Casa Alberto vs Bocaito
Both Bocaito and Casa Alberto are praised by professionals. On balance, Bocaito ranks slightly higher than Casa Alberto. Bocaito has a TripExpert Score of 78 with accolades from 8 reviews including Frommer's, Lonely Planet and Rough Guide.
Casa Alberto
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C/ Huertas, 18, Madrid
From $25 /night
Frommer's
"One of the oldest tascas in the neighborhood, Casa Alberto first opened its doors in 1827 and has thrived ever since."
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Travel + Leisure
"Order the saucy albóndigas with a glass of vermú de (vermouth on tap) slid across the antique onyx counter at Casa Alberto, in a building where Cervantes once wrote."
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Time Out
"One of the city's most evocative old tabernas, hung with oil paintings and presided over since its opening by Segovians."
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Rough Guide
"Traditional tasca that has resisted the passage of time since it was founded back in 1827."
Let's Go
"Feeling even more daring? Eat a pig’s ear. Damn, still hungry? How about snails and lamb hands? Your insatiable hunger howls for more. Have some beef cheek. Congratulations, you are a winner."
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Bocaito
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Calle de la Libertad, 6, 28004 Madrid, Spain
From $0 /night
Fodor's
"Perhaps a bit too rustic looking—complete with decorative tiles of matadors and flamenco dancers on the walls—for the hipster neighborhood where it's located."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Film-maker Pedro Almodóvar once described this traditional bar and restaurant as ‘the best antidepressant’."
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Zagat
3.8
"Eaters tout the “true tapas experience” at this Centro Andalusian-Castilian whose “gypsylike” tavern setting, decorated with Moresque arches and tiled walls, has a “great bar.”"
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Michelin Guide
0 Stars
"Four dining rooms in total, each furnished in rustic Castilian style with a few bullfighting mementoes as part of the decor."
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Time Out
"Film-set traditional, from the bullfight posters and Andalucían ceramics to the old-school tapas and unsmiling, white-jacketed waiters."
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