Falafeleria — Restaurant in Madrid

Food so good you have to write about it as soon as you finish it. I got a little greedy and got the mushroom pita and the sabij bowl at the same time. It's way too much food - so the portions are huge. I love Israeli food and this was on par with some of the best I've ever had. The staff is awesome even though there was a line out of the door and they are fast. The ingredients are incredible. The mushroom situation in the pita, it's like crack. It's rich and mixes so well with the sauce. I think the spicy sauce was perfect for the pita - highly recommend it. The bowl had an egg and a fried eggplant. I thought the eggplant made the dish too heavy - it was really fried. If you know fried eggplant you know how much it can absorb oil. So I would say the bowl was still really good but I would have taken it easy on the eggplant. I think this place had a sister restaurant which I want to try. As long as the falafel isn't...

Are you a health conscious eater that prefers vegan/vegetarian or gluten free options? Or simply fancy a healthy alternative to the classic burgers and sandwiches that are served in most places?

Then I highly recommend the Falafeleria in trendy Malasana - right in the center of Madrid. Next to Honest Greens and Roots, it’s one of my favorite places for casual or take away lunch/dinner.

I had the classic falafel bowl (8.5€) that comes with magadara (brown rice & lentils - very typical in middle eastern cuisine) home made hummus, lots of fresh veggies and herbs and a salsa of your choice. If you don’t fancy rice, you can have pita bread (7.5€). You can chose as many different toppings as you like. Their specialities are falafel, baked Aubergine and seitan as well as different starters. Great price and...

Stepping into this small, clean space that offers cool, soft music will immediately sooth your senses and plenty of wood accents will underline the homey, welcoming character. About 20 seats and a bar for ordering fill the the small place with high ceilings.

The tea comes in large glasses with mint flowing over the glass making it looking like a flower bouquet. Sabich (sabij) bowl and falafel bowl were deconstructed without the bread to let all ingredients shine. As a traveling vegetarian for the last 36 years, I know my falafel and this bowl was outstanding! Yes, I sometimes like it spicier, and yes, I had better falafel rings (which allows for crispier but still moist falafel), but all the ingredients were terrific. This is my...