Eat Ham at Madrid’s ¡Toma Jamón!

Another good place for tapas in Madrid’s Latina neighborhood is ¡Toma Jamón! The name means “Eat Ham” and this small café, one of a chain of five, is all about Spain’s emblematic  food, jamón Serrano, as becomes obvious when you note the 50 or so cured hams hanging behind the bar.

See how long it takes your companion to notice that the beer taps are bronzed hams, then munch on the free corteza (pork rinds) while mulling over  whether to start with the mollete de jamón Ibérico or the local melon wrapped in jamón. 6 Calle del Mediodia Grande, 91-366-29-17.