Los Galayos - History

Introduction: We give all our gratefulness to our father and husband Miguel Grande. Because his perseverance, certainty and effort. He knew to combine, to understand and to continue with the dynasty of the "Rojo" had done. He transmitted to all his family the values of the hard work and service to all our clients. Miguel was fundamental for the generations to be continued in time, helping to add more hours of efforts and sacrifices. Thank you again, we were able to be more than 115 years, and to have the opportunity to continue improving day by day the creation of several generations. We love you and never forget you. Grande family

Miguel Grande

The Restaurant "Los Galayos" is located in "La Plaza Mayor" in the "Austrias" Neighbourhood. "Los Galayos" has seen pass away the time; if the walls speak they would explain how was Madrid more than one hundred years ago, in the ages when "La Puerta del Sol" and "La Plaza Mayor" were the centre of gatherings and kingdom´s special Ceremonies. Los Galayos´s history started in 1894 with the old name "Cerveceria Rojo", where due to citizen´s Life standards it was only a bar with "tapas" and aperitifs. With the step of the time the local has gone constantly evolving, adapting to the new necessities and the current client's demands.

The founder of Los Galayos Mr. Miguel Grande (in the picture) transferred all his, work, perseverance and knowledge to their heirs. They are the ones that are capturing followers for several decades transforming Los Galayos into one of the reference restaurants in the city.

The Spanish cuisine that they offer now is more elaborated, due to the interest of the proprietors in the investigation of the new current kitchen offering a wide variety inside its menu.

Generation of 27, banquet given to Luis Cernuda
to celebrate the exit of his book "La realidad y el deseo"
in our restaurant, Madrid, 29 de abril de 1936. "
More Information

The history of this restaurant is dilated in time, it serves as example the meetings that maintained in the restaurant the famous generation of writers of 1927 (picture).

The name of "Los Galayos"comes from a famous mountain of the Gredos Chain. In "Los Galayos" you will find two terraces, two bars to wait for a table or to eat different "Tapas" and dishes and three dining rooms decorated in different styles, offering to the clients different traditional environments.

Old Terrace

Obviously, the dinning room called "Avila" is the Castilla middle-age environment with wood beams, pictures and handcraft ceramics quijote´s representations witch send to the client to any of the castile marvellous small villages.

The Dining room "Saloon Duque", are the rustic wood and the figured roofs, those are able to distract the client to abandon for some moment its dish to contemplate the beauty of the decoration.

Finally and for the lovers of the good wine, the dining room "Bodeguilla" transfers the visitors to a Castilian authentic cellar in which the decoration makes them move in the time enjoying a calm atmosphere.