These are the restaurants in Madrid that the major lists rate, plus the local institutions the press keeps returning to, on one map. Filter by list, tap a pin for the details, and follow the links on each card to the award or article behind it.
Key takeaways
- Strongest list standing: DiverXO, Smoked Room and Coque.
- 28 places: 12 with MICHELIN stars, 1 on a 50 Best list, 7 from other guides, 9 local institutions.
- Best-covered local institutions: Casa Lucio, Casa Revuelta and Lhardy.
- Every award and article is linked on its card, so you can check it yourself before booking.
Places are ordered by list standing, then press coverage. This is not a ranking of our own. Last checked October 26, 2026.
Screenshot of diverxo.com DiverXO
$$$$Madrid (Tetuán) · Creative avant-garde
3 Stars · MICHELIN Guide Spain 2026#4 · The World's 50 Best Restaurants 202598.5/100 · La Liste 2026David Muñoz's restaurant is Madrid's only three-MICHELIN-star table and ranked No.4 on The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2025. Eater describes long tasting menus with dishes styled like works of art.
Covered by Eater and Condé Nast Traveler
Calle del Padre Damián 23, 28036 Madrid
Screenshot of smokedroomrestaurants.com Smoked Room
$$$$Madrid (Chamberí) · Fire and smoke cooking
A tasting-menu restaurant on the Paseo de la Castellana holding two MICHELIN stars.
Covered by Condé Nast Traveler
Paseo de la Castellana 57, 28046 Madrid
Screenshot of restaurantecoque.com Coque
$$$$Madrid (Almagro) · Creative
A creative tasting-menu restaurant on Calle del Marqués de Riscal holding two MICHELIN stars.
Calle del Marqués de Riscal 11, 28010 Madrid
Screenshot of mandarinoriental.com Deessa
$$$$Madrid (Retiro) · Creative
The creative restaurant of the Mandarin Oriental Ritz hotel, holding two MICHELIN stars.
Plaza de la Lealtad 5, 28014 Madrid
Screenshot of dstageconcept.com DSTAgE
$$$$Madrid (Chamberí) · Creative
A creative restaurant in Chamberí holding two MICHELIN stars.
Calle de los Regueros 8, 28004 Madrid
Screenshot of pacoroncerorestaurante.com Paco Roncero
$$$$Madrid (Sol) · Creative
Paco Roncero's restaurant in the Casino de Madrid building on Calle de Alcalá holds two MICHELIN stars.
Calle de Alcalá 15, 28014 Madrid
Screenshot of ramonfreixaatelier.com Madrid (Salamanca) · Creative
Ramón Freixa's speakeasy-style dining room has a single U-shaped table for ten and one tasting menu. It was promoted to two MICHELIN stars in the 2026 guide and is one of three new 3 Soles in the 2026 Guía Repsol.
Calle de Velázquez 24, 28001 Madrid
Screenshot of moreriagastro.com Madrid (La Latina) · Modern Spanish
A four-table dining room inside the Corral de la Morería flamenco tablao, where chef David García serves a tasting menu with Basque roots, per Eater. It holds one MICHELIN star.
Covered by Eater and Condé Nast Traveler
Calle de la Morería 17, 28005 Madrid
Screenshot of desde1911.es Desde 1911
$$$$Madrid (Arganzuela) · Seafood
The seafood restaurant of the Pescaderías Coruñesas family business holds one MICHELIN star. Eater notes a daily-changing tasting menu and a list of more than a thousand wines.
Covered by Eater and Condé Nast Traveler
Calle del Vivero 3, 28040 Madrid
Screenshot of saddle-madrid.com Saddle
$$$$Madrid (Almagro) · Modern classic
A restaurant in Almagro holding one MICHELIN star for modern and classic cooking.
Covered by Condé Nast Traveler
Calle de Amador de los Ríos 6, 28010 Madrid
Screenshot of latasqueria.com La Tasquería
$$$Madrid (Chamberí) · Modern offal
Javi Estévez cooks tripe, trotters, snout and other offal with modern technique, according to Eater. The restaurant holds one MICHELIN star.
Covered by Eater and Condé Nast Traveler
Calle de Modesto Lafuente 82, 28003 Madrid
Screenshot of elinvernaderorestaurante.com El Invernadero
$$$$Madrid (Chamberí) · Vegetable-led tasting menu
A vegetarian and vegan tasting-menu restaurant in Chamberí holding one MICHELIN star.
Calle de Ponzano 85, 28003 MadridBaldoria
$$$Madrid (Salamanca) · Neapolitan pizza
Ciro Cristiano's Italian restaurant in the Salamanca district serves Neapolitan and padellino pizzas. It is No.2 on 50 Top Pizza Europa 2026 and No.8 in the world list.
Calle de José Ortega y Gasset 100, 28006 MadridFratelli Figurato
$$Madrid (Chamberí) · Neapolitan pizza
Brothers Riccardo and Vittorio Figurato run this Neapolitan pizzeria, which has other Madrid branches. 50 Top Pizza ranks it No.11 in Europe for 2026.
Avenida de Filipinas 14, 28003 MadridCasa Alberto
Madrid · Callos a la Madrileña
TasteAtlas ranks it among the world's most legendary restaurants, known for its Callos a la Madrileña. It opened in 1827.
Calle de las Huertas 18, 28012 Madrid, SpainCasa Labra
Madrid · Tajada de bacalao
TasteAtlas ranks it among the world's most legendary restaurants, known for its Tajada de bacalao. It opened in 1860.
Calle de Tetuán 12, 28013 Madrid, SpainRestaurante Botín
Madrid · Cochinillo
TasteAtlas ranks it among the world's most legendary restaurants, known for its Cochinillo. It opened in 1725.
Calle Cuchilleros 17, 28005 Madrid, SpainRicardo Sanz Wellington
Madrid
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 89.
Calle Velázquez, 6, Madrid, 28001 MadridSacha
Madrid
La Liste places it in its Top 1000 restaurants worldwide, with a score of 75.5.
Calle de Juan Ramón Jiménez, 39, Madrid, 28036 MadridCasa Lucio
$$$Madrid (La Latina) · Traditional Madrid
Local institutionA Cava Baja classic, open for about 50 years according to Time Out, whose huevos estrellados are famous beyond Spain's borders.
Covered by Condé Nast Traveler, Time Out and The Guardian
Calle de la Cava Baja 35, 28005 MadridCasa Revuelta
$Madrid (Centro) · Salt cod tapas
Local institutionA small, crowded bar off Plaza Mayor known for fried salt cod, which Eater and the Guardian both recommend with vermouth on tap or a side of torreznos.
Covered by Eater, Condé Nast Traveler and The Guardian
Calle de Latoneros 3, 28005 Madrid
Screenshot of lhardy.com Lhardy
$$$Madrid (Sol) · Traditional Madrid
Local institutionOpen since 1839 near Puerta del Sol and now owned by Pescaderías Coruñesas, Lhardy is known for its Madrid stew and for consommé poured from a silver urn.
Covered by Eater, Time Out and The Guardian
Carrera de San Jerónimo 8, 28014 MadridBodega de la Ardosa
$Madrid (Malasaña) · Tavern, tortilla
Local institutionA Malasaña tavern with vermouth on tap, featured in the Guardian's 2026 search for Madrid's perfect bodega and on Condé Nast Traveler's tapas bar list.
Covered by Condé Nast Traveler and The Guardian
Calle de Colón 13, 28004 MadridCasa Dani
$Madrid (Salamanca) · Tortilla, home cooking
Local institutionA family-run bar and restaurant that Eater says makes more than 200 tortillas de patatas a day.
Covered by Eater and Condé Nast Traveler
Calle de Ayala 28, 28001 MadridChocolatería San Ginés
$Madrid (Sol) · Churros and chocolate
Local institutionA chocolate shop by Puerta del Sol serving churros, porras and thick hot chocolate. Eater notes it is a popular early-morning stop after a night out.
Covered by Eater and The Guardian
Pasadizo de San Ginés 5, 28013 MadridEl Cisne Azul
$$Madrid (Chueca) · Wild mushrooms
Local institutionA Chueca bar specialising in wild mushrooms cooked simply, at its best in autumn, according to Eater.
Covered by Eater and Condé Nast Traveler
Calle de Gravina 19, 28004 MadridLa Venencia
$Madrid (Barrio de las Letras) · Sherry bar, tapas
Local institutionA historic sherry bar that serves only sherry, with tapas such as cured tuna, olives and cheese. Eater notes it allows neither photos nor tips.
Covered by Eater and The Guardian
Calle de Echegaray 7, 28014 MadridSobrino de Botín
$$$Madrid (Centro) · Castilian roasts
Local institutionThe Guardian notes that Guinness World Records lists Botín as the world's oldest restaurant. Its original wood-fired oven and racks of suckling pig are part of the visit.
Covered by Time Out and The Guardian
Calle de Cuchilleros 17, 28005 Madrid
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A place gets in one of two ways. It holds an award in a 2024, 2025 or 2026 edition of a recognised list, or it is a local institution that at least two established outlets have covered. We do not rank, and nothing here is paid for. The order on the page follows list standing first, then press coverage. The full method is in the note at the end.
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Methodology
How we did this comparison
This guide aggregates; it does not rank. A restaurant in Madrid is included if it holds a place on a recognised list in a 2024, 2025 or 2026 edition (MICHELIN Guide Spain 2026, 50 Top Pizza Europa 2026, 50 Top Pizza World 2026, Guía Repsol Soles 2026, La Liste 2026, TasteAtlas Awards 24/25: 100 Most Legendary Restaurants and The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2025), linked to the list publisher's own page, or if it is a local institution covered by at least two established outlets, each linked on its card. A single blog post or a review-site rating is not enough.
Places are ordered by list standing (MICHELIN stars, 50 Best, Tabelog Gold and Black Pearl three diamonds first, then other awards and Bib Gourmand), then by how much press they have. Summaries paraphrase the cited sources. Map positions come from OpenStreetMap. Price bands run from $ (casual) to $$$$ (tasting-menu fine dining) and are our reading of each place's menus and sources; places without one had no price source.
Every entry was checked against its sources on 26 October 2026. Lists change every year and restaurants close, so check opening days and book directly before you travel.
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Last updated: October 26, 2026