Los Montes de Galicia, Galician restaurant in Barrio de Salamanca, Madrid, Spain.
Los Montes de Galicia is a restaurant in the Barrio de Salamanca neighborhood of Madrid, focused on Atlantic Spanish cooking with fresh seafood and ingredients from the Galician coast. The dining room has a modern layout with hanging plants and decorative details that divide the space into a main dining area and a separate cocktail section.
Chef José Espasandín opened this restaurant in the late 1990s, bringing Galician cooking techniques to Madrid at a time when the regional style had little presence in the capital. It became one of the first places in the city to present this coastal cuisine in a modern setting.
Dishes like Pulpo a Feira, a classic Galician octopus preparation, appear on the menu alongside other regional recipes that visitors can order and taste directly. Albariño wine from Galicia is served here and pairs naturally with the seafood-focused cooking.
The restaurant sits near Calle de Azcona in Barrio de Salamanca and is easy to reach on foot from the nearby metro stops. Booking ahead is a good idea, and it helps to choose between the main dining room and the cocktail area depending on what kind of visit you have in mind.
The kitchen works with suppliers from the Galician coast and nearby gardens, which means the menu changes depending on what is available each season. Some dishes, like cod fritters with roasted garlic aioli, only appear on the menu when the right ingredients are at their best.
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