Sobrino de Botín
The table
The Guinness-certified oldest restaurant on Earth, roasting suckling pig in the same wood-fired oven since 1725. Goya washed dishes here before he painted kings.
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Botín stands on Calle de Cuchilleros — Knife-makers' Street — named for the cutlers who kept the butchers of Plaza Mayor supplied with blades.
The Bandit Beneath Cuchilleros
They say Luis Candelas, Madrid's gentleman bandit, hid in the caves that burrow beneath Calle de Cuchilleros between robberies — stealing from the rich by day, toasting in the taverns above his hideout by night, and never once harming a soul before the garrote finally found him.
The local landmark
Plaza Mayor, Madrid stands as Madrid's defining structure — the sight that anchors the city in memory long after the meal is finished.
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