37 spanish tapas rooms in Madrid we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Madrid | Spanish Tapas across every city.
Tapas are the everyday grammar of eating out in Madrid, and the bars cluster thickest around La Latina and the centre. Cava Baja is the spine of it, with Casa Lucio, Casa Lucas and Casa Mariano lined along the street, while Casa Revuelta near the Plaza Mayor is famous for its bacalao and Casa Labra for its fried-cod tapas. Juana La Loca in La Latina and El Tigre in Chueca show the range, from refined pintxos to generous free rounds.
Casa Lucio ★ 4.4
la-latina · Cava Baja 35, 28005 Madrid
Casa Lucio on Cava Baja in Madrid's La Latina has cooked the huevos rotos (broken eggs over fried potatoes) since 1974. Kitchen leans madrileno taberna.
Casa Ciriaco ★ 4.3
centro · Calle Mayor 84, 28013 Madrid
Casa Ciriaco on Calle Mayor in Madrid has served the gallina en pepitoria (hen in almond and saffron sauce) since 1929, three steps from where Alfonso XIII.
La Carmencita ★ 4.4
chueca · Calle Libertad 16, 28004 Madrid
La Carmencita on Calle Libertad in Madrid's Chueca has run the 1854 taberna under Carlos Zamora since 2014, recovering the original recipes and pouring.
Los Galayos ★ 4.1
centro · Calle Botoneras 5, 28012 Madrid
Los Galayos in Plaza Mayor in Madrid has cooked the Castilian roast lamb and the migas pastoriles since 1894, with a terrace under the arcades and wood-fired.
Casa Revuelta ★ 4.4
centro · Calle Latoneros 3, 28012 Madrid
Casa Revuelta off Plaza Mayor in Madrid has fried the bacalao rebozado (battered cod) to standing-room counters since 1924. Located in Centro.
Casa Dani ★ 4.6
salamanca · Calle Ayala 28, 28001 Madrid
Casa Dani inside Mercado de la Paz in Madrid's Salamanca has cooked the tortilla de patatas (sliced thick, runny in the centre) for 40 years.
La Falda de Chamberi ★ 4.7
chamberi · Calle de Espronceda 17, 28003 Madrid
La Falda de Chamberi took over the historic Sylkar space in Madrid in 2024 and now bakes the official 2025 national-champion tortilla de patatas of Spain.
Taberna Antonio Sanchez ★ 4.3
lavapies · Calle del Meson de Paredes 13, 28012 Madrid
Taberna Antonio Sanchez on Calle Meson de Paredes in Madrid's Lavapies has run since 1830, with bull-fighting paintings on the wall, the rabo de toro.
Casa Labra ★ 4.5
centro · Calle de Tetuan 12, 28013 Madrid
Casa Labra near Puerta del Sol in Madrid has fried the bacalao rebozado in iron pans since 1860; the PSOE was founded upstairs in 1879. Located in Centro.
Casa Lucas ★ 4.4
la-latina · Cava Baja 30, 28005 Madrid
Casa Lucas on Cava Baja in Madrid's La Latina is the modern taberna since 1997, with a focused carte of solomillo Carlitos (pork sirloin with cabrales sauce).
Celso y Manolo ★ 4.3
chueca · Calle de la Libertad 1, 28004 Madrid
Celso y Manolo in Madrid's Chueca is the 1928-revived taberna by the Carlos Zamora group, with a vermut barrel, tortilla de patatas and croquetas at counter.
Juana La Loca ★ 4.5
la-latina · Plaza Puerta de Moros 4, 28005 Madrid
Juana La Loca on Plaza Puerta de Moros in Madrid's La Latina serves the city's most-talked-about tortilla de patata with caramelized onion, plus modern tapas.
Casa Toni ★ 4.2
centro · Calle de la Cruz 14, 28012 Madrid
Casa Toni near Sol in Madrid's Centro is the old-Madrid taberna for the offal canon: callos, oreja, mollejas and zarajos served from the formica counter.
El Tigre ★ 4.0
chueca · Calle de las Infantas 23, 28004 Madrid
El Tigre in Madrid's Chueca pours large jars of cana and serves free heaped plates of patatas bravas, croquetas, jamon and bocadillos with every drink.
Casa Camacho ★ 4.4
malasana · Calle de San Andres 4, 28004 Madrid
Casa Camacho in Madrid's Malasana has poured the yayo (vermut with gin and seltzer, served from height) since 1928. Kitchen leans madrileno taberna.
Estado Puro ★ 4.3
centro · Plaza Canovas del Castillo 4, 28014 Madrid
Estado Puro on Plaza Canovas in Madrid is the modern-tapas room by Paco Roncero, with a clean white dining room, an open kitchen and a carte that runs.
Taberneros ★ 4.2
la-latina · Calle de Santiago 9, 28013 Madrid
Taberneros in Madrid's Centro is the modern taberna by chef Estanislao Carenzo, with a market-led carte of tartares, croquetas and tortilla.
El Doble ★ 4.3
salamanca · Calle de Ponzano 58, 28003 Madrid
El Doble on Calle Ponzano in Madrid is the cana doble (double-pour beer in tall glasses) headline counter, with sharp Mahou and short-cellar wines.
La Castela ★ 4.3
retiro · Calle de Doctor Castelo 22, 28009 Madrid
La Castela near El Retiro in Madrid is the family-run taberna behind a zinc bar, with croquetas de bacalao, pisto manchego and the daily-changing pizarra.
Bodegas Rosell ★ 4.4
retiro · Calle General Lacy 14, 28045 Madrid
Bodegas Rosell near Atocha in Madrid has poured the vermut de grifo from oak barrels since 1920, with a marble counter, formica tables and bocadillos.
Casa Mariano ★ 4.0
la-latina · Cava Baja 23, 28005 Madrid
Casa Mariano on Cava Baja in Madrid's La Latina has run the Sunday vermut crowd since the 1960s, with the tortilla, croquetas and the broken-egg dishes.
Bodega de la Ardosa ★ 4.4
malasana · Calle de Colon 13, 28004 Madrid
Bodega de la Ardosa in Madrid's Malasana has poured the vermut de grifo since 1892 from the 30-foot zinc bar, with salmorejo, tortilla de patatas.
Yugo The Bunker ★ 4.0
Calle de San Blas 4, 28014 Madrid
Yugo The Bunker in Madrid's Las Letras is Julian Marmol's one-Michelin-star sushi-and-tapas room, with the public dining counter upstairs and the private.
Bar La Ideal ★ 4.3
centro · Calle Botoneras 4, 28012 Madrid
Bar La Ideal off Plaza Mayor in Madrid serves the bocadillo de calamares until 23:00 nightly; the standing-room counter crowd that takes it after the theatre.
Pez Tortilla ★ 4.4
la-latina · Cava Baja 42, 28005 Madrid
Pez Tortilla on Cava Baja in Madrid's La Latina serves 20 variants of pincho de tortilla until 00:30 nightly (01:30 Fri-Sat), with rotating fillings.
Casa Revuelta ★ 4.4
centro · Calle Latoneros 3, 28012 Madrid
Casa Revuelta off Plaza Mayor in Madrid serves the bacalao rebozado until 23:00 nightly Tuesday to Sunday; the post-Plaza-Mayor crowd still piles.
El Tigre ★ 4.0
chueca · Calle de las Infantas 23, 28004 Madrid
El Tigre in Madrid's Chueca pours jarras of cana with free plates of patatas bravas, croquetas and jamon until 01:30; the late-night Chueca pre-club crowd.
Casa Camacho ★ 4.4
malasana · Calle de San Andres 4, 28004 Madrid
Casa Camacho in Madrid's Malasana pours the yayo (vermut with gin and seltzer) until 01:30 nightly except Sundays; the 1928 working-class taberna still gets.
Cerveceria Alemana ★ 4.2
centro · Plaza de Santa Ana 6, 28012 Madrid
Cerveceria Alemana on Plaza de Santa Ana in Madrid pours tank Mahou and serves gambas a la plancha until 00:30 (02:00 Fri-Sat) at the long marble bar.
Casa Labra (pincho counter) ★ 4.5
centro · Calle de Tetuan 12, 28013 Madrid
Casa Labra near Puerta del Sol in Madrid fries the bacalao rebozado at its 1860-founded counter, with the pincho de bacalao still under 2 euros.
Casa Camacho ★ 4.4
malasana · Calle de San Andres 4, 28004 Madrid
Casa Camacho in Madrid's Malasana has run the 1928 working-class taberna since its founding, with yayo cocktails for 3 euros, tortilla pincho 3.
Bar La Ideal ★ 4.3
centro · Calle Botoneras 4, 28012 Madrid
Bar La Ideal off Plaza Mayor in Madrid is the bocadillo de calamares counter where a full bocadillo, cana and a slice of lemon runs under 8 euros.
Casa Dani ★ 4.6
salamanca · Calle Ayala 28, 28001 Madrid
Casa Dani in Mercado de la Paz in Madrid has cooked the city's most-talked-about tortilla de patatas for 40 years; the pincho runs 2 euros and the menu del.
Casa Toni ★ 4.2
centro · Calle de la Cruz 14, 28012 Madrid
Casa Toni near Sol in Madrid serves the offal canon at counter prices: oreja a la plancha 6 euros, callos 8, cana 2.50; the whole working-day lunch runs.
Casa Revuelta ★ 4.4
centro · Calle Latoneros 3, 28012 Madrid
Casa Revuelta off Plaza Mayor in Madrid has fried the bacalao rebozado at the counter since 1924, with the pincho at 5 euros, cana 2.50, the whole.
El Tigre ★ 4.0
chueca · Calle de las Infantas 23, 28004 Madrid
El Tigre in Madrid's Chueca pours large jarras of cana with free heaped plates of bravas, croquetas, oreja and jamon at the standing-room counter.
Bar El Jamon ★ 4.2
lavapies · Calle de Fernando el Catolico 31, 28015 Madrid
Bar El Jamon in Madrid's Lavapies-adjacent Chamberi runs the working-quarter offal canon, with bocadillos de gallinejas under 6 euros, a racion of entresijos.