Lhardy

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Lhardy is a restaurant located in Madrid, Spain, opened in 1839 by Emilio Huguenin Lhardy.^[1] It was said to have introduced French haute cuisine to Madrid in the style of Parisian cuisine.^[2] Lhardy has a deli and takeaway service on the ground floor and a formal restaurant on the second floor.^[3]

Lhardy is one of the oldest restaurants in Madrid, and has been described as the first luxury restaurant in the city.^[4]^[5] Founder Emilio Lhardy was drawn to the city by Carmen author Prosper Mérimée, who thought that Madrid needed more high-quality restaurants.^[6]^[7]^[8]

Restaurante Lhardy-2009

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^ Time Out Madrid (8th ed.). Random House. 2011. ISBN 9781407011837. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
^ Stone, Peter (2011). Frommer's Madrid (4th ed.). Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1-1180-1306-9. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
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^ "Best traditional restaurants in Madrid – Typical Spanish cuisine". Time Out Madrid. Archived from the original on 2024-11-06. Retrieved 2025-09-10.
^ Francés, Elena (2023-07-12). "10 typical restaurants in Madrid in which the spirit of Madrid remains". Madrid Secreto. Retrieved 2025-09-10.
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