As in any other major European city, Madrid as a wide variety of restaurants to choose from. You can find almost any type of cuisine
here in Spain’s capital, but of course most visitors will be interested in trying out typical Spanish food.

Madrid is fortunate in terms of restaurants, because the freshest produce reaches the city from the four corners of Spain, early every
day and direct to the enormous MercaMadrid central distribution centre, from where it is transported to the many local markets and shops and
then direct to the restaurants and their customers’ tables.

The different regional communities of Spain are all represented in Madrid and thus the capital also benefits from the
varied regional dishes such as paella from Valencia, seafood (marisco) from Galicia, fresh fruit and vegetables from Andalusia,
tasty fish from the coast, “pata negra” Iberian smoked ham from the mountainous regions, and roasts, stews and soups from the interior.

We’ve made a selection of the best restaurants in Madrid, together with suggestions for you to try the most delicious tapas and wines.
Please just use the restaurant menu above or use our
restaurant
map to see where each dining establishment is located.
Or start off your culinary tour with our Top 10 Madrid Restaurants List.

If you are travelling elsewhere in the Iberian Peninsula, we can also recommend some good restaurants in Lisbon. A list of Lisbon restaurants may be found at Restaurantes Lisboa, with establishments listed by zone and type of cuisine. Information is available in both English and Portuguese, which will also be the case in the near future for MyTable, an online restaurant booking service for Portugal. And lastly an excellent resource for restaurants in Switzerland can be found at Swiss-Restaurants.com.

And if you don’t understand any of the
food or wine menus, then make sure you use our
Spanish Food Dictionary.

Restaurant owners / propietarios

If you would like your restaurant to be included in our guide, please
contact us
Si quiere que su restaurante se incluya en nuestra guía, por favor,
contáctenos.