tweets and eats

by irenet - June 30, 2009

A week ago we began a new experiment which we’re happy to see has caught on quickly: we’re tweeting restaurants. For the time being the Twitter accounts are only active for downtown Madrid, but more barrios and cities (Barcelona, for example) are coming soon.

The idea is that if you live, work or hang out in an area, you often find yourself undecided as for where to head for lunch. If you use Twitter and regularly check 11870.com before picking a restaurant, this tool is for you: follow the account for your district (or districts) and every weekday at 1:30 pm you’ll be notified of the eaterie du jour.

So far, these are the active accounts (¡a comer! means time to eat!).

• comer en Sol
• comer en Malasaña
• comer en Ópera
• comer en Cortes
• comer en Chueca
• comer en Lavapiés

New districts and cities coming soon!

categories: features, just for fun

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Madrid Restaurant Week

by irenet - June 10, 2009

Next week 11870.com will be organizing the first ever Madrid Restaurant Week. A number of Madrid restaurants will be serving meals at half price to anyone dining from June 15th to June 18th. Alcoholic beverages and set menus are not included but 50% is a good cut in the final check.

To see the list of participating restaurants visit the Madrid Restaurant Week site. You’ll find over 50 restaurants of a variety of cooking styles and price ranges in locations all over the city. From the site you can access reviews, pictures and videos of these restaurants, send a map or message your cellphone with the address and phone number of where you’d like to dine.

Restaurant Week began in New York 16 years ago and has become an important in major cities over the world, from Montreal to Brussels to San Francisco. Ever since we heard of the event we wanted to have one in Madrid and after months of hard work, here it is!

Most of the documentation is in Spanish, but don’t let that keep you from checking out the pocket-guide/catalog PDF. If you’re in Madrid these days, you don’t want to miss this.

Oh, and you can follow the event on twitter, facebook and flickr, too!

categories: events, news

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