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Restaurants

Cafe in Madrid

After a period in the doldrums and playing second-fiddle to the culinary hotbeds of Catalunya and the Basque Country, Madrid has upped its game and become a centre of fine food.

Reasonably-priced restaurants specialising in regional cuisine abound, but you can also find international eateries offering Mexican, Cuban and Middle Eastern food as well as top-class Michelin-starred establishments.

Listings & Reviews

Local listings (in Spanish) can be found on Guia del Ocio

Among the plethora of online user reviews are:

Meals & Prices at-a-glance

At-a-glance information has also been provided for all the eating options in this app: the subtitles of each entry are marked with the codes:

  • b = breakfast
  • l = lunch
  • d = dinner
  • € = main dishes mostly under €10
  • €€ = main dishes mostly €10–20
  • €€€ = main dishes mostly over €20

Eat & Drink Argüelles & Moncloa

Eat & Drink Chueca

Eat & Drink Lavapiés

Eat & Drink Malasaña

Eat & Drink Paseo del Arte & Retiro

Eat & Drink Royal Madrid

Eat & Drink Salamanca

Eat & Drink Sol & Huertas

Al Mounia

Moroccan cuisine at its best (l,d; €€)

Bodega de los Secretos

Cool cellar restaurant close to the art galleries (l,d; €€)

Café Barbieri

Laid-back Lavapiés café

Casa Alberto

Mix the traditional and the modern in this Madrid classic

Casa Camacho

A Malasaña classic

Casa del Abuelo

Delicious fried prawns in this spit & sawdust bar

Casa Labra

Historic bar serving up tasty cod tapas

Casa Lucio

Quality roasts and stews (l,d; €€€)

Casa Mingo

Roast chicken in this popular cider house (l,d; €)

Casa Paco

Long-standing local with great tortilla

Cervecería Los Caracoles

Atmospheric spit & sawdust bar specialising in snails

Circo de las Tapas

Friendly service at this sit-down tapas bar

De María Ópera

Steak speciality (l; d; €€€)

DiverXo & StreetXo

Michelin-starred gourmet experience (l,d; €€€)

El Brillante

No-nonsense bar famed for its calamares sandwich

El Sobrino de Botín

The world's oldest restaurant (l,d; €€)

El Tempranillo

Easy-going wine bar with great tapas

La Barraca

The place for paella (l,d; €€)

La Carmencita

Traditional tavern given new lease of life (l,d; €€)

La Castela

High quality produce & service

La Clarita

Good-value international flavours (l,d; €€)

La Mucca de Pez

Popular good-value terrace restaurant (l,d; €)

La Musa Latina

Cool place on the plaza (l,d; €)

La Lorenza

Traditional dishes with quality ingredients

La Posada de la Villa

Historic restaurant serving classic dishes (l,d; €€€)

Pez Tortilla

Tortilla bar

Public, Bazaar & Grupo Andilana

Budget restaurant serving good-value lunch menu (l,d; €)

Taberna del Chato

Good value, quality tapas in this friendly bar

Taberna Laredo

Upmarket taberna near the Retiro (l,d; €€)

Txirimiri

Basque-style pintxos

Viridiana

Culinary creativity (l,d; €€€)

Vínicola Mentridana

Traditional wine bar popular with locals

Xentes

Good value Galician specialities (l,d; €€)

Yerbabuena

Vegetarian with plenty of variety (l; d; €€)

Zara

Good value Cuban food (l,d; €€)

Text © Patrick López

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