Saturday night heaven? – for me it’s a few drinks, good friends and some tasty food.
For characterful bars, tasty tapas and wine aplenty, you can’t beat Madrid.
El Abuelo is just on of Madrid’s many traditional bars. It is very firmly planted on the tourist trail, but don’t let that put you off; the wine is good and the prawns are to die for.
Find yourself a spot at one of the high tables, make your choice and enjoy!
Just one word of warning – the prawns are cooked fresh so you might need asbestos fingers to do the peeling. It really is worth the effort though.
La Casa del Abuelo has been in Madrid since 1906 and was originally known more for its wine: its house speciality is a sweet red wine from the Alicante area. In fact, the bar was originally known as La Alicantina.
You certainly won’t have the place to yourself – on a good day, they cook more than 200kg of prawns.
The decor is traditional, with dark woods, tall marble-topped tables and beautiful wall tiles, old photographs fill the walls and wine bottles are stacked everywhere.
Be sure to visit at least one of their locations during your visit to Madrid:
C/Victoria 12
C/ Núñez de Arce 5
C/Goya 57
Linked to Daily Prompt: Saturday Night and Travel Tuesday.
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Travel with Intent 
Such a fabulous city, I was there with a friend but only had two days. Not enough to see even a fraction of what Madrid had to offer. Lovely photos.
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Indeed, but enough t help you plan a return trip 🙂
On Sat, Jun 6, 2015 at 2:08 PM, Travel with Intent wrote:
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Thank you for the Spanish memories! I’m glad I found your blog on WordPress. I was also in Madrid a couple of years ago and the Tapas Bars are amazing – not to mention the Sangria:)
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La Casa del Abuelo sounds like a perfect place to have a glass of wine and a nice dinner. I’ve lived in Alicante area and could sip on its red wine anytime.
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I’ve been living in Madrid for over a year and haven’t noticed this place while walking around yet. Thanks for the suggestion – I’ll try to check it out soon! Lovely finding you through the Travel Tuesday linkup! xx
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Must be wonderful living in Madrid! I have a blogger friend who is moving to Madrid soon. I’ll send her over to your blog.
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Looks like a fab place with that decor and all those prawns. Bring on the wine!
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Always love finding another good tapas place!
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This place looks very nice.
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Perfect timing on the post. My BFF is going to Madrid next month and I have been trying to find her great authentic places to eat 🙂
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i could do with a good night out, Deb. Looks just the place 🙂
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I’m always up for a good night out Jo! I’ve a few more Madrid favourites coming up soon. And then a Madrid vs Barcelona post I think.
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nice post
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I’ve a friend who doesn’t bother with the peeling… he likes them as crunchy as they come!
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I’ve a friend like that too. Not my cup of tea though.
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Nor mine. His girlfriend also looks upon this habit of his in horror 😉
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I’m sure it’s good for a healthy intestine!
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Nothing like a good … uhm… scouring of one’s innards.
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