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Casa Labra

Name: Casa Labra
Price range: $$
Rating: 4.3

4.3 ·

Drop into Casa Labra, the old-school Centro bar that has made fried cod a Madrid ritual. Queue briefly, then enjoy golden fritters, croquettes and a glass of vermouth straight from the tap.

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Full description

Casa Labra is a long-standing, unpretentious tapas bar in central Madrid whose menu centres on cod. Reviewers rave about the golden, crisp cod fritters and croquettes, and the vermouth on tap is another regular order, alongside Manchego cheese.

The place is almost always busy, but the queue reportedly moves fast, and you can take food to go or sit at a table. With a 4.3 rating from nearly 16,000 reviews and mid-range pricing, it is a fixture on food tours and a straightforward stop for a quick, authentic bite rather than a long sit-down meal.

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Address

C. de Tetuán, 12, Centro, 28013 Madrid, Spain · Centro

Website

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Hours

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Booking

Walk-in

Duration

45 min

Best time

morning, lunchtime, early evening or evening

Intensity

Easy pace

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Good to know

No reservations, so expect a short queue at peak hours
order the fried cod and croquettes
takeaway is an option if the tables are full

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Reviews

Just kept me wondering how can something as simple as fish fritters be so so delicious and so so consistently golden crispy and selling non-stop! As busy as it seemed, the queue moved fast, in about 7 mins I had a platter to myself! If you want to seat or a dedicated table, might take a while, but there’s enough…

Shubham Singhal

1/5

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