Txirimiri

It didn’t look much from outside but the best tapas we had all week. The beef cheeks were very tasty and rich as were all the other dishes. The whitebait given when you order drinks was delicious too.

Read about this place and it’s really good - lively but comfortably seated, good food. We ordered the veal cheek, Russian salad and fried mozzarella. The mozzarella are pre-fried, so that dish wouldn’t be my first love, but still quite tasty. Veal cheek is a must try!

OMG, this place is amazing. Small place when you first come in but they have a bigger space at the back. We were only there for a drink but ended up eating there twice in our stay Madrid. The bar tender Christopher was so nice and recommended us really good food. A must is the secret iberico. It's a food orgasm!

One of my favorite tapas ever is the tomato and mozzarella pintxo from this place. Just amazing flavor and the right combination of flavors and sauce. Perfect!

Delicious food, cheese, Jamon and wine. Great service too. We loved every plate, including the salads. The octopus / pulpo was our favorite

Came before 8pm for an early dinner, and it was absolutely lovely. Nice tapas and wonderful desserts. I will recommend the apple pie!

Its amazing day . I am so happy to eat there. Good price. kind server . Delicious food

Lovely little place. The restaurant section is a bit tight but has nice atmosphere. Pay attention that if you are looking for pintxos you have to sit at the bar. Otherwise food was nice although a bit expensive.

Spectacular food and service! Will return! This was a nice surprise after having walked for hors trying to find a place that was on my list to try.

Popped in for a quick standing tapas lunch at around noon. It happened to be Spanish mother's day and they hooked me up with a red carnation, swoon. A nice sized bar and plenty of tables in the front and back area. Tapas all are 2.5 euro. We sampled a bunch and they were all great. Pretty simple, but fresh and delicious. A high five to the thinly pounded, breaded and fried mushroom that was delectable. Their spanish tortilla was mainly egg based vs potato and was a little runny, I was into it. Small beers happened to be 2.5 euros as well, so it was a cheap, filling, delicious and quick lunch! I'd 100% come again and def recommend!

Get a glass or two of Spanish wine for €2-3. Get a couple tapas snacks for €2-4. Then hop to the next place and do it again. Get a night of packed bars, bustling streets, and memories of what late-night/regular Spanish routines feel like. Txirimiri is super crowded and buzzy loud in the evenings, but a great experience for basque food and drink if you're willing to wait and shout your orders and jump when a table or counter spot opens up.

In a city with amazing culinary delights everywhere, we ventured into Txirimiri twice in 15 hours. In the evening the vibe was young, loud and fun. Our waiter was fantastic and the food was incredible. The next morning we had the papas con jamon y huevos rotos. Out of this world. I can't wait to visit again when we return.

It was busy at 10pm! I just stood at the bar and got served. I asked for an English menu which was pretty helpful. Nevertheless I asked what they recommended. I had a couple to small bites recommended by the waiter at the bar from the Pintxos menu. The sirloin steak was a tad chewy but it goes really well with the capsicum and caramelized onion. The glaze cheek was amazing!! So tender and literally melts in your mouth. Sadly I was too full to cram anything else in! They accept credit cards but no AMEX.

After a day of shopping all things football, we asked a local where they recommend we go for dinner. Couldn't make out what he was saying so he wrote it out for me. What can I say, our family of four thoroughly enjoyed our meal. I especially enjoyed the beef cheek dish. Would come back for sure.

Being popular has it's pitfalls. For Txirimiri (no I can't pronounce it) the food is wonderful but the crowds make it a hard place to : a. get a seat b. relax. it's a rather loud environment. Basically the front area is the bar, you can try to eat there but it's so packed i could imagine some spilling beer on my food. There is a seating area in the back. Nothing fancy, it reminded of a thrown together cafeteria or downstairs of upper westside Shake Shack. While the waitress was obviously swamped she was quick and friendly. While environment didn't knock me out I was very pleased with the food. The black squid ink risotto , was wonderful. Creamy, not overly salted and considering the surrounding environment, well plated. The Hamburger Unai was unique and tasty. It's served open face and eaten with fork and knife. The sauce topping it was a mix of cheese and something I couldn't identify (my poor Spanish abilities limited my questions, a lot of pointing took place) but I did enjoy it. So while I didn't love hanging there, I loved eating there. ** it seems more popular with locals than tourist, if you are fluent in Spanish you may enjoy bar scene. A young attractive crowd gathers here. **

One of my favorite restaurants in Madrid and possibly even Spain. The food was absolutely amazing with many options. Would highly recommend. I tried using the check-in yelp deal, but they did not know anything about it. So they ended up calling their boss and he knew nothing about, thus they denied the coupon.

Had to check this place out after finding out it was near my AirBnB in La Latina + read their fried mushroom tapa was delicious and the fact all their pintxos are 2.50€. I came on a weekday night and there were a good amount of people in here. We sat in the dining area and realized that the tapas we came for were at the bar area only. Was bummed to find out from our bartender that the menu changed and the fried mushroom tapa was not available. I ended up selecting some random but delicious pintxo of a baby fried egg (probably quail), shrimp and some tiny fish - not sure what kind but I've seen them served often here in Madrid. This was all piled on top of a baguette slice which was wonderfully crunchy and warm (without being soggy / wet!) A delicious surprise since it was sitting in their tapas fridge (they warmed it up before serving it to me). Did I mention their wine is less than 3€?! I love the bar bites and decent wine you can get in Madrid - what a refreshing change from NYC!! This a nice spot to drop in for a small bite and to catch up with friends!

This place rocks. Authentic, imaginative food. We had the tomato salad, grilled calamari and beef cheeks... those simple descriptions hardly do them justice. Service was by far the best we had in Madrid. Waiter recommended things easily, spoke English well, and helped us feel at home. Mix of locals and varied visitors (French, Aussies). I wish we were staying longer so that we could go back!

Great service and the food was fantastic!! Try the croquettas and heuvos rottos!!! Great spot for the whole family.

Great tapas place in Madrid. Place was packed so a reservation will probably be necessary. Cozy spot with not too many seats but service and food was above par for the area.

Long story short: best tapas I had all my life! The carpaccio send you straight to heaven and the mushrooms are even better! If I could eat here every single day I would!

Best ever tapas!! We had secreto ibérico and it was fantastic. Best tapa of the night. Must go!

It's simple. Find a space, order a glass of Txacoli and the Foi al a plancha. This is a sub 10euro snack of epic richness. Your doctor will probably want to lecture you about how bad it is for you, but trust me it's totally worth blocking your arteries for.

Food was very good. I was told that there are no tapas in the dining room and that you have to eat at the bar if you want them. I was happy to eat at the bar and enjoyed my dinner.

Do not leave Madrid without a visit to Txirimiri. Hands down the finest tapas I've ever eaten. Truffle croquettes and duck spring rolls with foie gras. Amazing! Also best pinxos I'd had in Spain. Anchovy, tomato and avocado, beautifully presented. Plus the service, even though she spoke no English, was lovely and attentive. She recommended a perfect bottle of wine after we tried to choose the 'wrong' one. Note: the pinxos at the front are for the bar area only. And we missed out on the steak but it looked incredible.

Okay. So I was told to come here for the tortilla, I did get the tortilla but I read on yelp it would be a mistake not to order the secreto iberico....SERIOUSLY one of the best things I've eaten in Spain and I'm not even a huge pork fan. It is perfectly cooked, and the marriage between the honey and mustard sauce is as close to perfection as it gets , with an explosion of flavor on your taste buds. You would really do yourself a disservice if you did not order this dish. I ordered it for myself and ended up eating the whole thing. Pricey? Yes, but worth every cent.

This place is absolutely amazing! Beef cheeks were to die for! You don't need a knife, the meat melts in your mouth. Highly recommend.

My wife and two kids (ages 13 and 7) went here for dinner. It has been a challenge to find something that we can all enjoy. I read the reviews and wanted to try. But I was skeptical they would have anything my kids would enjoy. Everyone enjoyed it; it was the best all around family meal in Madrid. Service is very friendly and helpful. The wines were good, especially a white wine I had (copaboca). After reading the reviews, we had to have the secreto iberico. It is excellent. Read all the other reviews highlighting this one and order it (5/5). We also had a tomato and mozzarella salad. It was a solid good: tomatoes could be fresher but the mozzarella was excellent (3/5) The kids had what are essentially chicken nuggets, but some of the best I've ever had (although I am not a fan of them) (3/5). Portions were big. Overall, great stop and recommend it highly. The area around it also has many great looking restaurants so it is a good area to explore.

The bartender was so nice and friendly. She didn't mind that we spoke little Spanish and took the time to try to describe dishes to us. We had the fried bacalao (cod) and foie gras which were both very good and extremely rich. I washed it down with a sparkling basque wine that was also good. The place is pronounced "siri-miri", I think!

Amazing food, cava, service. The menucard is so large we can't chose but the dishes was really amazing.

So good! The juevos rotos were so good and the guacamole salad was very refreshing. The waitress was super friendly and spoke perfect English. Will def. return when in Madrid again.

I've been to a few joints along this street and this is the only spot I will endorse. I know you want the old Madrid of yesteryear, but most of those places are tourist traps now. Want an actually good meal? Head to this place... If you can get a seat. Inventive and well balanced. A great tapas menu. Full of surprises. The best Foie Gras I've had in a while. You can tell their buyer isn't being a cheap skate. This Foie Gras is smooth as silk. I see online these guys have won a bunch of awards. It's a steal for the price. Very few items over 11 euros. Most under 10. Most of the traditional tapas places will charge you more in this neighborhood.

I was quite disappointed in this spot given the reviews. The food was fine but not really special as I was expecting, it was quite basic compared to some of the other stuff we'd eaten. The music was fun and the staff friendly though! Perhaps we were just unlucky with the food we picked.

Boisterous, crowded, hip, happy small bar with restaurant at the back just a stone's throw away from the metro on a street behind the covered market in La Latina is this amazing place -- food-wise. I had the grilled foei gras with fig marmalade and Saldon salt! And, since everyone here had been raving about it, the Secreto Iberico -- Iberic pork sirloin on top of caramelized potatoes with wild mushrooms drizzled with mustard candy! Wow! This was hands-down, the best meal I had in Madrid over Christmas vacation 2014!

The flavors were good, though the tapas selection was standard/basic. Service was polite, and the space was comfortable, with quiet couples dining in the back. I wouldn't say it was the best tapas of my life, by any means, but it was a nice meal.

Great service, amazing food. I recommend the foie, the iberico bacon and the secreto iberico.

We arrived early (7:30pm) and the place was empty. Even so, service was a bit slow. Their hake (white fish) in chili sauce was phenomenal. Our only problem was that the vegetarian selection was so limited. Mushroom tempura didn't cut it for dinner.

I went here on Friday, ate dinner with my mom and got the worst food poisoning after. I did not eat anything since 10:30am that day, so it could not have been anything but this restaurant that gave me it. We ordered the Caprese tomato salad, foie gras, potato ball, pene pasta and risotto. I do not know which plate made me sick but this was by far the worst food poisoning I've ever gotten.

Best meal so far in Madrid. Simple, flavorful, unique, casual and great service. Every single thing we ordered was great.

I was pretty pleased with my tapas here. A good variety of beef, chicken, and seafood tapas were available. . It wasn't too crowded, and staff were accommodating. If Mercado San Miguel is too crowded, take a walk over to Txirimiri.

Great drinks, very chatty bartenders and fabulous food. Try the goats cheese and walnut salad and the secreto. Shout out to Javier who made us feel very welcome!

The least thing that this place has going for it is that it is open before 8PM. Then there is the food. We were looking for a place to eat at the senior dinner time (5 to 6 pm), not an easy feat in Madrid unless you go to a tourist trap. Right next to Mercado Cebada it is on the edge of La Latina neighborhood. We walked in and there was a boisterous crowd at the bar, further back there was a small room where given the early hour we easily found a seat. Four dishes really shined The Solomillo de buey which was tender and extremely flavorful,Fajita de carpaccio de buey, mahonesa de trufa, rúcula y parmesano tender slices or rare beef that melt like butter in your mouth, the Secreto Ibérico a la plancha con caramelo de mostaza (Secreto Iberico is spains secret pork weapon, if you see it order it), Huevos rotos which is simply fried eggs over fried potatoes with jamon iberico, sounds simple but it fantastic. and finally Bacalao en tempura which was light as a feather and perfectly crisp. There were more that looked interesting but given what we had especially the Huevor rotos and the Secreto we couldnt manage desert. This the place.

We were in the mood for a light dinner, so stopped by this place. Note that most of the entrees are not tapas, so don't over order. Thankfully the server was nice enough to tell us this, so we only ordered 2 dishes. We ordered the eggs and the secret pork, both of which were delicious!

We came in for a late lunch/early dinner. We ordered the croquettas, chicken nuggets, and the seafood risotto. The croquettas were pretty good and the chicken was crispy, delicious and came with a nice sauce. The risotto was okay- it was really heavy and rather watery. The waiter was very welcoming and kind.

Good food, poor service. (Manager was training a new girl. She was nice and tried to be helpful. He had no interest in serving us. We were the only patrons.) Expensive for pintxos. Also didn't let us use the yelp coupon, so buyer beware.

Great place for Basque style tapas in the Latin Quarter. Staff were extremely friendly and helpful. Service prompt and warm and all the good was great.

Not actually a tapas restaurant, but the service was good and the food was very good. We had the baby eel salad (superb!), the calamares (excellent) and a mushroom risotto (good enough, if you like sweetish risotto with one or two mushroom pieces). There were lots of other things on the menu I'd like to try, but the portions are larger than most tapas (and not cheap), so it'll have to wait for next time.

Best food experience by far during my stay in Madrid. Best on the fact that it's a local hotspot, service is just ok. The food makes up for it, for sure. Either enjoy the tapas at the bar, or the same thing sitting down in the back area. Very casual and very good food.

After three months of my incessant nagging, last night my better half "suggested" that we return to Txirimiri. I wasn't in the best of moods but suddenly in anticipation of a heart stoppingly delicious meal, I perked right up. I first tried a delicacy at this Basque bar on a Sunday afternoon caña romp through the La Latina neighborhood. It was late summer and people were literally pouring out of the place. We edged our way in because we were on a mission: tortilla con cebolla caramelizada y salsa de boletus (spanish omelette with caramelized onion and a creamy mushroom sauce). Once ordered, we squeezed into an semi-empty slot alongside the wall opposite the long bar and chowed down. What more can I say other than I fully understood what all of the fuss was about- it was perfectly delicious. If it hadn't been for the excessive crowds that day, we might've stayed and feasted on more from the menu. Absolutely everything looked and sounded amazing. And, at last! On this rainy Tuesday night (around 9) we had no problem landing a couple of stools at the bar. Though, within minutes and certainly by 10, the bar filled up quickly. This visit I was able to see that they do have table seating in the small salon at the back of the restaurant. I'm not sure, but it's probable that larger groups can be accommodated there. The most trying thing about the night was deciding what to order. The pintxos (mile-high Basque canapes) lined up on the bar looked spectacular. Gorgeous, mouth-watering works of art (2,30-2,70 euros each). And the chalkboard menu features raciones (portions) and specialty pintxos like: solomillo con foie y setas , bacaloa tempurizada, saquitos con pera y queso, risotto negro con sepia y langostino, a selection of 5 different salads, and much more. After much deliberation we chose the risotto negro (with black squid ink) and a variety of pinxtos. The risotto was the best I'd ever had. We devoured it, and upon finishing, my husband was just a hair short of ordering another portion. It is very, very good. The pintxos were outstanding as well. The food is fantastic, but it's rich, meaning a little will go along way which is nice considering the price. Dishes range from 7- 21 euros, but the quality will make it more than worth it. This one's a keeper for us. And, last but not least, they have an excellent selection of Ribera del duero and Rioja wines.

love this place! amazing foie gras risotto, lots of great tapas and wine. the truffle and ham croquettes are out of this world. it gets packed, so you know its good.