Bar restaurante La Escalera de Serrano — Restaurant in Madrid

Madrid does a lot of things well. It’s a city of three million people that somehow still feels laid-back, where the bars are tucked into corners like old friends waiting for you to drop by. There’s no pressure. No rushing. Just a quiet nod from the barman, a cold beer appearing moments later, and the unspoken agreement that you’ll settle up whenever you feel like it. It makes you want to visit more.

And so, in that spirit, we found ourselves at La Escalera, stopping in for a pre-dinner drink. It’s the sort of place Madrid excels at—small, welcoming, effortlessly cool without trying. There’s a warmth to it, a glow from the low lights and the clink of glasses, the kind of bar where you sit down for one and end up staying for four.

The beer is cold, the wine is good, and the service is exactly as it should be—attentive but unhurried, as if they know you’re not going anywhere fast. And you shouldn’t. If you find yourself in the area, I’d recommend it. Not because it’s the best bar in Madrid, but because it’s exactly the sort of bar that makes...

Good food but poor service inside. We wanted to sit inside upstairs and got ignored after the initial drink order whilst the waiter was doing anything but taking our order for well over 20 minutes (at the end one of us had to go down to ask for them to take our order, as our clear signals for them to notice us were ignored as well). The food itself was good, the place has a good cook. Please note that the opening times are not correct if you are interested in eating here (7.30 p.m. was the time the kitchen opened).

Edit: This was the place we were at. I changed it to 7.30 p.m. in my text but it still dosen't match to the opening times on Google (opening times do not match kitchen hours). To be fair this was not the only restaurant which was open but not for food (seems to be a general issue in...

Visita obligada cada vez que piso la capital. Platos riquísimos, el pulpo está INCREÍBLE, de hecho es 2 años consecutivos 2° mejor pulpo de toda la comunidad de Madrid.

Gran variedad de vinos, incluyendo muchos vinos de Toro, que es lo que más me gustó.

Local pequeño, pero muy acogedor. Ideal para comidas familiares o cenas de amigos, pues te sientes como en casa

El chef, Roberto, un crack. Un gran profesional en su trabajo. Me pareció serio al principio pero en cuanto hablé dos palabras con el es un tío super cercano y educado

Tienen una terraza muy buena para el buen tiempo

Y por supuesto, rematamos con unas ricas copas. Muy buen precio, estando en calle Serrano, muy bien situado y con un parking a escasos 40 metros donde dejar tu vehículo si vienes conduciendo

Os lo...