Bar El Brillante
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Humble eatery dishing up Spanish classics & calamari sandwiches, plus wine & beer.
attractions: Museo Nacional del Prado, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Real Jardín Botánico, CaixaForum Madrid, Neptune Fountain, Mercado de San Fernando, IKONO, Fountain of the Fallen Angel, Antón Martín Market, restaurants: Calle 365 l Discoteca Madrid, La Cabaña Argentina, Tapa Tapa Santa Ana, Taberna El Sur, Lateral, Goiko Grill, Arrocería Marina Ventura, Pizza Natura, Lamucca de Prado, Los Rotos
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Humble eatery dishing up Spanish classics & calamari sandwiches, plus wine & beer.
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Definition of a no-frills local Spanish cafeteria! Super busy all the time and service took more than 1 hour for 2 dishes because there was too many people. Price is not the cheapest either. We ordered: 1. Bocadillo El Brillante (calamari in baguette) | 9€ Their classic sandwich!! Unlike the picture, the sandwich is not dry at all. The baguette is super soft, the calamari is fresh (not elastic at all), the fried layer is super thin and crispy as well😋 Was pleasantly surprised 2. Pincho de Tortilla con Callos (Spanish tortilla omelette with beef tripe stew) | 12€ The Spanish omelette consists of thin slices of sautéed potatoes in a big round omelette. The potatoes are soft and the eggs are surprisingly fluffy. The beef tripe was so rich in flavor since it was boiled in the broth for hours. The tripe just melts in my mouth and it’s not that fatty either. The broth is thick, a little sweet, and fatty.
Julia LiJulia Li
20
Before I visited there, I was a little bit terrified by reviews of this restaurant (actually it is more similar as a bar). However, when I visited there and try porras and squid sandwich, I completely forgot all the bad reviews. They are really good! I think why the quality was not bad might be that I went there when it was just open in the morning. The staff there, they don’t speak English. For me, it is not a problem since almost half the local restaurants I visited in Madrid, they don’t speak English either 😂. The last point is the attitude of the staff there. I have to say it is as rude as you can expect in the popular tourist place. However, for me, the good compensates all those drawbacks.
王文龙王文龙
10
This is a not typical it is THE the definitive Spanish cafeteria. Huge space with enormous stainless steel counters. They serve it all and the Carajillo here was very strong. This is not where you come for fine dining this is come where you come to enjoy a slice of Madrid life. having said that Having said that my Torrenzos were delicious Properly salty, crispy with creamy pork fat. the view in the Ambiance is tough you look out the window you see the beautiful I told you train station right in the heart of Madrid. crowd Bueno Gente de España de Madridr. Sin mas touristas, perfect. Las turistas te gusta Taco Bell y KFC, Aquí is verdad, las sabor y corazón del Madrid.
Mike RichardsonMike Richardson
40
“Crea fama y acuéstate a dormir” 🇪🇸 En mi experiencia hablando de puntos pocos positivos, quería probar una variante más de lo que tan sencillo es un bocadillo de calamar, llegando es un lugar muy ruidoso y no solo por el parloteo que ya cae en la exaltación y en el estruendo, si no también por parte de los trabajadores que pareciera que sonar los platos de las tazas y las bandejas metálicas fuera un ejercicio común en este establecimiento. Tiene una bonita historia, un excelente tamaño del local y unos accesos bastante bien conectados, la fórmula perfecta para carecer de calidad en cuanto a su plato principal. Me sentí como si fuera un turista que pica el anzuelo con cualquier estafa y ya para mí esto es el Bar El Brillante, solo es un “atrapa guiris” mucho cartel, un local inmenso pero muy carente de sabor y sobre todo de amor. Estuve buscando la famosa estrella que tiene jactarse del “mejor bocata de calamar” pero obvio no la conseguí porque ciertamente no lo es. La atención del mesero fue a groso modo automático y se nota que lleva desde los 16 años de edad quemado en el negocio, una lástima. Al llegar el famoso bocata, a mi vista ya me dijo que no estaba bueno, un pan chicloso, un calamar inundado en aceite y la fórmula perfecta para hacer de esta experiencia un completo fracaso. La salsa te la cobran a 0,50€ cada una, hay que rogar para que te den un gajo de limón y también me pareció raro que no lo hayan cobrado y la torrija sin exagerar la peor que me he comido. Usted no lo dudé en ningún momento de que los mejores bocadillos de calamar están en otro lugar menos en este. Mi intención no es ofender ni desprestigiar nombrando otros comercios pero algo tan básico y que según tienen muchos años haciéndolo pues impliquen amor. Me entristece que habíamos tomado la decision de probar un lugar distinto y más que estaba invitando a un comensal hablando muy bien del bocadillo pero más no el lugar. Lastima aquí ni uno ni otro. Fail.
Dan Vielma VelásquezDan Vielma Velásquez
50
It is a Madrid institution and one of the Madrid-style tapas places. Inside there are more counters with bar offerings that shout orders to the open kitchen in front and the food continues to come out of the tray loads. The most famous sandwich and the one of calamari really good and greasy at the right point. They have many local delicacies like the morcilla. Almost nothing available for vegetarians or vegans here .. It's simple, cheap and noisy. If you like that guy or that place, you'll love it here. The food is ok and the service is fast and efficient. ok place to try old-style Madrid tapas.
Andrea GargianiAndrea Gargiani
00
I come every time I visit Madrid Perfect space to enjoy food and drinks in a traditional Spanish way. We had breakfast. The start of the menu is the Brillante calamari sandwich. It has great flavour calamari, greatly cooked, not fatty or oily. Nice terrace. Plenty of space and views of nice buildings such as Atocha train station and Ministerio de Agricultura. The waiters are nice and efficient. The low points are lots of traffic in the road by the terrace and the price of some sandwiches is a bit high. However the prices of traditional breakfast with churros or toasts are goood value.
Amaia Lesta SobrinoAmaia Lesta Sobrino
10
Nearby Attractions Of Bar El Brillante
Museo Nacional del Prado
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
Real Jardín Botánico
CaixaForum Madrid
Neptune Fountain
Mercado de San Fernando
IKONO
Fountain of the Fallen Angel
Antón Martín Market
Museo Nacional del Prado
4.7
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Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
4.5
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Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
4.7
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Real Jardín Botánico
4.4
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Nearby Restaurants Of Bar El Brillante
Calle 365 l Discoteca Madrid
La Cabaña Argentina
Tapa Tapa Santa Ana
Taberna El Sur
Lateral
Goiko Grill
Arrocería Marina Ventura
Pizza Natura
Lamucca de Prado
Los Rotos
Calle 365 l Discoteca Madrid
4.8
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La Cabaña Argentina
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Tapa Tapa Santa Ana
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Taberna El Sur
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3.6
(8.8K reviews)
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