No. 69 in the world · November 2026
El Brillante
No. 69The one to order
The bocadillo de calamares, and a caña
A bar by Atocha station that's been feeding travelers fried squid rolls between trains for decades.
Make it at home
Bocadillo de calamares (fried squid roll)
30 min · 2 bocadillos. Madrid's bar-counter sandwich: rings of squid in a light flour coating, fried crisp and piled into a crusty roll. That's all; some add a smear of alioli. Have it with a small cold beer.
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