Summarizing an entire continent through its gastronomy is complicated, but these Asian restaurants in Madrid bring us closer to its smells and flavors. From the most traditional to those who have merged with other cultures, from Japan to India. Oriente claims its place in the wide culinary offerings of the capital.
1. China Crown
China Crown is one of the Asian restaurants in Madrid that manages to bring the most authentic and traditional cuisine of the East through its tasting menu. Its culinary proposal evokes some of the most important recipes of Chinese history such as “Golden Mountain” rice sautéed with old beef tenderloin and egg pearls or crispy duck breast with orange sauce. Located in the salamanca neighborhood, this Chinese restaurant is a place where your mind will do a complete Reset through the palate.
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📍 Calle de Don Ramón de la Cruz, 6 (Salamanca)
2. Toy Panda
If you like baos, that soft and fluffy bread steamed or fried, Toy Panda is your place. Asian street food inspires this restaurant in Malasaña. Here you will find baos with Korean style chicken or tempura tiger prawns, they even have a sweet version for dessert with Nutella and banana.
Menu of two drinks plus beverage: 13 €
📍 Calle del Espiritu Santo, 7
3. Pei House +
The riskiest mix of flavors may be the key to Casa Pei’s success. Here they are experts in dumplings, coffee and kimchi, blurring the lines between a Nordic-style cafeteria and an Asian restaurant.
Its menu of specialty coffees is equal to or longer than that of Asian dishes. The combination may not be the most usual, but it works, thanks in no small part to the vision of Guiyue Pei and her mother, Junghwa Park, who cooks every wonton and soup sold.
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📍 Calle Espronceda, 34 (Ríos Rosas)
4. Shanghai Mama
Typical Shanghai food, following family recipes and homemade, that’s Shanghai Mama. A good example of their cuisine are their xiao long bao, which are made as they are made in China, and are stuffed with meat and accompanied with broth, so that each bite is a unique blend of textures. They also highlight the lacquered duck, as an icon of Cantonese cuisine and a hit on their menu. They currently have five locations throughout the capital city.
Tasting menu for two people: 50 €
📍 Various locations
5. The Pinoy Arch
At El Arco Pinoy you can try some of the most representative dishes of Filipino food, such as kare-kare, based on torreznos with peanut and achiote sauce, and other lighter dishes, such as the traditional salad of mango, bean sprouts and vegetables. For dessert, in addition to ube (a tuber) ice cream, they have turron. And no, it doesn’t look like the one here, they are sweet rolls with plantain.
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📍 Calle de las Huertas, 7 (Downtown)
6. Benares
Benares, which takes its name from a sacred city in India, combines local seasonal products and modern techniques with classic elements and traditional Indian recipes, resulting in Asian haute cuisine. This restaurant arrived in the Chamberí district after its success in London, where it has a michelin star it has one of the most attractive indoor terraces in the capital.
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📍 Calle Zurbano, 5 (Chamberí)
7. Manila Bar Restaurant Madrid
The flavor of the streets of Manila is in this restaurant. With dishes as typical as pansit, rice noodles sautéed with vegetables, meat and a spicy touch, this Filipino restaurant is a small (but accurate) representation of the more than seven thousand islands that make up the Western Pacific country. And if you want to drink something refreshing, nothing like the Halo-Halo, a drink made of ice, gelatin and ube ice cream, a typical tuber from the Philippines, which is a big hit in summer.
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📍 Calle Pedro Villar, 10 (Tetuán)
10. Kitchen 154
With regard to spicy food kitchen 154 is the number one reference in Madrid. Its menu takes a look at the Asian continent, from Sichuan eggplants to spicy tripe, always with an extra touch of chili pepper. They have three locations in the city, each of them specialized in a specific type of dishes, but none of them better than the previous one.
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📍 Calle del Acuerdo, 3 (Noviciado) and Mercado de Vallehermoso (Calle de Vallehermoso, 36).
8. Yakiniku Shogun
The central and differential axis of Yakiniku Shogun is in its Japanese grill and the meat they use. They are one of three restaurants that belong to the Kobe Distributors Association. The summary is in its name, it is the concept yaki means grill and nicu, meat. And the grill is on your own table. A must-have if you like meat.
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📍 Calle Málaga, 3 (Chamberí)
9. Asian Army
In Asian Army they have the ability to concentrate foods from Vietnam, Thailand or Indonesia and that when you try them you don’t feel like you are eating the same dish. Located in the Antón Martín market, this Asian restaurant seeks the authenticity of its product (of its entire menu) and the ability to achieve the culinary nuances of Southeast Asia.
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📍 Antón Martín Market (5, Santa Isabel St.)