An affordable Michelin-starred restaurant in Madrid!…read more Bacira, like many Spanish restaurants, has a menú del día for weekday lunches, and this one is easily one of my favorite dining experiences. Any menu would usually offer 2-4 options each of beverage (wine), starter, main meal, and dessert. Everything was meticulously presented from start to finish. The homemade ceviche was tart yet subtly sweet. The starter was the only mild disappointment since it was only a crab-and-avocado sushi. My main dish of salmon with pureed potatoes was delightful. The salmon was cooked grilled to medium rare, extremely tender with every bite. I cleaned the plate clean with my bread to soak up every bit of the pureed potato sauce. The dessert was a lemon tart uniquely made with meringue shards on top and dusted with powdered sugar. The restaurant itself is Spanish-Asian fusion with rustic wooden chairs and industrial lighting (see photos). Service was friendly and efficient, and my waitress was patient with me as I placed my order in middle school-level Spanish. I would absolutely return here the next time I'm in Madrid to catch another meal!

MUST HAVE THE FRESH TUNA AND ALSO THE RISOTTO!!!…read more Everything we ate here was top notch. The flavors were all unlike anything I've ever ate. The atmosphere was upscale and modern. The waiters were very accommodating. One of the best meals I've had in Madrid.

Asian street food inspired restaurant by Dabiz Muñoz, owner of Diverxo, the #4 restaurant in the…read moreworld. No reservations. Located inside a mall. Arrived 15 min before opening and there was already a line. Made it in on the first seating which was great. Was asked to visit their bar first as they slowly made their way through bringing people in to the restaurant to dine. Felt pressured ot order a drink, which I didn't really want to, so I didn't like this flow of entry to bar, to restaurant. Fortunately the drinks were tasty and very theatrical. Was eventually escorted into the restaurant. Seating is like a giant oval around an open kitchen. Energy is electric, loud, stimulating. Almost feels like your dining outside in a street food alley with neon signs everywhere. The food consisted of fusion and/or modern interpretations of street food classics from across Asia, and other parts of the world too. Highlights for us included the crudo japo-mexican de salmon and chili crab concha blanda. We did find that there was a high degree of citrus and thought that the tako de pulpo was a bit too acidic. For the bun cha shawarma, the noodles were okay but the beef burger and crispy Vietnamese rolls were yummy.

Shout out to my Yelper, Regis K., for recommending this spot. It made for a memorable night…read more I love the nightclub scene and this place offers that kind of ambience. The Techno music is loud so just be aware of that. I loved it and couldn't stop dancing in my seat. It is first come first serve. Regis told me to go as soon as they opened. Even then, we got one of the last seatings by the bar where all the action is. It was so much fun seeing all the chefs and sous chefs shouting and working in harmony. Our server was amazing in recommending many of the dishes and drinks. I also got a kick out of their cool straight jacket chef's attire. One word to describe the food here; it is very avant-garde (Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, Japanese, Thai, Singapore). Our favorite dish of the night was the Vieira Asada (scallop with a green sauce). Honestly, I don't think you will go wrong with any of the items on the menu. Love how they describe each dish as they present it to you. I also never had the bartender come by and take the time to describe the drink in great detail. Truly an amazing unique meal from start to finish. I do recommend that you get a bit dressed up. And don't forget to take a fun selfie on the leather cushion swings. 10/10 Experience

Prepare yourself to be amazed! You are in for a superb dining experience, premium quality, and that…read morewill cost you a premium price but you will feel like it was well worth it. What stuck with me was that food is what you'd get in top-notch Michelin-starred restaurants but the atmosphere is far from those aloof feelings typical of those places, on the contrary, it's warm and feels like you're in your casual local bar with your best buddies. What is greater than having 5-star food but being relaxed enough as if you were at a friend's house? The service is attentive and friendly, the servers are patient and professional. They take their time to explain anything you might need and make proper recommendations. The plates are on a smaller size, so if you have a big appetite you will have to order quite a bit, however, every single item was a hit. Each dish is creative, with perfectly combined flavors, nicely balanced, textures on point, and the presentations are stunning. A work of art comes to your table every time. It's difficult to suggest individual dishes because I can say that everything is fabulous but the Ceviche was something supernatural. Don't forget the cocktails! They are another experience in themselves. Same standard of beautiful presentation and great flavor combinations to choose from. This hidden spot deserves more recognition than it has. Hard to sing enough praises for them and I will be thinking about this experience for some time.

I'm still thinking about the meal we had at Kuoco. It was such a great experience and all of the…read moredishes we ordered were delicious. Cocktails: spicy margaritas and ginger mule Dishes: Oysters, crab croquettes, garlic shrimp, lobster roll, Korean steak tartar, tikka octopus Dessert: Banoffee

Love the atmosphere but the food was just ok. It was fusion Asian style but me and my friend were…read moreconfused at the flavor combos. We came here on a Tuesday without a reservation around opening time. It wasn't hard to get a seat but by the time we left it was really busy. The atmosphere is hip and very Instagram worthy. They give you free fried wonton style chips with a sauce. I started with a cocktail called Yakuza. It was made with Seagram's gin, pineapple puree, lime juice and ginger syrup. It was ok. Not very strong and the flavors were subtle. For food we ordered: Thai salad with crispy duck (Mango, cucumber, carrot, onion and mint) - this was my least favorite dish. The way this is made, It is tossed in a heavy sweet sauce. The sauce is so thick and sweet that it changed the flavor of the salad completely. There was also A LOT of sauce. Literally we were wringing out the salad and trying to find ways to "dry" it out so we could eat it. The duck wasn't crispy either and it had maybe 6 pieces. I do not recommend this unless you like Thai salad in a syrup. RED PRAWNS DUMPLINGS WITH CURRY- this was an interesting one. The curry was airy and light like they had foamed it. It had a very strong crab taste. The dumpling filling tasted like a ha gao. The skin was ok. DUCK DUMPLINGS WITH FOIE - this one tasted like a traditional Chinese dumpling. I tasted chives more than the foie. The skin texture wasn't bouncy enough. But the star of the show was the broth. It's Iberian stock and tasted like the most delicious collagen broth I have ever had. It was perfect amount of seasoning and thickness. Only thing is the actual broth is not as dark as the photo from the menu. Overall interesting place to try out but if you're looking for more traditional Asian flavors. Skip this place.

Ambience was nice, but service was very very slow. Three of us received our food order 45 minutes…read morebefore the fourth person was served. There were only two gentlemen, running the check-in, ordertaking, bar service , and serving of food. It was unfortunate, because we were really looking forward to having dinner here. Would most likely not go back. We really wanted to like this restaurant.

Kitchen 154 is a food stall that appears in various markets around Madrid. It appears regularly in…read morethe Mercado de Productores at the Matadero, in Arganzuela, and also at the monthly Madreat Street Food fair. There are many stalls that set up at both events, but this one has real potential. Kitchen 154 is a taco stand that serves a few of the best tacos I have tasted, period. Not just in Madrid, but on the grander scale. The fare ranges from Asian fusion to authentic Mexican, and the menu also offers delicious steamed dumplings. Notable tacos include the Korean taco (with real kimchi!), the chicken Masala taco and of course the old favorite, the cochinita pibil. In addition to these already satisfying recipes, a range of accompanying sauces are available to mix and match with your order. Notable entries include the habañero mango salsa, the "Inca Blood" Peruvian salsa, and the "Juche" Korean salsa. The names are funny, but these sauces are serious in their distinctive flavors and compliment the menu options well. The team is a pair of Spanish guys and an Argentine, all three of whom are super-kind and endearingly funny. The stand is perfectly bilingual as they have traveled a lot and along the way have perfected their taco recipes. The prices are a little steep, at 2-3 Euros per taco. However, each taco is well-loaded and features flavor combinations that have not been available in Madrid before now. If you're jonesing for Mexican fusion or just some reliably delicious tacos, find this stall some weekend and drop by.

I've been to a lot asian inspired, fusion style restaurants in Madrid. But this one is just…read moreAMAZING!! situated in a market, adding the feel of a humble street food and originality without the pretentiousness. They serve the best, and I mean the best thai style curry and yes, even compare to those thai curry resto in Thailand. Curry Rojo con gambon FTW!!! they definitely did not tone down anything, here in Spain I get a lot "this is spicy" only for me to go meh, but this one is pica, pica mucho and IIIII LOOOVEEEE ITTTT!! Add some fragrant jasmine rice and I'm back to that hot Songkran day in Thailand. IT is that good. Another interesting menu were the butterfly style seabass in bambu leaf for an underrated and subtle awesomeness and that addictive sweet spicy chicken wing sprinkled in sesame seeds...gods, I will definitely come back here for my asian fusion food fix. Everyone working in this place obviously have some serious love for food and make it as good as possible, not to mention awesome taste in music. I felt like eating, singing and dancing in the same time. Good energy and ambiance. I am torn between keeping this place a secret and wanting to give them all the credit they deserve. p.s: I WILL COME AGAIN AND CLAIM THAT NASI GORENG, OPOR AYAM AND SATE LILIT THAT YOU PROMISE TO MAKE!

Excellent food, Great Service. What else can you ask for? This place is beyond our expectation in…read morefood & service. We will definitely come back if we visit this area again.

My family and I came here for dinner and we had several Korean dishes and they are very delicious…read more I liked the food here so much, I came back with my colleagues the very next day for the team dinner and everyone seemed to be happy with their sushi and a few other Korean dishes I ordered for them. The waitresses were very knowledgeable and the overall ambience is pleasant

Best food in Madrid, the atmosphere is fantastic and is in an ok place. Every dish we tasted was…read morefantastic !!

Small place ( you need a reservation) with innovative small plates. Service was friendly, food was…read moredelicious.

This is a cool little place in Cuenca. A very diverse menu. We would be happy to come back again.read more

Ambiance is so cool. Felt like I was in a anime movie. The food is fresh and ingredients are…read moreauthentic. Plus the presentation was very nice as well. We definitely enjoyed our experience.