La Trastienda Taberna

The full length windows at La Trastienda Taberna, Travesia De Las Vistillas, 13, Madrid
Review of the bar at La Trastienda Taberna, Travesia De Las Vistillas, 13, Madrid
The bar at La Trastienda Taberna, Travesia De Las Vistillas, 13, Madrid
Guide to the bar La Trastienda Taberna, Travesia De Las Vistillas, 13, Madrid

La Trastienda is a small bar with views onto the Vistillas Park which slopes steeply behind the palace. The bar does not have a terrace but during the summer the open full length windows give you a similar feel if you’re lucky enough to get a table at one of them.

The bar has a clean simple decor of light oak panelled walls and seats; this coupled with the attentive bar staff and jazz in the background, reminds me more of Switzerland than Madrid.

I have a hard time finding my favourite pickled herring in Spain but a close Spanish second are “Boquerones En Vinagre” which are similar but using a much smaller fish similar to an anchovy. At La Trastienda Taberna they have a delicious homemade version.

Travesia De Las Vistillas, 13
28005 Madrid Madrid
Spain
+34 91 365 6328