Jockey
For half a century, Jockey has stood out for its elegant and distinguished style, with obvious British inspiration. Dishes such as marrow with potatoes, foie gras and mushroom sauce, raw crayfish with caviar and baked flounder with crunchy vegetables are exceptional. The restaurant has seven dining rooms.

Amador de los Ríos, 6. 

Alcohol: wine, beer and spirits
Atmosphere: formal
Cuisine: international
Type of Dinner: formal
Dress Code: formal - jacket and tie required.
Info: Closed on Public Holidays. Smoking sections. Restaurant specialises in sea bass.
Meals: lunch and dinner
Type of Menu: à la carte
Reservations: 91 319 24 35
Parking: car park and valet parking
Average Expenditure: From €50 or more
Methods of Payment: cash and card

Santceloni
If you are in Madrid, you can’t miss a visit to Santceloni, where Catalan chef Santi Santamaría offers a personal and original menu. The two set menus offer testimony to this: pisto (summer vegetable medley) mini-tartlet spiced with saffron, curried hake cheeks al pil pil over slices of tomato, lobster with artichokes and topped with escalibada (roasted vegetables) or hake with cauliflower purée and pineapple and ham marinade.

Paseo Castellana, 57. 

Alcohol: wine, beer and spirits
Atmosphere: informal
Cuisine: Seasonal
Type of Dinner: informal
Dress Code: informal
Info: On Saturdays the restaurant closes at mid-day. Also closed Public Holidays. Smoking section available.
Meals: lunch and dinner
Type of Menu: à la carte and set menu
Reservations: 91 210 88 00
Parking: Valet parking
Average Expenditure: €50 or more
Methods of Payment: cash and card

La Broche Sergi Arola (Miguel Ángel Hotel)
Catalan chef Sergi Arola, who studied under Ferrán Adriá (El Bulli), is one of the city’s most prestigious. This has led La Brioche to enjoy great success since its opening on the ground floor of the Hotel Miguel Ángel in February 2000. The Carpaccio boletus edulis, the mayonnaise mousse, the potato with caviar and foie and the coca cola with lemon mousse stand out among other original dishes. It is not for nothing that the restaurant was awarded two Michelin stars and is always full. With respect to the atmosphere, its white spaces, careful decoration and original dishware make La Brioche a place where nothing is left to chance.

Miguel Ángel, 29-31. 

Alcohol: wine, beer and spirits
Atmosphere: informal
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Type of Dinner: formal
Dress Code: casual
Info: Closed Saturdays and Sundays. Non-smoking restaurant
Meals: lunch and dinner
Type of Menu: à la carte
Reservations: 91 399 34 37
Parking: Valet parking
Average Expenditure: €50 or more
Methods of Payment: cash and card

El Amparo
Located in one of the city’s most glamorous areas, a stop at El Amparo is a must fro those on a gastronomic tour of Madrid. El Amparo opened its doors in the 1970s. The project was planned with the help of the French-Basque chef Fermín Arrabide, while the cooking was managed by Ramón Ramírez and Ramón Roteta; when the latter was replaced by Segundo Alonso, El Amparo nabbed a position on the cutting edge of contemporary cooking. Later on, Martín Berasategui added a few touches of modernism and today, under Carlos Posadas, the restaurant is embarking on a new stage.

Puigcerdá, 8. 

Alcohol: wine, beer and spirits
Atmosphere: informal
Cuisine: Basque
Type of Dinner: informal
Dress Code: formal; jacket and tie required
Info: Smoking areas available. Closed Sundays and Saturday after mid-day. Restaurant specialties are lobster in lobster gêlle and sea-urchin vinaigrette, flounder with fresh breadcrumbs.
Meals: lunch and dinner
Type of Menu: à la carte
Reservations: 91 431 64 56
Parking: Valet parking
Average Expenditure: €50 or more

Club 31
Currently under the management of Clodoaldo Cortés’ daughter, Club 31 is still – as it has been for forty years – the favourite destination of select clientele. Since its beginnings, it has always been classic, but has updated its menu little by little. A must.

Alcalá, 58. 

Alcohol: wine, beer and spirits
Atmosphere: formal
Cuisine: international
Type of Dinner: formal
Dress Code: formal; jacket and tie required
Info: Smokers welcome. Open every day.
Meals: lunch and dinner
Type of Menu: à la carte
Reservations: 91 532 05 11
Parking: Valet parking
Average Expenditure: €50 or more

Zalacaín
Zalacaín is one of the capital’s most renowned restaurants, and has earned its fame, among other reasons, for the inimitable cooking of Benjamin Urdaín, a respected Spanish chef. Among Zalacaín’s most outstanding dishes are cod Tellagorri, stuffed pig’s feet, tuna tartar with Beluga and green pepper, flounder with cauliflower purée and roasted baby lamb with kidneys and gizzards over a bed of celery. It offers private dining rooms and an enclosed terrace where guests can enjoy international cooking in differing ambiences.

Álvarez de Baena, 4. 

Alcohol: wine, beer and spirits
Atmosphere: formal
Cuisine: haute cuisine
Type of Dinner: formal
Dress Code: formal; jacket and tie required
Info: Closes Saturday at mid-day and all day Sunday. Closed Public Holidays. Smoking sections available. The House Specialty is lobster salad.
Meals: lunch and dinner
Type of Menu: à la carte
Reservations: 91 561 59 35 and 91 561 48 40
Parking: Valet parking
Average Expenditure: €50 or more

Horcher
This place is a classic and is conserved as such. It arrived on the scene in a sad, post-war Madrid in the midst of European and worldwide chaos, offering the luxury of the well-rounded Austro-German cuisine, completely unknown in Spain. Otto Horcher established a high-level restaurant that dazzled the public, focussing on game animals served with exotic sauces. It offers outstanding dishes such as herring à la crème, Hungarian veal goulash and venison ragout. Its prestige continues to this day.

Alfonso XII, 6. 

Alcohol: wine, beer and spirits
Atmosphere: formal
Cuisine: international
Type of Dinner: formal
Dress Code: formal
Info: Specialises in game animals. Smokers welcome. Closed Saturday after mid-day and all day Sunday. Closed in August for holidays. Open from 1:30 pm to 4 pm and from 8 pm to midnight.
Meals: lunch and dinner
Type of Menu: à la carte
Reservations: 91 522 07 31
Parking: nearby y Valet parking
Average Expenditure: €50 or more