If you’re coming to Madrid for the Formula 1 event, a big music concert or simply for vacation, you have to take advantage of the many restaurants in this Spanish capital. This is where to eat in Madrid, places we tried ourselves and brought friends and family as well.
Restaurante Loredo
- Location: Cta. de San Vicente, 8 (link to Google maps)
- Reservations: reserve online
- Style: Classic Asturian restaurant
- Best for: Callos (beef tripe stew), Huevos rotos (broken eggs with potatoes), Cachopo (breaded and filled beef escalope), Patatas Bravas, Menu del dia
El Cisne Restaurante
- Location: C. de Ventura Rodríguez, 4 (link to Google maps)
- Reservations: 915420590
- Style: Classic Beer House
- Best for: Cachopo (breaded and filled beef escalope), Patatas Bravas, Alcachofas (artichokes), Torreznos (crispy pork rind), Entrecot, Menu del dia
La Parrilla de Galicia
- Location: Pl. de Tirso de Molina, 7 (link to Google maps)
- Reservations: 913690240
- Style: Classic Galician restaurant
- Best for: Chuletón, Pimientos de Padron, Pulpo A la Gallega / Pulpo á feira, Zamburiñas (small scallops)
La Casa del Abuelo
- Location: C. de Toledo, 11 (link to Google maps)
- Reservations: reserve online or call 910000133
- Style: Historic restaurant founded in 1906
- Best for: Gambas al ajillo, Chuletón, Pimientos de Padron, Oreja A la Plancha (grilled pig’s ear), Gambas A la Plancha
Cervecería Alemana
- Location: Pl. de Sta. Ana, 6 (link to Google maps)
- Reservations: 914297033
- Style: Historic beer hall, Hemingway used to come here
- Best for: German beers and sausages
La Charca Taberna
- Location: C. de Juan Álvarez Mendizábal, 7 (link to Google maps)
- Reservations: reserve online or call 915472894
- Menu: link
- Style: Asturian restaurant with a modern decor
- Best for: Cachopo (breaded and filled beef escalope) – Best in Spain 2020, Pimientos de Padron, Zamburiñas (small scallops), Fabada (Asturian bean stew)
Gourmet Experience Gran Vía
- Location: Pl. del Callao, 2, 9th floor (link to Google maps)
- Style: Modern restaurants in the Gourmet section of El Corte Ingles
- Best for: Tapas with a view, wide variety
Sala de Despiece 2 (SDD2)
- Location: C. de la Virgen de los Peligros, 8 (link to Google maps)
- Reservations: reserve online or call 919590603
- Menu: link
- Style: Modern restaurant with informal seating
- Best for: Degustation menu
Where to Get a Coffee, a Vermut or a Snack in Madrid
Café Libre Madrid
- Location: Gran Vía, 11 (link to Google maps)
- Menu: link
- Style: Eclectic grand cafe in the city center
- Best for: Coffee, sweets, snacks and vermut
El Riojano
- Location: Calle Mayor, 10 (link to Google maps)
- Style: Historic pastry shop with cafe area in the back
- Best for: Hot chocolate, coffee, sweets
Faborit Plaza de España (Princesa)
- Location: Calle de la Princesa, 2 (link to Google maps)
- Style: Modern coffee place with breakfast and lunch options
- Best for: Coffee and croissant
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