Tapas Bars

La Escondida, Puerta Cerrada 6
Tel. +34 91 365 91 9

La Castela, Doctor Castelo, 22
 Tel: +34 91 573 55 90

El Txoko, at Taberna Vasca, Jovellanos, 3,
Tel. +34 91 53234 43

Albur, Manuela Malasaña, 15
Tel. +34 91 594 27 33

Restaurats

Restaurante Teatriz, Hermosilla, 15
Tel. +34 91 577 53 79.
This restaurat, set in a former theatre in the elegant Salamanca district of Madrid, serves good food at very reasonable prices. The atmosphere is lively and a little crowded.

Restaurante Bice, Génova 19,
Tel. +34 91 319 10 78.
Elegant restaurant serving excellent  Italian food at very reasonable prices. Madrid's best known classic (and pricey) restaurants

Restaurante Zalacaín, Alvárez de Baena 4
 Tel. +34 915 614 840
Considered by many Madrid's most famous restaurants, people go there to see and be seen. The ambience is elegant and food can be classified as classical nouveau cuisine.

Restaurante El Bodegón, Pinar, 15
Tel. 34 915 234 478 A
A popular Madrid restaurant, comparable to Zalacaín in quality but with more affordable prices. Innovative cuisine, outstanding deserts and excellent wine-list.

Restaurante La Favorita, Covarrubias 25,
Tel. +34 91 448 3810
This restaurant specialises in dishes from Navarra and opera. It is an interesting venue where waiters and waitresses sing opera as they serve the tables.

Restaurante El Séptimo, Diego de León, 7
Tel. +34 91 562 29 40
This original Madrid restaurant serves very good food at excellent prices. Decor is simple and is very popular with locals as well as tourists so reservations are advisable.

Restaurante Centro Riojano, Serrano 25, 1º
Tel. +34 915 750 337
Restaurant specialising in food from the Rioja region, tasty rich recipes typical of the Riojan gastronomy renowned all over Spain. Reasonable prices and good Rioja wine.

Restaurante El Chaflán, Hotel Aristos, Avda. Pio XII, 34
Tel. +34 913 450 450
One of Madrid's newer restaurants set in the Hotel Aristos, offering excellent food and one of the best wine-lists  in Madrid. Prices are high, but the restaurat is nonetheless  one of Madrid's most popular new restaurants.
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El Foque, Suero de Quiñones 22
Tel. +34 91 519 257 273
Small restaurant just behind the National Auditorium in Madrid specialising in cod recipes. Good quality food at a price.

La Dorada, Orfila 3,
Tel. +34 91 308 03 82
This restaurant serving good seafood dishes at reasonable prices is popular with locals and tourists.

Lur Maitea, Fernando El Santo 4
Tel. +34 923 080 350
Very good Basque restaurant specialising in fish, possibly one of the best in Madrid. Good seafood dishes and, if in season, the wild mushrooms are highly recommended.  Medium to high prices.

Restaurante Thai Gardens, Jorge Juan, 5
Tel. +34 91 577 88 84
Charming restaurant serving great food  in an atmosphere of flowers and water and Thai elegance. Large portions and reasonable prices.

Restaurante Al-Mounia, Recoletos, 5
Tel. +34 91 435 08 28
Excellent Moroccan food served in a very pleasant atmosphere.