food & drink
In this city, gastronomy is culture, leisure and business. There is a vast range of culinary variety on offer: in Madrid you can find everything, from traditional homemade dishes to the most innovative and creative cuisine. We are lucky enough to enjoy international food from all over the globe, made with the best raw ingredients, and the stoves of the city offer some of the most surprising dishes of modern cuisine.
Going out for tapas is one of the most enjoyable traditions of our city. In this leaflet we tell you everything you need to know to be able to tapear like the locals: what to order (calamari, cod, tripe...), the best places to go, and the unmissable culinary events held in the city.
Discover the most typical dishes from Madrid, cocido, besugo and callos, but also traditionnal pastries such as torrijas, barquillos and huesos de santo. Don't forget to taste on your culinary tour the well-known tapas and the wines from the Madrid Community region.
When you are in our city enjoy the local cuisine and try typical dishes from other parts of Spain. Here's a little guide to the eateries serving a myriad dishes from across the country - visit them and you'll soon understand why Spaniards are so proud of their cuisine!
Gastronomy has always played an important part in the life of Madrid, as can be seen from the number of restaurants in the city that have been serving traditional local dishes and the region's wine for over 100 years. Don't leave the capital without having dined in one of them.
The innovative and trendy tapas culture finds a home in modern bars, where you can try some truly creative recipes. These little dishes are prepared with the latest ingredients and techniques, and are served in venues that are just as modern, imaginative and chic.
Madrid is home to around 3,100 eateries of which a number have Michelin stars: Santceloni, La Terraza del Casino, Sergi Arola Gastro, Ramón Freixa Madrid, Diverxo and El Club Allard with 2, and Zalacaín, Kabuki Wellington and Kabuki with 1.
At the Thyssen Bornemisza Museum, the Teatro Real (Opera House), the Museo del Traje and the Reina Sofía Museum, visitors can enjoy more than the artistic collections, since they can also discover another type of art: gastronomy.
Recently, more and more restaurants that promote vegetarian cuisine have opened up in the city offering elaborately prepared recipes which yield innovative and very tasty dishes combining basic ingredients such as fresh fruits, vegetables, seitan or tofu.
Built in 1916, this market is the finest example of cast-iron architecture in Madrid. Today it is a temple to gastronomy, home to 33 stalls selling mouth-watering products and select ingredients, offering food to take home or to consume right there on the premises.
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Traditional Sweets and Pastries
Calamari Sandwich
Read about Madrid's most famous snack and the most traditional places to find it.
Gastronomy Walk
Ten restaurants in Madrid combine sophisticated and varied cuisine with pleasant surroundings.
A Meal for Madrid
Paco Roncero and Alfonso Castellano, Sergi Arola and Daniel Guerrero cook for us today.
Hot chocolate and bonbons
Traditional ice-cream parlours
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