The founders
Carmen & Manuel
Carmen García and Manuel Gulias had the vision: to bring a genuine Mexican flavour to Madrid. He was a Galician who emigrated to Mexico as a young man; she brought the home kitchen and its recipes.
The Gulias family · since 2006
Ourstory
Nearly 20 years ago, in a tiny spot on Calle Fuentes, the first authentic taquería in Europe opened its doors. The same masa, the same salsas and the same slow-cooked guisos, made fresh every morning.
§ 01 · The origin
Where it all began
Carmen García and Manuel Gulias wanted to give Madrid something that didn't exist: a real taquería, not a Tex-Mex restaurant.
Manuel — Galician by birth, who moved to Mexico at a young age — and his wife Carmen set up a tiny taco bar on Calle Fuentes 11 with barely any tables: you ordered across the counter and the taquero kept serving you one after another until you were satisfied.
The idea was simple, and radical for Madrid at the time: bringing everyday Mexican cooking to the city — the kind from the corner stall and the market — with nixtamalized corn tortillas and recipes handed down from mothers and grandmothers. The success was such that a second location soon followed on Calle Hileras.
— The Gulias family
§ 02 · Timeline
20 years of tacos
2006
Born on Calle Fuentes
Manuel and Carmen open a tiny taco bar at Fuentes 11, right in the heart of the city. Just a counter, corn tortillas and home-cooked stews. The first authentic taquería in Europe.
Ópera · The original+1
A second location opens
Demand overflows the Fuentes counter. Nearby, on Calle Hileras 5, a larger taquería opens with an expanded menu: alambres, gringas and arracheras with cheese.
Sol · Hileras 5Family
From parents to children
Manuel and Tadeo Gulias join their parents behind the counter. Originally from Mexico City and based in Puebla, they bring the family recipe book to every dish.
Family businessToday
Two doors, one kitchen
Nearly two decades on, we still cook, season and make our salsas and guacamole fresh every morning, with the same masa as always.
2 locations · Madrid city centre
§ 03 · The Gulias family
The people behind the counter
A family business from start to finish: the parents who had the idea and the children who keep it alive, faithful to the same recipe book.
The second generation
Manuel & Tadeo
The Gulias brothers, from Mexico City and based in Puebla, joined their parents behind the counter. The day-to-day is theirs: the trompo, the guisos, and keeping the tradition alive.
§ 04 · What people have said
On everyone's lips since 2006
EFE:"The colours, smells and flavours of the most authentic Mexican tacos in Madrid are right here."
plateselector"Mi Ciudad was the first to bring the concept of 'taquería' to Madrid. And it was such a hit that within a year a second location opened."
RecetasMexas"Their nixtamalized corn tortillas, made in-house, are among the best in the city."
We're waiting for you
Come and taste it
The same masa from 2006 is waiting for you in the heart of Madrid. Few tables, always busy — better to book ahead.