The Best Restaurants for Wine Lovers in Madrid

99 Sushi Bar (Hermosilla)

Madrid, Spain

99 Sushi Bar (Hermosilla) belongs to Madrid’s polished Japanese dining tier, where ingredient handling matters more than theatrical fusion. Its 1 Sol recognition from Guía Repsol 2026 gives the Salamanca address a clear credential within a city better known for Spanish product temples, steak rooms, and late-night dining rooms.

Also recognized by Guía Repsol

99 Sushi Bar Nh Eurobuilding

Madrid, Spain

Madrid’s Japanese dining tier has matured beyond novelty, and 99 Sushi Bar Nh Eurobuilding belongs to the polished end of that shift. Its 2026 Guía Repsol 2 Soles recognition places it in a serious national conversation, with sourcing and product discipline carrying more weight than theatrical fusion.

Also recognized by Guía Repsol, Macarfi

A’Barra

Madrid, Spain

1 Michelin star

A'Barra holds a Michelin star and an OAD Top 600 Europe ranking (2025) for its product-driven Modern Spanish cooking in Chamartín. The kitchen frames premium ingredients — Joselito Iberian pork, La Catedral de Navarra vegetables, Caspian Pearl caviar — through contemporary technique, with both à la carte and tasting menus available. Sommelier Valerio Carrera oversees the wine pairing programme from an extensive cellar.

Also recognized by Guía Repsol, Opinionated About Dining

Arzábal

Madrid, Spain

Arzábal occupies a considered position inside the Museo Reina Sofía complex, placing it at the intersection of Madrid's museum-dining culture and the broader Spanish commitment to produce-led cooking. The setting alone frames expectations differently from a standalone restaurant. Visitors arrive for art and find a table worth returning for on its own terms.

Also recognized by Guía Repsol, Macarfi

Asturianos

Madrid, Spain

Asturianos on Calle de Vallehermoso has served Chamberí for decades as one of Madrid's most consistent addresses for northern Spanish cooking. Under Doña Julia Bombín, the kitchen anchors itself to Asturian tradition, earning recognition from Opinionated About Dining's Casual Europe list in both 2023 and 2025. It sits at the practical, neighbourhood end of Madrid's regional dining spectrum, a long way from the tasting-menu circuit.

Also recognized by Macarfi, Opinionated About Dining

Bākkō

Madrid, Spain

Bākkō occupies a compact address in Madrid's Salamanca district, running informal Japanese cuisine through a charcoal grill and a Basque-inflected sensibility. Two omakase formats sit alongside à la carte sections dedicated to nigiri, oysters, and hot dishes. A bar-only nigiri menu and a considered sake list round out one of the neighbourhood's more focused Japanese propositions.

Also recognized by Macarfi, Opinionated About Dining

Bascoat

Madrid, Spain

Bascoat, on Paseo de La Habana in Madrid's Chamartín district, translates the flavours of the Basque Country into a contemporary, micro-seasonal à la carte and tasting menu format. Holding a Michelin Plate since 2024 and ranked 215th in the Opinionated About Dining Europe list for 2024, it occupies a focused mid-premium tier where regional identity and daily market sourcing drive the menu.

Also recognized by Guía Repsol, Macarfi, Opinionated About Dining

Berria

Madrid, Spain

Wine Spectator Grand Award

Berria occupies a privileged position on Plaza de la Independencia, Madrid's grand neoclassical square beside the Puerta de Alcalá gate. Ranked three times in Star Wine List's top positions for 2025 and 2026, and listed in Opinionated About Dining's European casual rankings, it operates as a serious wine bar with an outside terrace that draws both locals and informed visitors seeking quality pours in one of the city's most architecturally charged settings.

Also recognized by Macarfi, Opinionated About Dining, Star Wine List

Brasserie Lafayette

Madrid, Spain

Brasserie Lafayette occupies a quiet corner of Chamartín, Madrid's northern residential district, where the French brasserie format has taken root in a city more associated with tapas bars and high-concept tasting menus. For diners seeking a European dining register that sits apart from Madrid's dominant Michelin circuit, it offers an alternative point of entry into the city's broader dining conversation.

Also recognized by Macarfi

Casa Felisa Restaurant

Madrid, Spain

Casa Felisa Restaurant belongs to Madrid’s central dining conversation, where ingredient-led cooking competes with tasting-menu ambition, Japanese precision, rooftop casualness, and revived tavern formats. Its value for EP Club readers is contextual: a Centro address that makes sense when mapped against the city’s broader shift toward provenance, seasonality, and tighter sourcing language.

Casa Varona

Madrid, Spain

Casa Varona occupies a corner of Plaza de Matute in Madrid's Barrio de las Letras, a neighbourhood whose literary past sits alongside one of the city's densest concentrations of traditional tabernas and modern wine bars. Where the surrounding streets lean toward the theatrical, Casa Varona reads as a quieter, more considered address — the kind of place the neighbourhood's permanent residents return to rather than the kind visitors queue for once.

Also recognized by Falstaff

Clos Madrid

Madrid, Spain

1 Michelin star

Clos Madrid holds a 2024 Michelin star in Chamberí, operating under the sommelier-restaurateur behind Marbella's celebrated Skina. The kitchen works with traditional Spanish ingredients through a modern lens, while the wine program sits at equal weight to the food. Service philosophy centers on making guests feel valued rather than processed.

Also recognized by Macarfi

Coque

Madrid, Spain

2 Michelin stars

Coque sits in Madrid’s luxury creative-Spanish bracket, using a staged format to turn the capital’s social rhythm of aperitif, cellar, kitchen and dining room into a composed sequence. Mario Sandoval leads the kitchen, with Diego Sandoval in the dining room and Rafael Sandoval on wine, supported by recognition from Guía Repsol, La Liste, Les Grandes Tables du Monde and Relais & Châteaux.

Also recognized by Guía Repsol, La Liste, Les Grandes Tables du Monde, Macarfi

Corral de la Morería

Madrid, Spain

1 Michelin star

Corral de la Morería splits into two entirely different propositions: a tablao restaurant where flamenco happens around you, and a separate eight-seat gastronomic space running a single Basque-inflected tasting menu under Michelin-starred chef David García. La Liste has scored it 90 points (2025), and the wine cellar holds rare Marco de Jerez labels unavailable elsewhere in Spain.

Also recognized by Guía Repsol, La Liste, Macarfi, Opinionated About Dining

Cuenllas

Madrid, Spain

Established in 1939 near Madrid's Debod temple, Cuenllas is one of the city's enduring ultramarinos-turned-restaurant, where the wine list carries as much weight as the kitchen.

Also recognized by Macarfi, Opinionated About Dining, Star Wine List

Deessa

Madrid, Spain

2 Michelin stars

Deessa holds two Michelin stars inside the Alfonso XIII salon of Madrid's Mandarin Oriental Ritz, operating under the creative direction of Quique Dacosta with resident head chef Guillermo Chávez. Two tasting menus connect Mediterranean and Extremadura flavours to Dacosta's three-star Dénia kitchen. Ranked 83rd in Europe by Opinionated About Dining in 2025, it is among the more formally ambitious tables in Madrid's fine-dining tier.

Also recognized by Guía Repsol, La Liste, Opinionated About Dining, Star Wine List

DiverXO

Madrid, Spain

3 Michelin stars

Madrid's only three-Michelin-star restaurant, DiverXO sits in a tier of its own among Spain's creative kitchens. Chef Dabiz Muñoz's single 'Flying Pigs Cuisine' tasting menu draws on Asian technique, Spanish pantry, and a hedonistic refusal to respect category boundaries — earning a #4 ranking in World's 50 Best Restaurants (2024) and 98 points from La Liste in 2026.

Also recognized by Guía Repsol, La Liste, Opinionated About Dining, The Best Chef

Ebisu by Kobos

Madrid, Spain

In La Latina's Cebada market district, Ebisu by Kobos runs a single omakase counter that holds a 2025 Michelin Plate and ranks #485 in Opinionated About Dining's Europe list. Chef José Kobos Cortés trained for a year in Japan under Norihito Endo and frames his seasonal Japanese technique through Spanish produce, opening each service by showing guests the fish he will work with that evening.

Also recognized by Macarfi, Opinionated About Dining

Ekö Bistro

Madrid, Spain

On Calle de Sagasta in Chamberí, Ekö Bistro sits within one of Madrid's most thoughtfully residential neighbourhoods, drawing a crowd that comes for considered cooking rather than spectacle. The bistro's identity is shaped by ethical sourcing and a low-waste kitchen philosophy that places it in a growing cohort of Madrid restaurants rethinking what responsible dining looks like at street level.

Also recognized by Macarfi

El Gran Asador Lecanda

Madrid, Spain

A Basque-rooted asador in Madrid's Salamanca district, El Gran Asador Lecanda holds consecutive Michelin Plate recognition (2024 and 2025) for a menu built around open-fire cooking and premium seasonal ingredients — Cantabrian turbot, Galician lobster, Balearic spiny lobster, and mature ox ribeye share the à la carte with hearty northern stews and house-baked bread served with stories of its own. Priced at €€€, it sits below Madrid's tasting-menu tier but well above casual grill territory.

Also recognized by Guía Repsol, Macarfi, Opinionated About Dining

El Jardín de Orfila

Madrid, Spain

On a quiet Chamberí street, El Jardín de Orfila represents the quieter, more considered end of Madrid's contemporary Spanish dining scene. Chef Jon Atanacio works within a tradition the restaurant's COOKING CLASSICS recognition underlines: technique-led cuisine that draws on Spain's larder without abandoning its roots. consistent performance rather than viral novelty.

Also recognized by Macarfi, Relais Chateaux

Élkar

Madrid, Spain

On the 33rd floor of Torre Emperador Castellana, Élkar occupies one of Madrid's more deliberately positioned dining addresses, placing guests above the Paseo de la Castellana with the city grid spread below. The format sits within Madrid's growing tier of destination restaurants where altitude and atmosphere are as much part of the proposition as the plate. A reservation here requires advance planning — walk-in access is limited at this level of the market.

Also recognized by Macarfi

EMi

Madrid, Spain

1 Michelin star

A 12-seat haute cuisine bar on Calle de Gaztambide in Chamberí, EMi runs a single surprise menu shaped by training at Noma, Geranium, Azurmendi, and Atomix. The format is intimate and technically demanding, with Nordic and Korean influences threading through each course. For Madrid's small-counter haute cuisine scene, it occupies a distinct position.

Also recognized by Conde Nast, Guía Repsol, Opinionated About Dining

En Copa de Balón Aravaca

Madrid, Spain

En Copa de Balón Aravaca sits in the Moncloa-Aravaca district on the western edge of Madrid, a quieter address than the capital's central fine-dining corridor but one that draws a committed local following. Positioned in a city where Madrid's creative restaurant scene has expanded well beyond the M-30 ring, it represents the distributed character of serious dining across the capital's outer neighbourhoods.

Estimar Madrid

Madrid, Spain

Estimar Madrid brings a Catalan approach to fish and shellfish to the Centro district, a street from the Spanish Parliament. Open Tuesday through Saturday for lunch and dinner, with Monday and Sunday closed.

Also recognized by Falstaff, Guía Repsol, Macarfi, Opinionated About Dining

Horcher

Madrid, Spain

One of Madrid's longest-running European classical restaurants, Horcher on Calle Alfonso XII has held its Retiro address since the mid-twentieth century, operating a Spanish-German kitchen under Chef Miguel Hermann. Ranked #212 in Opinionated About Dining's Classical Europe list for 2025, it occupies a narrow but significant niche: formal European dining with Central European roots in a city whose fine-dining conversation is dominated by avant-garde Spanish technique.

Also recognized by Guía Repsol, Opinionated About Dining

La Bien Aparecida

Madrid, Spain

On Calle de Jorge Juan in Madrid's Salamanca district, La Bien Aparecida imports the flavours of Cantabria into one of the capital's most polished postcodes. Named after the patron saint of the region, the kitchen under Chef José Manuel de Dios reworks traditional northern recipes, from fried squid to creamy rice with clams, with a vegetable-forward sensibility shaped by the Bras school of cooking. It holds a Michelin Plate (2025) and ranks #669 in Opinionated About Dining's Europe list.

Also recognized by Guía Repsol, Macarfi, Opinionated About Dining, We're Smart World

La Buena Vida

Madrid, Spain

A well-regarded casual Spanish restaurant in Madrid's Centro district, La Buena Vida has held a place on the Opinionated About Dining Casual Europe list since 2023, reaching as high as #145. Chef Carlos Torres runs a tight lunch-and-dinner service Tuesday through Saturday, with a focus on Spanish cooking that draws a loyal neighbourhood following.

Also recognized by Guía Repsol, Macarfi, Opinionated About Dining

La Canibal

Madrid, Spain

La Canibal is a wine bar and restaurant in the Lavapiés neighbourhood of Madrid, positioned steps from the Reina Sofía museum on Calle de Argumosa. The format follows the relaxed Madrid tradition of drinking well alongside eating well, with a sleek, modern room that suits both a glass-and-pintxo stop and a longer sit-down session.

Also recognized by Falstaff, Macarfi, Star Wine List

La Catapa

Madrid, Spain

La Catapa is a taberna in Madrid's Retiro district that has appeared on Opinionated About Dining's Casual Europe list three consecutive years, reaching rank 585 in 2024 and 611 in 2025. Under chef Alberto Granados, it operates Tuesday through Saturday from midday to midnight, positioning itself in Madrid's serious casual tier rather than its tasting-menu circuit..

Also recognized by Guía Repsol, Macarfi, Opinionated About Dining

La Fisna Vinos

Madrid, Spain

The format here is collaborative: floor staff, kitchen, and the wine selection work in concert rather than around a single presiding figure.

Also recognized by Macarfi, Opinionated About Dining

La Morena

Madrid, Spain

A Michelin Plate bistro on Paseo de la Castellana, La Morena brings the coastal flavours of Tarifa and Cádiz north to Madrid through a sharing-format menu that fuses Andalusian, Japanese, and Latin American technique. The price point sits at €€, placing it well below the city's starred tier while drawing on the same cross-cultural ingredient logic.

Also recognized by Macarfi

Lana

Madrid, Spain

On Calle de Ponzano in Madrid's Chamberí district, Lana puts Argentine fire-cooking at the centre of a formally considered dining room. Brothers Martín and Joaquín Narvaiz work across a display case of aged cuts and a wood-fired grill, earning a Michelin Plate and a place on the World's 101 Best Steak Restaurants list. The €€€ price point sits at the serious end of Madrid's grill scene without tipping into tasting-menu territory.

Also recognized by Guía Repsol, Macarfi, Opinionated About Dining, World's Best Steaks

Marcelino, Vinos y Ultraporcinos

Madrid, Spain

Marcelino, Vinos y Ultraporcinos sits on Cava de San Miguel, one of Madrid's most storied eating streets, where the bar culture runs older and less self-conscious than the tasting-menu circuit. The name alone signals the house priorities: wine and pork in their most concentrated forms. It draws a repeat clientele who treat it less as a destination and more as a standing appointment.

Noi

Madrid, Spain

On Calle de Recoletos in Madrid's Salamanca district, Noi brings southern Italian cooking to one of the city's most polished dining neighbourhoods. Chef Luigi Troiano, from Puglia, works across two rooms styled in 1970s Italian pop — the verde room for à la carte, the Rioja room for tasting menus — earning a Michelin Plate and a place in the Opinionated About Dining Casual Europe rankings for 2025.

Also recognized by Forbes, Guía Repsol, Macarfi, Opinionated About Dining

O'Pazo

Madrid, Spain

O'Pazo occupies a specific position in Madrid's seafood dining tradition: a Tetuán-district address that draws serious fish eaters rather than trend-chasers. Positioned outside the flash of the city's creative tasting-menu circuit, it operates in the register of a specialist house where the sourcing and preparation of Galician seafood carries more weight than spectacle. For diners who treat the Atlantic coast as a reference point, this is where Madrid's seafood conversation tends to start.

Also recognized by Guía Repsol, Macarfi, Opinionated About Dining

OSA

Madrid, Spain

1 Michelin star

A Michelin-starred chalet on the banks of the Manzanares, OSA operates outside Madrid's centro dining cluster and earns its place among Europe's serious tasting-menu addresses. Ranked 33rd in Opinionated About Dining's 2025 European list, Jorge Muñoz and Sara Peral run a format built around seasonal provenance, smoking and maturing technique, and a dual-length tasting menu that rewards the kind of deliberate booking this restaurant demands.

Also recognized by Guía Repsol, Macarfi, Opinionated About Dining, The Best Chef

Pabú

Madrid, Spain

1 Michelin star · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

A Michelin-starred restaurant in Chamartín where French classical technique meets Japanese restraint, Pabú centres its daily-changing tasting menus on micro-seasonal vegetables with near-obsessive sourcing discipline. Chef Coco Montes, formed at Alain Passard's Arpège, has attracted a following that includes the Spanish royal family, and the wine list claimed the Star Wine List number one ranking in 2026.

Also recognized by Guía Repsol, Macarfi, Opinionated About Dining, Star Wine List

Paco Roncero

Madrid, Spain

2 Michelin stars

On the rooftop of Casino de Madrid, a 19th-century landmark steps from Puerta del Sol, Paco Roncero holds two Michelin stars and a 95-point La Liste ranking for 2025 and 2026. The kitchen works through three tasting menus anchored in Madrid culinary tradition, with Roncero's creative approach drawing heavily on olive oil and the city's bar culture. For Madrid's high-end creative dining tier, this is one of the defining addresses.

Also recognized by Guía Repsol, La Liste, Macarfi, Opinionated About Dining

Patio de Leones

Madrid, Spain

The name signals something architecturally grounded — a courtyard sensibility in one of the capital's most composed neighbourhoods. For visitors mapping Madrid's broader restaurant scene, it sits in a tier defined more by setting and service architecture than by spectacle.

Also recognized by Macarfi

Piantaio

Madrid, Spain

Ranked #344 on Opinionated About Dining's Casual Europe list for 2025, Piantaio brings Argentinian grill culture to Madrid's Arganzuela district under chef Javier Brichetto. This is one of the city's most consistently rated South American addresses — a serious asado counter operating well outside the fine-dining circuit.

Also recognized by Opinionated About Dining

Poncio WM

Madrid, Spain

A Michelin Plate-recognised address on the southern edge of Retiro, Poncio WM runs a contemporary tapas and small-plates format with a clear Andalucian thread. The two tasting menus — LQDW Short and Long — sit alongside an à la carte that rewards repeat visits, and the gilda of olive, anchovy, and piparra pepper is the dish regulars return to first. Price range: €€.

Also recognized by Macarfi

Qüenco De Pepa

Madrid, Spain

Chamartín gives Madrid dining a different register from the Centro crawl: calmer streets, residential rhythm, and rooms built for return meals rather than spectacle. Qüenco De Pepa belongs to that northern Madrid tradition of produce-led Spanish cooking, with a 1 Sol distinction in the Guía Repsol Soles 2026 placing it in a nationally recognized tier without pushing it into formal tasting-menu theatre.

Also recognized by Guía Repsol, Macarfi

Ramses

Madrid, Spain

Ramses occupies the first floor of a landmark building facing the Puerta de Independencia, placing it at one of Madrid's most recognisable civic crossroads. The venue draws a crowd that moves between dining, drinking, and late-night socialising, reflecting the multi-format energy that defines this stretch of Salamanca. For travellers staying in the neighbourhood or arriving from Retiro, it functions as an all-hours anchor point with a distinct sense of place.

Also recognized by Macarfi

Restaurante Vinoteca García de la Navarra

Madrid, Spain

On Calle de Montalbán in Madrid's Retiro district, García de la Navarra occupies a quieter tier of the city's dining scene: traditional Spanish cooking ranked consecutively in Opinionated About Dining's Casual Europe list in both 2024 and 2025. Open Tuesday through Saturday for lunch and dinner, it draws the kind of repeat custom that sustains neighbourhood restaurants across generations.

Also recognized by Guía Repsol, Macarfi, Opinionated About Dining

Ricardo Sanz Wellington

Madrid, Spain

1 Michelin star

At the Hotel Wellington in Madrid's Salamanca district, Ricardo Sanz Wellington occupies a specific and deliberate position in the city's fine dining scene: the restaurant where Japanese technique meets Iberian produce at the highest level. Awarded 89 points by La Liste 2026, it draws occasion diners with a tasting menu built around Ebro delta rice nigiri, carabinero prawn usuzukuri, and signature huevos rotos with bluefin tuna.

Also recognized by Guía Repsol, La Liste, Opinionated About Dining

Rural

Madrid, Spain

Rural occupies a quietly confident position in Madrid's Centro district, channelling premium Spanish land products through Josper grill, Basque parrilla, and Castilian oven. The collaboration between the Estimar group and chef Alberto Pacheco earned a Michelin Plate in both 2024 and 2025. Joselito cured hams, game, and an extensive wine cellar make it a serious address for anyone tracking Spain's best meat-focused cooking.

Also recognized by Macarfi, Opinionated About Dining, We're Smart World

Saddle

Madrid, Spain

1 Michelin star · Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

Saddle occupies the Chamberí address where the well-known Jockey once served Madrid's establishment, and its deliberate continuity with that tradition sets it apart from the city's more experimental €€€€ tier. A Michelin star, La Liste placement, and a 6,000-bottle cellar rated across three Star Wine List categories signal a kitchen and floor operating at consistent high level. The trolley service, inner garden, and private rooms complete a dining ritual that feels calibrated rather than casual.

Also recognized by Guía Repsol, La Liste, Macarfi, Opinionated About Dining

Santerra

Madrid, Spain

1 Michelin star

Santerra holds a Michelin star and an Opinionated About Dining ranking of #479 in Europe (2025) for its focused interpretation of La Mancha's scrubland traditions in Madrid's Salamanca district. Chef Miguel Carretero builds his menu around game, seasonal produce, and escabeche technique, with two tasting menus and a flexible à la carte format. Priced at €€€, it sits below the city's four-star creative tier and books several weeks in advance.

Also recognized by Guía Repsol, Opinionated About Dining

Smoked Room

Madrid, Spain

2 Michelin stars

Inside the Hyatt Regency Hesperia on Paseo de la Castellana, Smoked Room operates as a deliberately sealed-off world: a two-Michelin-star counter with just two tables and a Japanese-style bar, where the kitchen builds every course around smoke and charcoal. Chef Dani García's omakase format and La Liste recognition (84.5 points in 2025) place it among Madrid's most demanding fine-dining addresses, pitched firmly at the upper tier of the city's €€€€ bracket.

Also recognized by Guía Repsol, La Liste, Opinionated About Dining, The Best Chef

Surtopía

Madrid, Spain

Surtopía brings Andalusian produce to Madrid's Salamanca district with the kind of supply-chain discipline that most regional kitchens only claim. Fish arrives from the Cádiz and Almería auctions, Iberian ham from Huelva and Córdoba, and cheese from the Sierra de Grazalema — all prepared through contemporary technique. A Michelin Plate for two consecutive years and a 2025 OAD Europe ranking signal consistent critical attention at the €€€ price point.

Also recognized by Guía Repsol, Macarfi, Opinionated About Dining

Taberna del Alabardero Madrid

Madrid, Spain

On a side street off the Plaza de Oriente, Taberna del Alabardero has anchored Madrid's formal dining tradition since the 1970s, occupying a 19th-century palace that once housed royal guards. The kitchen draws on Andalusian and Castilian roots, placing it in a different conversation from the city's avant-garde circuit while remaining a reference point for classical Spanish hospitality in the capital.

Taberna Laredo

Madrid, Spain

Open since 1993, Taberna Laredo sits just behind Retiro Park in Madrid's Retiro district, operating as a reference-point wine bar and classic Spanish taberna with consecutive Opinionated About Dining Europe rankings from 2023 through 2025 and a dual Star Wine List recognition in 2026. The format rewards unhurried afternoons over the park-edge streets, where serious wine selection meets the kind of Spanish cooking that doesn't perform for anyone.

Also recognized by Macarfi, Opinionated About Dining, Star Wine List

Taberna Verdejo

Madrid, Spain

A neighbourhood taberna on Calle del General Díaz Porlier in Madrid's Salamanca district, Taberna Verdejo has moved up three consecutive rankings on Opinionated About Dining's Casual Europe list, reaching #576 in 2025. Under chef Marian Reguera, it represents the kind of produce-led Spanish cooking that earns sustained critical attention without the fanfare of a formal tasting menu.

Also recognized by Guía Repsol, Macarfi, Opinionated About Dining

Taberna Zalamero

Madrid, Spain

On Calle de Narváez in Madrid's Retiro district, Taberna Zalamero occupies the quieter, neighbourhood-facing end of the city's taberna tradition. The format sits closer to the local, everyday dining register than the tasting-menu circuit, making it a counterpoint to Madrid's flashier restaurant scene. For visitors moving through Retiro, it functions as the kind of place the neighbourhood actually eats in.

Also recognized by Macarfi

The Library

Madrid, Spain

Positioned steps from the Puerta de Alcalá in Madrid's Salamanca district, The Library operates across three distinct formats: a boutique shop and wine bar, a fine dining restaurant built around a tasting menu, and a third concept that shifts register entirely. The address on Calle de Serrano places it at the intersection of old-money Madrid and a quietly evolving bar and dining scene.

Also recognized by Macarfi, Star Wine List

Toki

Madrid, Spain

1 Michelin star

A six-seat sushi counter in Madrid's Chueca district, Toki operates at the precise intersection of historical rigor and intimate service. Under chef Tadayoshi Motoa, the tasting menu traces nigiri preparation across three centuries, from 16th-century technique to the contemporary. Sommelier Marcos Granda's involvement brings an extensive sake list that few Spanish restaurants can match at this price tier.

Also recognized by Macarfi, Opinionated About Dining

Ugo Chan

Madrid, Spain

1 Michelin star

Ugo Chan occupies a precise position in Madrid's premium dining scene: a Michelin-starred counter restaurant where Japanese technique absorbs Castilian ingredients and the city's own culinary memory. Ranked #167 in Europe by Opinionated About Dining in 2025, it operates through à la carte and personalised omakase formats, drawing a clientele that returns repeatedly to track a menu designed never to repeat itself.

Also recognized by Guía Repsol, Macarfi, Opinionated About Dining

Vinology

Madrid, Spain

A compact wine bar on Calle del Conde de Aranda in Madrid's Salamanca district, Vinology is shaped by owner Pilar Oltra's Argentine winemaking roots. The room is deliberately small, the list South American-leaning, and the atmosphere closer to a private cellar than a bar. It occupies a specific niche in Madrid's wine scene that favours depth over breadth.

Also recognized by Macarfi, Star Wine List

Zalacaín

Madrid, Spain

Zalacaín occupies a rare position in Madrid dining: a French-Basque classic that shaped the city's fine-dining grammar before the avant-garde era rewrote it. In Chamartín, the room and its historic à la carte — smoked salmon búcaro, Tellagorri cod, steak tartare — remain a reference point for how Spain's capital once defined formal restaurant ambition. Recognised by both Michelin and Opinionated About Dining's Classical Europe list, it belongs in any serious reading of the city.

Also recognized by Guía Repsol, Macarfi, Opinionated About Dining