30 editor picks in Madrid.
30 upscale places in Madrid, editor-picked. occasion restaurants in Madrid: destination kitchens for celebrations and visits. All Madrid food.
Sacha in Madrid's Chamartin is the bistro by Sacha Hormaechea, whose lazy-tortilla and lasana de boletus are reference dishes for half the country's modern.
OrderThe tortilla vaga (lazy tortilla, undercooked and topped with caviar) and the lasana de boletus.
TipBook three weeks ahead; tables of two are easier than four. The dining room is intimate, the chef circulates between courses.
Sobrino de Botin near Plaza Mayor in Madrid is the Guinness-certified oldest restaurant in the world, in business since 1725. Located in Centro.
OrderThe cochinillo asado roasted in the 1725 wood oven, then sopa de ajo with poached egg.
TipBook the cave dining room downstairs three weeks ahead. Lunch is calmer than dinner; the 14:00 service is the working-day local hour.
La Tasqueria de Javi Estevez moved from Salamanca to Chamberi in 2024, keeping the 1-star Michelin and the brief that matches casqueria (offal).
OrderThe cabeza de cochinillo crujiente, the sesos rebozados and the tasting menu (65 euros lunch, 95 dinner).
TipBook three weeks ahead for the seven-seat counter; the dining room books one week. Closed Sun-Mon.
Salmon Guru on Calle Echegaray in Madrid is Diego Cabrera's neon-lit cocktail room (2017), the World's 50 Best Bars regular with tiki-style drinks.
TipClosed Mondays. Book the back-room tasting flight (4 cocktails for 40 euros) three days ahead; bar takes walk-ins.
La Venencia on Calle Echegaray in Madrid is the 1930s sherry bar where Hemingway drank manzanilla; cash-only and no photographs. Open daily 12:30 to midnight.
TipCash only. No photographs (rule since the 1930s). The bar serves five sherry styles and three conservas; nothing else.
Lhardy on Carrera de San Jeronimo in Madrid has run the wood-panelled dining rooms above its Parisian-style charcuterie counter since 1839, serving.
OrderThe three-volcado cocido madrileno on a Tuesday or Thursday.
TipThe downstairs counter pours consome from the silver urn for 4 euros standing up; the cocido is upstairs by reservation.
1862 Dry Bar on Calle del Pez in Madrid's Malasana is the speakeasy-style cocktail room since 2014, named for Jerry Thomas's 1862 bartender's guide.
TipWalk-in but the room is small (35 seats). Closed Sundays. The classic Sazerac (14 euros) is the headline order.
Azotea del Circulo on Calle de Alcala in Madrid's Centro is the rooftop of the 1926 Circulo de Bellas Artes art club, with 360-degree views over Gran.
TipEntry fee 5 euros. Open daily 11:00-02:00. The sunset slot (19:30) is the busiest; book on Tickets.com to skip the queue.
Angelita Madrid on Calle del Reina is the natural-wine room by the Casa Cervantes group since 2014, with 100 by-the-glass pours and a focus on Spanish small.
TipClosed Sun-Mon. The downstairs cocktail bar is the second-stop; the wine bar is on the ground floor.
La Fisna on Calle Amparo in Madrid's Lavapies is the natural-and-biodynamic wine bar since 2014, with 120 by-the-glass references and a focused.
TipClosed Sun-Mon. The by-the-glass list rotates daily; the pizarra changes by season. Owner Antonio pours personally.
Posada de la Villa on Cava Baja in Madrid's La Latina has roasted Castilian cordero in a wood-fired oven since 1642, with the cocido madrileno and callos.
OrderThe cordero asado roasted in the wood oven and the cocido madrileno (three vuelcos).
TipBook a week ahead for weekend lunch. Cordero orders must be placed when reserving; the lamb is roasted to order.
Viavelez near Nuevos Ministerios in Madrid is the modern Asturian founded by chef Paco Ron, now led by Enrique Limon since 2023, with a refined take.
OrderThe fabada asturiana with compango and the arroz cremoso de bogavante. A bottle of Albarino from Rias Baixas.
TipBook a fortnight ahead for weekend dinner. The tasting menu runs 65 euros weekdays; carte is 50 to 70 euros per head.
El Pescador on Calle Jose Ortega y Gasset in Madrid's Salamanca has cooked Galician seafood since 1976, with a live tank of shellfish and the rape (monkfish).
OrderPulpo a la gallega (24 euros), almejas a la marinera and a half-bottle of Albarino from Rias Baixas.
TipBook five days ahead for weekend dinner. The marble counter seats 8; the dining room is wood-panelled and formal.
Macera Taller Bar in Madrid's Malasana infuses its own gins, vodkas and rums in glass jars at the back of the bar, with rotating fruits, herbs and roots.
TipWalk-in only. The cocktails (10 to 14 euros) are the headlines; the infused-spirit bottles sell to take home.
Del Diego near Gran Via in Madrid is the 1992-founded cocktail bar by Fernando del Diego, the canonical Madrid coctelero, with the Del Diego eponymous.
TipClosed Sundays. Cash and card accepted. The eponymous Del Diego cocktail (12 euros) is the headline; classic Negronis are the second order.
Casa Camacho in Madrid's Malasana has poured the yayo (vermut with gin and seltzer, served from height) since 1928. Order the yayo (vermut, gin, sifon).
TipCash only. Closed Sundays. The yayo is 3 euros, the boquerones 3, the bocadillo de calamares 4.50; nothing else on offer.
Vinoteca Garcia de la Navarra in Madrid's Retiro near Cibeles is the by-the-glass wine bar since 2011 by the Garcia de la Navarra brothers, with 700 cellar.
TipClosed Sundays. The by-the-glass list at the bar rotates weekly; the dining room takes reservations five days out.
Taberna Tempranillo on Cava Baja in Madrid's La Latina is the wine-bar headline of the Cava Baja crawl, with 200 by-the-glass Spanish references.
TipWalk-in only; the bar fills up Sundays during the vermut crawl. The pizarra changes daily; ask for current Mencias.
Vinothecvm on Calle Bravo Murillo in Madrid's Chamberi is the natural-wine bar and shop since 2018, with 150 by-the-glass references, Spanish and French.
TipClosed Sundays. The shop is open during bar hours; bottles to take home from 18 euros and up.
El Pescador on Ortega y Gasset in Madrid's Salamanca has sourced Galician seafood from Pescaderias Coruñesas since 1975, with the live-tank centollo.
OrderA centollo (spider crab) from the live tank and the pulpo a la gallega. A glass of Albarino from Rias Baixas.
TipBook five days ahead for weekend dinner. The bar opens 12:30 onward and is the easier door at lunch; the dining room is closed Sundays.
Museo Chicote on Gran Via in Madrid is the 1931-founded cocktail bar by Perico Chicote, the Madrid cocktail pioneer. Located in Centro. Order the dry martini.
TipWalk-in. The art-deco room is the headline; the dry martini (12 euros) is the canonical order. Open daily until 02:00.
Medium Club on Calle del Pez in Madrid's Malasana is the esoteric-themed cocktail bar with a tarot-and-occult interior, signature cocktails built on pisco.
TipWalk-in. Signature cocktails run 10 to 13 euros; the back room takes reservations for the listening sessions.
Masa near Plaza de Olavide in Madrid's Chamberi is the natural-wine bar from Antonella Tignanelli since 2023, with a selected by-the-glass list of European.
TipClosed Sunday and Monday. The 10-seat counter is the spot for the by-the-glass flight; vinyl-soundtracked back room from 21:00.
Casa Salvador in Madrid's Chueca has poured the vermut de grifo and Madrileno wines since 1941, with a wood-panelled dining room, bullfighting posters.
TipClosed Mondays. The Sunday lunch is the major weekly meal; cocido madrileno on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Vinos Jose Pascual on Calle Castello in Madrid's Salamanca is the wine-bar-and-shop since 1948, with 350 references on the cellar, 25 by-the-glass and tablas.
TipClosed Mondays. The by-the-glass list rotates weekly; ask the staff for the current Ribera del Duero recommendations.
Viva Madrid in Madrid's Las Letras is the 1856-founded tile-fronted cocktail bar, with a long bar, gin tonic carte and the daily-changing tapas pizarra.
TipWalk-in only. The terrace on Calle Manuel Fernandez seats 8; cocktails 10 to 14 euros, tapas 5 to 12.
La Tape on Calle San Bernardo in Madrid is the wine-bar-and-tapas room since 2015, with 80 by-the-glass references, a focused daily-changing tapas pizarra.
TipWalk-in. Closed Sundays. The corner terrace seats 14; the inside bar is the standing-room scene.
El Rincon de Jaen on Cava Alta in Madrid's La Latina is the Andalusian wine bar with 90 by-the-glass references from Jerez to Montilla-Moriles.
TipClosed Mondays. The by-the-glass sherry flight (12 euros for 4) is the headline tasting set.
El Jardin Secreto in Madrid's Conde Duque is the rooftop garden bar at the Hotel Innside Madrid, with views over Plaza Comendadoras, a vermut programme.
TipOpen April to October only. Walk-in until 21:00, reservation required after. The vermut tonic (8 euros) is the headline.
El Pulpito on Plaza Mayor in Madrid is the Galician wine bar and tasca with 80 by-the-glass references, pulpo a la gallega and the daily-changing pizarra.
TipClosed Mondays. The terrace on Plaza Mayor seats 12; the inside dining room is wood-panelled and small.
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