StreetXO Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Chef Driven High Energy Fusion StreetXO Barrio de Salamanca $$$ DiverXO's three-star chef's wild street-food counter Stessa categoria
99 Sushi Bar Hermosilla Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Sushi Robata Polished 99 Sushi Bar Hermosilla Barrio de Salamanca $$$ High-end Tokyo-style sushi and robata in Salamanca Stessa categoria
Paipái Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Fusion Chef Driven Neighbourhood Paipái Chamartín (Nueva España) $$$ Japanese-Mexican fusion in residential Chamartín Stessa categoria
Tripea Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Counter Dining Fusion Market Stall Tripea Chamberí $$$ Peruvian-Asian tasting counter inside Mercado de Vallehermoso Stessa categoria
La Manduca de Azagra Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Produce Led Navarrese Refined La Manduca de Azagra Justicia / Alonso Martínez $$$ Navarrese vegetable and produce temple in Justicia Stessa categoria
Marcano Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Chef Driven Refined Basque Roots Marcano Retiro / Ibiza $$$ Arzak-trained signature cooking on Doctor Castelo Stessa categoria
Ikigai Velázquez Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Chef identity Fish maturation Umami Ikigai Velázquez El Viso / Chamartín $$$ Yong Wu Nagahira's Japanese-Spanish fish maturation Stessa categoria
Shikku Izakaya Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Izakaya Omakase Robata Shikku Izakaya Hispanoamérica / Chamartín $$$ A Chamartín izakaya with a 12-seat omakase counter Stessa categoria
El Pescador Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Product First Classic Shellfish El Pescador Barrio de Salamanca $$$ Pescaderías Coruñesas' Salamanca seafood institution Stessa categoria
La Bien Aparecida Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Design Led Cantabrian Wine List La Bien Aparecida Barrio de Salamanca $$$ Cantabrian cooking in a minimalist-chic Salamanca townhouse Stessa categoria
Yúgō The Bunker Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Izakaya Speakeasy Japanese Yúgō The Bunker Barrio de las Letras $$$$ Michelin-starred izakaya with a WWII-bunker speakeasy below Stessa categoria
VelascoAbellá Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Chef Driven Santceloni Lineage Pastry VelascoAbellá Chamartín $$$$ Santceloni heirs' market cuisine, starred in 18 months Stessa categoria
Gaman by Luis Arévalo Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Nikkei Chef identity Omakase Gaman by Luis Arévalo Guindalera / Salamanca $$$ The chef who brought Nikkei to Spain, on his own terms Stessa categoria
Lhardy Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Historic Period Rooms Cocido Lhardy Barrio de las Letras $$$ Madrid's 1839 grande-dame restaurant for cocido Stessa categoria
Gofio Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Chef Driven Canarian Tasting Menu Gofio Barrio de las Letras $$$ Michelin-starred creative Canary Island cuisine Stessa categoria
Ugo Chan Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Chef Driven Omakase Japanese Fusion Ugo Chan Chamartín $$$$ Michelin-starred Spanish-twist Japanese counter Stessa categoria
Sacha Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Cult Favourite Bistro Chef Loved Sacha Chamartín $$$ The chefs' beloved cult bistro of Chamartín Stessa categoria
El Telégrafo Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Seafood Shellfish Classic El Telégrafo Chamartín (Castellana) $$$ Steamship-styled seafood house in the business north Stessa categoria
Sala de Despiece Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Industrial Chic Counter Dining Chef Driven Sala de Despiece Chamberí $$$ Nose-to-tail tapas served in an industrial cutting room on Ponzano Stessa categoria
Fismuler Restaurant Restaurant Confronta Design Led Natural Wine Seasonal Fismuler Chamberí $$$ Seasonal market cooking and a cult cheesecake in stripped-back Chamberí Stessa categoria