Sobrino de Botín, Historic restaurant near Plaza Mayor, Madrid, Spain
Sobrino de Botín is a restaurant in central Madrid with four floors and a main dining room under brick arches. The interior features dark wood paneling and the kitchen sits in the basement next to an old stone oven.
A French cook opened this establishment in 1725 and later sold it to his nephew. The business has run continuously at the same location ever since.
Ernest Hemingway frequently visited the restaurant, mentioning it in his novel The Sun Also Rises while spending time at his regular table writing.
The restaurant accepts reservations for lunch and dinner and stays open every day. Tables are spread across several small rooms and the basement is reached by a narrow staircase.
The accounting ledgers from the 18th century still sit in a safe and show the names of early customers. The basement smells of wood smoke because the oven has been running for nearly 300 years.
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