Archive for Category: "Arabic"

Hidden Gem in La Latina!

Hidden Gem in La Latina!

We all know that after the Rastro on a Sunday afternoon the hip thing to do is head to La Latina for tapas, drinks, and fun. But what many people don’t tell you is that it’s sometimes difficult to find a place that a) isn’t packed and b) isn’t expensive. Well, aren’t you lucky that [...]

Arabic Food in Madrid: El Turkito

Arabic Food in Madrid: El Turkito

Spain rests on the border of the Arab world and enjoys a variety of influences in music, language, cuisine, and culture. El Turkito, the Arabic restaurant and lounge located near Sol, is one site where these influences all come together through a pleasant ambience, delicious food, and an international experience. While the crowd is mixed [...]

Lebanese Restaurants in Madrid: Las Mil y Una Noches

Lebanese Restaurants in Madrid: Las Mil y Una Noches

If you’re looking for a Lebanese cultural experience that doesn’t involve the exertion of traveling, then this place will appeal to you.  With brilliantly colored, byzantine murals and Arabic arches adorning every room, Las Mil y Una Noches (A Thousand and One Nights) is decisively arranged to make you think you’re on a mini vacation. [...]

Maoz Vegetarian – A (Mostly) Pun-less Review

Maoz Vegetarian – A (Mostly) Pun-less Review

Feeling Maoz-y At Midnight This article was definitely not by Andrew Poole Don’t worry. Even though most people pronounce the name of the restaurant “mouth” we will avoid such bad puns as “It’s maoz watering!” – we simply aren’t that sort of publication. This non-pun-oriented restaurant is almost more of a hybrid restaurant/kiosk, but think [...]

Naomi Grill

Naomi Grill

A trip to Naomi Grill, one of Madrid’s two Sephardic kosher restaurants, gives one pause for thought. Entering the white, crisply decorated space and seeing the yarmulke-clad clientele snaps Spanish history into sharp focus. Ironically, if one weren’t reading the menu carefully, one might assume Naomi was a Moroccan restaurant…which just happens to serve kosher [...]