Chef Rodrigo de la Calle€145Book 3 weeks ahead
El Invernadero on Calle Ponzano in Madrid is Rodrigo de la Calle's one-Michelin-star vegetable-only room, the canonical Spanish gastrobotanica tasting.
Order: Choose the 9 or 14-course vegetable-only tasting. The carrot-tartare and the smoked seaweed sashimi are signatures.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. The chef's table by the open kitchen seats 4 and is the seat to ask for when booking.
Chef David Munoz€365Book 8 weeks ahead
DiverXO at NH Eurobuilding hotel in Madrid is David Munoz's three-Michelin-star room. Tasting menu €365. Book 8 weeks ahead. At Calle de Padre Damian 23.
Order: The full 14-canvas tasting menu only; no carte. The kimchi-marinated foie and the cochinillo dim sum are signatures.
Tip: Bookings open exactly two months ahead at midnight CET on the website. Set an alarm; the first 30 seconds sell out.
Chef Mario Sandoval€215Book 4 weeks ahead
Coque in Madrid's Chamberi is the Sandoval brothers' two-Michelin-star room, with the tasting menu staged across five spaces: cellar, kitchen, sacristy.
Order: The full Caminos del Coque tasting (5 spaces, around 18 dishes) only. The roast suckling pig is the signature.
Tip: Allow 4 hours for the full experience; arrive on time as the journey through spaces is choreographed start to finish.
Chef Diego Guerrero€195Book 3 weeks ahead
DSTAgE in Madrid's Chueca is Diego Guerrero's two-Michelin-star room, an open kitchen at the back, a 30-cover dining room around it. Tasting menu €195.
Order: The full Days tasting menu (16 dishes) only. The mole verde and the eel-and-foie torchon are signatures.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. The counter seats facing the kitchen are first-come on booking; ask when you reserve.
Chef Quique Dacosta€235Book 4 weeks ahead
Deessa inside the Four Seasons Madrid is Quique Dacosta's two-Michelin-star Madrid outpost, running the Universos and DNA tasting menus that brought him.
Order: Choose Universos (12 dishes, €235) or DNA (16 dishes, €280); both run the Dacosta canon.
Tip: Book through the hotel concierge or guide.michelin.com link. The dining room overlooks the Centro Canalejas; ask for window.
Chef Adolfo Santos€145Book 2 weeks ahead
Saddle in Madrid's Almagro district is the modern grand-bistro by chef Adolfo Santos, the 2018 Michelin-starred room with a tortilla cart, French-Spanish.
Order: The truffle tortilla finished table-side from the silver cart. From carte, the lobster fricassee and the dover sole.
Tip: Closed Sunday; bookings via website or directly. The truffle tortilla supplement runs 28 euros and is worth the spend.