Mercato Ballaro, the restaurant of Sicilian Angelo Marino, is probably the best example in Madrid of the seafood cuisine of southern Italy, tasty and suggestive. The name of the restaurant refers to the oldest market in Palermo. A declaration of intentions since it offers dishes from its land, of popular roots, very simple, Mediterranean, with great respect for the product and its flavor. Mercato Ballaro is divided into two well differentiated plants. The one downstairs is informal, with a large bar, high and low tables and a selection of tapas and portions inspired by the traditional Palermo cookbook, as well as cold cuts and the like, which allow you to eat at a very reasonable price. From vitello tonnato to a nice slightly spicy salad of legs, snouts and beef tongue with kalamata olives and orange. In the upper one, a more formal area, with a menu that varies according to seasonal products and in which seafood dishes predominate. Dishes, sometimes, in which fish and pasta come together in successful combinations, always tasty and with an intense taste. One of the great specialties of the house is the traditional Sicilian stew of spicy and spicy octopus. Homemade desserts of a good standard. The winery focuses on Italian wines, almost always looking for organic or biodynamic ones.
