Sobrino de Botin
is a restaurant established in 1725 and is located very close to Plaza Mayor. It was founded by a French cook called Jean Botín, his nephew took his place when Botín died and that´s why the name of the restaurant (The Nephew of Botin). It is listed by the Guinness Book of Records as the oldest restaurant currently in Madrid and the rest of the world.They say that a young Francisco Goya worked there as a waiter while he was waiting to get a place at Madrid's Real Academia de las Artes. The Sobrino de Botin also gets a mention in Ernest Hemingway's novel, The Sun Also Rises (1926): "We lunched upstairs at Botin's, it is one of the best restaurants in the world. We had roast young suckling pig and drunk rioja alta". Then again in Death in the Afternoon (1932) he writes, "I would rather dine on suckling pig at Botin's than sit and think of casualties my friends have suffered".
The Sobrino and its speciality of cochinillo asado (roast suckling pig) are mentioned in the closing pages of Ernest Hemingway's novel, The Sun Also Rises.
Its other signature dish is sopa de ajo (an egg, poached in chicken broth, and laced with sherry and garlic): a favourite pick-me-up with Madrileño revellers.
Contact Info:
http://www.botin.es
botin@restaurantebotin.com
Address: Cuchilleros, 17 Madrid 28005
Spain
Tel: 34 91 366 42 17
Fax: 34 913 668 494
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