{"id":750,"date":"2013-06-14T20:33:35","date_gmt":"2013-06-14T18:33:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/?p=750"},"modified":"2019-01-01T05:38:59","modified_gmt":"2019-01-01T04:38:59","slug":"the-bodega-de-la-ardosa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/the-bodega-de-la-ardosa\/","title":{"rendered":"The Bodega de la Ardosa &#8211; the best kept open secret in Madrid."},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Madrid is a city of surprises, most of them pleasant. It doesn\u2019t take too long for the curious person who has come to live in the city to find out about all these off the beaten track and secret places that the locals enjoy visiting. Many of them have their own specialties to suit every taste. One of the best-known open secrets in all of Madrid is Bodega de la Ardosa, particularly well known and loved because of expertise in preparing an exquisite local dish known as the Tortilla de Patatas de Madrid.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/five-cheap-and-tasty-tapas-bars-in-madrid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Five Cheap and Tasty Tapas Bars in Madrid<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7939\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/5433123741_16c6a6bf8f_c.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7939\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7939\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/5433123741_16c6a6bf8f_c-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/5433123741_16c6a6bf8f_c-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/5433123741_16c6a6bf8f_c-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/5433123741_16c6a6bf8f_c-640x426.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/5433123741_16c6a6bf8f_c.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7939\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo via VisualHunt<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/cooking-class\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Tortilla<\/strong><\/a> de Patatas de Madrid could be described as a form of potato omelet (although you would offend most Madrilenos if you did) because this form of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/paella-madrid\/\"><strong>Spanish soul food<\/strong><\/a> is a legal to higher than any omelet you will find. Not only does it look good, smell good and taste good but you can eat it anytime of the day and night, for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/crepes-madrid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>breakfast<\/strong><\/a>, lunch or dinner, and that might explain why the Bodega de la Ardosa appears to be packed every hour of the day or night. But it\u2019s not only the fact that it serves among the finest Tortilla in all of Madrid that makes the Bodega de la Ardosa so popular with the locals, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/indoor-plants-to-decorate-your-apartment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>atmosphere<\/strong><\/a> of the place does it too. Creating an atmosphere goes back to the turn of the 20th century, the Bodega de la Ardosa combines a combination of dark wood panelling, dim but cozy lighting finished off with an impressive collection of Goya drawings.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7940\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/120742994_55dc7f1d82_o.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7940\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7940\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/120742994_55dc7f1d82_o-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/120742994_55dc7f1d82_o-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/120742994_55dc7f1d82_o-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/120742994_55dc7f1d82_o.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/120742994_55dc7f1d82_o-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/120742994_55dc7f1d82_o-810x608.jpg 810w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7940\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by ::: M @ X ::: via VisualHunt<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">But what makes the Bodega de la Ardosa so special is that people that frequent it drawn from the finest of Madrid\u2019s characters mingled with visitors to the city from all over the world. Make your way to the Bodega de la Ardosa and sample some Tortilla de patatas de Madrid. The bar is situated at 13 Calle de Col\u00f3n, in the Malasa\u00f1a district.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/madrid-gastronomy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Madrid&#8217;s Scrumptious Gastronomy Awaits All<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you are just arriving in Madrid and looking for somewhere to put down your roots for a few months to a few years, then you will be sure to find that a visit the offices of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/\">ShMadrid<\/a><\/strong> will be one of the best moves you could make. <strong>ShMadrid<\/strong> are among the city\u2019s most reputable estate agents and the company of choice to take care of all of your accommodation needs. Their friendly and professional staff is on constant call and are sure to find you the ideal apartment to make your home during your stay in the city, drawing from the finest choice of rental apartments that are always on offer.<\/p>\n<p><em>*Main image by\u00a0pdobeson via VisualHunt<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-center kksr-disabled\"\n    data-id=\"750\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 100px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-legend\">\n            <strong class=\"kksr-score\">4<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\/<\/span>\n        <strong>5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">(<\/span>\n        <strong class=\"kksr-count\">1<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\n            vote        <\/span>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Madrid is a city of surprises, most of them pleasant. 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