Where to Eat
CULINARY CULTURE
In this city, gastronomy is culture, leisure and business. There is a vast range of culinary variety on offer: in Madrid you can find everything, from traditional homemade dishes to the most innovative and creative cuisine. We are lucky enough to enjoy international food from all over the globe, made with the best raw ingredients, and the stoves of the city offer some of the most surprising dishes of modern cuisine.
It is impossible to spend a few days in Madrid and not partake in one of the most typical local activities: going out for tapas. Tapas are everything, from the most traditional declicacy to the most vanguardist bite, and always washed down with a good wine and enjoying the best company. Here is a complete guide to the best tapas.
Discover the most typical dishes from Madrid, cocido, besugo and callos, but also traditionnal pastries such as torrijas, barquillos and huesos de santo. Don't forget to taste on your culinary tour the well-known tapas and the wines from the Madrid Community region.
The culture of tapas, as seen by nouvelle cuisine and the most innovative design trends, finds a home in modern bars, where we urge you to try out some truly creative recipes. These little dishes are brought up to date with the latest ingredients and techniques, and are served in venues that are just as modern, imaginative and chic.
There are around 3,100 culinary establishments in Madrid, but only Santceloni, La Terraza del Casino and Sergi Arola -with two stars- and Zalacaín, El Club Allard, La Broche, Diverxo, Kabuki Wellington and Ramón Freixe Madrid -with one- are the chosen few by the Michelin Guide. Their claim is backed up by well prepared dishes, a painstaking service and a select atmosphere.
At the Thyssen Bornemisza Museum, the Teatro Real (Opera House), the Museo del Traje and the Reina Sofía Museum, visitors can enjoy more than the artistic collections, since they can also discover another type of art: gastronomy.
Vegetarian food is gaining more and more popularity in Madrid. Recently, more and more restaurants that promote vegetarian cuisine have opened and offer elaborately prepared recipes which yield innovative and very tasty dishes combining basic ingredients such as fresh fruits, vegetables, seitan or tofu.
Built in 1916, this market is the finest example of cast-iron architecture in Madrid. Today it is a temple to gastronomy, home to 33 stalls selling mouth-watering products and select ingredients, offering food to take home or to consume right there on the premises.
It is noon on a typical Sunday, the night before ended in the small hours of the morning and your body is craving both sweet and savoury. Too early for lunch and too late for breakfast, it´s time for brunch, an English tradition that is becoming increasingly popular in the capital.
RESTAURANTS
OTHER SUGGESTIONS
Tapas bars
Find here the best tapas bars in Madrid.
A Meal for Madrid
Paco Roncero and Alfonso Castellano, Sergi Arola and Daniel Guerrero cook for us today.
Brunch in Madrid
Hotel Palace, Ritz, Café Oliver, Hotel Urban, Nina, Ene, Hispano Bar and Hotel Intercontinental.
Paseo de la Gastronomía
Ten restaurants in Madrid combine sophisticated and varied cuisine with pleasant surroundings.
Traditional Shops and Taverns
Hot chocolate and bonbons
Traditional ice-cream parlours
The best ice-creams in the city.
Calamari Sandwich
Read about Madrid's most famous snack and the most traditional places to find it.
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