TheTeatro La Latinais at Plaza de la Cebada 2, right in the heart of La Latina. Of ÔVEN’s nine restaurants, the closest isÔVEN Preciados: about 1.2 kilometres, a fifteen-minute uphill walk towards Sol. It is not next door, so it is worth explaining properly.
It is one of Madrid’s longest-established comedy theatres, with more than a thousand seats, in the neighbourhood with the city’s highest concentration of taverns. That has a practical consequence:there is no shortage of tapas around the theatre, but fewer sit-down dining options. If you want to sit down to dinner with a menu in front of you, you usually end up heading uphill towards Sol.
La Latina performances usually start at 20:00 on weekdays, with two shows at weekends, one at 18:00 and another at 21:00 or 22:00. The early Saturday show is best for an unhurried dinner afterwards.
From Plaza de la Cebada, head up Cava Baja or Calle Toledo to Plaza Mayor, then continue to Sol and Preciados. It is uphill almost all the way, so allow plenty of time.
| Address | Calle de Preciados, 11, Madrid |
| From the theatre to the restaurant | About 1.2 km · around 16 minutes on foot (estimated, uphill) |
| By metro | La Latina (L5) → Callao (L5), direct: about 10 minutes door to door |
| Metro | Callao (L3, L5) and Sol (L1, L2, L3) |
| Opening hours | Sun–Thu, 11:00–00:00 · Fri–Sat, 11:00–01:00 |
ÔVEN Preciados opens at11:00, an hour earlier than most of our restaurants, which makes it useful for afternoon performances.
With the walk back to the theatre in mind, it is best not to leave the table feeling too full:
If you visit at lunchtime,Monday to Friday, 13:00–16:00you can enjoy a€14 set lunch menu: starter, main course and dessert, with two choices for each, plus a drink, bread and coffee. A quick way to eat without a lengthy decision.
The kitchen closes atmidnight Sunday to Thursdayand at01:00 on Fridays and Saturdays. If you leave La Latina at 22:15 and walk up, you will arrive with plenty of time.
And if the plan is dinner after an afternoon show, it is time for dishes worth lingering over:Oven-baked rigatoni, La Stella di ÔVENor theMushroom and truffle risotto, with creamy rice and Parmigiano.
Theatre outings in La Latina are often group occasions: birthdays, friends getting together and farewell dinners. For more than six people, book ahead, especially on Saturdays, as Sol and Callao fill up from 20:30. Book atBookings.
ÔVEN Preciados, at Preciados 11. It is about 1.2 kilometres away, roughly sixteen minutes uphill on foot, or about ten minutes by metro on direct line 5 between La Latina and Callao. This is an estimate based on the addresses: it is not next door.
The area around the theatre is dominated by taverns and tapas, the neighbourhood’s speciality. If you want a sit-down dinner with a menu and a reserved table, people usually head towards Sol and Callao, where ÔVEN Preciados is located.
It is tight. Between an 18:00 performance ending around 20:00 and a 22:00 show, you have about two hours, and the return journey takes more than half an hour. If that is your plan, book and mention it on arrival: service can be organised to make it work.
La Latina has narrow streets and parking is difficult at show times. The metro is more practical: La Latina station on line 5 is beside the theatre and connects directly to Callao.
ÔVEN has nine restaurants with the same menu: eight in Madrid —Preciados, Gran Vía 6, Gran Vía 55, Fuencarral, Atocha, Prado, BernabéuandLas Tablas— and one inMurcia.
