Salamanca is Madrid?s most upscale neighbourhood; think gourmet food stores, designer boutiques, and high-end restaurants. Refined and elitist, eating sometimes in these types of districts in capital cities can be a little stuffy, and not very imaginative.
So it was a real pleasure to have discovered Hermosos & Malditos, the chic restaurant in the hip Totem Hotel, writes Andrew Forbes.

The energy and vibe at this place is just great, and the food, well in my experience it was exceptional for the price.
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Opened in September 2016, the restaurant takes its name from F. Scott Fitzgerald?s second novel, the morality tale, ?The beautiful and damned? about elite urban socialites, the decadent lost generation.
Suitably, Hermosos & Malditos has a luxurious feel thanks to superb design by the firm ?Better? in collaboration with Alejandra Ansón and Miguel Bonet This all-day restaurant and cocktail bar forms the heart of the Totem hotel, making the property feel on-trend, lively and yet unpretentious, despite its classy location.
Decadent blue velvet banquette seating, dark woods and glossy parlour palms create a sexy, Fitzgerald era ambiance in the cocktail bar.

Whilst in the dining area, bespoke bronze metal screens contrast with simple, mid-century chairs, contemporary wooden furniture, and light banquette seats.

The walls combine muted wood panelling with exquisite vintage style wallpaper. Features include a wall covered with pages torn from the novel, together ...