Las Bravas is a well known tapas bar located near Puerta del Sol. Its popularity is atributed mostly to it´s great atmosphere. It is a lively place with a fun wait staff, decorated with wood-panel walls and distorted mirrors. It is frequented by a young crowd and tourists, and usually there is only standing room. As the name implies, the specialty served here is their "patatas bravas", which are potatoe wedges covered is a spicy cream sauce. This tapas bar claims to be the birthplace of the spicy bravas sauce that is so well known in Spain. Other popular dishes are the spanish omlettes and the calamares. Check it out for some great tapas and a good time.