Explore Madrid’s culinary excellence with this guide to its top Michelin star restaurants. The article highlights prestigious dining establishments recognized for their exceptional cuisine and service. From avant-garde Spanish dishes to innovative international flavors, each restaurant offers a unique gastronomic experience. Discover renowned spots like DiverXO and Santceloni, where talented chefs showcase their skills through exquisite tasting menus. Whether you’re a food enthusiast or seeking a memorable dining experience, Madrid’s Michelin star restaurants promise unparalleled quality and sophistication.
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DiverXO
DiverXO is the only three-Michelin Star restaurant Madrid has to offer. The restaurant defines its cuisine as ‘fun, surprising and very flavoursome’, which almost every patron can agree is very accurate. This eatery was awarded its third star in 2013 and has managed to maintain it ever since. This star also marked the first time a restaurant in the city had been awarded more than two stars in the two decades prior to it.
The Head Chef at DiverXO is David Munoz. He has made the decision to serve only two degustation menus, each of which is composed of a whopping eight fixed dishes, with an additional 10 dishes that vary depending on the availability of seasonal ingredients. This gives each diner the opportunity to enjoy a wide array of flavours created with the freshest possible ingredients, while at the same time, discovering Chef Munoz’s excellent cuisine.
- Price: $$$
- Michelin stars: 3
- Address: Calle del Padre Damian 23, Madrid
- Type of food: Spanish
- Must-try: Tasting menu.
La Terraza del Casino
La Terraza del Casino has two stars and has certainly earned its spot among the Michelin Star restaurants in Madrid. Ferran Adria, one of Spain’s most renowned chefs, works as a consultant for La Terraza del Casino. This restaurant is well known for having innovative, yet somehow also traditional flavours.
The tapas menu at this eatery is as creative as one can imagine. It features delights that will undoubtedly be a treat to the tastebuds, making it no wonder that this restaurant has earned so much praise in the culinary world. La Terraza del Casino is located close to Puerta del Sol and also boasts a lovely rooftop terrace where you can enjoy dinner and drinks
- Price: $$$
- Michelin stars: 2
- Address: Calle Alcala 15, Madrid
- Type of food: Spanish
- Must-try: Frozen gazpacho rock with royal crab.
Santceloni
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Santceloni is a wonderful addition to this list of Madrid Michelin restaurants. With two stars, the second of which was earned in 2005, this eatery is barrelling towards a third. Located in the newly renovated Hotel Hesperia, this establishment is well known for its ambitious cuisine and its perfectionist nature.
Diners can expect to indulge in reinterpretations of classic Spanish dishes that have been carefully crafted using only the freshest ingredients of the highest quality. Santceloni’s chef serves up a wide variety of regional foods but has also made a point of serving seasonal dishes too, so as to guarantee the prime quality of ingredients used. Just a head’s up if you’re planning on dining at Santceloni: diners are required to dress in formal attire.
- Price: $$$
- Michelin stars: 2
- Address: P.º de la Castellana, 57, 28046 Madrid
- Type of food: Spanish
- Must-try: Tasting menu.
Sergi Arola
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Sergi Arola also makes for a great addition to this list of Michelin Star restaurants in Madrid. Run by a Catalan chef, Sergi Arola not only has incredible dishes to choose from, but it also has an impressive menu of homemade breads, as well as an original cocktail menu designed to complement any meal. On top of this is an extensive wine list.
If you’re looking for gourmet tapas, you’ll also be welcomed at SOT, which is located in Sergi Arola’s basement. SOT is a smaller restaurant but is run by the same chef and is up to the same standard as the main establishment. Any experience at Sergi Arola is well worth the wait, and diners will leave feeling over the moon with their Michelin Star experience.
- Price: $$$
- Michelin stars: 2
- Address: Calle de Zurbano 31, Madrid
- Type of food: Spanish
- Must-try: Tasting menu.
Ramon Freixa
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Ramon Freixa is unquestionably one of the most exclusive restaurants in Madrid. Its dishes are able to brilliantly balance innovation, sophistication and tradition. Together, these three factors produce a combination that is nothing short of magical. The result? Two well-earned Michelin Stars.
Located in Barrio Salamanca, which just happens to be one of the most affluent neighbourhoods of Madrid, the restaurant is housed in Hotel Unico, which in itself is a beautiful establishment. Ramon Freixa offers diners its signature tasting menu filled with delights, which patrons will be able to enjoy while overlooking the hotel’s perfectly manicured garden. The restaurant is beautifully decorated and its interior is perhaps one of the most luxurious in all of Madrid.
- Price: $$$
- Michelin stars: 2
- Address: Calle de Claudio Coello 67, Madrid.
- Type of food: Spanish
- Must-try: Tasting menu.
El Club Allard
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With its two Michelin Stars, El Club Allard boasts three different menus, namely ‘Seduction’. ‘Encounter’ and ‘Revolution’. Each menu consists of a combination of snacks, starters, fish, meat and desserts.
This restaurant is located in Madrid’s central district of Arguelles, and up until fairly recently, was an exclusive, members-only establishment. These days, it is open to the public and run by Maria Marte. She prides herself on basing all of her recipes on the principle that a mixture of quality and simplicity makes for an excellent mix of flavours and textures – and she is absolutely right! El Club Allard has been able to hold on to both of its Michelin Stars, even after the restaurant’s original chef left.
- Price: $$
- Michelin stars: 2
- Address: Calle de Ferraz 2, Madrid
- Type of food: Spanish
- Must-try: Tasting menu.
Sebastian is a former hedge fund trader who worked only to indulge his true passion – food.
He has dined at over 240 Michelin-starred restaurants around the world, savoring culinary masterpieces and understanding the stories behind them. He now advises restaurants on menu design, decor and holistic diner experience.