MADRID, SPAIN. This Italian, hip restaurant has a great vibe and good food. The restaurant specializes in Sardinian Italian food and is filled with interesting art. Two Sardinian immigrants started this very eclectic and cozy restaurant.
Entrance | Robert Persky
The space has a vintage feel and is casual. There is a lot of bicycle influence, with bikes hanging from the ceiling (I also hear that there is a bike cellar in which you can store your bike during your meal). I saw that the Italian ABICIS bike is also on sale for 800 euros.
I ordered a menu of the day for 9,50 euros (11,50 euros during the weekend). My first course was a fried artichoke salad, which was crispy and flavorful. My second course was octopus with rice. The presentation was a little bland, but the flavor was good. The menu also came with a drink, bread, and a very tasty cappuccino.
I hear that their pizzettas are really good, and are priced around three euros. Lasagna is six euros, and pastas vary from five to ten euros. There is also a pizza menu for 10,50 euros, that is a large pizza and a salad. They also serve the Italian beer Ichnusa.
Wi-fi is free. Head north after lunch and walk into Malasaña, a trendy neighborhood full of cafés and boutique stores.
Aió
Calle Corredera Baja de San Pablo, 25
28004 Madrid
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Tel. +34 910 096 469
Neighborhood: Malasaña
Metro Station: Callao, Gran Vía, Tribunal
Hours: Sun to Thur 1:00 pm to 1:00 am
Fri to Sat 1:00 pm to 2:00 am
Artichoke Salad | Robert Persky
Rice and Octopus with Caramelized Onion | Robert Persky
Cappuccino |Robert Persky