(Redirected from Sobrino de Botin)'Sobrino de Botin' (Calle de Cuchilleros 17, 28005
Madrid,
Spain) is a
restaurant established in 1725. It is listed by the
Guinness Book of Records as the oldest eatery currently in existence. Part of the restaurant's folklore has it that a young
Francisco Goya worked there as a waiter whilst he was waiting to get a place at Madrid's
"Royal Academy of Fine Art").
The Sobrino and its speciality of ''cochinillo asado'' ("roast suckling pig") are mentioned in the closing pages of
Ernest Hemingway's
novel, ''
The Sun Also Rises''. Its other signature dish is ''sopa de ajo'' (an egg, poached in chicken broth, and laced with sherry and garlic): a favourite pick-me-up with
Madrileño revellers.
External links
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Restaurante Botín English-language website, with Virtual Tour