6 upscale rooms in Madrid, editor-picked. occasion rooms in Madrid — destination kitchens for celebrations and visits. All Madrid food.
Sacha ★ 4.7
chamberi · Calle de Juan Hurtado de Mendoza 11, 28036 Madrid
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 Spanish kitchens.
Tip: Book three weeks ahead; tables of two are easier than four. The dining room is intimate, the chef circulates between courses.
Sobrino de Botin ★ 4.6
centro · Calle de los Cuchilleros 17, 28005 Madrid
Sobrino de Botin near Plaza Mayor in Madrid is the Guinness-certified oldest restaurant in the world, in business since 1725. The wood-fired oven roasts cochinillo segoviano daily.
Tip: Book the cave dining room downstairs three weeks ahead. Lunch is calmer than dinner; the 14:00 service is the working-day local hour.
Lhardy ★ 4.5
centro · Carrera de San Jeronimo 8, 28014 Madrid
Lhardy on Carrera de San Jeronimo in Madrid has run the wood-panelled dining rooms above its Parisian-style charcuterie counter since 1839, serving the city's canonical cocido madrileno.
Tip: The downstairs counter pours consome from the silver urn for 4 euros standing up; the cocido is upstairs by reservation.
Viavelez ★ 4.4
chamberi · Avenida del General Peron 10, 28020 Madrid
Viavelez near Nuevos Ministerios in Madrid is the modern Asturian by chef Paco Ron, with a refined take on fabada, bonito and the rice canon, in a clean Asturian-tiled dining room.
Tip: Book a fortnight ahead for weekend dinner. The tasting menu runs 65 euros weekdays; carte is 50 to 70 euros per head.
El Pescador ★ 4.4
salamanca · Calle de Jose Ortega y Gasset 75, 28006 Madrid
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) and pulpo running the carte.
Tip: Book five days ahead for weekend dinner. The marble counter seats 8; the dining room is wood-panelled and formal.
La Pescadora ★ 4.2
salamanca · Calle de Conde de Aranda 7, 28001 Madrid
La Pescadora in Madrid's Salamanca district sources its seafood daily from Galicia, with the centollo, ostras and rape al horno running the carte since 1985, in the dining room behind the marble counter.
Tip: Book five days ahead for weekend dinner. The marble counter seats six; the inside dining room is the formal one.