40 mid-range rooms in Madrid, editor-picked. the comfortable everyday-good rooms in Madrid, with real cooking and no surprise on the bill. All Madrid food.
Hola Coffee Roasters ★ 4.8
lavapies · Calle Doctor Fourquet 33, 28012 Madrid
Hola Coffee Roasters in Madrid's Lavapies is the specialty roastery with a 15kg Loring roaster, beans sourced direct from East African and Colombian.
Tip: The bag of single-origin Ethiopian beans (16 to 22 euros) is the counter recommendation; the subscription posts monthly.
Bar Trafalgar ★ 4.8
chamberi · Calle de Trafalgar 35, 28010 Madrid
Bar Trafalgar in Chamberi serves the citys reference Madrid tortilla, sliced thick and runny at 13:00 sharp; a second batch comes out at 14:30 daily.
Tip: Closed Sundays. Tortilla at 13:00; the second batch comes out at 14:30. The slice runs 6 euros at the counter.
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.
Tip: Reservations are wise after the 2025 championship win; lunch service from 13:30 is calmer than the dinner sitting.
Toma Cafe Roasters ★ 4.7
malasana · Calle de la Palma 49, 28004 Madrid
Toma Cafe Roasters in Madrid's Malasana is the city's pioneer specialty roastery since 2011, with a 12kg Probat roaster, single-origin beans from East Africa.
Tip: Bag of single-origin beans (12 to 18 euros) and the in-house brewed pour-over (4 euros) are the counter-side bestsellers.
Tres por Cuatro ★ 4.7
chamberi · Calle de Vallehermoso 38, 28015 Madrid
Tres por Cuatro is a small 24-cover Chamberi taberna behind an unmarked door; tortilla de bacalao and a daily market pizarra anchor the local carte.
Tip: Book five days ahead for weekend lunch. Closed Sundays. The tortilla de bacalao and the daily fish are the headlines.
Mision Cafe Roasters ★ 4.6
chamberi · Calle de los Reyes 5, 28015 Madrid
Mision Cafe Roasters in Madrid's Conde Duque is the specialty roastery and cafe since 2017, with house-roasted single-origin beans, a brunch counter.
Tip: Whole-bean bags (14 to 19 euros) at the counter and a brewed flat white (3.50 euros) are the morning recommendations.
Casa Macareno ★ 4.6
lavapies · Calle de Tribulete 6, 28012 Madrid
Casa Macareno is a Lavapies counter taberna with 90 percent locals; croquetas, callos and a cana run under 12 euros. Closed Mondays, cash preferred.
Tip: Walk-in only. Closed Mondays. Cash preferred. Croquetas, callos and a cana for under 12 euros at the counter.
Taberna La Bola ★ 4.5
centro · Calle de la Bola 5, 28013 Madrid
Taberna La Bola near the Teatro Real in Madrid has cooked the cocido madrileno in individual clay pots over charcoal since 1870. Located in Centro.
Tip: Cocido served at lunch only; book three days ahead for weekday lunch. Cash strongly preferred. No card terminal until late 2024.
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.
Tip: Walk-in for the bar; the dining room books three days ahead. The tortilla is sliced at the counter for the bar crowd.
Slow Cafe ★ 4.5
la-latina · Calle Mediodia Grande 7, 28005 Madrid
Slow Cafe in Madrid's La Latina is the specialty third-wave roastery and cafe, with rotating single-origin beans from boutique European roasters.
Tip: Closed Mondays. Bag of beans (14 to 18 euros) at the counter; the flat white at 3.50 is the staff regular.
Chocolateria San Gines ★ 4.5
centro · Pasadizo de San Gines 5, 28013 Madrid
Chocolateria San Gines off Calle Mayor in Madrid has fried the churros con chocolate for the after-midnight crowd since 1894; the 24-hour counter still pulls.
Tip: Walk-in only; the post-club queue 03:00-05:00 is the busiest slot. Set of 6 churros and chocolate cup runs 4.30 euros.
Lhardy ★ 4.5
centro · Carrera de San Jeronimo 8, 28014 Madrid
Lhardy on Carrera de San Jeronimo in Madrid has poured consome from a silver urn at its downstairs counter since 1839; the post-theatre crowd still drops.
Tip: Walk-in only at the downstairs counter. Consome runs 4 euros, eaten standing. Upstairs dining room closes 23:00.
Bodega de los Secretos ★ 4.5
centro · Calle de San Blas 4, 28014 Madrid
Bodega de los Secretos in Madrid: tasting menu room. 17th-century wine cellar dug under a Madrid street, with the dining room arranged across 12.
Tip: Book a week ahead for the corner alcove. Tasting menu 65 euros; carte 45 to 60 euros per head. Closed Sundays.
Mision Cafe ★ 4.5
chamberi · Calle de los Reyes 5, 28015 Madrid
Mision Cafe in Madrid's Conde Duque is the specialty third-wave room with a focused brunch carte; eggs benedict, avocado toast and smashed-egg plates.
Tip: Walk-in only; the Sunday brunch fills up by 11:30. The brunch sets run 14 to 19 euros; cortado at 2.20.
Toma Cafe ★ 4.5
malasana · Calle de la Palma 49, 28004 Madrid
Toma Cafe in Madrid's Malasana is the city's pioneer specialty third-wave room since 2011, with house-roasted single-origin coffees, a focused brunch carte.
Tip: Walk-in only; the weekend brunch fills up by 11:00. Flat white runs 3.50; brunch sets 12 to 16 euros.
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.
Tip: Book ten days ahead by phone; Casa Lucio rarely takes online reservations. Ask for the downstairs dining room when you book.
Sala de Despiece ★ 4.4
chamberi · Calle Alonso Cano 28, 28003 Madrid
Sala de Despiece in Madrid's Chamberi runs the room like a butcher's counter: stainless steel benches, white tiles and the meat carved in front of you.
Tip: Walk-in only; arrive before 13:30 for lunch or 20:30 for dinner. The bar stools are the seats locals want.
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.
Tip: Cocido on Thursdays only. Book a week ahead. The terrace on Calle Libertad seats eight; the inside dining room is wood-panelled.
Jurucha ★ 4.4
salamanca · Calle de Ayala 19, 28001 Madrid
Jurucha on Calle Ayala in Madrid's Barrio de Salamanca has run the same-family barra of more than 60 Donostiarra-style pinchos since 1962, with the gildas.
Tip: Stand at the barra; sit-down tables miss the point. Closed Sundays and holidays. Cash and card accepted; pinchos charged per piece.
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).
Tip: Book five days ahead for weekend dinner. The bar at the entrance takes walk-ins for tapas; the dining room books fast.
Casa Gonzalez ★ 4.4
las-letras · Calle del Leon 12, 28014 Madrid
Casa Gonzalez on Calle del Leon in Madrid's Barrio de las Letras is the 1931-founded ultramarinos (deli-and-wine-bar), with 30 by-the-glass wines and tablas.
Tip: Walk-in only; the marble tables fill up by 13:30. Closed Sundays. The deli sells the same products to take away.
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.
Tip: Walk-in only; the counter fills up at 13:00. Cash strongly preferred at the bar. The terrace is on weekends only.
El Zerain ★ 4.4
las-letras · Calle de la Cruz 21, 28012 Madrid
El Zerain on Calle de la Cruz in Madrid is the Basque sidreria with a coal grill at the back of the room, the chuleton de buey for two, tortilla de bacalao.
Tip: Book five days ahead for weekend dinner. The downstairs dining room is small; the upstairs is the spillover.
Fabrica Maravillas ★ 4.4
malasana · Calle de Valverde 29, 28004 Madrid
Fabrica Maravillas in Madrid's Malasana is the microbrewery that brews on-site since 2012, with 12 house taps, a hop-forward style and a clean industrial.
Tip: Closed Mondays. Walk-in. Tasting flight of 4 (10 euros) is the headline; the Malasana Pale Ale is the signature.
La Pirata de Malasana ★ 4.4
centro · Calle de Manuela Malasana 20, 28004 Madrid
La Pirata de Malasana in central Madrid is the independent craft beer bar with 16 taps from the in-house La Pirata brewery and 40-plus guest cans and bottles.
Tip: Closed Sundays; the house IPAs and pastry stouts rotate weekly, and the bar takes walk-ins only.
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.
Tip: Walk-in. The pincho de tortilla classico is 3 euros; the rotating special 4.50. Cana de artesana 3.50.
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.
Tip: Walk-in only at the counter. Closed Mondays. Cod sells out by 21:30 on weekend evenings; arrive earlier on Friday-Saturday.
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.
Tip: Cash only. Walk-in only. Closed Sundays. The yayo runs 3 euros; tortilla pincho 3.
Casa Salvador ★ 4.4
chueca · Calle de Barbieri 12, 28004 Madrid
Casa Salvador, a 1941 Chueca taberna off Gran Via, slow-cooks rabo de toro for four hours; the dining room is hung with bullfighting prints.
Tip: Book ahead for weekend lunch. The rabo de toro (22 euros) and the merluza rebozada are the headline plates; closed Sundays.
Bodega de los Frailes ★ 4.4
conde-duque · Calle del Conde Duque 28, 28015 Madrid
Bodega de los Frailes (Spanish) in Madrid: Walk-in. Closed Sundays. The tortilla con cebolla runs 5 euros per pincho; the wine list is 60 by-the-glass.
Tip: Walk-in. Closed Sundays. The tortilla con cebolla runs 5 euros per pincho; the wine list is 60 by-the-glass.
HanSo Cafe ★ 4.4
malasana · Calle del Pez 20, 28004 Madrid
HanSo Cafe in Madrid's Malasana is the Korean-Spanish specialty third-wave brunch room since 2015, with matcha lattes, Korean-toasted-egg plates.
Tip: Closed Mondays. Walk-in only; the weekend brunch fills up by 11:00. Korean-egg toast plus matcha runs 14 euros.
Panaderia Mision ★ 4.4
chamberi · Calle de los Reyes 13, 28015 Madrid
Panaderia Mision in Madrid's Conde Duque is the bakery-and-brunch room by the Mision Cafe team since 2020, with house-baked sourdough toasts.
Tip: Walk-in only. The sourdough-and-jamon toast plus cortado runs 10 euros; whole loaves to take home from 5 euros.
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.
Tip: Closed Wednesdays. The Tuesday and Thursday cocido is the surest order; the dining room is full of regulars by 14:30.
Casa Mono ★ 4.3
chamberi · Calle de Tutor 37, 28008 Madrid
Casa Mono in Madrid's Arguelles district is the modern taberna by chef Ramiro Vazquez, with a market-led carte of croquetas, tartares and slow-braised.
Tip: Book a week ahead for Saturday lunch; the dining room is small. Lunch menu del dia runs 22 euros weekdays.
Malacatin ★ 4.3
la-latina · Calle de la Ruda 5, 28005 Madrid
Malacatin off Plaza de la Cebada in Madrid's La Latina has cooked the cocido madrileno in clay pots since 1895. Kitchen leans cocido madrileno specialist.
Tip: Cocido served at lunch only, three days a week. Book five days ahead; cash strongly preferred at the bar.
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.
Tip: Closed Sunday evenings and Mondays. Book three days ahead for the dining room; the bar takes walk-ins.
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.
Tip: Walk-in only at the bar; the dining room takes reservations. The terrace on Calle Libertad fills up by 13:00.
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.
Tip: Book three days ahead for weekend dinner. The terrace seats 12; the inside dining room is the design-led room.
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.
Tip: Book two days ahead for weekday lunch. The bar serves the same pizarra menu standing for half the dining room price.
HanSo Cafe Roasters ★ 4.3
malasana · Calle del Pez 20, 28004 Madrid
HanSo Cafe Roasters in Madrid's Malasana is the Korean-Spanish specialty roastery and cafe since 2015, with house-roasted beans, a focused matcha counter.
Tip: Closed Mondays. The bag of single-origin Ethiopian (14 euros) at the counter; matcha latte (4.50 euros) is the headline.