your videos, the more I want to just move to Spain for the food!
Visiting Florence & Athens in a month’s time... hope I will love it like how i love visiting Madrid & Barcelona
Enjoy!!
I'm really enjoying your vids! Funny to hear "ali-oli" instead of A-Oli hehe. good stuff.
Love it, another great video. Need you to venture to Valencia please, and also to some of the small towns near it - I am moving to Oliva (from England) really soon... 😁😁😁
i live in salamanca and every time i go to madrid im really hopefull in eventually running into you guys on one of the bars youve posted here lol!
You may be a “kiwi”,but your soul is Spanish my friend.
Wonderful videos.
Great job , thanks for promoting “our” country so wonderfully.
Un fuerte abrazo.
Wow!!! What a place. I think many Japanese might get jealous with that kind of sashimi
I like, how you explain what's in each dish. That's something, a foreign visitor to tapas bars wants to know. At least, I do. The names of the dishes don't usually tell you much, the more so, if you don't speak Spanish.
Just incredible! ☆☆☆☆☆
No se como llegué a tus vídeos pero ahora es un vicio, no paro de verlos, me ayuda mucho con el ingles !! Una pregunta, que camara usas para tus videos, un abrazo !!
Fish & chips 😂😂😂
Amazing video as always!
Hello :) I traveled many times in Spain and I'm a big fan of your channel, but I'm kind of surprised by the prices here... are tapas usually that expensive ?
Gracias por los recomendaciones. Todo fue 5 estrellas. Only update to the list is sainete no longer brews the vermut cerveza. Thanks again for the amazing recommendations. It was amazing to experience Madrid as the locals do.
Also everyone get the pulpo at Fide and vermouth from Concha (another video). Incredible!
Will be there in two weeks, definitely will go there! Lei
I'll be in Madrid in March thanks to you and Yoli. I'll also be in Seville for Christmas and New Year's - thanks to you and Yoli. :)
Please try to do another Seville episode before I arrive! Love you guys.
Enjoy!! It plans for Seville before then I’m afraid
I'm starving now James! What beautiful tapas! I have to go to Madrid now, all your fault. I'm going to Barcelona in December, Xmas time. I should be following some of your advices (Barri Gothic historic places including those Christopher Columbus steps ...), and I'm going in one of your Devour tours, Evening Tapas & Wine Tasting. Have a lovely evening, Salut!
enjoy!!!!
Blinky , You have done it again , I can see myself going home a few Kgs heaver ,( Yes another new ward )
Always best to be simple! Salud!
LOOOOOOVE Ponzano... :-D for the friendly people, the food,... and (a bit of topic,) my favourite trailrunning shop used to be there + the Suunto repairservice too. You've got to do some sports after all that eating, no?! ;-)
I need to go back to Madrid!!@ ahora!
Hey James and Yoly! I'm in Madrid right now for a short stay and have been using your videos to inform my food choices for days! Reading up on flamenco now (on Yoly's website) and happened upon this video just minutes after it was posted! Looks like I might be changing my plans for tonight/tomorrow!!
haha have a great time!
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 Awesome video. I will be in Madrid in Feb/Mach 2020. I am taking notes. Saludos desde USA.
Enjoy!
Wow just wow! And 😋😋😋
I hope you manage to get there!
Totally with James on the Boquerones.
They were killer at El Doble!
Love your videos, James!!! Thanks for sharing all of the awesome food explorations. Keep 'em coming! Also think I spotted your vlogs used for some shots in the Devour madridfoodtour.com ads in youtube. So so cool!
Thank you!!!
Thanks!
Thank you!
Hola! Really good informative and entertaining videos you have, i''ve been watching them during office hours, haha! My sister and i will be travelling to Spain in a weeks time! We are still a bit apprehensive and worried about the Covid situation there, more so on the fact that we are travelling from an Asian country and definitely do not want to cause any trouble at all :) But your videos have made us more at ease and sparked an excitement and an adventurous spirit to explore and immerse ourselves in the Spanish culture and WE CANT WAIT!
Fantastic Sandra! And to give you peace of mind, daily life continues here in Spain as normal :)
I need to go back to Madrid asap! And spend all my tie in tapas bars! lol
James, great video! Every time I watch any of your clips about tasting of Spanish food, I am getting hungry! Have you ever come across of any bad examples of Spanish food you would not recommend? Any idea? Perhaps, in a separate video? Thanks!
you are suuuper!!!!!!!!!!!!
Exactamente, amigo
Hi James. Love the channel. Do you have any episodes in Granada? It's famous for free tapas
You should do a video about craft beer in Madrid. I'm moving to Madrid next year and will need to know where to find a good IPA (or 10)!
Hello! We’re coming to Spain in December so we’ve been watching ALL your videos. We’ll be visiting Madrid, Sevilla, Cordoba and Granada.
I have a quick question. We don’t drink. What are some good non-alcoholic beverages served at all these tapas and pintxo bars?
Thanks for all the great info. ❤❤
Me encanta boquerones en vinagre! Tengo ganas de regresar a España.
I am curious to know what is the bag you carry around. And what is in it.
A tomato, onion, pepper and tuna salad that costs 15€ got my head spinning. Truely ridiculous prices
It's his business logo bag.
@@rudrapratappaul867 when you live here you can considere that price abusive. 15-20 € is a regular price in a restaurant with first class ingredients for a salad. North Spain is where you can eat absolutely fabolus with a lot of good restaurants and a complete collection of Michelin Starred ones.
BTW, because of my former job I've travelled Spain and a half and Madrid is one of the worst places to have a drought beer: too much froth, no consistence, poor gas and tiny glasses.
Second BYW: usually potatoes go UNDER the octopus so they can get all flavours.
We will be in Madrid in January. Any advice on where to and not to stay? We plan on staying near the city center. We want to experience the small towns and villages outside of the big city also. Any advice would be truly appreciated! Great videos!!!
I did a shorter version of this tapas crawl in November 2019. Tried Vermut at El Doble and El Fide. Had a definite licorice flavor. Loved it. Do you know the brand? I'm trying to find it here in the States and all I get are dumb looks and open mouthed stares. Thanks.
¡Madre mía que precios! me quedo en canarias.
Great video and also thank you for adding the addresses in Google maps.
You might want to consider putting all the bars and restaurants you recommend in a Google map list that you then can share.
Great vlog!!! What is up with the red shoulder bag tho?
Ojala hagais video de los pueblos de españa, por ejemplo de carmona en sevilla
I’m currently studying abroad in Madrid and live in the malasana neighborhood, any recommendations!? Thanks love your videos!
Can you do a video on international food in Madrid? I’ve noticed a ton of restaurants with food from around the world here and I want to know what’s good!
Will do at some point yes
Hi James. Appreciate your awesome videos, very informative:) Everytime Im in Madrid or Barcelona I struggle to find which tapas places are open after 12AM, as my flight almost always arrives late. I know most tapas bars close at 12, but some are open and serve food later. Can you do a guide on those? Cheers.
hmmm that is a tough one. Traditional places don't really open their kitchen after that, especially in Barcelona. I'll keep it in mind!
@@spainrevealed Yeah. I Barcelona we went to a tapas bar called Navia at the end of Carrer del Comerc which served food until 3 AM. In Madrid there was a place called Matador where we also had some food after 12 AM. Its just hard to search on google maps for late night tapas bars. Dont think its possible to filter and search places with opening hours. If you are able to find some and make a list/ video it would be awesome:) Have a great day!:) Cheers
Good idea!
In Madrid, try Taberna La Ardosa (calle Colón 13), great food and open until 2 am!
Went to Fide on your recommendation James. Miscommunication and lack of Spanish speaking skills meant we ended up with a bottle of red and white wine rather than a glass of each. What the hell we’re on holiday and spent the whole night there rather than moving on to your other recommendations m. It was fun night
Very informative video, as always! What are some Spanish key words that would signal that the meat is served raw? I know tartar, but if I would have seen the tbone steak on the menu I would have thought it's cooked.
I see there are Costco membership stores in Spain. Are they popular among the residents or are they strictly for foreigners? Thanks!
James and Yoli....I'm coming to Madrid!!!!!!!!!! January 24th 2019.....I'm there :-)
yours
excited (aka tony)
It's a torture! You make me hungry.
☆☆☆!
You have to make a video of EL RASTRO de Madrid, what a wonderful place!!!! :-)
I disk :) about 3 years ago. If you scroll back you’ll see it
I mean. I did
Canal ameno, divertido e instructivo. Como sugerencia estaría bien que hicierais un video recopilando comentarios de personas no españolas sobre sus reacciones cuando os ven saborear tapas que a la vista, o sabiendo los ingredientes les pueden parecer "scary"
Yolli knows her IPA. Respect.
Off the beaten (tourist) path but Ponzano is just 2.5 km. from Puerta del Sol...
A lo mejor quisieras ver un sitio nuevo al final de Ponzano. Se llama Charnela y especializa en el mejillon. Es un sito muy agradable, dirigido por una pareja joven con mucha pasion y energia...