Unlike the Sol or Gran Via area, where prices of food are a bit too touristy (i.e. expensive), Cava Baja´s tapa bars are cheap. It is a favorite chillout place of the locals. The place to go to wind down from work.
A favorite tapa bar in Cava Baja is Toma Jamon.
Though it´s name (Toma Jamon) denotes "eat ham" and they do offer ham and other Spanish tapas such as tortillas and calamares, Toma Jamon´s specialty is actually Torrezno de Avila, a type of roasted bacon.
It´s really delicious! Strips of roasted pork with crispy skin and soft, fat streaked meat. It reminded me a bit of a local specialty in my hometown called bagnet. There is no sauce that goes with the torrezno, only a sprinkling of salt, and that´s enough, showcasing the clean pork flavor. It is served with roasted peppers, a side of green olives and a plate of white bread.
A plate of torrezno with the accompanying olives and bread plus two glasses of wine only costs about 14€. Really value for money, not to mention, porky-licious!
TOMA JAMON
Calle Cava Baja 10, Madrid
Nearby Metro Station: La Latina
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