Casa Alvarez Madrid – Cocido, Madrid's best loved lunch
The time has come, dear travelers, to talk about cocido, The Full Cocido (pronounced co -THEE -dough) is Madrid's most typical dish, and you should try it! Madrid's most traditional restaurants offer it one day a week only, which increases its mystique. Don't despair - you needn't roam the city looking for it! In Casa Alvarez, you lucky omnivores can enjoy it any day of the week! Except for Wednesdays - that's their day off.
So what is it? Cabbage, carrots, potatoes, chickpeas, and onions stewed together with various nourishing meaty treats - chorizo, tocino (don't ask), black pudding, ham, and chicken.
Eating cocido involves some ceremony, so here comes the fun part. First they bring you a bowl of cooked noodles, then the water everything has been stewed in is poured on top: first course - soup. That finished, the veggies and meat are tipped out onto your plate - they have been kept warm in the dinky lidded earthenware pot that everything was cooked in. It's a lot of food, so come hungry.
There are many other great Spanish mainstays at Casa Alvarez if cocido doesn't appeal; top tip - Sunday is the best day for spotting locals.
About this spot
Calle de López Silva 10
- Mon - Tue & Thu - Sun 10:30 - 16:30
Cocido completo:
€
15.00
+34
913651528
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