Bar La Ideal is a spanish tapas budget eat in Centro, Madrid.
Editorially verified May 19, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Day trip · 10 hours
Discover the historic city of Toledo on a day trip from Madrid. Enjoy a wine tasting at a local winery, savor a tapas lunch, and explore the city with a guide.
Guided tour · 3h 30m
Get early access into the world's oldest restaurant before it opens, plus two historic taverns, all in one guided Madrid evening.
Guided tour · 3.5 hours
Experience Madrid the local way on this deep-dive into the city's culinary scene. Enjoy a tailored journey from bar to bar, sharing dishes, stories, and the joy of bei...
Address: Calle Botoneras 4, 28012 Madrid
Casa Mingo on Paseo de la Florida in Madrid is the 1888 Asturian sidreria where a whole roast chicken and a bottle of natural cider feeds two people.
TryPollo asado + sidra
TipWalk-in only. Roast chicken 12 euros plus 6 euro bottle of sidra; arrive before 13:30 or after 22:00 to avoid the queue.
Casa Toni near Sol in Madrid serves the offal canon at counter prices: oreja a la plancha 6 euros, callos 8, cana 2.50; the whole working-day lunch.
TryCallos, oreja, cana
TipCash only. Walk-in only at the standing-room bar. Closed Wednesdays. The bar is full by 13:00.
Casa Revuelta off Plaza Mayor in Madrid has fried the bacalao rebozado at the counter since 1924, with the pincho at 5 euros, cana 2.50, the whole.
TryBacalao rebozado por unidad
TipWalk-in only at the counter. Cash preferred. Closed Mondays. Cod sells out by 15:30 on weekends.
Casa Dani in Mercado de la Paz in Madrid has cooked the city's most-talked-about tortilla de patatas for 40 years; the pincho runs 2 euros and the menu del.
TryPincho de tortilla, menu del dia
TipWalk-in only. Closed Sundays. The pincho de tortilla at 2 euros is the cheapest tortilla in Madrid; menu del dia under 13.
Casa Mingo on Paseo de la Florida in Madrid is the 1888 Asturian sidreria where a whole roast chicken and a bottle of natural cider feeds two people.
TryPollo asado + sidra
TipWalk-in only. Roast chicken 12 euros plus 6 euro bottle of sidra; arrive before 13:30 or after 22:00 to avoid the queue.
Casa Toni near Sol in Madrid serves the offal canon at counter prices: oreja a la plancha 6 euros, callos 8, cana 2.50; the whole working-day lunch.
TryCallos, oreja, cana
TipCash only. Walk-in only at the standing-room bar. Closed Wednesdays. The bar is full by 13:00.
Casa Revuelta off Plaza Mayor in Madrid has fried the bacalao rebozado at the counter since 1924, with the pincho at 5 euros, cana 2.50, the whole.
TryBacalao rebozado por unidad
TipWalk-in only at the counter. Cash preferred. Closed Mondays. Cod sells out by 15:30 on weekends.
El Tigre in Madrid's Chueca pours large jarras of cana with free heaped plates of bravas, croquetas, oreja and jamon at the standing-room counter.
TryFree tapas with jarra
TipCash only. Walk-in only at the bar; no table service. A jarra of cana for 5 euros gets a full free plate of tapas.
Bar El Jamon in Madrid's Lavapies-adjacent Chamberi runs the working-quarter offal canon, with bocadillos de gallinejas under 6 euros, a racion of entresijos.
TryBocadillo de gallinejas
TipWalk-in only. Cash preferred. The bocadillo de gallinejas runs 5 to 6 euros; entresijos racion 8.
