This is a place where you can not only enjoy magnificent Spanish cuisine, but also immerse yourself in the atmosphere of the oldest restaurant in the world! Botin opened in 1725, has never closed for long since then, and for that it was even entered into the Guinness Book of Records.
In its time, quite a few famous visitors could be found within the walls of Botin. The Spanish artist Francisco Goya was often here, though not as a guest - in 1775 he worked in the restaurant as a dishwasher.
Ernest Hemingway loved to eat, drink, and create at Botin, and once, as the restaurant's current owners say, he even asked for permission to cook paella. Unfortunately or fortunately, Hemingway's impulse did not win the approval of the owners of the establishment; however, they allowed the writer to mix his own martinis. Hemingway left mentions of this restaurant on the pages of his novel "Fiesta".
One should not forget that, among other things, Botin cooks superbly. The fried suckling pig and roast lamb are especially popular. As for the prices: you will pay around 18 euros for a main course, and 40 for a three-course dinner.
