No, not Zara the retail store! There is a Cuban restaurant called Zara tucked in the northern part of Gran Via, Madrid. I first read about this in the in flight magazine while on the plane on my way to Madrid and decided it to be my first lunch spot.

I arrived at 1 pm- obviously an "early" lunch time for the Spaniards since I was their first customer of the day. I was greeted with red checkered tablecloth and an over eager waiter who tried his best explaining to me in English what they had in their la carta. Happy to leave Zara 15 euros poorer.

yes white rice for my Asian diet and fried chicken

fish soup with an unexpected salted fish