Sala de Despiece

Madrid, Spain

Designed with the aesthetics of old-school market fish and meat cutting stalls in mind, everything on offer here is based around the best-available produce available on the day. Menus are designed to contextualise its dishes, listing details on the origin, background and weight of produce on offer. And when service comes, Javier Bonet’s carnivorous vision is laid bare. But you’d probably have figured that out as you walk through the metal, warehouse-style doors. Waiter’s clad in butchers' aprons bustle, the pass looks like a slaughterhouse slab, walls are decorated in cabinets of cook’s knives, hooks hang from the ceiling and a fish-market vibe glass-fronted fridge shows what’s hot each day. Served up on wax-papered trays at communal tables, the tapas-leaning plates might include its legendary Navarra peeled tomato with fried basil and olive oil, or its Basque truffle, with talos — similar to a traditional Latin American tortilla —, txistorra — a sausage local to the Basque region — and pickled egg. Tasting menu offered; excellent wine list, to boot.

Key Information

• Average price per person $60
• Tasting menu from $45
• Lunch and dinner: Mon – Sun
• +34 916 35 46 81
• Visit Sala de Despiece's Website

Location

C. de Ponzano, 11, Almagro, Chamberí, Madrid, 28010