The Chef · Carlos · Madrid
La Venencia
If a bar still keeps its own rules in 2026, you don't break them — you learn from them.
A bar that has served only sherry since the Civil War. No tortilla, no modern tapas, no photos. Just manzanilla, fino, oloroso, a tin of conservas, and silence.
— Carlos, The Chef
The move — Carlos's insider tip for La Venencia — is in the app.
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