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Restaurant La Campana

Name: Restaurant La Campana
Price range: $
Rating: 4.5

4.5 ·

Join the line at La Campana, the no-frills Centro tavern behind Madrid's famous calamari sandwich. Order it with a sangria or a tapa and judge whether the hype is deserved.

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Full description

Restaurant La Campana is a plain, long-running urban tavern in Centro best known for its fried calamari sandwich, which appears in guidebooks and draws long lines. The setup is simple: queue behind the red felt poles to eat inside, or use the door on the right for takeaway.

Reviewers are divided, with some calling it a hidden gem and others finding the hype overblown. With a 4.5 rating from more than 20,000 reviews and budget-friendly prices, it is a fast, casual stop of around 45 minutes for tourists and locals alike.

It is closed on Mondays.

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Address

C. de Botoneras, 6, Centro, 28012 Madrid, Spain · Centro

Website

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Hours

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Booking

Walk-in

Duration

45 min

Best time

morning, lunchtime, afternoon, early evening or evening

Intensity

Easy pace

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Good to know

Queue behind the red felt poles to eat inside, or use the door to the right for takeaway
try the fried calamari sandwich
closed on Mondays

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Reviews

A hidden gem. This place does one thing and one thing well. If you want to eat inside. Line up behind the red felt poles. If you want take out go the the door to the right. Once in they will tell you where to sit. You will then need to read the menu on the wall and walk up to the counter and order. Definitely get…

Tj Gross

2/5

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