In this guide
💡 The Short Version: Michelin’s Madrid list has one three-star restaurant, DiverXO, and six with two stars. The places named by the most of the 94 publishers counted are Bodega de la Ardosa (22 sources), Botín (20), Lhardy (17), Casa Alberto (16) and Casa Labra and the Taberna de Antonio Sánchez (15 each). Casa Alberto and the Taberna de Antonio Sánchez are closed on Monday, Lhardy on Sunday evening, and Casa Labra serves tapas only. Botín books online only at 13:00 or 23:15. Or book a tour: the Madrid: Tapas & Wine Tasting Tour with Local Guidead is from €85 for 3 hours.
📊 The evidence behind this guide. Nothing here is ranked on one visit. This pass counts the restaurant, tapas and food lists of 44 English and 50 Spanish publishers: newspapers, magazines, guidebooks and travel writers, among them Time Out, Condé Nast Traveler, The Infatuation, Eater, Lonely Planet and Culinary Backstreets in English, and Time Out España, Elle España, Salir.com, Vogue España, El País, El Mundo and ABC in Spanish. Madrid-only sites without a named newsroom, tour operators and listing sites such as Tripadvisor are not counted. Counts are publishers, not pages, and the English and Spanish counts are shown apart. The Michelin Guide and Guía Repsol are printed as awards beside the places they name, not counted as sources. How the guides are made
⚠️ Check the day. Casa Alberto and the Taberna de Antonio Sánchez are closed on Monday, Lhardy’s restaurant on Sunday evening, and Casa Lucio in August. Casa Labra serves tapas only.
Michelin and the other awards
Michelin’s Madrid page lists 31 starred restaurants in the Comunidad de Madrid: one with three stars, six with two and 24 with one. Twenty-two of the one-star restaurants are in the city; Ancestral in Pozuelo de Alarcón and Chirón in Valdemoro are not. The same page lists 14 Bib Gourmand restaurants in the city (Michelin Guide). Michelin changes the list each year, so quote it by name.
| Restaurant | Where | Michelin |
|---|---|---|
| DiverXO | Calle de Padre Damián 23, in the NH Collection Madrid Eurobuilding | Three Stars |
| Deessa | Plaza de la Lealtad 5, in the Mandarin Oriental Ritz | Two Stars |
| Ramón Freixa Atelier | Calle de Velázquez 24 | Two Stars |
| Coque | Calle del Marqués de Riscal 11 | Two Stars |
| DSTAgE | Calle de Regueros 8 | Two Stars |
| Paco Roncero | Calle de Alcalá 15, in the Casino de Madrid | Two Stars |
| Smoked Room | Paseo de la Castellana 57 | Two Stars |
One Star, in the city (22): Èter, La Tasquería, Saddle, Yugo The Bunker, A’Barra, Quimbaya (Colombian), OSA, El Invernadero (vegetarian), CEBO (in the Hotel Urban), EMi, Gofio, Clos Madrid, Gaytán, Corral de la Morería Gastronómico, Toki (Japanese), Chispa Bistró, VelascoAbellà, Pabú, RavioXO, Desde 1911 (fish and seafood), Ugo Chan and Sen Omakase (Japanese). Corral de la Morería’s tablao is in flamenco shows in Madrid.
Bib Gourmand, in the city (14): La Barra de la Tasquería, In-Pulso, La MaMá, Trèsde, Tres por Cuatro, Sisapo, Gala, Varra, Las Tortillas de Gabino, Manifesto 13, La Montería, Bacira, Treze and Quinqué.
Guía Repsol’s 2026 edition gives Soles to 98 restaurants in the Comunidad de Madrid: 6 with three Soles, 27 with two and 65 with one. The six with three are Coque, Corral de la Morería Gastronómico, DiverXO, DSTAgE, Paco Roncero Restaurante and Ramón Freixa Atelier, which is new at that level in 2026. Its lower tier, Recomendados, includes Botín, Casa Alberto and Lhardy.
Santerra, a Michelin-starred restaurant in Salamanca, closed in September 2026, and the Chamberí tortilla bar Sylkar closed in August 2024. Both still appear on lists.
The places named by the most sources
The count is the number of publishers that name the place on a restaurant, tapas or food list, with the split between the 44 English and 50 Spanish publishers. A place named by fewer than 12 is left out of this table.
| Place | Sources | English | Spanish | Awards | Where |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bodega de la Ardosa | 22 | 6 | 16 | Calle de Colón 13, Malasaña | |
| Sobrino de Botín | 20 | 12 | 8 | Repsol Recomendado | Calle de Cuchilleros 17 |
| Lhardy | 17 | 6 | 11 | Repsol Recomendado | Carrera de San Jerónimo 8 |
| Casa Alberto | 16 | 3 | 13 | Repsol Recomendado | Calle de las Huertas 18 |
| Casa Labra | 15 | 3 | 12 | Calle de Tetuán 12 | |
| Taberna de Antonio Sánchez | 15 | 4 | 11 | Calle del Mesón de Paredes 13 | |
| La Tasquita de Enfrente | 14 | 3 | 11 | Repsol two Soles | Calle de la Ballesta 6 |
| Casa Dani | 14 | 8 | 6 | Mercado de la Paz, Calle de Ayala 28 | |
| Malacatín | 13 | 1 | 12 | Calle de la Ruda 5 | |
| La Bola | 13 | 3 | 10 | Calle de la Bola 5 | |
| Angelita | 13 | 5 | 8 | Repsol Recomendado | Calle de la Reina 4 |
| Pez Tortilla | 13 | 6 | 7 | Calle del Pez, Malasaña | |
| Chocolatería San Ginés | 13 | 12 | 1 | Pasadizo de San Ginés 5 | |
| La Tasquería | 12 | 3 | 9 | Michelin one Star; Repsol two Soles | Calle de Modesto Lafuente 82 |
| Saddle | 12 | 5 | 7 | Michelin one Star; Repsol two Soles | Calle de Amador de los Ríos 6 |
| Casa Lucio | 12 | 7 | 5 | Repsol one Sol | Calle de la Cava Baja 35 |
The English lists favour Botín and San Ginés, named by 12 English publishers each, and Casa Dani. The Spanish lists favour the old taverns, Malacatín and Casa Alberto among them, and the starred and Repsol names that the English lists have not caught up with, among them Taberna Pedraza, Arzábal, Trèsde and Los Torreznos.
The taverns and classic restaurants
Bodega de la Ardosa
Calle de Colón 13, Malasaña · Cited by 22 sources (6 English, 16 Spanish)
esMadrid calls it a centennial tavern where you can drink draught beer or classic vermouth on tap, in Malasaña. The Madrid regional tourism portal dates it to 1892. The lists send readers there for the vermouth and the tortilla.
Sobrino de Botín
Calle de Cuchilleros 17 · online bookings at 13:00 or 23:15 · Cited by 20 sources (12 English, 8 Spanish) · botin.es
Guinness World Records lists Botín as the oldest restaurant, opened in 1725, in a house of four floors that keeps its original wood-fired oven. The dish is roast suckling pig, €32.50 on the carta, with roast lamb at €33.00. Online bookings are open every day at 13:00 or 23:15, except exceptional dates, and the phone is +34 91 366 42 17.
The front of Sobrino de Botín at Calle de Cuchilleros 17. Photo: Brian Adamson, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.
Lhardy
Carrera de San Jerónimo 8 · Monday to Saturday 13:00 to 00:00, Sunday 13:00 to 16:00, closed Sunday evening · Cited by 17 sources (6 English, 11 Spanish) · lhardy.com
Open since 1839. The restaurant serves a cocido in three courses, which it calls “3 vuelcos”, finished with a Soufflé Lhardy, and its carta lists “Callos Lhardy”. The shop beside it is open Monday to Saturday 09:00 to 23:00 and Sunday 10:00 to 17:00. A second house, Lhardy Café, opened on 7 September 2026 on the ground floor of the Hotel Wellington on Calle de Velázquez, and the cocido is served only at the Carrera de San Jerónimo (El País). The phone is +34 915 213 385.
Casa Alberto
Calle de las Huertas 18 · tavern Tuesday to Saturday 12:00 to 23:00, Sunday 12:00 to 16:00, closed Monday · Cited by 16 sources (3 English, 13 Spanish) · casaalberto.es
A tavern founded in 1827, according to the council’s plaque set in the floor of the entrance. It serves traditional Madrid cooking, and the regional portal names its tripe, oxtail and cod. It also serves vermouth. The phone is +34 914 299 356.
Casa Labra
Calle de Tetuán 12 · tapas only, 11:30 to 15:30 and 18:30 to 22:30, open every day except 1 January · Cited by 15 sources (3 English, 12 Spanish) · casalabra.es
Open since 1860. The speciality is cod and cod croquettes, and the bar’s own page says it now serves tapas only, with the restaurant closed.
Taberna de Antonio Sánchez
Calle del Mesón de Paredes 13 · Tuesday to Sunday, closed Monday · Cited by 15 sources (4 English, 11 Spanish) · tabernaantoniosanchez.com
The tavern calls itself the oldest in Madrid, since 1787. It is open from Tuesday to Sunday and welcomes pets.
La Tasquita de Enfrente
Calle de la Ballesta 6 · tasting menus €110 and €150 · Cited by 14 sources (3 English, 11 Spanish) · latasquitadeenfrente.com
A small dining room of Juanjo López Bedmar, in the Michelin guide and holding two Repsol Soles. It serves a carta that changes with the market and two tasting menus: nine courses for €110 and eleven for €150. Its steak tartare won a prize at Madrid Fusión in 2025, according to the restaurant. Bookings are through its website and Instagram, for up to six diners.
Casa Dani
Mercado de la Paz, Calle de Ayala 28 · set lunch 13:30 to 15:30 · Cited by 14 sources (8 English, 6 Spanish) · casadani.es
The tortilla de patatas is the dish, sold by the slice, half or whole, with or without onion. The restaurant calls it the best in Spain, which is its own claim. The set lunch is a first and a second course, a drink and dessert or coffee.
Malacatín
Calle de la Ruda 5 · Cited by 13 sources (1 English, 12 Spanish) · malacatin.com
A tavern from 1895 that calls itself one of the fifteen centenary restaurants of Madrid. The cocido is the dish. One English publisher names it, against twelve Spanish ones.
A cocido madrileño: the broth first, then chickpeas, potato, carrot and meats on a separate plate. Photo: Smnt, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
La Bola
Calle de la Bola 5 · Cited by 13 sources (3 English, 10 Spanish) · labola.es
A tavern from 1870 that cooks the cocido in individual clay pots over oak charcoal. The set menu with the cocido is €39.90 a person, with olives, bread and butter, apple fritters with ice cream, house wine, water and a liqueur. The other set menus cost €42 to €47, vegetarian is €39.50 and children’s is €29.60. Tables are booked on its website, and the phone is +34 915 476 930.
Pez Tortilla
Calle del Pez, Malasaña · no reservations, tables in order of arrival · Cited by 13 sources (6 English, 7 Spanish) · peztortilla.com
A tortilla bar. It serves the classic potato omelette and versions with black pudding, truffle and brie, and its croquetas are filled with boletus, ham or cheek.
Chocolatería San Ginés
Pasadizo de San Ginés 5 · chocolate and churros since 1894 · Cited by 13 sources (12 English, 1 Spanish) · chocolateriasangines.com
Hot, thick chocolate with churros, the fried dough sticks, or the thicker porras. Twelve English publishers name it, and one Spanish publisher.
Casa Lucio
Calle de la Cava Baja 35 · lunch 13:00 to 16:00, dinner 20:00 to 23:30 · closed in August · Cited by 12 sources (7 English, 5 Spanish) · casalucio.es
On the site of the old Mesón El Segoviano, where Lucio Blázquez began work at 12. The lists attach its name to the huevos rotos, fried eggs over potatoes and ham. It is closed on the evenings of 24, 25 and 31 December and 1 January, and for the month of August.
Everyday eating
esMadrid describes the casa de comidas, the everyday restaurant, which serves traditional dishes at a modest price: three first courses, three second courses, dessert and a glass of wine. The week has its dish: stew on Monday, lentils on Tuesday, pasta with tomato on Wednesday, paella on Thursday and chicken fricassée on Friday. It names Casa Ricardo in Chamberí, serving since 1935, Casa Paulino, Casa Mundi and La Charca, whose speciality is the Asturian cachopo, a breaded cutlet filled with ham and cheese.
Markets
| Market | Where | Cited by | What to know |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercado de San Miguel | Plaza de San Miguel | 13 English, 8 Spanish | More than 20 stands. Open Sunday to Thursday 10:00 to 24:00, Friday, Saturday and holiday eves 10:00 to 01:00. Reopened on 26 February 2026 after works |
| Mercado de Vallehermoso | Chamberí | 5 English, 8 Spanish | |
| Mercado de Antón Martín | Calle de Santa Isabel 5 | 3 English, 8 Spanish | |
| Mercado de la Paz | Calle de Ayala 28, Salamanca | 7 English, 4 Spanish | Home of Casa Dani |
| Mercado de San Antón | Calle de Augusto Figueroa 24, Chueca | 5 English, 5 Spanish | Renovated, with new stalls |
| Mercado de la Cebada | La Latina | 7 English, 2 Spanish | |
| Mercado de San Fernando | Lavapiés | 5 English, 3 Spanish | Inaugurated in 1944 |
esMadrid’s page on gourmet markets is the city’s own guide.
A fruit stall in the Mercado de San Antón, Chueca. Photo: Tiia Monto, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Food tours
A food tour is a guided walk that stops to eat. GetYourGuide lists these Madrid food tours, with its “from” prices:
| Tour | From | Length | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madrid: Tapas & Wine Tasting Tour with Local Guidead | €85 | 3 hours | 2,576 |
| Madrid: Authentic Tapas Tour – Eat Like a Local & Have Fun!ad | €72 | 3 hours | 1,308 |
| Madrid: Guided Food Tour with Local Tapas & Spanish Winead | €89 | 2.5 hours | 896 |
Madrid food tours and cooking classes compares them with the rest and with the paella classes.
Plan the rest
The bars, the dishes and the three tapas streets are in Madrid tapas. To fit meals to the sights, see Madrid in one or two days. Where to stay in Madrid compares the areas, and hotels near the Puerta del Sol lists the hotels beside the old taverns. Seville and Barcelona have their own: see Seville tapas and where to eat in Barcelona.
Common questions
How many Michelin-starred restaurants does Madrid have?
Michelin's Madrid page lists 31 starred restaurants in the Comunidad de Madrid: DiverXO with three stars, six with two (Deessa, Ramón Freixa Atelier, Coque, DSTAgE, Paco Roncero and Smoked Room) and 24 with one, of which 22 are in the city. It also lists 14 Bib Gourmand restaurants in the city.
Which places do the most food lists in Madrid name?
Bodega de la Ardosa, named by 22 of the 94 publishers counted (6 English, 16 Spanish), then Botín with 20 (12 English, 8 Spanish), Lhardy with 17, Casa Alberto with 16 and Casa Labra and the Taberna de Antonio Sánchez with 15 each. The English lists lean towards Botín and the Chocolatería San Ginés, and the Spanish lists towards Malacatín and Casa Alberto.
Which Madrid restaurants are closed on which days?
Casa Alberto and the Taberna de Antonio Sánchez are closed on Monday. Lhardy's restaurant is closed on Sunday evening. Casa Labra is open every day except 1 January but serves tapas only. Casa Lucio is closed in August and on the evenings of 24, 25 and 31 December and 1 January.
Do I need to book a restaurant in Madrid?
Botín takes online bookings at 13:00 or 23:15 on any day, and by phone on +34 91 366 42 17. La Tasquita de Enfrente takes bookings through its website and Instagram for up to six diners. Pez Tortilla takes no reservations and seats tables in order of arrival. La Bola takes table bookings.
How much does a meal cost at the classic Madrid restaurants?
At Botín the roast suckling pig is €32.50 and the roast lamb €33.00. La Bola's set menu with the cocido is €39.90 a person, with house wine, and its other set menus run from €42 to €47. La Tasquita de Enfrente's tasting menus are €110 for nine courses and €150 for eleven.
What is the oldest restaurant in Madrid?
Botín, on Calle de Cuchilleros, which Guinness World Records lists as the oldest restaurant, opened in 1725. The Taberna de Antonio Sánchez calls itself the oldest tavern in Madrid, since 1787, and Casa Alberto dates itself to 1827.
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