El Blasón

El Blasón Review

One block west of Avenida Gran Capitán and down an unpromising side street, El Blasón has a Moorish-style entrance bar leading onto a patio enclosed by ivy-covered walls where tapas are served. Downstairs is a lounge with a red-tile ceiling and old polished clay plates on the walls. Upstairs are two elegant dining rooms where blue walls, white silk curtains, and candelabras evoke early-19th-century luxury. The menu includes bacalao confitado en aceite de oliva (glazed cod in olive oil) and muslos de pato al vino dulce (leg of duck in sweet wine sauce).