IBEX: the new, Wall Street inspired, bar in Salamanca
When we read something like “the first place in Madrid…” doing something or the first restaurant offering something we are quite suspicious, because in such a vibrant city it seems that we have already seen all the offers available.
But this time we were totally wrong, not only IBEX is the first stock exchange bar in Madrid, but it is likely to be the first in the whole country. There should be something similar in Barcelona, but not that sophisticated as the IBEX offer.
What should happen in a stock exchange bar? Why it is called like that?
Ibex is totally inspired to the classic stock exchange mechanism of prices ups and downs depending on offer and demand.
This concept, with the live price billboard on the top of the bar is dedicated to beverage prices, every price category, like beer, rum, wine, goes ups and down after every order.
Two things really impressed us with this concept. First is that the software has been developed by the founders, recently graduated in IE Business School, and second that the prices goes down to the lowest point, every 30 minutes more or less.
But there is something more, this “lowest point” has been calculated after a full time research at the bars close to IBEX.
The lowest price is really the lowest price in that area.
Then there is the food offer, with a traditional Indian menu, all inspired by the names in the finance world, from the dot.com bubble to the well known idol of the finance: Mr. Gordon Gekko. Traditional but with a modern twist willing to introduce some latinos tapas in a near feature.
If you are wondering why and what a strange mix of an innovative bar offer with traditional indian food, imagining a classic burger and fries situation, considering Wall Street as the most evocative stock exchange, so that it all sounds like an american concept.
Well, this time you are wrong, the concept is more popular in the east end that in the wild west. But the choice of the indian cuisine was not chosen because of this trend in the middle east, but because all the founders are Indian.
Their homeland is present also at the bar with special Indian beer and selected Indian rum.
IBEX is really a place to be at least once, the concept is really funny and if you love Indian food the quality level is really high.
We eat very special recipes that are not the usual food we have at an Indian restaurant, expect from the butter chicken which is very popular and it’s exquisite.
What can’t never miss in an Indian dinner is the nan bread, the cheese is like the ultimate for us, but their Ibex version with dried fruit is a very good alternative choice.
Lamb it’s a mandatory meal too, if not in a tikka version, we have tried a very distinguished starter plate with lamb meat presented as cigars, little tubes of lamb, delicious.
The dessert were very good too, the pistachio indian ice cream, and the fried milk balls.
Really good.
IBEX is suggested both for dining and drinking, with resident deejay and thematic nights like beer pong every now and then. Better follow their social media profiles for all the updates.
It is also a great idea for a special event, from corporate team building situation to more friendly friends night out.
More information: IBEX – Calle Maldonado 7, 28006 – Madrid
