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“Two vodka martinis, extra dry, extra olives, extra fast.” quote from “Iron Man” Madrid A cocktail in...

Madrid is the city of the movida and keeping early hours; bars, pubs, parties: the madrileños love to go to bed after having lived the night with enthusiasm. The night in Madrid begins with the aperitif time that wouldn’t be the same without a taste of tortilla, obviously with potatoes. Spain is famous for “tapas”: small tastes of typical food and snacks to share with friends during the aperitif. Better keep in mind that it doesn’t start till 8 p.m. Madrid has so many different and famous neighbourhoods to choose from, with different architecture, colours, atmosphere, traditions, trends. If you’re more fashionable, the neighbourhood of Malasaña, also called barrio de las Maravillas or neighbourhood of wonders, is the right place for you: it’s considered one of the most trendy neighbourhoods in the world. If you’re into a more classic side of Madrid, you should go to the Plaza Mayor, visited by tourists and citizens of Madrid at every hour of day and night: a real social epicentre. The San Antonio market is only a few minutes away, in the popular neighbourhood of Chuecca. It’s a covered modern three-storey market that offers high quality seasonal products: a traditional market, show cookings, take away food and a terrace-restaurant. An unusual place where to shop, taste the “tapas” and have something to drink. Whatever you do in Madrid, you can’t do it without a pint of beer.

The mainstream cocktail... Everybody knows that “ cerveza ” means beer in Spanish, what you may not know is that if you ask for a “cerveza” in a bar everybody will tell you are a tourist. Beer is ordered with specific Spanish terms that identify it by its size so go on and order a “ caña ” - a size comparable to a

... and what to nibble on with it: Tortilla de patatas

THE RECIPE ingredients

• 3 potatoes • extra virgin olive oil • 4 eggs

normal glass; or a “ doble ” that, as the

Cut the potatoes into cubes, boil them for a couple of minutes and brown them in a pan with some oil. Whisk the eggs in a bowl and add to the potatoes in the pan. Cook on both sides. Let the tortilla cool down, cut it in cubes and serve as an aperitif.

name says, represents twice the amount of the first one. When the going gets tough, the bravest will order a “ jarra ” (half litre) also called “ media ”.

A place you cannot miss... Tempranillo Calle Cava Baja, 38, Madrid In the heart of the movida, a very particular and quite crowded bar in the neighbourhood of La Latina is a culinary guarantee: it offers elaborate tapas and a prime selection of pintxos (the Basque version of tapas: bread slices that serve as a base for different ingredients), such as fois gras and roasted apple or cuttlefish and caramelised onions.

Jug glass, Icon myBeer - art. 309020 dimensions: capacity 500 ml ø 9 cm - height 13 cm