Best Dishes in Madrid
50 restaurants to explore
Restaurants in Madrid
50 restaurantsAmazónico
Brazilian·Salamanca·$$$
The lush tropical-jungle restaurant on Jorge Juan where Brazilian steaks, Nikkei sushi, and live jazz collide in electric Salamanca dining.
Arzábal
Spanish·Retiro·$$$
The Retiro classic showcasing Spain's best cured meats, grilled seasonal fish and meat, with signature croquetas and truffle-studded dishes.
Bar El Brillante
Spanish·Atocha·$
Madrid's bocadillo de calamares kingpin since 1961, steps from Atocha station.
Bodega Ángel Sierra
Spanish·Chueca·$
Chueca's standing-room vermutería that hasn't changed its house vermouth since 1917.
Bodega de la Ardosa
Spanish·Malasaña·$
Standing-room bodega serving award-winning tortilla de patatas on tap since 1892 — barrel tables, dusty walls, pure Madrid.
Casa Camacho
Spanish·Malasaña·$
The only bar in Madrid where you'll find the Yayo—vermouth, gin, and gaseosa mixed by the same bartender since 1929.
Casa Gerardo
Spanish·La Latina·$$
1895 wine-house in La Latina turned gourmet wine bar — Spanish cheeses and tostas with unexpected pairings like salmon and goat cheese ice cream.
Casa Julio
Spanish·Malasaña·$
Malasaña's tiny croqueta temple where a 1921 legacy still ranks among Madrid's best.
Casa Labra
Spanish·Centro·$
Since 1860, the standard-bearer for soldaditos de pavía — battered salt cod strips that define Madrid street food.
Casa Lucio
Spanish·La Latina·$$
The Cava Baja cornerstone where Lucio Blázquez still greets regulars by name — broken eggs and bravado since 1974.
Casa Revuelta
Spanish·Centro·$
Since 1966, the bacalao rebozado standard — thick boneless cod fritters a few steps from Plaza Mayor.
Cervecería Alemana
Spanish·Huertas·$$
Plaza Santa Ana's 1904 beer hall where Hemingway drank and bow-tied waiters still serve with precision.
Chocolatería San Ginés
Spanish·Centro·$
Madrid's iconic churro and hot chocolate spot since 1894, hidden in a 16th-century passageway off Puerta del Sol.
Coque
Spanish·Chamberí·$$$$
Mario Sandoval's two-Michelin-star lab where eggs, fermentation, and Spanish heritage are deconstructed and reimagined.
Corral de la Morería
Spanish·La Latina·$$$
The world's most prestigious flamenco tablao where live performance meets one-Michelin-star dining under chef David García.
Desde 1911
Spanish·Moncloa·$$$$
The seafood institution earning its Michelin star in 2024 with daily-changing menus centered on pristine catch from Iberian ports.
DiverXO
Spanish Fusion·Chamartín·$$$$
Dabiz Muñoz's three-Michelin-star surrealist theatre where 25-course tasting menus marry Asian, Nordic, and Spanish traditions.
DSTAgE
Spanish Fusion·Centro·$$$$
Diego Guerrero's two-Michelin-star temple where 15-18 course menus fuse global flavours in an industrial-chic setting with open kitchen.
El Landó
Spanish·La Latina·$$$
La Latina's 1977 temple of huevos rotos where Iberian ham and rustic Spanish cooking still reign supreme.
El Paraguas
Spanish·Salamanca·$$$
The Asturian institution on Jorge Juan where traditional dishes like verdinas with partridge define refined Spanish simplicity since 2004.
Fismuler
Spanish·Chamberí·$$$
The Scandinavian-inspired market bistro where chefs Nino Redruello and Patxi Zumárraga change the daily menu based on what's fresh, with one of Madrid's largest natural wine selections.
Juana La Loca
Spanish·Centro·$$
The tortilla de patatas place where a two-and-a-half-hour low-heat cook produces the drippy, golden center Madrid still debates.
La Bola Taberna
Spanish·Centro·$$
The original cocido madrileño since 1870 — each pot served over holm oak charcoal in individual clay pots.
La Buena Vida
Spanish·Chueca·$$$
Carlos Torres and Elisa Rodríguez's Chueca restaurant — sparse dining room, generous seasonal Spanish cuisine, hunting specialties and truffles without pretension.
La Campana
Spanish·Centro·$
The affordable bocadillo de calamares since 1997 — golden-fried squid sandwich a few steps from Plaza Mayor.
La Casa del Abuelo
Spanish·Centro·$$
The legendary gambas al ajillo since 1906 — sizzling garlic shrimp served in a tiny standing-room bar.
La Musa
Spanish·Malasaña·$$
Malasaña's creative tapas group (since 1996) where fusion flavors compete with grilled octopus and vermouth.
La Pescadería de Hermosilla
Spanish·Salamanca·$$$
Salamanca seafood spot with an ivy-covered facade where Galician and Cantabrian fish dominate a menu that swings between refined and casual.
La Posada de la Villa
Spanish·La Latina·$$$
The 17th-century stone inn where Castilian roast lamb still comes straight from the oak-fired oven to your plate.
La Tasquería
Spanish·Chamberí·$$$
Javi Estévez's one-Michelin-star temple where humble offal — tripe, liver, heart, head — is cooked with precision and reimagined as haute cuisine.
La Tasquita de Enfrente
Spanish·Malasaña·$$
Juanjo López's hidden 16-seat taberna in Malasaña — market-driven daily menu, steak tartare crowned Spain's best in 2025.
Lhardy
Spanish·Centro·$$$
Historic restaurant and deli since 1839 — famous for consommé served downstairs and cocido madrileño upstairs.
Los Artesanos 1902
Spanish·Centro·$
Five generations of churros con chocolate since 1902 — less touristy than San Ginés, same quality.
Malacatín
Spanish·La Latina·$$
The Madrid cocido temple since 1895 — four generations cooking chickpeas and beef the same way in a building where the music never stops.
Melo's
Spanish·Lavapiés·$
The no-reservations Galician sandwich bar where zapatillas are the size of your forearm and croquetas melt in your mouth.
OSA
Spanish·Moncloa·$$$$
Jorge Muñoz and Sara Peral's Michelin-starred laboratory — 26 covers, technique-forward tasting menus where smoking and maturing unlock pure flavors.
Paco Roncero
Spanish·Centro·$$$$
Two-Michelin-star restaurant where chef Paco Roncero (a Ferran Adrià protégé) reimagines Madrid's bar culture through foams, foams, and playful trompe l'oeil.
Ramón Freixa Madrid
Spanish·Salamanca·$$$$
Two-Michelin-star restaurant where chef Ramón Freixa merges classical foundations with innovative techniques and premium ingredients.
Sacha
Spanish·Chamartín·$$$
Since 1972 — Sacha Hormaechea's intimate Chamartín bistro where chefs like to eat, serving the 'falsa lasaña de erizo' Madrid dreams about.
Sala de Despiece
Spanish·Almagro·$$
Chef Javier Bonet's butcher-aesthetic raw bar where waiters blowtorch everything from beef to dessert — one of Madrid's buzziest spots since 2013.
Sobrino de Botín
Spanish·Centro·$$$
World's oldest continuously operating restaurant since 1725, where Hemingway's 'The Sun Also Rises' ends at the table.
Taberna Almendro 13
Spanish·La Latina·$
La Latina's no-reservation huevos rotos temple since 1993, where crowds gather to eat standing up.
Taberna de Antonio Sánchez
Spanish·Lavapiés·$$
Madrid's oldest tavern since 1787 — where toreros and intellectuals still gather over callos and morcilla.
Taberna de la Daniela
Spanish·Centro·$$
The refined cocido madrileño served in three courses (vuelcos) since the 1970s.
Taberna del Alabardero
Spanish·Austrias·$$$
Since 1974 opposite the Royal Palace — wood-paneled temple to Basque and traditional Spanish cooking, where Felipe González and Suárez dined during Spain's transition.
Taberna El Sur
Spanish·Lavapiés·$$
The Lavapiés tapas bar where the paella is enormous, the service is lightning-fast, and a full dinner costs under 25 euros.
Taberna Txakolina
Spanish·La Latina·$$
High-cuisine pintxos from San Sebastián standards made small on Madrid's Cava Baja — Basque precision in a Madrid tavern.
Tatel Madrid
Spanish·Salamanca·$$$
The celebrity-backed Salamanca hotspot where Spanish classics meet innovation, with live music every night since opening.
Tripea
Peruvian·Chamberí·$$
Chef Roberto Martínez Foronda's Bib Gourmand counter in Mercado de Vallehermoso — eight-course Peruvian-Thai-Japanese fusion for €60.
Yakitoro by Chicote
Japanese·Centro·$
Chef Alberto Chicote's charcoal-grilled Japanese skewer tavern where Spanish ingredients meet yakitori tradition in casual Centro dining.