1862 Dry Bar Bar Bar Confronta Cocktails Speakeasy Classic 1862 Dry Bar Malasaña $$$ Speakeasy-calm classic cocktails on Calle del Pez
99 Sushi Bar Hermosilla Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Sushi Robata Polished 99 Sushi Bar Hermosilla Barrio de Salamanca $$$ High-end Tokyo-style sushi and robata in Salamanca
Angelita Bar Bar Confronta Natural wine Wine bar Chef Led Angelita Centro (off Gran Vía) $$$ The Villalón brothers' wine temple just off Gran Vía
Arima Basque Gastronomy Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Basque Intimate Product Driven Arima Basque Gastronomy Chamberí $$$ Six-table San Sebastián cooking on the Ponzano corridor
Arzábal Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Produce Led Terrace Park Adjacent Arzábal Retiro / Ibiza $$$ The Retiro-edge canteen of Castellanos and Morales
Arzábal Reina Sofía Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Museum Garden Terrace Produce Led Arzábal Reina Sofía Atocha / Reina Sofía $$$ Arzábal's garden restaurant inside the Reina Sofía
Bar Cock Bar Bar Confronta Historic Classic Cocktails Old World Bar Cock Chueca / Justicia $$$ 1921 English-club cocktail bar of Buñuel and Dalí
Casa Lucio Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Institution Castizo Traditional Casa Lucio La Latina $$$ The Cava Baja institution of huevos estrellados since 1974
Charrúa Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Grill Meat Lovers Rustic Chic Charrúa Justicia / Salesas $$$ Refined Uruguayan parrilla over oak and vine shoots
Chispa Bistró Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Chef Driven Michelin Star Intimate Chispa Bistró Justicia / Chueca $$$ One-star Mediterranean-Japanese bistro by Juan D'Onofrio
El Pescador Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Product First Classic Shellfish El Pescador Barrio de Salamanca $$$ Pescaderías Coruñesas' Salamanca seafood institution
El Telégrafo Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Seafood Shellfish Classic El Telégrafo Chamartín (Castellana) $$$ Steamship-styled seafood house in the business north
Fismuler Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Design Led Natural Wine Seasonal Fismuler Chamberí $$$ Seasonal market cooking and a cult cheesecake in stripped-back Chamberí
Gaman by Luis Arévalo Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Nikkei Chef identity Omakase Gaman by Luis Arévalo Guindalera / Salamanca $$$ The chef who brought Nikkei to Spain, on his own terms
Gofio Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Chef Driven Canarian Tasting Menu Gofio Barrio de las Letras $$$ Michelin-starred creative Canary Island cuisine
Ikigai Velázquez Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Chef identity Fish maturation Umami Ikigai Velázquez El Viso / Chamartín $$$ Yong Wu Nagahira's Japanese-Spanish fish maturation
Kabuki Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Sushi Counter Japanese Refined Kabuki Barrio de Salamanca $$$ Mediterranean-leaning Japanese with a six-seat sushi bar
La Bien Aparecida Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Design Led Cantabrian Wine List La Bien Aparecida Barrio de Salamanca $$$ Cantabrian cooking in a minimalist-chic Salamanca townhouse
La Cocina de Frente Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Cocido Seasonal Chef Driven La Cocina de Frente Retiro / Ibiza $$$ Juanjo López's seasonal cocido house by the Retiro
La Manduca de Azagra Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Produce Led Navarrese Refined La Manduca de Azagra Justicia / Alonso Martínez $$$ Navarrese vegetable and produce temple in Justicia
La Máquina Chamberí Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Seafood Lively Bar Classic La Máquina Chamberí Chamberí $$$ Classic seafood and casa-style tapas on Ponzano
La Tasquería de Javi Estévez Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Michelin Offal Avant Garde La Tasquería de Javi Estévez Chamberí $$$ Michelin-starred offal, reimagined with elegance
Lakasa Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Chef Driven Relaxed Produce Led Lakasa Chamberí $$$ César Martín's modern Spanish cooking with cult croquetas
Lhardy Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Historic Period Rooms Cocido Lhardy Barrio de las Letras $$$ Madrid's 1839 grande-dame restaurant for cocido
Mantequerías Bravo Shop Shop Confronta Delicatessen Wine Heritage Mantequerías Bravo Barrio de Salamanca $$$ 1931 gourmet grocer with 1,500-plus wines
Marcano Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Chef Driven Refined Basque Roots Marcano Retiro / Ibiza $$$ Arzak-trained signature cooking on Doctor Castelo
Marrufo Coctelería Bar Bar Confronta Cocktails Mezcal Intimate Marrufo Coctelería Conde Duque $$$ Mezcal-leaning cocktail den tucked into Conde Duque
O'Grelo Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Galician Seafood Classic O'Grelo Retiro / Ibiza $$$ Three-decade Galician seafood house near the park
Only YOU Hotel Atocha Hotel Hotel Confronta Design Led Courtyard Social Only YOU Hotel Atocha Jerónimos / Retiro $$$ An 1886 building reworked by Lázaro Rosa-Violán, beside Retiro
Paipái Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Fusion Chef Driven Neighbourhood Paipái Chamartín (Nueva España) $$$ Japanese-Mexican fusion in residential Chamartín
Restaurante Botín Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Historic Cochinillo Wood oven Restaurante Botín Centro / Sol $$$ The world's oldest restaurant, a once-in-a-lifetime cochinillo pilgrimage
Roostiq Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Wood Fire Open Kitchen Produce Led Roostiq Chueca $$$ Wood-fire asador with a Neapolitan oven in Chueca
Sacha Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Cult Favourite Bistro Chef Loved Sacha Chamartín $$$ The chefs' beloved cult bistro of Chamartín
Sala de Despiece Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Industrial Chic Counter Dining Chef Driven Sala de Despiece Chamberí $$$ Nose-to-tail tapas served in an industrial cutting room on Ponzano
Salmon Guru Bar Bar Confronta Cocktails World 50 Best Bold Salmon Guru Barrio de las Letras $$$ World's-50-Best cocktail craft on Echegaray
Shikku Izakaya Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Izakaya Omakase Robata Shikku Izakaya Hispanoamérica / Chamartín $$$ A Chamartín izakaya with a 12-seat omakase counter
StreetXO Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Chef Driven High Energy Fusion StreetXO Barrio de Salamanca $$$ DiverXO's three-star chef's wild street-food counter
Taberna La Catapa Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Wine Led Tapas Intimate Taberna La Catapa Retiro / Ibiza $$$ Small wine-led tapas tavern off the Retiro
Tripea Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Counter Dining Fusion Market Stall Tripea Chamberí $$$ Peruvian-Asian tasting counter inside Mercado de Vallehermoso