Lhardy

About Lhardy

Lhardy is Madrid’s most historic restaurant, opened in 1839 in the same building on the Carrera de San Jerónimo, next to the Puerta del Sol, where it continues today in its third century. It was founded by Emilio Huguenin, born in Montbéliard to Swiss parents, who had been a cook in Paris and a restaurateur in Bordeaux, and brought the best of European cooking to Madrid; behind its Second Empire façade the fall of kings, republics and restorations have been decided, and its regulars have ranged from Azorín and Galdós to Gómez de la Serna and Azaña. It keeps the courtly atmosphere of 19th-century Madrid in its rooms: the Isabelino, the main dining room, the Japanese, the White, the Sarasate, the Gayarre and the Tamberlick, and the famous mirror in which, Azorín said, “we fade into eternity”. Its menu joins classics of Madrid gastronomy, such as the legendary Lhardy cocido, tripe, croquettes, beef Wellington, duck and soufflé, with new creations. On the ground floor is its shop, with the celebrated consommé served standing up, pastries and orders to take away.

Lhardy menu and prices
Prices from its website.

Starters: Pescaderías Coruñesas smoked salmon with egg threads, €24; Lhardy pâté en croûte, €23; Motril shrimp Russian salad, €26; oysters (3), €16.50; Galician lobster salpicón, €39; Cinco Jotas ham, €33; rustic bread with jowl, yolk and caviar, €59; cocido croquette, €4 each; Lhardy tripe (“the most famous in Madrid”), €22; ropa vieja cannelloni, €22; Rossini poached egg, a century-old recipe, €12 each; Carril clams with palo cortado, €32.
Mains: Lhardy beef Wellington, €36 per person; Evaristo sole with champagne or salt-baked, €39 per person; steak tartare, €33; line-caught sea bass with ham jus, €39; duck finished at the table, €34; veal escalopes with stroganoff sauce, €38; baked wild turbot, €39.
Sides: €5.50.
The legendary Lhardy cocido: €68, with noodle soup, Brunete chickpeas, cabbage and vegetables, and its meats.

Rooms
Isabelino, Japanese, White, Sarasate, Gayarre and Tamberlick, for meals and private events.

Opening hours
Restaurant, Monday to Saturday 1 pm to midnight and Sunday 1 pm to 4 pm (Sunday evening, closed). Shop, Monday to Saturday 9 am to 11 pm and Sunday 10 am to 5 pm.

Before you go
Wheelchair accessible.
Metro: Sol (L1, L2, L3) and Sevilla (L2).

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