La Malontina is a very small restaurant. There may be 6 tables total. That said, we came without a…read morereservation and were able to be seated for lunch with the instructions that we needed to be done by 3:30pm - no problem (it was 1pm at the time...you have to love Spain). The menu del dia was a great value and included appetizer, entree, dessert, and a glass of wine for about 15e. The food was pretty good but the server was the best I've had in Spain (or maybe any where in Europe). There is no menu, the server is the menu. When he started to speak we tried to keep up with our limited Spanish and he stopped and asked if we'd prefer he speak in English. My wife told him she was trying to practice her Spanish so he offered to do the menu in Spanish first and then English. He spoke at a great pace and very clearly and then started joking with us, half in Spanish, half in English. It was really a nice experience. While the menu del dia is a fantastic deal, I think I'd go of the menu next time. The gentlemen at the table next to us had a stunning meal of jamon, a Spanish fried cheese, and then a beef entree which was cooked with a blowtorch at the table. Envious I was.

Maria and Sammy were great servers and gave us really good recommendations to order …read more We tried Grilled Octopus and Red Prawn pasta! Very delicious!

A superb meal all around. Menu is well planned and executed. Service was warm and inviting…read more Couldn't have been better really. Had the empenadas, paté, entraña, and duck confit. All were exceptional!

New to the area with only 5 months under its belt is a modern and stylish fusion restaurant called…read moreWorkshop. There's a cozy and heated terrace upon entry in front of a glass panel revealing the interior of the establishment. Staff is friendly and attentive to detail, ensuring amazing service. Now, moving on to the important factor, the FOOD: They have focused on delivering affordable, high quality and delicious food for workers from the surrounding offices. The excellent daily menu they offer has a starter, main course and dessert, with the option of paying 16 or 18 euros depending on the main dish you order. (look at pics attached) Starter: Chicken Salad Wock Style; the chicken was crunchy (breaded) and the salad as a whole was pretty well executed. Main Course: Ceviche Limeno; this dish is a Peruvian classic that consists of raw white fish cut into small cubes with sliced raw onion in a strong citric sauce. This was by far the highlight of the meal, the fish was fresh and the ratio of ingredients was superb. (my brother chose the tuna tartar which was another great dish, that came with a delicious nutty sauce.) Dessert: I chose the kiwi fruit platter witch was a peeled and nicely sliced fresh kiwi

What a wonderfully magical place! If you are visiting…read moreMadrid, you must visit this restaurant. The rooftop garden is absolutely magical at dinner time.

for 29 euros/person, you get a drink, starter, and main! i went with the strawberry juice, iberian…read moreham eggs benedict, and waffles. the waffle was delightfully crispy & came with a delicious dulce de leche sauce, and the eggs benedict was perfectly creamy. i also enjoyed the strawberry juice, which was not too sweet. i would recommend making a reservation for the rooftop on a beautiful sunny day! the atmosphere and decorations were lovely, and the presentation of the dishes were gorgeous! well-worth it if you're craving brunch!

Saw the positive reviews on Yelp and noticed this place was a 5 minute walk from our hotel - I was…read moreSOLD! Was not disappointed. Walked into a clean and welcoming dining room. Staff very friendly and made great recommendations. The owner came over several times to check on us and allowed us to try a traditional soup dish on the house. We loved the croquettes, the tuna tartar and the squid/veg dish! Staff was pleasant and patient since our Spanish is limited. Highly recommend for authentic eats!

Looking for a place to eat on our last night in Madrid, Yelp came to the rescue. Even though there…read morewere not many reviews or photos, my gut told me to give this place a try. This was just a few minutes of walking distance from our Sonder suite. After shopping for 6 hours, we were famished. We walked in around 7:30pm. They were kind enough to turn on the lights up for us in the dining room and seat us (dinner usually starts at 8-10pm in Spain). Let me just say that service was a class act from start to finish. Here is what we ordered: My son: I am going to have the Cod Tripe. What are you ordering, mom? Me: the Oxtail Traditional My son: Oooh, I will have some of yours too. Me: of course you are. My son: you can have one of my tripe. Please know that most places will ask if you want bread. They will charge you for it. My son used the bread to soak up the Cod Tripe Soup. I loved the chickpeas and I am happy my son got to have tripe before leaving Spain. It was on his bucket list of things to eat here. Our waiter came by with complimentary gazpacho and omg, what a delightful treat. It was perfect on a hot summer day. It had bits of potatoes and pears. I wanted a whole bowl. I think this place is a hidden gem!! Surprised that there are not more reviews. The food was absolutely delicious. It had that homemade touch! Don't forget to order dessert. We got the Pineapple Presented in 3 Textures. It had coconut milk and sago on one side and cinnamon crumbles on the other. The pineapple had sprinkles of salt. The flavor profiles tickled my tongue. Perfect on this 88 degree day. Truly worth a visit!

Popped in here when we saw rain coming and I'm so glad we did! Has a really lovely meal! The inside…read moreis wonderful and great atmosphere. Our waiter was also fantastic and so attentive! I ordered the cheese board and some tacos and I loved both! I thought they were delicious and so much food! I thought the prices were very fair! Left so full and happy!

Great shop but no longer a restaurant. Just fyi !…read more The products for sale there look great though!

This place is beauty. The food blends together into a European fusion luxury experience. High…read moreflavors are very prominent in all of the dishes. The meats and fishes are incredible and always cooked to perfection. The salads are truly a worker art the flavors, bursting and freshness exudes from every single dish. A member of our party had the chicken tikka and while he did say that it was excellent it is a bit odd that they have chicken tikka on a European inspired menu. The service is quite typical for this type of restaurant: quick and easy but not outstanding. The ambience makes you feel like you're in the middle of a bright city like New York or Tokyo, the bustling waiters and heavy foot traffic throughout the restaurant brings up the energy and the constant chatter and noise from other diners really makes you feel immersed in the whole experience. Would highly recommend this restaurant to anybody and it is definitely a destination landmark on a trip to Madrid.

If your kids are studying abroad in Madrid, this is where they'll take you when you visit. Ten Con…read moreTen is stylish, lively, and on the pricey side. They bring olives, bread, and a small soup when you sit down which sounds nice until you realize it's not free. The steak was excellent, and the truffle and egg linguini stood out. The avocado lasagna was also surprisingly good. Service was good, our waiter was refreshingly honest and even steered us away from less popular dishes. It gets busy, so make a reservation.

I could not be more serious when I say- this is the best gin drink I've ever had. It was so smooth…read moreand delicious! And I used to casually like gin before, but this place has made it my go-to drink! The bartenders are so nice and were great at making suggestions. What I ordered: to be honest, I cannot remember the name. All I remember is it was the gin drink with cinnamon. It was refreshing, tasty, and super reasonably priced for the quality! The atmosphere is nice, but chill. This is a great place to start off the night with a refreshing gin cocktail! (They do offer other types of alcohol for those who really don't like gin, but I have to say- if you try one of their gin drinks and don't like it, you're crazy!)

Super fun and chill place for a fun twist on the gin tonic with various macerations and infusions!…read moreOrdering was a little confusing at first, but when you decide that you're all in on the gin tonic infusions, it's easy! The bartenders are SUPER friendly and are happy to help navigate the cocktail menu if you need help. The goblet sized beverage that comes out is delicious and super refreshing! I love the space too - the minimalist decor with concrete is always a personal fave of mine. Completely unrelated, the bar mix they have as a snack is delicious in it by itself.

The food was amazing and the service was top notch. We ordered a total of 5 different dishes, a…read morepitcher of sangria and a desert. The tapa dishes were all very good. We ordered a salad which was a very unique dining experience because it came in a pot with scissors. You cut pieces off and topped it with chicken and egg plant it was honestly really cool. Next we had a Spanish pancake which was ok I personally wasn't crazy about it but it was good nothing crazy though. We followed this up with the croquets which were small but very tasty filled with ham and cheese. We then had the Potito or Baby Jar. It's egg mixed with truffle and garlic in a small jar. It was one of my favorites so much flavor in this dish. It went really well with the bread they serve. The duck racks were also very good nice amount of different flavors from all the assortment of toppings they bring you. The last tapa we had was the star of the show. The flaming steak was amazing m. The perfectly cooked steak was seasoned to perfection and they literally brought a fire to your table when they cooked it. I was in love with this dish and would definitely recommend it as a must have. For desert the last thing we had was the crema de queso. Definitely an interesting take on desert. This place is amazing one of the best dinner experiences I have had. Thank you Anthony Bourdain!!! Pro tip: this place is kind of hard to find. It's immediately next to a restaurant with a black cat on its front door.

Looking for a late night "snack", (just before midnight) we walked around the corner from our hotel…read moreand discovered La Gabinoteca, a quaint Tapas restaurant featured by Anthony Bourdain on his show "No Reservations". The restaurant was not extremely packed, but it was lively. It took a minute to find someone to seat us, and once we were seated our waiter told us we had about 10 minutes to order before the kitchen closed, although they advertised being open until 2am. We kept wondering why everyone was looking out at our table from the kitchen but no wait staff came over until finally we realized there was a buzzer on our table that we could use to summon the wait staff, get our check etx. When the waitress came over she was friendly and assured us we had enough time to order what we wanted from the kitchen. She also tried to speak English as best she could to explain what the dishes were. We ordered some typical tapas - Ravioli Burrata, Chicken Wings, Croquetas, Gyoza of Ropa Vieja, and Duck Tacos. The tacos were flavorful and the Gyozas were delicious. The other tapas were just ok, didn't stand out any more than others. I did not like the texture of the Ravioli and it is a cold dish so seemed bland to me. I thought the food was good overall, but it did seem a little pricey.

Note: the listing is for the Terraza del Casino, but the reviews are for Paco Roncero. We were…read moredeciding between a few of the two starred places in Madrid, and since SF tends to be more casual for Michelin places, I wanted something a bit more traditional in terms of formality, so we went with Paco Roncero, which is located in the historic Casino de Madrid (historic social club, not an actual casino. The dining room is definitely fancy by feel, and while it is very spacious with its high ceilings and spread out tables, there aren't actually that many tables. We started with the champagne cart, and ultimately, I liked the champagne so much that I just ended up getting more by the glass. Shockingly, it was only €18 a glass! We also shared a wine pairing, which focused on local wines but also included sherry. It's a good way to try grapes we haven't otherwise encountered. We chose the Madrid menu, which is 23 courses, split into sections of bites, mains, and then desserts. To start: 1. Aerial truffle cake 2. Olive oil tasting: presented on a tree - Adria style, a green, a black, a yellow 3. White chocolate donut with foie and cardamom sugar 4. Nori seed taco with salmon and miso 5. Shrimp tart 6. Cod brandade with lemon meringue 7. Scallop tartlet with cured scallop 8. Garlic prawns al ajillo 9. Madrid style red mullet on a mousseline and a thin potato cracker 10. Beef tripe fritter 11. Ox tartare with smoked caviar 12. EVOO butter and sourdough: the butter as in solid form but just tasted of olive oil, which was great Mains: 1. Vegetable patch: seasonable vegetables carefully planted into a dish of the herb sauce and "dirt." 2. Bluefin tuna belly, anchovy, caviar, tomato tartare 3. Almond flower with asparagus , apricots, sardine 4. Salpicon of blue leg prawns: corral, salad with seafood consommé 5. Turbot with codium sea lettuce and garlic razor clams 6. Oxtail Wellington with daikon, apple, red currant, pumpkin seed salad - cut and plated from a cart table side Desserts: 1. Citrus: lemon, yuzu, calamansi - refreshing 2. Apple: inspired by a candied apple with a wafer, roasted apple foam, lime zest, cider 3. Beetroot and black garlic ice cream, vanilla with maraschino cherry balsamic 4. Violet: with strawberry and apricot, as well as the traditional Madrid candy (Violeta) 5. Madrid flavors: chocolate bonbons in a box, each themed for a different area At the end, Chef Paco Roncero came out to greet each table, which was very cool. I feel like it's been a long time since that happened. I love tons of small bites, so this was the percent menu for me. Be prepared for a longer meal, but it was paved appropriately for the number of courses. Paco Roncero is definitely a worthy destination.

I had high expectations for my dinner here, at Paco Roncero, but overall it was less of an…read moreexperience than I'd hoped for, particularly after going to Clos. The service was a bit off, particularly regarding the wine pairings. Lovely location on the rooftop although the live music was a bit loud.