MADRID, SPAIN Sobrino de Botín

 Sobrino de Botín was known as the oldest restaurant in the world, with claims of being opened since 1725. 

Its signature dish was the roast suckling pig, and having had such amazing suckling pig in Portugal on the last trip, Phil and Thanh wanted Robert and Tiffany to sample suckling pig on this trip too. Sam was available to join us, so we made reservations a few months ahead of time for the five of us.

Restaurant Sobrino de Botin serving roast suckling pig

All five of us ordered the suckling pig, as we knew what we were here for. We were all very impressed with the suckling pig; the meat was well marinaded and tender, and the skin so crispy.

RECOMMENDATIONS: Although the price was on the high side (more expensive than what we paid for in Portugal), we found the suckling pig to be of high quality, very tender, low fat, and the skin crispy as can be. The sides were roasted potatoes, whereas in Portugal, the sides served were fries and salad. Thanh preferred the fries and salad sides over roasted potatoes, but overall, we would highly recommend to come here for the roast suckling pigs, and make reservations ahead of time, as the restaurant is very popular.

To be fair, we found Portugal to be much cheaper than the main European cities like Madrid, Barcelona, Paris, so it was not surprising that the suckling pig in Portugal was cheaper too.