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La BolavsRestaurante Botin
Both restaurants are rated highly by reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, Restuarant Botin ranks significantly better than La Bola. Restuarant Botin comes in at 88 with accolades from 12 sources including Condé Nast Traveler, Fodor's and Michelin Guide.
La Bola
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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." Full review
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)." Full review
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.'." Full review
Rough Guide "Opened back in 1870, this is the place to go for cocido madrileño (soup followed by chickpeas and a selection of meats) cooked in the traditional way over a wood fire."
Frommer's "This is the taberna where you can still savor something of the atmosphere of 19th-century Madrid." Full review
Frommer's "This is possibly the most Madrileño restaurant in the whole city and it is one of the last that makes an old-fashioned cocido of long-boiled mixed cuts of meat and sausages" Full review
Restaurante Botin
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Calle Cuchilleros 17, 28005 Madrid
From $0/night
Concierge "This is a meat eater's paradise, and you'll be greeted at the door by shelves of piglets in clay dishes awaiting their fate in the oven."
Insight Guides "Botín claims to be world’s oldest continuously running restaurant, having opened in 1725 – the date their magnificence wood-fired oven was built."
Travel + Leisure "The world’s oldest operating restaurant, founded in 1725, Restaurante Botín still roasts suckling pig and lamb in the original oak-fired, cast-iron oven." Full review
Zagat3.8
"“Go for” the “succulent” roast pig and other “phenomenal”, “traditional” dishes at this “authentic” Castilian “classic” off Plaza Mayor." Full review
BlackBook "Ever wanted to dine in the oldest restaurant in the world, or where Goya supposedly washed dishes in the kitchen, or Hemmingway’s favorite restaurant?"
Gayot "Restaurante Botín is the oldest restaurant in the world, dating back to 1725. The excellent traditional Castilian food promises that it will continue its long run." Full review
Michelin Guide "Founded in 1725, Satin has made it to the Guinness Book of Records as the oldest restaurant in the world. Its decor evokes the essence of old Madrid."
Time Out "The world's oldest restaurant (with a signed Norris McWhirter certificate to prove it) is still coming up with the goods after nearly 300 years." Full review
Fodor's "The Guinness Book of Records calls this the world's oldest restaurant (est.1725), and Hemingway called it the best." Full review
Afar Magazine "Casa Botin (also known as Sobrino de Botin) sits in the city center, near Plaza Mayor and Cava Baja, one of Madrid's busiest pedestrian streets for tapas and drinks." Full review
