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Doppelgänger
Doppelgänger is a small fusion bar on the first floor of Mercado Antón Martín in Lavapiés, opened in summer 2020 by chef Samy Alí, half Madrileño and half Sudanese, after he gave up the Michelin star he held at La Candela Restó. The carta is a short list of numbered bocados chosen from the day's options, from a Morocco Pie and a guanche masala to sweetbreads 'on the cod route', built on flavour intensity and spice, with natural wines and craft beer to drink.
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From doppelgangerbarmadrid on Instagram

Este 6° Aniversario fue increible!!!, mil gracias a esa gente que está tan pendiente de lo que se cuece. Y 2mil gracias a esos y esas que han contribuido desde el primer momento hasta hoy día al desarrollo del Doppelganger. Queria mencionar , pero no me da la vida. Pero sois tod@s!! Esta semana a

Dejarte guiar por las Emociones y el Corazón , nunca estuvo tan cerca de la Razón. Este Jueves noche tendremos algo especial para celebrar!!! ● ADOBIX ● SALATTA AWEED Y PIPARRAS ● TAMÍAA SUDANESA + ENSALADA LICUADA. ● SORBETE DE APIO PICANTE. ●●●●● Y SORTEO DE LATA DE CANDY ELÉCTRICO!!!!

Momentos DOPPEL 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

ROLLITO BEEF 🚀🔥

Doppel en detalles 👀🐑🖤

La verdad es que tenemos la suerte de tener siempre reseñas increíbles en Google respecto a todos nuestros platos, sin embargo, hay que decirlo… el que más halagos se lleva siempre es: ¡el MOROCCO PIE!. ¿Por qué será? 🔥🥧🤤
Background
About Doppelgänger
The Story
Samy Alí ran La Candela Restó, a small restaurant that won a Michelin star, and walked away from that format to open Doppelgänger in a stall in Mercado Antón Martín in the summer of 2020, trading tablecloths for something looser and louder. His motto on the house website is his own take on Pessoa: cook what you feel exactly as you feel it, and understand that cooking isn't a law but an instrument.
The Cuisine
A numbered list of bocados, subject to availability, that crosses borders freely. The current carta runs from a soy tomato and 'prawn and chicken at midnight' to a burnt cauliflower that asks whether it's meat or fish, the Morocco Pie, a guanche masala, a beef birria roll, an adobo dish, a spring-onion roll and sweetbreads 'on the cod route', with a spicy celery sorbet between courses. Desserts are a poblano-style flan, a 'desert donut' and the electric candy. Plates cost from €3 to €18, and nearly all can be taken away.
The Electric Candy
Doppelgänger's sign-off is the candy eléctrico, a sugar capsule with a liquid, alcoholic centre that numbs and tingles the tongue. Alí started making caramels with Timut pepper at La Candela Restó to reset the palate before dessert, then boosted the effect with the electric flower, Acmella oleracea, grown in Toledo by Raúl Díaz of El Jardinero y La Cocinera. Customers began ordering them by the hundred for weddings and company dinners, so at the end of 2025 Alí set up a company to produce them, still by hand, at up to about a thousand a day. Boxes of six are sold at the stall, and larger batches of 25 to order.
Drinks and Takeaway
The drinks list is short and characterful: natural wines by the glass or bottle, with more in the back room, craft beers, the house 'yonkilata', kefirs and kombuchas. From Tuesday to Saturday, 10:30 to 23:00, the stall also sells its wines, beers, kefirs, kombuchas and electric candies to take away.
The Chef
The Team
Chef Samy Alí, half Madrileño and half Sudanese, previously ran the Michelin-starred La Candela Restó before opening this market-stall follow-up.
Highlights
What Diners Say
Consensus
Doppelgänger Ratings & Reviews
Professional Ratings
Diner Ratings
4.7
1289
TripAdvisor
4.6
181 reviews
Doppelgänger ranks #139 of 1001 rated restaurants in Madrid. Diners rate it 4.6/5 on TripAdvisor (181 reviews).
Reservations
How to Book Doppelgänger
Booking
Reserve through the booking widget on the venue's own site (doppelgangerbar.com).
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Experience
Doppelgänger Dining Experience
A small, busy market stall with an open kitchen and a pace that doesn't let up, fitting two sittings on weekend nights. It's casual and loud in the best way, with attentive, fast service and a room that's climate-controlled year-round.
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Doppelgänger Location & Neighbourhood
Address
Mercado Antón Martín, 1ª Planta, Puesto 44, Calle de Santa Isabel 5, 28012 Madrid, Spain
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Doppelgänger sits on the first floor of Mercado Antón Martín in Lavapiés, about 500 m north-west of the Reina Sofía. Atocha station is roughly 800 m in the same direction, north-west.
Nearby
Lavapiés is a steeply layered corner of central Madrid, a tight grid of narrow streets where the cooking comes from everywhere at once. The rooms are small, the prices are honest, and the good ones fill with regulars rather than reservations. Museo Reina Sofía and CaixaForum Madrid sit uphill from it, El Rastro at the bottom.
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Details
Doppelgänger Reservations, Hours & Contact
Opening Hours
| Day | Hours |
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| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | 19:30–23:15 |
| Wednesday | 19:30–23:15 |
| Thursday | 13:30–16:45, 19:30–23:15 |
| Friday | 13:30–16:45, 20:00–23:15 |
| Saturday | 13:30–16:45, 20:00–23:15 |
| Sunday | Closed |
Doppelgänger hours verified 2026-08-11. Contact the restaurant to confirm.
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Questions
Doppelgänger FAQ
Where is Doppelgänger located?
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Inside Mercado Antón Martín, first floor, stall 44, on Calle de Santa Isabel in Madrid's Lavapiés neighbourhood, by Antón Martín metro.
How does ordering work at Doppelgänger?
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You choose from a short numbered list of bocados, subject to the day's availability, plus a few desserts. The kitchen can't adapt dishes to specific dietary restrictions.
How much does dinner cost at Doppelgänger?
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Around €26 to €50 per person. Bocados run from €3 to €18, with most between €11 and €18, and wine by the glass starts at €3.70.
When is Doppelgänger open?
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Tuesday to Saturday. Dinner Tuesday to Thursday with flexible booking between 19:30 and 21:45, and two sittings at 20:00 and 21:45 on Friday, Saturday and holidays. Lunch Thursday and Friday between 13:30 and 15:15, and two sittings at 13:30 and 15:15 on Saturday and holidays.
Who is the chef at Doppelgänger?
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Samy Alí, half Madrileño and half Sudanese, who previously held a Michelin star at La Candela Restó before opening Doppelgänger in 2020.
What is the electric candy?
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The house's signature sweet, a sugar capsule with an alcoholic centre flavoured with the electric flower, which makes the tongue tingle. It's sold at the stall in boxes of six.












