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Spanish tapasCentro
Casa Labra near Puerta del Sol in Madrid fries the bacalao rebozado at its 1860-founded counter, with the pincho de bacalao still under 2 euros.
TryPincho de bacalao
TipWalk-in only at the counter. Cash preferred. Bacalao plus cana under 4 euros; the dining room runs more expensive.
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Spanish tapasMalasana
Casa Camacho in Madrid's Malasana has run the 1928 working-class taberna since its founding, with yayo cocktails for 3 euros, tortilla pincho 3.
TryYayo cocktail and tortilla
TipCash only. Closed Sundays. Walk-in only at the standing-room bar.
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Spanish tapasCentro
Bar La Ideal off Plaza Mayor in Madrid is the bocadillo de calamares counter where a full bocadillo, cana and a slice of lemon runs under 8 euros.
TryBocadillo de calamares + cana
TipWalk-in only at the counter. Bocadillo 5.50 euros, cana 2.50; cash preferred at the bar.
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Spanish tapasSalamanca
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.
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SpanishCentro
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.
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Spanish tapasCentro
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.