Eating and drinking: no official statistic measures what eating out costs here, so these are prices from the menu each place publishes on its own website, and each row says where it comes from. It is a sample, not an average: there are cheaper and dearer places, and tourist areas cost more.
A food level is not a number we chose. It is two lists of dishes from the table above, a cheap day and a dear one, and the price is the sum.
- Bare minimum: convenience stores and counters
- From Pincho de tortilla (slice of potato omelette), Casa Mingo, at the bar + Slice of empanada (savoury pie), Casa Mingo, at the bar (€7.60) to Pincho de tortilla (slice of potato omelette), Casa Mingo, at the bar + Chorizo cooked in cider, Casa Mingo, at the bar + Croquetas, Casa Mingo, at the bar (€18.70).
- Local and cheap
- From Pincho de tortilla (slice of potato omelette), Casa Mingo, at a table + Chorizo cooked in cider, Casa Mingo, at a table + Callos a la madrileña (tripe stew), Casa Mingo, at a table + Small bottle of beer (20 cl), Casa Mingo, at a table (€28.50) to Salad (lettuce, tomato and onion), Casa Mingo, at a table + Croquetas, Casa Mingo, at a table + Fabada (Asturian bean stew), Casa Mingo, at a table + Small bottle of beer (20 cl), Casa Mingo, at a table × 2 (€42.30).
- Mixed: set meals and one sit-down dinner
- From Pincho de tortilla (slice of potato omelette), Casa Mingo, at the bar + Callos a la madrileña (tripe stew), Casa Mingo, at a table + House croquetas, Taberna La Bola + Glass of Rioja red wine, Taberna La Bola (€37.30) to Croquetas, Casa Mingo, at a table + Fabada (Asturian bean stew), Casa Mingo, at a table + Cocido madrileño (chickpea and meat stew), Taberna La Bola + Glass of Rioja red wine, Taberna La Bola (€58.00).
- Restaurants most of the time
- From House soup, Taberna La Bola + Cocido madrileño (chickpea and meat stew), Taberna La Bola + House croquetas, Taberna La Bola + Caramel flan, Taberna La Bola + Glass of Rioja red wine, Taberna La Bola (€61.50) to Full cocido madrileño, per person (no bread, drink or dessert), Malacatín + Callos a la madrileña (tripe stew), Malacatín + House croquetas, Taberna La Bola + Caramel flan, Taberna La Bola + Glass of Rioja red wine, Taberna La Bola × 2 (€79.40).
