Cervecería 100 Montaditos is a restaurant chain in Spain specializing in sandwiches. The chain has over 350 retail stores in Spain. It has more than 90 restaurants in foreign countries: 34 in Italy, 20 in Portugal, 13 in Mexico, 5 in the United States, 3 in Guatemala, 2 in Colombia, 2 in Chile, 1 in Costa Rica, 1 in the Dominican Republic, 1 in Paraguay, 1 in Ecuador, 1 in Panama.

Origin of the name

The term refers to an ancient Spanish culinary habit of filling one or two small slices of bread with various ingredients such as cold cuts, meat, fish, vegetables,

cheeses Cheese is a dairy product produced in wide ranges of flavors, textures, and forms by coagulation of the milk protein casein. It comprises proteins and fat from milk, usually the milk of cows, buffalo, goats, or sheep. During production, ...

or various types of sauces. 100 Montaditos has thus decided to take inspiration from this tradition by giving life to a list of a hundred different proposals. From the historical ones with

jamón serrano ''Jamón'' (, pl. ''jamones'') is a kind of dry-cured ham produced in Spain. It is one of the most globally recognized food items of Spanish cuisine. It is also regularly a component of tapas. Most ''jamón'' is commonly called ''jamón serrano ...

tortilla de patatas Spanish omelette or Spanish tortilla is a traditional dish from Spain. Celebrated as a national dish by Spaniards, it is an essential part of the Spanish cuisine. It is an omelette made with eggs and potatoes, optionally including onion. It is of ...

, to those designed specifically for the local market, up to the sweet ones.

History

The first 100 Montaditos restaurant was opened in Spain in 2000 on a small beach in Islantilla,

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, by the hand of the

Seville Seville (; es, Sevilla, ) is the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the River Guadalquivir, in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula ...

entrepreneur Jose María Capitán . In subsequent years, they opened an average of twenty rooms per year, eventually exceeding more than 200 restaurants in Spain at the beginning of 2012. In 2010, they opened their first restaurant outside of Spain, in the United States. In 2012, Cervecería 100 Montaditos reached Latin America. On March 6, 2015, Cervecerìa 100 Montaditos filed for bankruptcy in the U.S. In November 2015, the company, already with a solid presence in Italy, opened a second restaurant with the aim of making it the most important in the foreign market. Here, the Spanish word "Cervecería" (which literally means "Brewery") has been omitted, keeping only the name 100 Montaditos.

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* Restaurants in Spain Restaurants established in 2000 Fast-food franchises Multinational companies headquartered in Spain 2000 establishments in Spain Companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2015 Restaurant chains in Spain {{Restaurants in Spain