With a spicy touch and many spices, Asian food settled in Madrid some time ago, and the city is no longer understood without it.
Summarizing an entire continent through its gastronomy is complicated, but these Asian restaurants in Madrid bring us closer to its smells and flavors. From the most traditional to those that have merged with other cultures, from Japan to India, the Orient claims its place in the wide culinary offer of the capital.
Chinese Crown
China Crown is one of the Asian restaurants in Madrid that manages to bring the most authentic and traditional cuisine from the Orient through its tasting menu. Its culinary proposal evokes some of the most important recipes in Chinese histories, such as the “Mountain of Gold” rice sautéed with old cow tenderloin and egg pearls, or the crispy duck breast with orange sauce. Located in the Salamanca district, this Chinese restaurant is a place where your mind will do a complete reset through the palate.
Toy Panda
If you like baos, that soft and fluffy bread steamed or fried, Toy Panda is your place. Asian street food inspires this Malasaña restaurant. Here you will find baos with Korean-style chicken or tempura tiger prawn, they even have a sweet version for dessert with Nutella and banana.
Peyote SAN
Peyote SAN’s bet consists of facing two-star cuisines such as Mexican and Japanese. The result is a terrific hybrid that will shock purists and enchant those with an open mind. That is the ability to whet the appetite. First, because of the eyes (that colorful, impressive decoration). And then, with perfect dishes to share and finish off with great sips, drinks, and cocktails. The experience, at Peyote SAN, does not end with dessert.
Ban
Baan is very close to the Puerta de Alcalá, but with its menu, you will travel through Southeast Asia. Dishes such as a tiradito of red tuna loin with white kimchi, and Korean seed vinaigrette, accompanied by a crunchy pappadum or an Indian samosa stuffed with mild cauliflower curry, sweet potato, and goat cheese stand out. All this is accompanied by cocktails made with the Roku Gin craft gin. And to top it off there is a show that changes every week.
Shanghai Mama
The typical food of Shanghai, following family recipes and homemade, is Shanghai Mama. A good example of their cuisine is their xiao long bao, which they prepare as it is done in China, and is filled with meat accompanied with broth so that each bite is a unique mixture of textures. They also highlight the lacquered duck, as an icon of Cantonese cuisine and which is a success on their menu. Currently, they have five stores scattered around the capital.
The Pinoy Arch
At El Arco Pinoy you can try some of the most representative Filipino food stews, such as kare-kare, based on Torrez’s with peanut and achiote sauce, and other lighter ones, such as the traditional mango salad, bean sprouts, and vegetables. For dessert, in addition to ube ice cream, they have nougat. And no, it doesn’t look like the one here, they are sweet rolls with plantains.
Benaras
Benares, which takes its name from a sacred city in India, combines local seasonal products and current techniques, with classic elements and traditional recipes from the country, resulting in Asian haute cuisine. This restaurant came to the Chamberí district after its success in London, where it has a Michelin star, and has one of the most desirable indoor terraces in the capital.
Manila Bar Restaurant Madrid
The taste of the streets of Manila is in this restaurant. With dishes as typical as pansit, rice noodles sautéed with vegetables, meat, and a touch of spice, this Filipino restaurant is a small (but accurate) representation of the more than seven thousand islands that make up the Western Pacific country. And if you want to drink something refreshing, nothing like Halo-Halo, a drink based on ice, jelly, and ube ice cream, a typical tuber from the Philippines, which triumphs in summer.
Kitchen 154
As far as spicy food is concerned, Kitchen 154 is the number one reference in Madrid. His menu reviews the Asian continent, from Sichuan aubergines to spicy tripe, always with an extra touch of chili. They have three places in the city, each of them specializing in a specific type of dish, but none of them is better than the previous one.
Yakiniku Shogun
The central and differential axis of the Yakiniku Shogun is in its Japanese grill and the meat they use. They are one of three restaurants that belong to the Kobe Dealers Association. The summary is in its name, it is the concept yaki means grill and NICU means meat. And the grill is at your own table. A must if you like meat.
Asian Army
In Asian Army, they have the ability to concentrate foods from Vietnam, Thailand, or Indonesia so that when you try them you do not feel that you are eating the same dish. Located in the Antón Martín market, this Asian restaurant seeks the authenticity of its product (of its entire menu) and the ability to achieve the culinary nuances of Southeast Asia.
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