We all know both Arzabals as taverns serving great food and amazing croquetas (je confesse, I couldn’t love them more) but A de Arzabal is a whole new different concept. Alvaro and Ivan have managed to bring the cosmopolitan feel of New York or London’s private clubs to Madrid. The idea is that it is a private club for Arzábal’s clients who are given a swipe card key to enter, but there are a few tables available for non-members.
Located right by there other two locations on 19 Antonio Acuña Street, you will find a plain black door which gives off an underground, clandestine vibe. Careful because the door could easily be missed since there aren’t any signs. Once inside you are greeted with a elegant black-gold color scheme, a floor to ceiling glass wine storage wall filled to the brim with top-notch labels, a massive chandelier hanging over a center tall table and a cocktail bar. This level is the cocktails and drinks floor. If you take the stairs down to the lower level you will find a very carefully decorated English style lounge with a modern twist where you feel pampered with the linen napkins and the silver flatware. I found the decoration to be stunning. I would hire the decorator to do my house in a heartbeat. Low tables surrounded by sofas and armchairs. A detail which I loved is that each table-chair cluster has its own unique silver wine cooler. There are several flat screen TVs making it ideal for game nights.
Eat a MAD world 
