The best of Madrid
60 places worth going across 5 lists — pick a list, or open the map.
The best coffee shops in Madrid
Our pick of Madrid’s best specialty coffee, cross-referenced from Sprudge’s Madrid guide, local roaster guides and Reddit consensus. A favourite.place selection. Sources: The World’s 100 Best Coffee Shops 2026 https://theworlds100bestcoffeeshops.com/top-100-coffee-shops/
Madrid’s best bars
Our pick of Madrid’s best cocktail bars — two current global-ranked rooms plus the historic cocterlerías of Chueca and Las Letras that never went out of fashion. A favourite.place selection. Sources: The World’s 50 Best Bars 2025 https://www.theworlds50best.com/bars/list/1-50
Madrid’s best casual eats
Our pick of Madrid’s best casual eats — the bocadillo de calamares counters around Plaza Mayor, the tortilla and cocido institutions, and the two Madrid pizzerias ranked in Europe. A favourite.place selection. Sources: 50 Top Pizza Europa 2026 https://www.50toppizza.it/50-top-pizza-europa-2026/
Madrid’s best restaurants
The best restaurants in Madrid — every entry is starred in the MICHELIN Guide Spain & Portugal 2026, and each note shows its exact credentials. Restricted to the city proper: starred rooms elsewhere in the Comunidad are excluded. Sources: MICHELIN https://guide.michelin.com/us/en/comunidad-de-madrid/madrid/restaurants
Madrid’s MICHELIN Bib Gourmands 2026
Every restaurant in Madrid carrying a MICHELIN Bib Gourmand in the 2026 guide — the guide’s own mark for good cooking at a fair price. Seventeen appear under the guide’s Madrid heading; three are in Leganés, Tres Cantos and Alcalá de Henares, so fourteen are in Madrid itself. This is the complete selection rather than a pick of it. Sources: MICHELIN Guide 2026 https://guide.michelin.com/en/es/comunidad-de-madrid/madrid/restaurants/bib-gourmand