Finding the restaurant
Getting to La Castafiore, Madrid
Where La Castafiore stands in Madrid, why an older address may still show up, what to tell the restaurant before you book and how to plan your three hours.
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La Castafiore is at Calle de Martín de los Heros 21 in Madrid's Moncloa-Aravaca district. The restaurant moved there after the building it used to occupy was sold, so some older pages still show a previous street. Plan on about three hours, confirm the start time in your booking, and tell the restaurant about dietary needs when you book.
The address
The restaurant's own site gives its address as Calle de Martín de los Heros 21, Madrid, and the booking details show the same street in the Moncloa-Aravaca district. Wikipedia describes Moncloa-Aravaca as one of Madrid's 21 districts, made up of seven neighbourhoods that include Argüelles and Ciudad Universitaria. Put the full street address into your maps app rather than the restaurant's name alone.
If a map shows another street
Parts of the restaurant's website still show Calle del Marqués de Monasterio 5 next to the new address. The restaurant explains that the building it used to occupy was sold, so it moved its piano, paintings, tables, singers, waiters and cooks to Martín de los Heros 21. Use the Martín de los Heros address for your route, and check your pin before you leave the hotel.
Getting there
Madrid's Metro and buses serve this part of the city, and the neighbourhood of Argüelles, in the same district, has several Metro stations. The restaurant's site does not name a nearest stop, so enter the address in a maps app on the day and let it work out the route from your hotel. If you plan to walk from the centre, ask the app for walking directions rather than trusting a rough guess.
Plan your three hours
The ticket runs about three hours, and your confirmation lists the start time for your date. Allow the full length plus time to arrive, and decide how you will get back to your hotel before the last course. It is easier to treat the dinner as the whole evening than to squeeze a second plan around it.
Tell the restaurant before you arrive
The booking details ask you to say so when you book if you have dietary restrictions, and a note sent at booking is far more useful than a request at the table. The same applies to access needs: the evening is shown as wheelchair accessible, and the restaurant can only prepare if it knows. If you want to ask about the route from the street to your table, use the contact details in your confirmation or the phone number on the restaurant's contact page.
A short checklist
Before you leave the hotel, run through four things. Each takes under a minute and heads off the usual snags of an evening out in a city you do not know. Keep the confirmation open on your phone, because it holds the details for your booking and the contact route for any last question to the restaurant.
- Confirm the start time in your booking
- Put the Martín de los Heros address in your maps app
- Check any dietary or access note you sent
- Decide how you will get back afterwards
Who this isn't for
If you need a precise time fixed months ahead, remember that the start time varies by date in the calendar. If you want to eat early and be in bed early, three hours of dinner and singing is a long evening. And if you plan to arrive from a late flight, choose a date with a margin.
Frequently asked questions
What is the address of La Castafiore?
Calle de Martín de los Heros 21, Madrid, in the Moncloa-Aravaca district. Some older pages still show a previous street, so check your map pin before you set off.
How long should I allow?
About three hours for the dinner and show, plus your trip there and back. The calendar lists a start time for every date.
Is there step-free access?
The booking details show the evening as wheelchair accessible. Mention any access need when you book, and ask how to get from the street door to your table.
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