According to local legend, a little boy meted out some blows to the wolf in front of his friends in order to demonstrate his courage and destroyed it; the enraged taxidermistcast the child aside with a single blow, inflicting fatal injuries, but the Blessed VirginMary miraculously intervened and saved his life. The taxidermist escaped imprisonmentand the boy’s life was saved, but the wolf was no more.

Casa Lobo offers a distinctive venue for arranging a get-together, with the essence of the open-plan kitchens found in the large mansions of the Barrio de las Letras, presidedover by the culinary genius of the Madrid chef Fernando Arellano.

The legend of the Calle del Lobo inspires this most redoubtable ofrestaurants, where contemporary Madrid-style cuisine is the order of the day.