Museo del Jamon

One of the best places in Madrid to drink and eat. It´s very cheap, you can drink a quite big beer for 1 euro or less (it depends on the situation of the bar) and eat a ham sandwich for 1.20 euro. If you go, I'm sure you'll repeat. Weak point: it's usually pleintfull of people and quite dirty (I mean the floor)

This is not a real museum but more like a shop that is decorated like a museum. The walls and ceiling are completely covered with the typical Spanish ham or jamón, but also with pictures and tools. I'm a vegetarian, so I found it a bit of a horrible sight, all this pieces of animals hanging around. But I did taste the ham and I must admit it is delicious. Italian prosquito and Spanish serrano, it must be the best meat in the world!

We bought a simple lunch here: a bocadillo each, me with some tasty Spanish cheese and my parents with ham. They were large and good, costing only 1,25 euro. You can also eat raciones (meals) in the museo, inside at the bar or outside on the terrace (which is directly next to the Gran Via so not too charming). The plates that were served looked really good, so I can advise you to try one, although we didn't.