CELSO AND MANOLO, THE MOST TRADITIONAL VERMOUTH IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF CHUECA

Full on all four sides is what radiates Celso and Manolo, a local place for snacking, it’s a bar that reflects the cuisine of Madrid with a different touch; remaining the kings in the Chueca district.

Located right on Liberty Street, a good sign in itself, we were greeted by a classic tavern-style of the DeLuz group, handed over by the formally Celso and Manolo.The owners of the Madrid tavern are hoping to rename the place to something local to contribute to its honor. The sale of so, populated by the area in which the locals live, was only possible to sell to the the Zamora family who were regulars of the Argüelles; the only ideal heirs to continue the legacy.

The result was traditional but groundbreaking, taking us to a cuisine corner in which you can enjoy all 4 sides of Spain and where you can count on devouring your food, and raiding those who don’t finish theirs.

Crafted cuts like t-bone steak, tartare or tenderloin tomato, the stop in Celso and Manolo is a journey in time to see what the tomato should really be. Together with them we must not lose sight of the Vermouth, because here good tradition is in the capital and taken with devotion.

The environment is which it favors the good atmosphere that prevails in the low tables of Celso and Manolo. District regulars mingle with tourists, many of whom come under the umbrella of the New York Times, which “filled” the place when it was published in its pages about Madrid.

The prize is not for less, because starters adds a Spanish kitchen fun that invites us to try different rice dishes or to reinterpret eggs, they are already scrambled or fried, with provenance ecologi; a small detail that is always remembered in honor of DeLuz. This is something that is always handled with care, so we can understand the presence of anchovies from Laredo and the land of the Zamora, who also put the meat on the table. The steak or fillets and milk present in their desserts also comes from a smallholding of the Cantabrian. Moreover, as a good step and fast table, the place that does not do “fast food”. Celso and Manolo also tempt us with the Madrid “sandwich” which was reinvented in Squid with pepito beef, wrapped in a prenao bun which is typical of Austrians’, acting as a nod to the past of the Argüelles.

Ultimately, Celso and Manolo is a synthesis of modernity and tradition, cosmopolitanism and man, who invites us from the bar to taste Madrid with its people and feel the Madrid spirit.