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Frommer's Recommended

This is a robust, macho enclave of Madrid. The owner of this bustling restaurant, José Blasquez García, configured it as a mini-museum to his hobby and passion, the Spanish art of bullfighting. Inside, near a bar that stocks an impressive collection of sherries and whiskies, you'll find the memorabilia of years of bull-watching, including photographs of great matadors beginning in the 1920s, and agrarian artifacts used in the raising and development of fighting bulls. The menu is as robust and two-fisted as the decor, featuring macho-size platters of oxtail in red-wine sauce; different preparations of hake, one of which is baked delectably in a salt crust; stuffed peppers, fried calamari, and shrimp; and for dessert, the local version of arroz con leche (rice pudding).

Copyright: Excerpted from Frommer's Madrid, 2nd Edition, (c) 2008, Wiley Publishing, Inc.

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