{"id":11448,"date":"2019-10-16T12:05:16","date_gmt":"2019-10-16T10:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madridfoodtour.com\/?p=11448"},"modified":"2023-07-10T14:20:26","modified_gmt":"2023-07-10T14:20:26","slug":"tapas-lavapies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devourtours.com\/blog\/tapas-lavapies\/","title":{"rendered":"9 Lavapi\u00e9s Bars & Restaurants: Tapas, Drinks & Beyond"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

If you want to understand Madrid\u2014the real Madrid\u2014these Lavapi\u00e9s bars and restaurants are a great place to start.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Until recently, Lavapi\u00e9s<\/a> was one of central Madrid\u2019s most affordable neighborhoods. With its hilly streets and characteristic corralas<\/em> (Madrid\u2019s characteristic housing style where neighbors share an interior patio), throughout the 19th and 20th centuries Lavapi\u00e9s attracted migrants from all over the Iberian peninsula moving to the capital city to start anew.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

These migrants established some of Lavapi\u00e9s’ most classic establishment: the no-frills bars<\/a> we still love today.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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One of the corrala<\/em> homes typical of Lavapi\u00e9s. Photo credit: Ruben Mendez<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Later, as Spain joined the EU in the 1980s and experienced economic growth, many new arrivals from all corners of the world arrived, settling into central Madrid\u2019s most affordable neighborhood. For that reason, as of 2018, statistics reflect that as many as 88 different nationalities are represented within Lavapi\u00e9s. As a result, the neighborhood is a fantastic way to discover the changing face of Spain and all the resulting gastronomic offerings.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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