Andersonville’s Little Madrid has tapas where you least expect them
Francisco Bolanos wouldn't tell me how he makes the smoky salsa brava he dresses his fried potatoes with. Over the phone he told me it's a "family secret," though I swear he used the words "jamon stock" when he served them to me a few mornings earlier at Little Madrid Tapas Cafe, a cash-only Andersonville hole-in-the-wall that resets the standard for patatas bravas in a
Andersonville spot has tapas, nothing fancy
Anew tapas spot and coffee shop recently opened in Andersonville, giving the neighborhood its only Spanish restaurant. Tucked in a nondescript space that formerly housed a Mexican restaurant, Little Madrid, 5661 N. Clark St., features items like jamón pata negra sliced paperthin on the spot, pincho de patata, and cafe con leche. Little Madrid is Spanish native Francisco Bolanos’ first restaurant.
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Little Madrid features coffee, thin-sliced jamón pata negra, and more A new tapas spot and coffee shop recently opened in Andersonville giving the neighborhood its only Spanish restaurant. Tucked in a nondescript space that formerly housed a Mexican restaurant, Little Madrid, 5661 N. Clark Street, features items like jamón pata negra sliced paper-thin on the spot, pincho de patata, and cafe