Restaurants in Madrid, Spain
The city's food scene is an ever-expanding patchwork quilt of cuisines and cultures waiting to be gobbled up.
Sacha Restaurant
Zona ajardinada, C. de Juan Hurtado de Mendoza, 11, Posterior, 28036 Madrid, Spain
Sacha, a twinkly candlelit bistro blissfully removed from the busy center, is the ultimate date-night spot with dim lighting and white tablecloths. At...
Saddle Madrid
C. de Amador de los Ríos, 6, 28010 Madrid, Spain
Madrid has establishments where food gets the sci-fi treatment—a centrifuged this, a spherified that—yet a dwindling number of restaurants offering...
Dos Cielos Madrid by Hermanos Torres
Cuesta de Sto. Domingo, 5, 28013 Madrid, Spain
Awash with creams, taupes, and earth tones, Dos Cielos' subdued décor belies an ambitious Spanish-fusion menu with punchy, concentrated flavors...
El Cisne Azul Taberna
C. de Gravina, 17, 28004 Madrid, Spain
Ask local food writers and chefs where to try the city's best wild mushrooms, and they'll invariably point you to El Cisne Azul, an unsuspecting...
Sala de Despiece
C/ de Ponzano, 11, 28010 Madrid, Spain
Meat hooks, styrofoam butcher containers, and black-and-yellow barricade tape define the décor, which could be summed up as high-fashion abattoir. A...
Casa Dani
Cl. de Ayala, 28, 28001 Madrid, Spain
Casa Dani is the kind of no-frills neighborhood bar where napkins litter the floor, cafés con leche (more on coffee in Spain here) come in half-pint...
Cruz Blanca de Vallecas
C. de Carlos Martín Álvarez, 58, 28018 Madrid, Spain
Commanding a waitlist longer than most of Madrid's Michelin-starred restaurants—bank on at least three months—Cruz Blanca de Vallecas is a modest...
Corral de la Morería
C. de la Moreria, 17, 28005 Madrid, Spain
A legendary flamenco nightclub in the heart of Madrid's tourist-swarmed center might be the last place you'd expect to find Michelin-starred dining,...
El Paraguas
C. de Jorge Juan, 16, 28001 Madrid, Spain
You'll feel expensive entering El Paraguas, a low-ceilinged parlor with cushy velvet chairs, ironed white linens, and fresh-cut flowers. The Asturian...
Roostiq
C. de Augusto Figueroa, 47, 28004 Madrid, Spain
There's lots to say about Roostiq, the sleek fire-cooking hotspot in Chueca district, but “pork cracklings and Champagne” might be enough: This...
La Tasquería
C. del Duque de Sesto, 48, 28009 Madrid, Spain
Heads, kidneys, tongues, and other innards define the menu at La Tasquería, a newcomer whose name is a play on the words “tasca” (pub) and “casquería”...
Restaurante Casa Benigna
C. de Benigno Soto, 9, 28002 Madrid, Spain
You're at the whim of chef-owner Norberto Jorge at Casa Benigna—and, trust us, that's a good thing. You can start your low-carb diet mañana; the rice...
El Rincón de Jaén I
Calle de Don Ramón de la Cruz, 88, 28028 Madrid, Spain
All that's missing from El Rincón de Jaén I, an Andalusian fever dream, are twirling flamenco dancers. Under the gaze of a gigantic bull head, Barrio...
Angelita Madrid
C. de la Reina, 4, 28004 Madrid, Spain
Don't be fooled by Angelita's tourist-jammed location a block from Gran Vía; this wine-centric destination restaurant would be packed even if it were...