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The historic underground cellars beneath this León steakhouse set the tone before the first plate arrives. José Gordón raises oxen for long lives, dry-ages the beef for depth rather than shock, and finishes everything over wood fire. Tongue, morcilla, and house-cured cecina show the whole animal is taken seriously, not just the headline cut. It ranks tenth on the World's Best Steak Restaurants list, and a meal here feels less like dinner than the end of a very long, deliberate argument.
The awards strongest first
- World's 101 Best #10 · World's Best Steak Restaurants
One number, weighted & current 67
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
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Ox tongue
“What El Capricho offers extends beyond steak and includes preparations such as ox tongue, ox morcilla and house-cured cecina, showing a broader use of the animal rather than a narrow steak-only approach.”
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Ox morcilla
“What El Capricho offers extends beyond steak and includes preparations such as ox tongue, ox morcilla and house-cured cecina, showing a broader use of the animal rather than a narrow steak-only approach.”
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House-cured cecina
“What El Capricho offers extends beyond steak and includes preparations such as ox tongue, ox morcilla and house-cured cecina, showing a broader use of the animal rather than a narrow steak-only approach.”
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Chuleta
“The chuleta and the wider meat offering remain world-class.”
World's 101 Best
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- La Cúpula de el Capricho Steakhouse Eat · 69
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