La Castela Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Taberna Vermouth Tin Bar La Castela Retiro / Ibiza $$ 1929-rooted tin-bar taberna by the Retiro Stessa categoria
Casa Alberto Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Historic Taberna Vermouth Casa Alberto Barrio de las Letras $$ 1827 taberna on Cervantes' old street Stessa categoria
Casa Macareno Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Taberna Tapas Design Led Casa Macareno Malasaña $$ A 1920 taberna reborn, ibérico-and-truffle croquetas and noble menú del día Stessa categoria
Casa Salvador Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Historic Casticismo Traditional Casa Salvador Chueca $$ 1941 bullfighting tavern famed for its fried merluza Stessa categoria
Taberna La Dichosa Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Neo Taberna Design Led Tapas Taberna La Dichosa Conde Duque $$ Neo-taberna with sharp Spanish tapas on the Conde Duque edge Stessa categoria
La Musa Malasaña Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Tapas Bohemian All Day La Musa Malasaña Malasaña $$ Bohemian all-day kitchen with a Michelin-pedigree hand Stessa categoria
Taberna Antonio Sánchez Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Historic Castizo Taberna Taberna Antonio Sánchez Lavapiés / Embajadores $$ Madrid's oldest tavern, untouched since before 1787 Stessa categoria
Nunuka Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Georgian Intimate Authentic Nunuka Chueca / Justicia $$ Tiny Georgian bistrot for khachapuri and khinkali Stessa categoria
Taberna La Carmencita Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Historic Tiled Literary Taberna La Carmencita Chueca $$ Madrid's second-oldest tavern, beloved of Lorca's generation Stessa categoria
Taberna La Catapa Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Wine Led Tapas Intimate Taberna La Catapa Retiro / Ibiza $$$ Small wine-led tapas tavern off the Retiro Stessa categoria
Mune Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Levantine Modern Vegetable Forward Mune Chueca / Justicia $$ Beirut-rooted Levantine cooking, modernised in Chueca Stessa categoria
BaniBanoo Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Chef Owner Persian Daytime BaniBanoo Barrio de Salamanca $$ Persian market cuisine from a one-woman kitchen Stessa categoria
Triciclo Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Chef Driven Market Cuisine Bib Gourmand Triciclo Barrio de las Letras $$ Three-chef Bib Gourmand with half-portion freedom Stessa categoria
Mavera Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Anatolian Meze Turkish Run Mavera Tetuán (nearest to Chamartín) $$ The credible Turkish kitchen Madrid actually has Stessa categoria
Taberna El Tempranillo Bar Bar Confronta Wine Bar Rustic Local Taberna El Tempranillo La Latina $$ Beam-and-stone Cava Baja wine taberna with a deep Spanish list Atmosfera affine
La Tabernilla del Gato Amadeus Bar Bar Confronta Tapas Old School Local La Tabernilla del Gato Amadeus Conde Duque $$ Quiet old-school tapas bar beside the Conde Duque centre Atmosfera affine
Bar Automático Bar Bar Confronta Terrace Tapas Neighborhood Bar Automático Lavapiés $$ Calle Argumosa's alternative tapas terrace Atmosfera affine
DSTAgE Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Chef Driven Tasting Menu Design Led DSTAgE Chueca / Salesas $$$$ Diego Guerrero's two-star creative loft in Salesas Stessa categoria
Roostiq Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Wood Fire Open Kitchen Produce Led Roostiq Chueca $$$ Wood-fire asador with a Neapolitan oven in Chueca Stessa categoria
Saddle Restaurant Restaurant Confronta White Tablecloth Gueridon Service Grown Up Saddle Barrio de Salamanca $$$$ Michelin-starred revival of grand-hotel dining-room luxury Stessa categoria