This restaurant’s success has meant that its owners opened a similar restaurant in North Madrid (Calle Pedro Muguruza, 5), called La Bomba Bistrot; it is a cosy, bright and well-detailed restaurant with a varied menu and excellent rice dishes such as the carabinero shrimp risotto, the duck risotto or one that pays tribute to the Valencian film director Luis García Berlanga. Prices per person are approximately of 20 euros per dish.

We finish this tour in La Paella Real, which, as its name indicates, is devised for paella lovers. Located on Calle de Arrieta, 2, a few yards from the Palacio Real and very close to our hotel in the center of Madrid, the restaurant has its own loyal clientele that highlight its varied rice dishes and proposals such as the tasting menu that, for just 30 euros, includes three starters, a rice dish, a dessert to choose and wine. Its fideuá (the paella’s little sister) also enjoys a good reputation here in this pleasant and well-served atmosphere.