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Casa Alberto vs La Bola
Both restaurants are praised by professional reviewers. Overall, Casa Alberto scores marginally higher than La Bola. Casa Alberto is ranked #15 in Madrid with accolades from 6 reviews such as Time Out, Travel + Leisure and Lonely Planet.
Casa Alberto
Frommer's
Travel + Leisure
Time Out
Rough Guide
Let's Go
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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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La Bola
Fodor's
Insight Guides
Travel + Leisure
Michelin Guide
Time Out
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C/ Bola 5, 28013 Madrid
From $34 /night
Fodor's
"The traditional setting is the draw: the bar is original, and the dining nooks, decorated with polished wood, Spanish tile, and lace curtains, are charming."
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Insight Guides
"This tiny, bright red restaurant on the corner of Calle de la Bola is a Madrid institution for its cocido, cooked in individual earthenware pots (cazuelas)."
Travel + Leisure
"Located on a quiet side street just north of the Teatro Real (Royal Theatre), this family-owned tavern is renowned for its signature cocido madrileño (Madrilenian stew)."
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Michelin Guide
"This family-run restaurant maintains the typical culinary traditions of old Madrid."
Time Out
"Holding court on a quiet backstreet, this dignified, classic Madrid restaurant is considered by many to be the home of 'cocido.'."
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