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MADRID, SPAIN - MAY 2021: Lhardy restaurant with European haute cuisine in an emblematic stately venue with sweets, gastronomic products and a food shop on May 26, 2021 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Cristina Arias/Cover/Getty Images)
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Cristina Arias

Lhardy

Top choice in Madrid


This Madrid landmark (since 1839) is an elegant treasure trove of takeaway gourmet tapas downstairs and six dining areas upstairs that are the upmarket preserve of traditional Madrid dishes with an occasional hint of French influence. House specialities include cocido a la madrileña (meat-and-chickpea stew; €36.50), pheasant and wild duck in an orange perfume. The quality and service are unimpeachable.

A favourite haunt of royalty in the 19th century, Lhardy has drawn the great and good of Madrid ever since.


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