Have a Seat at the Oldest Restaurant in the World

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  • Опубліковано 5 лют 2018
  • Botín Restaurant has kept the flame burning for the past 293 years … literally. Ever since the doors opened in 1725, the oven has been sizzling continuously, never to be extinguished. According to deputy manager Luis Javier Sànchez Alvarez, the oven is the crown jewel of the restaurant and the fundamental element of their most popular dish, the roast suckling pig. The recipes used today have been passed down from generation to generation, keeping the legacy of these traditional dishes alive. With the honor of being the oldest restaurant in the world, Alvarez hopes to keep the doors open for centuries to come.
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  • @ByztinBadger
    @ByztinBadger 6 років тому +6052

    Napoleon’s invasion and a Civil War can’t close this down? That’s good management

    • @michael2305
      @michael2305 4 роки тому +8

      lmao :DDD

    • @karolinapupi19977
      @karolinapupi19977 4 роки тому +184

      The biggest enemy of Spain was...Spain. It's incredible how they never closed during their many civil wars.

    • @sm9667
      @sm9667 4 роки тому +81

      The closed during certain periods of the civil war but that does not mean that runs of out business. They reopened later, that's all.

    • @TheRealCartman1
      @TheRealCartman1 4 роки тому +14

      @@sm9667 they said the oven never has gone cold so that would mean someone was keeping it fed with wood.

    • @sm9667
      @sm9667 4 роки тому +22

      @@TheRealCartman1 maybe somebody was taking care of it even while the restaurant was not open to public?

  • @AgakAgakEngineer
    @AgakAgakEngineer 5 років тому +13123

    Gordon: When was the last time the oven was cleaned?
    Waiter: Uhm, 293 years ago
    Gordon: Bloody hell!

    • @abdulrehmanmir1423
      @abdulrehmanmir1423 4 роки тому +79

      Absolutely heidious.You doney

    • @jackgreentheweirdonce-ler969
      @jackgreentheweirdonce-ler969 4 роки тому +30

      I agree

    • @bezee5313
      @bezee5313 4 роки тому +84

      How would he know when the oven was last cleaned, If it was never even got cleaned

    • @zadoww
      @zadoww 4 роки тому +222

      You can clean an oven without putting out the fire. Clean one side with a cloth or brush on a stick and then scrape the fire over to the clean spot and then do that side.

    • @pewpew374
      @pewpew374 4 роки тому +35

      zadoww now this is absolute genius

  • @alvapazz
    @alvapazz 3 роки тому +1249

    I just read that the restaurant did close bc of Covid but an employee was tasked with keeping the flame on during the entire time

    • @Booklat1
      @Booklat1 3 роки тому +122

      hey, if it didn't close during the spanish fucking flu it ain't closing now

    • @j.c.mgomez2515
      @j.c.mgomez2515 3 роки тому +97

      @@Booklat1 Actually, ironically the "Spanish flu" did not originate in Spain, It so happens that the Iberian Nation was the only neutral large European power during the war, which means it had a less restrictive press. so it was practically the first to report major outbreaks of the virus. hence why people started calling it the Spanish flu.. so, no it probably did not close, since there were no major lockdowns in cities back then. ohm and the virus probably originated from the US mas conscription military camps in the midwest.

    • @Booklat1
      @Booklat1 3 роки тому +32

      @@j.c.mgomez2515 I mean thx for telling me all that but I was aware of the whole "it started in the us" probably
      regardless, I had to make the joke didn't I haha

    • @odd-ysseusdoesstuff6347
      @odd-ysseusdoesstuff6347 3 роки тому +7

      @@Booklat1 I do believe that, currently, these guys now work as a ghost kitchen for some delivery apps. Like, a guy orders at a ghost restaurant and the delivery service go to a traditional restaurant to cook the food. The ghost restaurant earns, the delivery service earns, and the kitchen earns.

    • @wotizlove
      @wotizlove 3 роки тому +3

      @@Booklat1 ure american aint u

  • @scrat3695
    @scrat3695 4 роки тому +4708

    Coronavirus: *295 years sounds like a VERY long streak it would be a shame if something unfortunate were to close the restaurant and end that streak*
    Botin restaurant 1 - CV19 0

    • @X4R2
      @X4R2 4 роки тому +642

      Well, Botin Restaurant survived the Spanish Flu, so I bet it is still open. Maybe they deliver food.

    • @hfd268
      @hfd268 4 роки тому +324

      Karl Isele yea there doing takeout and delivery only

    • @AbcdEfgh-sq2tf
      @AbcdEfgh-sq2tf 4 роки тому +86

      I mean they pass against the test of time so...

    • @patrick-brucesargent2244
      @patrick-brucesargent2244 4 роки тому +37

      Yeah, but it's still so sad that COVID-19 happened. 😔😷😢

    • @mesinovict6316
      @mesinovict6316 4 роки тому +70

      Welp the pandemic fully ended in my country,the government declared the end of the pandemic in may since there is less than 20 active cases(16 or so now,all of them near recovery)and there was 1480 or so confirmed,now only 20 people are sick,but gotta watch out for second wave,since there are three waves in a pandemic,the second one being the worst
      Edit:yep,it's back again now

  • @witchyflowerchild7201
    @witchyflowerchild7201 4 роки тому +10176

    My mom went to that restaurant without me when we were in Madrid. I went to my hotel room to take a nap, and she decided not to wake me up for dinner. Thanks mom

    • @nussnougat5462
      @nussnougat5462 4 роки тому +795

      You probably have another 300 years to visit it. :)

    • @Yaya-nc2eh
      @Yaya-nc2eh 4 роки тому +461

      So it's true what they say. "You snooze you lose". 😏

    • @trunguc2019
      @trunguc2019 4 роки тому +304

      Adoption confirmed

    • @bruhe8895
      @bruhe8895 4 роки тому +27

      @@Yaya-nc2eh lol

    • @juliorodriguez1634
      @juliorodriguez1634 4 роки тому +13

      Bebe Nightengale Don’t worry she probably did it to save your life, so you didn’t miss a thing

  • @TheBurtDude
    @TheBurtDude 6 років тому +10014

    Older than the United States...that is incredible!

  • @officialnezquick
    @officialnezquick 4 роки тому +744

    Can you imagine a whole ass civil war going down and I can still pop in and grab myself a plate of suckling pig roast like it’s nothing

    • @gamingrex2930
      @gamingrex2930 4 роки тому +80

      Me and the bois having lunch midway through the Spanish civil war

    • @xoltronvox6703
      @xoltronvox6703 3 роки тому +2

      yes, I can imagine that happen

    • @Wolvenworks
      @Wolvenworks 3 роки тому +9

      i mean, ya can't fight on an empty stomach. and i'm sure the spaniards have half a mind to not piss off the one cooking their lunch

    • @rashikislam3985
      @rashikislam3985 3 роки тому +4

      Me and the bois having lunch midway through the Spanish civil war but we are revolutionary Catalunya xD

    • @danielchen426
      @danielchen426 3 роки тому +1

      How about 2 world wars.

  • @feelsbaronman8044
    @feelsbaronman8044 4 роки тому +483

    Why do I feel like I would be the one to accidentally put that fire out

    • @samw7998
      @samw7998 4 роки тому +6

      Because putting out a fire is so easy to ruin the record.

    • @kie5850
      @kie5850 3 роки тому +1

      you would be sentenced impure and a live burial.

    • @rashoietolan3047
      @rashoietolan3047 3 роки тому

      Because of your degenerative inculcation

    • @paul4292
      @paul4292 3 роки тому

      the fire was burning for 300 years non stop ..yeah right dream on ..never ever ..just lies to get customers🤦‍♂️

    • @thegamingexpert156
      @thegamingexpert156 Рік тому +1

      @Sarah’s Suitcase 😈 They didn't mean they left it untouched for 300 years! They refuled it once the fire was going out.

  • @randomvideos6932
    @randomvideos6932 5 років тому +5585

    This restaurant opened 7 years before George Washington was born.

    • @stevorobo692
      @stevorobo692 4 роки тому +186

      Japan has restaurants operating and were opened before the Mayans went extinct.

    • @juandavidrestrepoduran6007
      @juandavidrestrepoduran6007 4 роки тому +263

      Stevon Robb as a starting point, the Maya aren’t extinct. Also, what they have is fucking old hotels, not restaurants per se

    • @AzmiMaulanaHamdani
      @AzmiMaulanaHamdani 4 роки тому +41

      @@stevorobo692 then why isn't it the oldest restaurant? Because it's not restaurant

    • @jasontee839
      @jasontee839 4 роки тому +2

      Ha

    • @stevorobo692
      @stevorobo692 4 роки тому +15

      Sorry they still have hotels that are operating that were that old. However Japan has many restaurants older than this spanish one.
      sg.style.yahoo.com/honke-owariya-delicious-soba-restaurant-020000808.html

  • @nvrlrn
    @nvrlrn 4 роки тому +1805

    Wow, imagine being that guy, watching his restaurant grow for 293 years, must feel amazing and he looks quite good to be more than 293 years old, not gonna lie

    • @mimicthelyric
      @mimicthelyric 4 роки тому +14

      Is this a joke?

    • @sluggy1739
      @sluggy1739 4 роки тому +102

      mEcKiY mOoSe no but you are

    • @mimicthelyric
      @mimicthelyric 4 роки тому +12

      @@sluggy1739 oh lol

    • @cod_fish2350
      @cod_fish2350 4 роки тому +18

      mEcKiY mOoSe I wanna respond but I hope this is satire

    • @hellyeah4891
      @hellyeah4891 4 роки тому +3

      @@mimicthelyric whooooosh

  • @wabio
    @wabio 3 роки тому +159

    When this restaurant opened. Johann Sebastian Bach was 40 years old. Mozart and Beethoven weren't born yet.

    • @emmanuelperez3839
      @emmanuelperez3839 3 роки тому +4

      Bach would fuck Beethoven up in the ring

    • @maxverstappennonofficial
      @maxverstappennonofficial 3 роки тому +3

      .

    • @emmanuelperez3839
      @emmanuelperez3839 3 роки тому +2

      @Alexander Lo or a 20 year old men Beat up a Grand pa. Hypothetically would be a better boxing Match than the ones we see from canelo

  • @KhaosN7
    @KhaosN7 3 роки тому +322

    "So are you coming into work today?"
    "Sir, there's a civil war going on!"
    "I said... Are you coming into work today?"

    • @vinito19
      @vinito19 3 роки тому +21

      "Did I stutter?"

    • @heyokasamurai453
      @heyokasamurai453 3 роки тому +10

      I just realized they were opened when Madrid was encircled, and starving.

    • @tookkil7643
      @tookkil7643 3 роки тому +1

      @@heyokasamurai453 it's mind blowing actually 😂

    • @seankellygaller6902
      @seankellygaller6902 2 роки тому +4

      “Put your weapon down son! This is my restaurant, no weapons allowed!”
      “But sir there’s a civil war outside-“
      “I said no weapons!!” ( pulls out spatula)
      “Ahh! Ok!” ( drops his weapon)

    • @seankellygaller6902
      @seankellygaller6902 2 роки тому

      @Ted Hubert Pagnanawon Crusio waiter: Gracias! Just sit in there and need no mind the constant bombing, it’s always been this way since last year.
      ( walks towards the kitchen)

  • @tharunjayaprasad1739
    @tharunjayaprasad1739 6 років тому +1777

    I know restaurants that close up within a year of their opening....this surviving for Soo long especially in a culinary country like spain.... hats off!

    • @mahikantha
      @mahikantha 6 років тому +5

      Tharun Jayaprasad හන්දියේ කොත්තු කඩේද වැහුනේ 😂

    • @wheelslifts851
      @wheelslifts851 6 років тому +31

      Mahis world what ancient language is that? Looks like Egyptian hieroglyphics??

    • @jmoa5758
      @jmoa5758 6 років тому +10

      Wheels Lifts It's squiggly buttd and faces language

    • @orionbassmaster666
      @orionbassmaster666 6 років тому +4

      its either malayalam or tamilian , also to the untrained eye cambodian and khmer looks kinda similar to

    • @luf4rall
      @luf4rall 6 років тому +2

      Around 60 percent of new restaurants fail within the first year. And nearly 80 percent before their 5th

  • @thetrashman5381
    @thetrashman5381 5 років тому +200

    "I REPEAT: 293 YEARS."
    This man is proud of his oven

  • @claudiorodriguez7661
    @claudiorodriguez7661 3 роки тому +48

    I ate there twice. The food is fantastic (as all Spanish food is) but the greatest feeling is that you can imagine people from 18th Century eating at your side. The place is awesome!

    • @bangboomdie3326
      @bangboomdie3326 10 місяців тому +1

      “Man this pork bussin” and “This pork dish is splendid”

    • @JustnCas3
      @JustnCas3 6 місяців тому

      spanish food was some of the most boring bland crap i have ever had. it's just a okay place to eat

  • @Jac76906
    @Jac76906 4 роки тому +135

    0:17
    "You're breathing history"
    Next time someone says to cleanup.

  • @ghostmost2614
    @ghostmost2614 5 років тому +2510

    I recognize the 16th century deep fryers.
    Nice!

    • @jameskelvin6720
      @jameskelvin6720 4 роки тому +4

      Ahahaha!

    • @IRON_KING_KNIGHT
      @IRON_KING_KNIGHT 4 роки тому +4

      Aragorn90
      I was about to say that. Some people have broken math

    • @dalej0327
      @dalej0327 4 роки тому

      @@jameskelvin6720 nnnj

    • @SlashoftheGreatnessOfficial
      @SlashoftheGreatnessOfficial 4 роки тому +16

      hi do you not realise they might have y’know, changed their equipment in 293 years? lmao

    • @dalej0327
      @dalej0327 4 роки тому +4

      @@SlashoftheGreatnessOfficial r/wooooosh

  • @aaryankhanna8419
    @aaryankhanna8419 5 років тому +421

    Been here. This place is amazing, and the atmosphere underground is genuinely unique. Really fabulous how the food must have maintained its quality over centuries

    • @qtaro-7097
      @qtaro-7097 4 роки тому

      Aaryan Khanna is it too expensive?

    • @subscribefornoreason9551
      @subscribefornoreason9551 4 роки тому

      "The food must have maintained its quality over centuries" you must be trippin! Time traveler?

    • @PersimmonHurmo
      @PersimmonHurmo 4 роки тому +5

      @@subscribefornoreason9551 He meant the recipes

  • @CS-rk1fo
    @CS-rk1fo 4 роки тому +160

    Person: I will have the oldest wine you have.
    Waiter: ummmm uh oh

    • @lockheedmartin2112
      @lockheedmartin2112 4 роки тому +25

      Person: When was this Wine made?
      Waiter: Way Before the United States was even a thing.

    • @williamtang2299
      @williamtang2299 3 роки тому +5

      Coco is funny😀

    • @LordDavid04
      @LordDavid04 3 роки тому +17

      @@lockheedmartin2112 Waiter presents dust ridden bottle. Proceeds to blow it to the direction of the floor. Glances at it, spots 3 digits followed by A.D.
      "Is this old enough?"

    • @boilingpot3285
      @boilingpot3285 3 роки тому +14

      only to realize it turned into vinegar

  • @cdc194
    @cdc194 3 роки тому +48

    I got to see a 400 year old stone oven in Germany. It was amazing seeing how the stone had worn down over an inch on the front lip from pans being slid over it throughout the centuries.

  • @glamourgirl9758
    @glamourgirl9758 6 років тому +2954

    Wow ! They managed to stay in the business . For that long that's amazing

    • @ibackthebluenypd3344
      @ibackthebluenypd3344 6 років тому +9

      Tru

    • @ibackthebluenypd3344
      @ibackthebluenypd3344 6 років тому +15

      The earth hat That would be almost impossible but it be awesome xd

    • @mush2938
      @mush2938 6 років тому +14

      Lmao, I know a place that survived longer...
      It's this magnificent FLAT Earth that survived for 2018 years, 🅱️ro.

    • @mush2938
      @mush2938 6 років тому +2

      The Earth Hat It's kinda awkward how you didn't notice that I used a dead meme.

    • @BHuang92
      @BHuang92 6 років тому +15

      Since its opening, that restaurant been through three regime changes, several wars and disasters. Talk about resilience............

  • @denisethasder8193
    @denisethasder8193 6 років тому +1924

    I hope to visit there one day. Just the thought that I’ll be able to sit down to a meal thousands before me have eaten seems awesome, like it’s cementing me in its history

    • @bigmongus6275
      @bigmongus6275 6 років тому +61

      Denise Thasder thousands of people eat in every restaurant before you. If a Nandos restaurant opened last week, it would have thousands of customers before you.

    • @AnthonySands566
      @AnthonySands566 6 років тому +91

      not quite what they meant bro lol

    • @CezarMS1
      @CezarMS1 6 років тому +1

      Heh - cemen-ting... Lol

    • @realtissaye
      @realtissaye 6 років тому +15

      More like millions of customers

    • @sebb_LIVE
      @sebb_LIVE 6 років тому +1

      Denise Thasder I have!!! But they were closed... At least I walked by!!!

  • @scottishbananaclan
    @scottishbananaclan 4 роки тому +103

    Gordon Ramsey: Complains about 5 year old wallpaper
    These people:

  • @davidwilburn6314
    @davidwilburn6314 11 місяців тому +22

    Visited nearly 50 years ago when I was a young lad in the USAF. Our flight crew landed near Madrid, and our plane commander solicited all of us to accompany him summer of 1976. Quite an adventure for a young teen.

    • @jaretos
      @jaretos 8 місяців тому +2

      What a great experience must have been! I was there a couple months ago, everything was delicious, it was fantastic, you can smell the history in that restaurant. I live in Madrid, so I'm definitely going back again.

  • @catsadilla324
    @catsadilla324 6 років тому +2012

    Place is so fancy and historic John Wick probably goes to the back to buy all his guns.

  • @TouYubeKids
    @TouYubeKids 4 роки тому +2276

    Restaurant is so old they have signed photo "Jesus was here"

    • @ronfge1
      @ronfge1 4 роки тому +51

      Jesus wont eat the pig...

    • @jdflorezful
      @jdflorezful 4 роки тому +3

      Hahahahaha 😅

    • @thundurr
      @thundurr 4 роки тому +72

      @@ronfge1 Wrong religion

    • @fence03
      @fence03 4 роки тому +3

      You idiot year 0 was when he was born humans don’t last 1600 years

    • @Scazoid
      @Scazoid 4 роки тому +56

      @@fence03
      Joke
      Your head

  • @jamessmith4455
    @jamessmith4455 4 роки тому +532

    “we have never closed our doors in 293 years”
    Covid 19: “ ain’t gonna be 294”

    • @regelpsalmmendoza6138
      @regelpsalmmendoza6138 4 роки тому +18

      My friend you can never stop a veteran

    • @obiechan8994
      @obiechan8994 4 роки тому +20

      pd 69 lol...Spanish flu definitely wasn’t originated in Spain, but it may be from France or the US.

    • @newwordblues3030
      @newwordblues3030 4 роки тому +36

      @@obiechan8994 Not the point, the spanish flu was huge and spread round the world in a week. Where it came from is irrelevant

    • @captainstag8189
      @captainstag8189 4 роки тому +10

      @@obiechan8994 and to make it more clear, the Spanish was really pissed when the US called them The Spanish Flu

    • @cougar2k720
      @cougar2k720 3 роки тому +10

      If the restaurant has good food and good covid measure they can survive even with take out orders.

  • @TheRisky9
    @TheRisky9 3 роки тому +73

    "You're breathing in history."
    **Looks at dust crusted on wine bottles.**
    Me: No kidding.

  • @danielevans8910
    @danielevans8910 4 роки тому +2141

    “You’re breathing history.”
    Mmmm tastes like mesothelioma.

    • @larryholcombjr674
      @larryholcombjr674 4 роки тому +112

      They didn't have asbestos 293 years ago.

    • @larryholcombjr674
      @larryholcombjr674 4 роки тому +66

      @@danielevans8910 asbestos was first used in 1896 for brake linings on horseless carriages as they called them.

    • @tzoninghard2425
      @tzoninghard2425 4 роки тому +54

      @@danielevans8910 asbestos was not used for building until the industrial era where they were large scale mining it.
      Before that only the very rich had access to it like emperors how might have had a napkin or table cloth of it.
      So no there is no asbestos.

    • @javierlandaverde4108
      @javierlandaverde4108 4 роки тому +3

      @@larryholcombjr674 damn, super roasted lol no comeback Mr. Pickles!..

    • @sebastiandolle2132
      @sebastiandolle2132 4 роки тому +11

      This level of dumbness ruined my day

  • @wparo
    @wparo 4 роки тому +1916

    Those baby pigs looked very bouncy

    • @preston0
      @preston0 3 роки тому +50

      They had some cushion for the pushin

    • @obsequiae
      @obsequiae 3 роки тому +14

      sacvuvgefuis - ?

    • @676marvin
      @676marvin 3 роки тому +50

      Haram

    • @mehmet-fetih3934
      @mehmet-fetih3934 3 роки тому +25

      @sacvuvgefuis ay man that's kinda weird...

    • @axarathel5685
      @axarathel5685 3 роки тому +5

      @sacvuvgefuis ...

  • @mythbusters5476
    @mythbusters5476 4 роки тому +77

    Corona virus: ima bout to ruin this restaurant’s whole career

    • @fernando3662
      @fernando3662 4 роки тому +11

      You really understand the gravity of the situation.

    • @maks9589
      @maks9589 4 роки тому

      @Fernando lol

    • @regelpsalmmendoza6138
      @regelpsalmmendoza6138 4 роки тому +11

      Well... they did survive the pandemic of the spanish flu

    • @kbye2321
      @kbye2321 4 роки тому +10

      If they can survive the Spanish Flu (which was arguably worse than COVID), they can survive this pandemic. They are probably delivering their food.

    • @karambirsingh3317
      @karambirsingh3317 4 роки тому +1

      Lol 😂 😂

  • @blurryface9910
    @blurryface9910 3 роки тому +2

    I was so pleased to hear they kept the same exact recipes. That's the way to do it!

  • @demoncleaner331
    @demoncleaner331 5 років тому +1712

    We'd like to order a bottle of your grimiest wine, please.

    • @Adrian-hh7ys
      @Adrian-hh7ys 4 роки тому +147

      demon cleaner of course sir. That would be 2.5 million. Would you be paying it in cash or card sir?

    • @monke8949
      @monke8949 4 роки тому +182

      He's gonna pay it in kidneys.

    • @realprisec
      @realprisec 4 роки тому +40

      @@monke8949 bone marrow will be more epic

    • @danieledigregorio2879
      @danieledigregorio2879 4 роки тому +18

      @@monke8949 So you're gonna give one of your kidneys for some vinegar?
      Not stonks

    • @mrmakrin21
      @mrmakrin21 4 роки тому +4

      Monkey D Berzerk nah, id rather pay in Lungs

  • @user-tp8xg5wd9t
    @user-tp8xg5wd9t 6 років тому +875

    *Spanish Tax Administration* Good day, can we see your documents for the 1792 fiscal year?

    • @Endermanso
      @Endermanso 5 років тому +27

      At least you only need to keep them 5 years hahahaha

    • @DesertDog
      @DesertDog 4 роки тому +5

      @@Endermanso 7

    • @gregofuente1119
      @gregofuente1119 4 роки тому +66

      Nobody expects the Spanish Tax Administration

    • @juanmanuelc6644
      @juanmanuelc6644 4 роки тому +12

      Spanish Tax administration is scarier than a nuclear war. aka Hacienda or Agencia Tributaria

    • @danielvaldez9946
      @danielvaldez9946 4 роки тому +5

      There is nothing Hacienda cant tax. I think my dog is already due for a hearing cuz he didnt pay up for his bone

  • @sevsev4078
    @sevsev4078 4 роки тому +10

    Fascinating how old the place is! In the viscinity where I'm living is an old pub dating back to 1524, or at least that's what the sign says. I have no idea about its story, but I can tell the fact that this old half-timbered house is still standing in the middle of the city centre here in Frankfurt is mindblowing to say the least. To think the pub might be as old as the building itself is another crazy fascinating thought. Would be cool if it's true!

  • @za.monolit
    @za.monolit 4 роки тому +15

    I've eaten in the cellar when I was in Madrid! Amazing food

  • @Thatothergamer01
    @Thatothergamer01 5 років тому +1288

    "you're breathing history" and 500 years worth of mold but

    • @notachilean7942
      @notachilean7942 5 років тому +19

      Just details

    • @fawsya3924
      @fawsya3924 5 років тому +5

      aergh aergh RRRAGPFFF

    • @adamm.6386
      @adamm.6386 5 років тому +101

      @@jojibot9193 You assumed they are American?
      Mold, for some, is just as deadly as clogged arteries, or food allergies.
      But bravo for your ignorance. ✌

    • @currently_In_stealth_behind_u
      @currently_In_stealth_behind_u 5 років тому +6

      @@adamm.6386 but most people are not u moron

    • @ambernicholle6344
      @ambernicholle6344 4 роки тому

      Or 293 years, worth ..?

  • @gabrielle.s1896
    @gabrielle.s1896 6 років тому +571

    Thats so amazing! I hope it’s a heritage site, so it can always stay even if it stop running.

    • @jmiquelmb
      @jmiquelmb 6 років тому +38

      inglourious basterds It's a very popular restaurant, and with the world's oldest restaurant title I doubt they stop doing business soon. I went there when I visited Madrid. It was good, but not incredible in my opinion. I got the impression that there's a bunch of better restaurants in Madrid for the price. That being said, it wasn't prohibitively expensive.

    • @bornholm55
      @bornholm55 6 років тому +6

      morgana You should rest up for today.

    • @PK_Scratch
      @PK_Scratch 6 років тому

      morgana if it ever does close shop. You'll never see it coming.

    • @bornholm55
      @bornholm55 6 років тому

      PK Scratch Life Will Change in Madrid if that happens..

  • @letsgobrandon987
    @letsgobrandon987 3 роки тому +14

    I ate there 10 years ago when I visited. It was great, the service was excellent and that suckling pig just melted in my mouth like buttery chunks of heaven. Not crazy expensive either considering the history which was cool. Supposedly several famous Spanish artists and writers worked in that place too.

  • @williamxie3085
    @williamxie3085 3 роки тому +14

    The food looks amazing! And it's certainly an impressive feat to stay open for that long. That said, I failed to understand how this restaurant is older than Honke Owariya (founded 1465).

  • @ameliayorkie9990
    @ameliayorkie9990 6 років тому +1007

    That is absolutely incredible! I want to go there: something new to put on my life bucket list😁

    • @fastandbulbous6282
      @fastandbulbous6282 6 років тому +10

      AlittleYorkie dont, I've been there. There are much better restraints in Madrid. This place is overhyped.

    • @claroquesi471
      @claroquesi471 6 років тому +8

      FAST AND B U L B O U S I agree I was walking from El palacio and I passed by it was closed even during midday but it looked overrated

    • @fastandbulbous6282
      @fastandbulbous6282 6 років тому +10

      Mr.SlappyMcgee it is mainly for tourists. It is VERY pricy for what you get.

    • @fastandbulbous6282
      @fastandbulbous6282 6 років тому +8

      Digo Marlin i’m telling him not to waste his money

    • @sjoerdbokma9966
      @sjoerdbokma9966 6 років тому +1

      Me too

  • @rei.of.sunshine
    @rei.of.sunshine 6 років тому +219

    A fire burning for almost 300 years

    • @noobics8015
      @noobics8015 5 років тому

      Nory Ryan’s Song.

    • @flooshm
      @flooshm 5 років тому

      Yes but actually no.

    • @blake3474
      @blake3474 5 років тому +5

      They should have a live cam pointing at the fire so we can at least have proof and maybe in 40 years can confirm that it's been burning for at least that long

    • @justinb864
      @justinb864 3 роки тому

      @LIKEABO$$ It's not impossible to keep a fire going that long.

  • @aidolklover6224
    @aidolklover6224 3 роки тому +3

    Many years ago I went there with my parents...unforgettable experience...thanks dad...❤️🇮🇹

  • @cru7ch3ss
    @cru7ch3ss 3 роки тому +17

    There's restaurants in Japan that have been running almost every single day for 18 generations

  • @WarriorZ676
    @WarriorZ676 6 років тому +152

    I like how they don't do fancy stuff with the plates or anything like that. It's just a plate with pig and potatoes, you can't go wrong with that.

    • @BankruptGreek
      @BankruptGreek 6 років тому +27

      Zoe Mendez that's every restaurant here in Greece, you would love it. We just like the food we ordered and nothing more, of course they are still delicious without the decorative stuff.
      Maybe the Spanish do the same with their restaurants as we have a lot in common with them.

    • @Endermanso
      @Endermanso 5 років тому

      Every restaurant here xd

  • @SN-hv5zx
    @SN-hv5zx 6 років тому +614

    Them pigs look so peaceful while taking a nap

    • @karlfod992
      @karlfod992 6 років тому +30

      sad but true

    • @Rutabagas
      @Rutabagas 6 років тому +14

      Karl FOD sad but *true* ?

    • @jupiterpudding3237
      @jupiterpudding3237 6 років тому +62

      Yeah they even got a nice cozy fireplace!

    • @blkpik3323
      @blkpik3323 6 років тому +6

      Karl FOD yeah...taking a nap...

    • @TheSouthwestBoyz
      @TheSouthwestBoyz 6 років тому +15

      Issa long nap... a tasty long nap

  • @manhunter433
    @manhunter433 Рік тому +2

    Tradition should never die, maybe bend for the changing times. If I ever get to visit Spain, this place is definitely on my list of places to go.

  • @CatsEyethePsycho
    @CatsEyethePsycho 3 роки тому +2

    A piece of history that’s still being used. Incredible.

  • @igormroczek6428
    @igormroczek6428 6 років тому +3

    In Wrocław (Poland) is restaurant opened in 1273. Called "Piwnica Świdnicka"

    • @arty-AN5690
      @arty-AN5690 5 років тому +2

      Tak jest, tak bylo. Ale niestety juz zamknęli. Nigdy tam bylem.
      This is right. But unfortunately it got closed in 2017.

  • @chiefbogo3282
    @chiefbogo3282 6 років тому +110

    Time to put this place on my bucket list

    • @fastandbulbous6282
      @fastandbulbous6282 6 років тому

      Chief Bogo don't it's bad

    • @c0oked638
      @c0oked638 6 років тому +1

      that is you're personal opinion, he/she might like the restarunt

    • @fastandbulbous6282
      @fastandbulbous6282 6 років тому +1

      GoodIntroductions the croquettes were over salted and oily, the pig was over boiled and chewy, and the veil was overbattered and rubbery. there are lots of better Spanish food that's not as overpriced as this.

    • @c0oked638
      @c0oked638 6 років тому

      ok thanks

    • @chiefbogo3282
      @chiefbogo3282 6 років тому

      good to know

  • @eliegbert8121
    @eliegbert8121 4 роки тому +47

    This restaurant has survived the French occupation of Spain, Two civil wars, a dictatorship, and finally a kingdom again.

    • @cristianyanez3915
      @cristianyanez3915 3 роки тому +2

      Has survived a democracy. Incredible.

    • @eliegbert8121
      @eliegbert8121 3 роки тому

      @Ted Hubert Pagnanawon Crusio lol

    • @goncerex9521
      @goncerex9521 3 роки тому

      4 civil wars, one independence war, two dictatorships, two republics....

  • @vzvp602
    @vzvp602 Рік тому +3

    "The restaurant hasn't closed it's doors since 1725"
    *Proceeds to open the closed door of the restaurant in the 1st take of video"

  • @jlshoem
    @jlshoem 6 років тому +228

    I like these videos, but sometimes, like this one, they jump around to fast. We don't get enough time to take in what we see. I still gave it a thumbs up.

    • @DavidMacchiaW
      @DavidMacchiaW 6 років тому +2

      Same.

    • @nautilus2116
      @nautilus2116 6 років тому +1

      I agree. I like how short they are a lot of the time, but other times they are too short.

  • @thelittleprince9148
    @thelittleprince9148 6 років тому +4

    I just want to say that i'm so happy to see this channel growing, i remember some time ago how i was wondering why this channel doesn't even have 1m subs when content is so good

  • @ruthpadilla5506
    @ruthpadilla5506 Рік тому +2

    I went there last year. Food is amazing and service incredible.

  • @Noscams00
    @Noscams00 3 роки тому +2

    Hello from Minnesota. Ate there on vacation, the place was really great and the food was fantastic!

  • @bunn7465
    @bunn7465 6 років тому +6

    As a person who loves history, I WANT TO GO THERE SO BAD!
    Just imagine taking a step in there, 293 years old. People from long ago have stepped foot on the same ground, and your basically a part of that history itself now!

  • @chrisnathanwilson
    @chrisnathanwilson 6 років тому +1168

    I'm dining there tonight !

  • @dulzkyriveratovitch256
    @dulzkyriveratovitch256 3 роки тому +5

    Imagine this restaurant being open during the Spanish flu, Spanish Civil War, napoleonic wars, this restaurant has survived many wars and plagues. It's really monumental.

  • @victorb5
    @victorb5 3 роки тому

    Please bring this channel back. Amazing content

  • @jozychacon842
    @jozychacon842 6 років тому +11

    through all the wars and yet it still stands

  • @Not_the_Panque
    @Not_the_Panque 6 років тому +2114

    Dou

    • @CatVomitX0
      @CatVomitX0 6 років тому +69

      valen tino That’s me but with English lol

    • @Marillpalooza
      @Marillpalooza 6 років тому +47

      The Spaniard accent was hard for me to understand tbh

    • @rodigoduterte9192
      @rodigoduterte9192 6 років тому +11

      +Marillpalooza I had to study english because foreigner in my country (Indonesia, not Phillipines) has more accent than the two accent that're recently used like British and American accent.

    • @simonjrobinson
      @simonjrobinson 6 років тому +8

      @ Marillpalooza él tiene un acento bastante fuerte, por eso no habla con mucha claridad. También me costó entender todo de lo que dijo.

    • @nataliepatalie3834
      @nataliepatalie3834 6 років тому +2

      Ya ves no puedo evitarlo

  • @sote91
    @sote91 4 роки тому +2

    Boecc in Milan, Italy, was opened in 1696, and that was the first that came in to my mind, im sure that allover the world there are even older restaurants. 🤦🏼‍♀️

    • @E-man5375
      @E-man5375 Рік тому

      White horse tavern in Newport, Rhode Island opened in 1673

  • @margiet9050
    @margiet9050 3 роки тому +1

    Went to that restaurant while in Spain. It was beautiful and wine was amazing

  • @texandoomguy
    @texandoomguy 4 роки тому +105

    That cool feeling you have when you dont need to read the captions

    • @texandoomguy
      @texandoomguy 4 роки тому +1

      @I'm Your President i talk spanish my dads family is Mexican and my mom's family is also mexican

    • @texandoomguy
      @texandoomguy 4 роки тому +1

      @I'm Your President i was born here and so was my mom but my dad is Mexican

    • @ntj8863
      @ntj8863 4 роки тому +1

      good on ya for understanding the spanish, (i understood partial bits of it, im still learning the language myself) still not sure if the spanish in mexico is the same as Spain’s spanish though is it?🤔

    • @texandoomguy
      @texandoomguy 4 роки тому +2

      @@ntj8863 yes there are minor difrences betwen spanish in Mexico and in spain

    • @panda12333
      @panda12333 4 роки тому

      @@texandoomguy Do you understand catalan or is it like a complete different language ?

  • @decnijfkris3706
    @decnijfkris3706 4 роки тому +85

    Now this is typical Europe, whether it is Spain, Italy, Belgium or another country. Records, records and records and lots of Guiness.

    • @elpibelol5005
      @elpibelol5005 3 роки тому +6

      @Vienna nobody cares about Asia

    • @kyleterry5190
      @kyleterry5190 3 роки тому +1

      The record or the beer?

    • @decnijfkris3706
      @decnijfkris3706 3 роки тому +2

      @@kyleterry5190 both buddy. No joke the news reports on a daily basis on all kind of records we do. And of cours we in Europe drink typically a lot of beer.

    • @kyleterry5190
      @kyleterry5190 3 роки тому

      @@decnijfkris3706 damn....don't convince me to immigrate there, my passport suddenly showed up

    • @decnijfkris3706
      @decnijfkris3706 3 роки тому

      @@kyleterry5190 someting tells you live in the hood...

  • @karav2879
    @karav2879 3 роки тому

    I’ve been there a few times, but I had no idea about their 1590s cellar or how old the restaurant is. Amazing!

  • @ciaofantozzi4193
    @ciaofantozzi4193 4 роки тому

    Me and my wife celebrated our 20th having dinner here..Truly a special place! Such an amazing place! Food very good, service very good!

  • @bluspectator8390
    @bluspectator8390 6 років тому +3

    Very Interesting Tale. Keep up the great work of showing us these little treasures of our big wide world.

  • @ilove2929
    @ilove2929 4 роки тому +33

    Thats what i love about europe, u breathe history..

    • @dadob8458
      @dadob8458 4 роки тому +11

      I am from Europe, Balkans, and we do breathe history, that's the reason we have a war on every full moon

    • @user-ks9db9bq7l
      @user-ks9db9bq7l 4 роки тому +1

      @@dadob8458 Balkans is a mess.

    • @alejandroojeda1572
      @alejandroojeda1572 4 роки тому +1

      @@dadob8458 come on since the balkan war we've only had.....the invasion of Crimea. This IS without a doubt our record. My country used to implode into civil war every few decades and we don't do that anymore!!!!👍👍👍

  • @RuthPadilla-jq8tm
    @RuthPadilla-jq8tm 10 місяців тому

    I went last year ago and food is amazing. The guy on the video is lovely.

  • @SeaDragonKing.4461
    @SeaDragonKing.4461 Рік тому

    They have Got to make a Commercial of this Restaurant being in So many Wars and Showing that It’s still going. These people are very passionate on what they do.

  • @MarkWTK
    @MarkWTK 6 років тому +376

    i didn't know robert de niro owns a restaurant

    • @epicscreenname989
      @epicscreenname989 6 років тому +4

      Mark 天吉 seems legit, he looks about 3 centuries old these days

    • @FagnerDeschain
      @FagnerDeschain 6 років тому +11

      De Niro actually owns a few restaurants. Google it.

    • @epicscreenname989
      @epicscreenname989 6 років тому +8

      Fagner F Souza that’s one hell of a sense of humor you got there 😒

    • @LJdaentertainer
      @LJdaentertainer 6 років тому +2

      😂😂😂😂

    • @jasondonato65
      @jasondonato65 6 років тому +2

      De Niro actually owns a restaurant, it’s called Nobu.

  • @satyajitacharya8798
    @satyajitacharya8798 6 років тому +63

    Congratulations for 2M subscribers in advance. Your growth from 1M to 2M was very rapid. Hope you maintain the speed.

    • @epicscreenname989
      @epicscreenname989 6 років тому

      Satyajit Acharya most of their subs are inactive

    • @satyajitacharya8798
      @satyajitacharya8798 6 років тому

      Epic Screen name Hmmmm. That might be the cause of less views.

    • @epicscreenname989
      @epicscreenname989 6 років тому

      Satyajit Acharya ya I’ve seen it happen to a lot of channels most notably Tech Insider.

    • @satyajitacharya8798
      @satyajitacharya8798 6 років тому

      Epic Screen name Yes, right. Even Android authority.

    • @epicscreenname989
      @epicscreenname989 6 років тому

      Satyajit Acharya yeah I sometimes wonder how a channel could intrigue those subscribers back to active subscribers

  • @marshabennett7440
    @marshabennett7440 3 роки тому +1

    We went in 2003 - had a suckling pig. As I passed the kitchen there were many suckling pigs cooking - it was a delightful experience.

  • @BearMeat4Dinner
    @BearMeat4Dinner 3 роки тому

    Madrid is my hometown. I have not been home in 30 years. Beautiful

  • @insan8ty
    @insan8ty 6 років тому +17

    OMG NOT THE PIGGIES!!!!

  • @opempem
    @opempem 6 років тому +3

    Their Sangria is amazing! Highly recommend

  • @The_A_Cast
    @The_A_Cast 3 роки тому

    God bless Great Big Story for bringing attention to the iconic hidden jewels that we otherwise would never have never known about! ❤️

  • @jeffchan7
    @jeffchan7 3 роки тому

    My brother and I ate at this restaurant in 2012. Nice experience and good food.

  • @PINOYHORRORTV
    @PINOYHORRORTV 6 років тому +3

    History is AMAZING!!!😏😏😏

  • @RoMan-or1hh
    @RoMan-or1hh 4 роки тому +6

    That is not true, it is not at all the oldest restaurant in the world. The St. Peter Stiftskeller in Salzburg Austria was established in the year 803 and is still open.

  • @pituparanoico
    @pituparanoico 3 роки тому

    Been there! lovely place, it's not even expensive and the food it's delicious!

  • @jellyguar7113
    @jellyguar7113 3 роки тому

    GBS food videos just make you really hungry, all of these interesting foods from almost everywhere around the world

  • @yolandaponkers1581
    @yolandaponkers1581 5 років тому +96

    I eat meat, so I’m not judging whatsoever, but it would really bother me to eat something slaughtered so young, with its face staring at me while I ate it.
    That said, this was truly fascinating to watch. I can’t believe that this restaurant has been open since before America was even a country!

    • @larasoto1991
      @larasoto1991 5 років тому +15

      Well... América is not a country...

    • @yolandaponkers1581
      @yolandaponkers1581 5 років тому +23

      Larissa Soto USA, then. By the way, there is no accent over the e in America.

    • @credinzel6996
      @credinzel6996 5 років тому +25

      @@larasoto1991 He was refering to the USA. You know what they mean by America.

    • @MeriPT
      @MeriPT 4 роки тому +4

      I was thinking the same thing Matt!

    • @tracata96
      @tracata96 4 роки тому +5

      That is quite a contradiction. Like if you don't see its face is ok? Its the same as killing any other animal lol.

  • @JustZy
    @JustZy 3 роки тому +5

    "It's like walking into the past. You're breathing history"
    Me having an asthma attack: "uhm yea no, that's dust. A whole lot of dust"

  • @ironicallyelectropositive5220
    @ironicallyelectropositive5220 3 роки тому

    Woah, so incredible that it has been opened for so long, if I have the chance I will visit after the pandemic :D
    And I thought that "La Puerta Falsa" in the center of my city(Bogotá) was old (it has been opened uninterruptedly for 204 years or so)... Greetings from Colombia! Stay safe!

  • @Sunshine.Angelique
    @Sunshine.Angelique Рік тому

    Wow....I'm so proud of you chef!

  • @mitchconner2021
    @mitchconner2021 4 роки тому +24

    A ancient hunting ground in Africa would like a word.

  • @VadiseDeHanyou
    @VadiseDeHanyou 4 роки тому +35

    "You are breathing history"
    (shows wine bottles caked with dust)
    ME an asthmatic allergic to dust: *starts sweating and instinctively clutches inhaler*

  • @asmongoldsmouth9839
    @asmongoldsmouth9839 3 роки тому +1

    When he talks about the recipes being ancient and then I seen them drop some chicken nuggets and french fries into the deep fryer, I felt that.

  • @SilencedButNotForgotten
    @SilencedButNotForgotten 3 роки тому

    Incredible! Traditions for the win!

  • @TheGogeta222
    @TheGogeta222 3 роки тому +17

    This one: is the oldest running restaurant in the world
    The Wurstkuchl in Regensburg: laughts in 1378

    • @marcoghiotto4725
      @marcoghiotto4725 3 роки тому

      St. Peter Stiftskulinarium in Salzburg, Austria: laught in 803

  • @oneuniqueusername
    @oneuniqueusername 4 роки тому +19

    Ok those dusty old wines! You all know that will taste so damn good!

    • @oneuniqueusername
      @oneuniqueusername 4 роки тому

      Xbox: Tvrsa oh this is true. same. Lol never mind 😩

    • @lich6241
      @lich6241 4 роки тому +1

      Yeah that wine is so old it's rancid for sure

    • @chewie2055
      @chewie2055 4 роки тому +2

      Simply Sasuke Aging changes wine, but does not categorically improve it or worsen it. Fruitiness deteriorates rapidly, decreasing markedly after only 6 months in the bottle. Due to the cost of storage, it is not economical to age cheap wines, but many varieties of wine do not benefit from aging, regardless of the quality. So it is probably vinegar by now

    • @alejandroojeda1572
      @alejandroojeda1572 4 роки тому

      @@lich6241 It Will only go rancid if no care IS put into mantaining It. Spanish wine and by extension european wine IS closed with Cork caps. The problem IS those caps only last so long, depending on the quality of the Cork they can last years, but obviously not 300. So you have to change the CAP every so often or It Will disintigrate and let too much oxygen inside which Will sour the wine....you'll basically get vinegar.

    • @kimjongun2730
      @kimjongun2730 4 роки тому +1

      They used to be water, until Jesus dined there

  • @gunshipgray4295
    @gunshipgray4295 3 роки тому

    I want to eat at this restaurant for sure ! Add another item to the bucket list.

  • @faithtwelve
    @faithtwelve 3 роки тому

    Me and my wife went here in 2009. Definitely a place to visit when in Madrid, solid food but the attraction is definitely the wine and the history.

  • @nynra6584
    @nynra6584 4 роки тому +6

    I was wondering those wine bottles not only have wine but some history in it. Wondering who could afford that?

  • @dongers2300
    @dongers2300 4 роки тому +18

    "The oven has been burning continuously for 293 years"
    The New Guy: I'm about to end this man's whole career

    • @paul4292
      @paul4292 3 роки тому

      the fire wasnt burning for 300 years non stop ..dream on ..never ever ..just lies to get clout🤦‍♂️

  • @javeydones5163
    @javeydones5163 3 роки тому +1

    I remember when the place first opened 🤧, has it been over 500 years already? Feels like just yesterday

  • @CT5236
    @CT5236 3 роки тому

    I hope this will never fade away, to hold on history