Restaurants in Madrid
Top-end, mid-range, budget
Madrid offers authentic Spanish cuisine from Valencian paella at La Barraca or Galician seafood at Ribeira Do Miño in Chueca to Castilian roast suckling pig at Botin in the Old Town and cocido madrileño, a speciality of the Centre's La Bola. Gourmet tapas in La Latina and new-wave restaurants in Chueca and Salamanca bring new flavours to old classics. Locals have dinner around 10pm and a tip of around 5% is usually sufficient.
Top-end (More than €40 for a three-course meal without drinks)
Expand all1. Goya Restaurant - Reinvented Spanish classic cuisine
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Located at Hotel Ritz Madrid, Goya Restaurant is an elegant restaurant with upholstered chairs, long curtains and silver candlesticks on the tables. The outdoor terrace looks onto the Prado. The menu offers reinvented classic Spanish dishes with French and Basque influences, and made from fresh seasonal ingredients. There are set lunch and Sunday brunch menus.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Opening Hours
Daily 1.30pm-3.30pm & 8.30pm-11.15pm
Address
5 Hotel Ritz, Plaza de la Lealtad, Madrid
Telephone
+34 91 701 6767
2. Botin - World's oldest restaurant
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According to the Guinness Book of Records, Botin is the world's oldest continuously operating restaurant, and was also a favourite with Ernest Hemingway. Located in Madrid's Old Town, the surroundings are as vintage as its menu with classic Spanish dishes such as roast suckling pig (cochinillo) that offer the same taste and quality every time.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Opening Hours
Daily 1pm-4pm & 8pm-12pm
Address
17 Calle Cuchilleros, Madrid 28005
Telephone
+34 91 366 4217
3. El Cenador del Prado - Creative Spanish cuisine
Show moreA pioneer in enhancing Spanish cuisine with international influences, several dishes have now become old favourites, such as somillo sobre hojaldre a la pera, veal on a bed of pastry with sweet pear sauce. The innovation extends to the décor, including the conservatory style main dining room. It's located just off the Plaza Santa Ana.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Opening Hours
Mon-Sat 1.30pm-4pm & 9pm-12am
Address
4 Calle del Prado, Madrid 28014
Telephone
+34 91 429 1561
4. La Broche - Celebrity Catalan chef
Show moreChef Sergi Arola trained with fellow Catalan Ferrán Adrià in Barcelona. Now with two Michelin stars of his own, Arola creates unique dishes at La Broche, his showcase restaurant at the Hotel Miguel Angel by the Paseo de la Castellana. The changing menu includes surprising combinations such as turbot with jelly from pig's trotters.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Opening Hours
Mon-Fri 2pm-4.30pm & 9pm-11.30pm
Address
29-31 Calle Miguel Ángel, Madrid 28010
Telephone
+34 91 399 3437
Transport
Rubén Darío or Gregorio Marañón metro
Mid-range (€20-€40 for a three-course meal without drinks)
Expand all5. La Panza es Primero - Authentic modern Mexican
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Tired of seeing their beloved cuisine misrepresented beyond their country's borders, a fully Mexican team brings "Mex Mex" cuisine to the heart of the Chueca neighbourhood. The concept includes their own modern takes on Mexican classics. The décor is both contemporary and full of Mexican colour, just like the food.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Opening Hours
Daily 1.30pm-1am
Address
33 Calle Libertad, Madrid 28004
Telephone
+34 91 521 7640
6. El Bocaíto - Andalusian tapas restaurant
Show moreAlthough there's a dining room at this this Chueca neighbourhood favourite, it's more fun to stand with the regulars at the bar and see what they're ordering. Adorned with bullfighting posters, El Bocaíto serves Andalusian-style fried fish, but also cooks gourmet creations such as salt cod pâté with caviar.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Opening Hours
Mon-Fri 1pm-4pm; Mon-Sat 8.30pm-12am
Address
6 Calle Libertad, Madrid 28004
Telephone
+34 91 532 1219
Transport
Chueca metro
7. Ribeira Do Miño - Taste of the sea
Show moreThis Galician restaurant has the relaxed atmosphere of a seaside restaurant despite its Chueca location. Noted for the bargain mixed sea food platter for two, the succulent cod is also worth trying, while the caldo gallego (Galician broth) makes an ideal starter in cooler months. The crispy Galician white wine matches seafood very well.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Opening Hours
Tue-Sun 1pm-4pm & 8pm-11.30pm
Address
1 Calle Santa Brígida, Madrid 28004
Telephone
+34 91 521 9854
8. La Barraca - Speciality Valencian paella
Show moreLa Barraca brings Valencia's famous paella dish and colourful ceramics to its back-street restaurant between Gran Vía and Chueca. It serves a range of paellas, including traditional Valencian, which is cooked with meat rather than seafood. The mixed paella of squid, mussels, halibut, prawns, chicken and pork offers the best of both worlds.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Opening Hours
Daily 1pm-4pm & 8.30pm-12am
Address
29-31 Calle Reina, Madrid 28004
Telephone
+34 91 532 7154
Transport
Gran Vía and Sevilla metro
9. La Bola - Classic Madrid recipes
Show moreWith its bright red facade and preserved 19th-century interior, La Bola recalls Madrid restaurants of yesteryear. It is famous for its cocido madrileño, a classic chickpea-and-meat stew cooked in traditional earthenware pots over a wood-burning fire. The Castilian roast lamb is also a popular choice.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Opening Hours
Daily 1pm-4pm; Mon-Sat 8:30pm-11pm
Address
5 Calle Bola, Madrid 28013
Telephone
+34 91 366 4217
10. La Bardemcilla - Connections with actor Bardem
Show moreLa Bardemcilla is a popular Chueca restaurant run by actor Javier Bardem's family. The tapas menu includes croquetas "Jamón Jamón", named after the film that helped propel him to stardom, along with co-star Penelope Cruz. His family are also actors, reflected in the memorabilia on display. Chuletas de cordero (lamb chops) are a popular choice.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Opening Hours
Mon-Fri 12pm-4.30pm & 8pm-2.30am; Sat 8pm-2am
Address
47 Calle Augusto Figueroa, Madrid 28004
Telephone
+34 91 521 4256
Budget (Less than €20 for a three-course meal without drinks)
Expand all11. La Finca de Susana - Creative Mediterranean lunch menus
Show moreModern La Finca de Susana is popular with the business crowd who come here for creative Mediterranean cuisine at unbeatable prices. No reservations are taken so it pays to arrive here at opening time for the high-quality daily set menu. There's also a sister restaurant, La Gloria de Montera, on Calle Cabellero de Gracia.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Opening Hours
Daily 1pm-4pm & 8.30pm-11.45pm
Address
4 Calle Arlabán, Madrid 28014
Telephone
+34 91 369 3557
12. La Casa del Abuelo - Prawns on the grill
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Open for over a hundred years and still run by the same family, La Casa del Abuelo specialises in prawns, grilled or cooked in garlic and prepared in front of diners. There's standing room only in this colourfully tiled classic restaurant near Puerta del Sol. It's also known for its full-bodied sweet house red wine.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Opening Hours
Daily 11:30am-3:30pm & 6.30pm-11.30pm
Address
12 Calle Victoria, Madrid 28012
Telephone
+34 91 521 2319
13. Casa Mingo - Regional cuisine from Asturias
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An atmospheric cider hall located by San Antonio de la Florida Hermitage in Paseo de la Florida, Casa Mingo is piled high with pungent cider barrels. It also excels in traditional regional cuisine from Asturias, such as chicken and chorizo roast in cider. Waiters pour cider at arm's length to splash life into it.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Opening Hours
Daily 11am-12am
Address
34 Paseo de la Florida, Madrid 28008
Telephone
+34 91 547 7918
Transport
Moncloa or Principe Pío metro
14. El Brillante - Fast and reliable tapas
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Fast and noisy as only a Madrid bar-restaurant can be, El Brillante's traditional tapas menu attracts locals of all ages. It's particularly renowned for bocadillo de calamares a la romana (deep-fried squid-ring sandwich). This long, walk-through bar has exits that pass almost into both the Reina Sofia Museum and Atocha station.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Opening Hours
Daily 6.30am-2.30am
Address
8 Glorieta del Emperador Carlos V, Madrid 28012
Telephone
+34 91 528 6966
Transport
Atocha metro
15. Casa Labra - Famous cod croquettes
Show moreMost people come into Casa Labra for the tapas, especially the freshly battered cod croquettes made from the same recipe since before the Spanish Socialist Party (PSOE) was formed here in 1879. Located just off the busy shopping street of Preciados, it makes for an ideal break and also has a sit-down restaurant.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Opening Hours
Daily 9:30am-3.30pm & 5.30pm-11pm
Address
12 Calle Tetuán, Madrid 28003
Telephone
+34 91 531 0081
