Madrid, España

[johngonzales]

This is so timely. I’ll be there for 3 days in March, staying at the Westin Palace with my wife and two kids. Keep the recommendations coming!

Make sure you report back.
My wife and I are going in May, so we appreciate everyone’s suggestions.

[jakewi]

If you’re looking for Spanish Tortilla, Bodega de la Ardosa and Juana la Loco are two the best I’ve found in my last couple trips to Madrid. Also, Casa Gerardo for a mecca of cheese. All fairly casual spots with lots of room for standing. Though Juana la Loca can be a bit tough to get into.

[F.Daner]

Madrid episode of Somebody feed Phil he went to both of your first 2 spots. They both looked excellent. We’re in Madrid in a few weeks and this thread has so many great options. We’re staying at the Westin Palace.

We just returned from 4 great days in Madrid. In regards to restaurants all 4 places we went to were great and I highly recommend them. I’ll rank them in order. Have a great trip!

1. Restaurant Sacha - By far the best restaurant on our trip. It’s a bit far from the center of the city (we ubered) but it was well worth it. The steak tartare here was great.

2. Street XO - Already mentioned in here so needs no further introduction. Really fun, fast paced environment but not rushed at all. All of the dishes we got were unique and very flavorful.

3. Coque - Really cool dining experience but price is really up there and I am not sure the food met the expectations. My first grand cru burgundy experience though and that was very special and did meet expectations !

4. Astor Gastro Place - could be 2nd or 3rd honestly. High end Spanish comfort food in a bistro setting.

[F.Daner]

I had a few days of work In Madrid and then my wife joined me for the weekend.

Thanks for the heads up on Angelita. I loved everything about it. I started with one of their custom cocktails down in the bar then dinner upstairs. Their team is so proud of the product they put out it’s really impressive how enthusiastic the service is. Excellent options to build your own tasting menu and it’s a silly value. Server was also spot on with what wines to pair with what dishes. Would definitely go back.

Thanks to all who suggested Taberna Laredo as well. We ate their for our final night. The burg selection and pricing is very good and the food was as well. The Spanish omelet and rice with Iberian Pork were outstanding. Lastly a work dinner at Dos Cieolos in their beautiful courtyard was a definite hit. Their “classics” tasting menu was very good and nicely priced wine list to go along. I know I’m late to this train but the wine pricing all over was so reasonable.

Off to Turin and then vacation in La Morra and Lake Como.

I would recommend checking out Angelita and Manolo y Celso in the Chueca neighborhood. I couldn’t secure a reservation at DiverXo but did go to their casual sister restaurant, StreetXO, for lunch; there are no reservations so I would recommend arriving minimum of 45minutes prior to opening for lunch seating. Lots of cool spots on Calle Doctor Castelo east of the Parque Retiro with some highlights being La Raquetista (there is a bar as well as restaurant seating upstairs), Taberna Laredo, and La Castela (old school). Sala de Despiece was fantastic (the community table in the butcher room was great if a bit unusual as far as a setting) and for something completely different you may want to check out Gofio for cuisine from the Canary Islands

[Dennis_Atick]

FWIW - Ate at Sala de Despiece on Monday night. At the private table in the butcher/padded room. lol. Quite an event. Food was great. Team was friendly, knowledgeable. Everything is finished table side in a lab environment. So you have to be down with that. Cool wine list. They capped us off gratis with a split of Valverán ice cider from Asturias. Taberno Laredo was good. Casa Lucas was great. As was Cava Baja in general for pinxtos. Berria wine bar was a total miss. Osom and Natif are both tiny, but v good for morning espresso/food. On to Rioja.

Sala:

[Tyler_Rico]

Anyone have any good recommendations for Sunday dinner?

[Jon_Traut]

Berria< great food, fantastic wine list ,Sala de despiece, bodega de la ardosa, Emma cucina,

[Jim_Friedman]

Thanks for bringing this thread back. We are going to Madrid in February and these recommendations are excellent. We are staying at the Westin Palace.