Paper Moon

c. Concha Espina, 55 (91-564-9940)

One of our favourites, but one that my partner and I use to visit much less frequently than some time ago, because -you guess- of the parental duties... There were times when we went every tuesday, and we never seemed to get tired of it

If one had to describe it in a simple way, it is the kind of place that women usually love. They have great, albeit modern salads and italian food -pasta, pizzas and so on. They also have many couples dining around, some of them kind of extracurricular, if you know what I mean. And many tables full of girls, a feature that I must admit can be attractive for the middle aged married man (some visual exercise to go with your tagliatelle may sometimes be a rather good idea). The atmosphere reminds that of these typical modern italian restaurants in London's Soho, or something like this.

The place is small, but not at all unconfortable, and the service is great, frequently led by our friend Nacho who used to have a long tail and now wears a bold head and a rather strange chinese tattoo in his neck.

From the menu, I would recommend the spinach salad (with bacon, mushrooms and cheese), the rucula salad (with cheese and baby tomatoes), the tagliatelle con verduras a la soja, the integral spaghetti, and some of the definitely unhealthy desserts, such as the tarta de mousse de chocolate (impressive cholesterol tsunami, but wonderful), the pannacotta and the tarta de manzana con helado de vainilla.