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#GuestBites - WHERE TO EAT IN MADRID

Updated: Jan 16

One of the most requested guides, where to eat in MADRID.

You can also see this in MAPS format, so you can search based on your location.


Let's get straight to the point, here we go:


DIVERXO, was recognized as the best restaurant in 2023 by the guide "The World 50 Best". High-end and avant-garde tasting menus served on extravagant crockery in an elegant and modern dining room.


FANÁTICO, offers a modern atmosphere that includes cocktails, small plates and traditional main dishes. The restaurant's menu has a Mediterranean and especially Spanish gastronomic proposal, dishes that provide an intense and flavorful experience. The product and good pairing are worshiped, in which the three basic pillars are combined: avant-garde, flavor and tradition. All this framed by the magic of live shows and live music.


CAMINO, located in the Paseo de la Habana area. A perfect place for after office, and a kitchen that stands out for the selection of its raw materials. With a simple and minimalist decoration, it is a cheerful restaurant with lots of light. On the ground floor there is a snack bar, another for informal meals and an area to have a drink or try its wide variety of teas. The top floor is simpler. Outside it has a terrace equipped with heaters and blankets for winter. The menu includes Mediterranean cuisine, from the market, with good raw materials, such as: Madrid-style "callos", grilled goat cheese salad (with caramelized onion and raspberry jam), laminated vegetable tempura, grilled scallops with snow peas and a touch of lemon, salmon tartare with avocado and capers, grilled sirloin taquitos with padrón peppers, hamburgers and more.


OSTRAS PEDRÍN: This bar located in Chamberí, is on the corner of a sunny street in a traditional neighborhood and its main characters is its caldera-colored bar. The brick of its walls coexists with red terrazzo and marble, and from its windows, you can appreciate the rhythm of the city while eating some oysters or drinking a house vermouth. Its generous oysters in tempura, its well-worked sardines and its unique laing are among those dishes that must not be missed.


For an original and elegant option: CALUANA. It was a Church and today it is a restaurant + bar. You can appreciate the story of a trip between Italy and Spain, a search for flavors through its products and its magic.


AMAZÓNICO: Asian, Mediterranean and Brazilian dishes in an Amazonian-themed space with live music in the basement.


TEN CON TEN: You must try the "risotto de sémola" with truffle.


For a different menu specialized in fires, both meat and fish or seafood of the best quality: TIZÓN.


Signature and world cuisine: ZÍNGARA.


Some Michelin star winners: ARZÁBAL and SA BRISA.



For sushi: ZUMA and HOTARU (try the "mostachón de nutella" for dessert). Also, please try the "sushi sandwiches" at KAZU NIKKEI.


Handrolls: AKIRO.


Ramen: CHUKA


An amazing Peruvian - Asian fusion restaurant: TRIPEA. The same owner also has: TRIPERITO, inside the Mercado de La Paz.


A good "tortilla": LA MARTINUCA. They are the tortilla sandwich creators!

Other great options: LA ARDOSA, LOS 33 (grill; the coffee here is great), JUANA LA LOCA PINXOS BAR (a must in La Latina neighborhood), CASA MACARENO (great "tortilla" and raw ham & truffle "croquetas"). LA MARUCA ("tortilla" and "tarta de queso").


Another great alternative is ALTO BARDERO, offering a different vibe and creative small plates.


Other option you can’t go wrong with is: LA CARBONERÍA ("tortilla", "ensaladilla rusa", octopus, everything really).


More "tapas": VINITUS (great price/quality option) and 100 MONTADITOS.


CASA MACARENO (great "ensaladilla rusa").


EL TIGRE: They charge you for the drink and give you some free "tapas". A very local spot.

Sea food in LA MINA BAR.


Best burgers: VICIO and GOYCO.

Other good burgers: BOCADO (they offer small dishes until 8pm and burgers from 8pm).


An informal option for dishes like sandwiches/bikinis/hamburgers: LA MAMONA. The "kinder bueno" tiramisu is a must. They have restaurants in different neighborhoods.


Healthy option: HONEST GREENS.


For coffee shop and bakery:

-OSOM. Try the mascarpone toast and the Katsu (sandwich)!

-GOSTO COFFEE.

-SANTO BAKE HOUSE.

-TOMA.

-HANSO CAFÉ

-ALMA NOMAD (try the Pistacho cookie)

-OBRAR (Pistacho croissant)

-JINPING E HIJO (Good matcha).

-RELIGION

-PAN Y PEPINILLOS


-LUNA & WANDA ("tarta de queso")


Pancakes in WATTS.


Great ice creams: GELATERIA LA DOLCEFINA and LOLLI


Great spots to eat and have some drinks:

Inside the Parque del Retiro, there is a very cool spot where you can go for lunch or at sunset / night: FLORIDA PARK.


AMAZÓNICO, is a must.


Other alternative where they also offer vegetarian options: LAMUCCA DE PRADO.


A great rooftop: ROOFTOP RIU PLAZA ESPAÑA.


For a different experience you can go to BRUNCH MADRID. They open on different dates with live music and DJS.



#GuestTravelTips: On Calle Jorge Juan (street) there are many gastronomic options and bars.


The area around the Templo de Debod also offers a variety of dining options, particularly along Paseo del Pintor Rosales and Calle Ferraz.


A luxurious gallery with different food options: GALERÍA CANALEJAS.


Other great places:

  • HER

  • MAKKILA

  • EL GORDITO CANTINA (Breakfast sandwich with cheddar and bacon).

  • QUISPE

  • CIRCOLO POPOLARE

  • IL TAVOLO VERDE

  • CASA ISABELLA

  • THE SPOTS AT "PLAZA OLAVIDE"

  • CASA CANITO (Bar + Platitos)

  • KRUDO Raw Bar

  • HARAMBOURE: Try the onion "tarta tatín" / Wagyu meatballs with foie gras and truffle / Clam rice.

  • BIRIBIRI

  • CASA NEUTRALE

  • CHARRÚA (Uruguayan)

  • FISMULER


For a guide to visit Madrid in 3 days, click HERE.


And for an express guide to Madrid's neighborhoods/districts that you cannot miss, click HERE.










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