WHERE TO EAT The best Croquetas de bacalao in the world (according to food experts)

"Stop in the taberna (really, the bar) for a small plate of bacalao croquetas."

"If your thing is fish croquettes, make sure you drop by this Basque restaurant run by brothers Jesús and Manuel Medina. Specialists in the art of the spoon and seafood, their Croquetas de bacalao, with sheep's milk and a very delicate béchamel sauce, are a must in the capital."

"The cod has a deserved fame, the frying is on point and the raw material is of the highest quality."

"The best restaurants in Madrid: Javier Martín Croquetas & Café - While there are many options available in this famous restaurant, Javier Martín is famous for its croquettes, which you can even buy to take home. Of course they serve the traditional varieties, think cod, but there are 32 different flavours in total."

"Master chef Abraham García masters the art of cooking like no one else. He prepares Croquetas de bacalao with béchamel sauce, perfumed with white pepper and nutmeg and Latxa sheep's milk, which makes them very creamy."

"Led by chef Josevi Méndez, the establishment has managed to give a modern and avant-garde touch to its menu without losing its roots, always starting from something essential such as the quality of the Galician product. The result is a spacious and bright place, where we can be surprised with delicious and innovative starters such as cod croquettes on a bed of fried spinach."

"After seeing their delicious churros from the glass of the crowded Calle Fuencarral, you must enter the Cafeteria Rocablanca to taste their large croquettes. They offering croquettes of different ingredients such as cod. We wish they would give us the recipe for their croquettes!"

"Juanjo López prepares a Croquetas de bacalao in the shape of a fritter which he calls 'Carmencitas' in honour of a friend's daughter. It takes two hours to prepare the creamy béchamel in the kitchen. A sublime morsel accompanied with red pepper sauce."

"I wish I had taken a photo of the insides of these wonderful little croquetas. Perfectly creamy and so, so flavorful."