{"id":789,"date":"2013-07-19T09:14:58","date_gmt":"2013-07-19T08:14:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.esmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/?p=789"},"modified":"2013-11-06T15:20:00","modified_gmt":"2013-11-06T14:20:00","slug":"mantequeria-bravo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.esmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/2013\/07\/19\/mantequeria-bravo\/","title":{"rendered":"Mantequer\u00eda Bravo"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Mantequer\u00eda<\/a>

Mantequer\u00eda Bravo<\/p><\/div>\n

Sometimes you can pass by the same place over and over again and hardly register its existence. You’re so used to seeing their window displays that they become part of the urban landscape, and it never occurs you to go inside and have a poke around. Well something like that happened to me the other day when I…<\/p>\n

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stumbled on a Madrid classic that I can heartily recommend: Mantequer<\/strong>\u00ed<\/strong>a Bravo<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Interior<\/a>

Inside Mantequer\u00edas Bravo<\/p><\/div>\n

It’s one of those traditional shops with that special something that makes them unique. In this case, the clue that you’ve discovered a treasure is the wonderful wood and glass facade reminiscent of bygone times. The shop’s origins date back to 1931 when Cruz Bravo rented the premises that it still occupies today, at\u00a0number 24 Calle Ayala<\/strong>. In those days it was more like a little bodega, but all that remains of that now is the aroma of wine because it subsequently evolved into a grocer’s shop, and today, once you’re inside, you can almost feel that history in its walls.<\/p>\n

\"Degustaci\u00f3n<\/a>

Tasting at Mantequer\u00edas Bravo<\/p><\/div>\n

Whenever I go into one of these places I always try to imagine its past life, what the owner was like, what the customers and the atmosphere on the street were like. Well here, at\u00a0Mantequer\u00eda Bravo<\/a>, it’s easy to visualise the past. Elena, the person who runs the shop today, belongs to the third generation of the family who founded it, and she knows perfectly well what it was like in those days. But she also knows how to adapt to new times, which is why they offer customers those special products, true delicatessen delights, that they have delivered every day:\u00a0ham<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0other cold meats<\/strong>\u00a0of the finest quality,\u00a0caviar<\/strong>,\u00a0different varieties of olive oil<\/strong>,\u00a0foie gras<\/strong>, a varied range of delicious teas… and even some of the latest fashionable gins.<\/p>\n

\"Vino,<\/a>

Wine, cheese and cold meats. Mantequer\u00edas Bravo<\/p><\/div>\n

But if Mantequer\u00edas Bravo has become a paradigm in our country, it is because its shelves hold the finest wines from Spain and the rest of the world<\/strong>. Pingus, Vega Sicilia, L\u2019Ermita, Petrus, Chateau Mounton Rothschild, Chateau D\u2019Yquem are all there. And the best thing of all is that they’re sold in unique formats, from the typical miniatures to the 27-litre bottles produced by certain well-known brands. It’s a veritable museum!<\/p>\n

\"Vinos.<\/a>

Wine. Mantequer\u00eda Bravo<\/p><\/div>\n

Daniel the manager, and, in fact, the entire team advise customers on their purchases and help them to choose gifts or products, which can also be vacuum packed and shipped anywhere in the world. You might even find a pleasant surprise when you cross the threshold of this shop: a wine tasting or the invitation to\u00a0sample<\/strong>\u00a0some cheese or ham. Savour it! That’s exactly what the staff at Mantequer\u00edas Bravo wants: for everyone to feel at home. This classic shop at the heart of the\u00a0Salamanca District<\/strong> reinvents itself every day, but its aroma, friendly atmosphere and infinite flavours remain a constant temptation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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