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#GuestBites - WHERE TO EAT IN MADRID

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

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.


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


#GuestTravelTips: On the same street where Amazónico is located (Calle Jorge Juan) there are many gastronomic options.


For sushi: ZUMA or MAITAKE. Also, please try the "sushi sandwiches" at KAZU NIKKEI.


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


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


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


A good "tortilla": LA MARTINUCA. They are 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").


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


Pancakes in WATTS.


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

Best burgers: VICIO y GOYCO.

Other good burgers: BOCADO.


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


Other different option: BARDERO.


Signature and world cuisine: ZÍNGARA.


Some Michelin star winners: ARZÁBAL and SA BRISA.


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. In it you can appreciate the story of a trip between Italy and Spain, a search for flavors through its products and its magic.


To eat, have a drink and where they also offer vegetarian options: LAMUCCA DE PRADO.


A luxurious gallery with different food options: GALERÍA CANALEJAS.


For coffee shop and bakery:

-OSOM. Try the mascarpone toast!

-GOSTO COFFEE.

-SANTO BAKE HOUSE.

-TOMA.

-HANSO CAFÉ


A great rooftop: ROOFTOP RIU PLAZA ESPAÑA.


#GuestTravelTips: Near this area and the Templo de Debod, there are many more gastronomic options. It would be along the Paseo del Pintor Rosales / c. From ferraz.


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


Other options:

  • HER

  • MAKKILA

  • EL GORDITO CANTINA

  • QUISPE

  • CIRCOLO POPOLARE

  • IL TAVOLO VERDE

  • CASA ISABELLA

  • THE SPOTS AT "PLAZA OLAVIDE"


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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