Steakhouses in Madrid continue to maintain their success thanks to a balance of product quality, innovation in production and tradition in preparation. The capital’s brasseries have given themselves over to long maturations, maintaining their local oak grills and the most classic accompaniments. With influences from Argentina, Uruguay and Japan, the steakhouses here have opened their sights to the most essential cuisine.
1. Rocacho
Rocacho defines itself as a modern steakhouse, both in substance and form. The keys to their success are two: the oak charcoal they use for the grill and the cuts of meat from El Capricho, one of the best restaurants and meat distributors in León.
Location: Calle del Padre Damián, 38 (Cuzco) and Plaza del Marqués de Salamanca, 9 (Salamanca district).
Price: €€€€€
2. Charrúa
At Charrúa the selection of meats is the result of a search for the best from different countries. Angus from Uruguay, Ayrshire cow raised in Finland, Black Angus from the United States, Holstein beef cutlet and of course the best national product, put it squarely on the list of the best steakhouses in Madrid. In addition, its name and essence are inspired by the knowledge of the indigenous tribes of Uruguay about fire and meat.
Location: Conde Xiquena Street 4 (Justicia).
Price: €€€€€
3. El Embarcadero Grill
This grill on the shore of the lake in Casa de Campo, near the pier, besides being one of the nicest places to eat grilled meat in Madrid, is a classic as far as specialty restaurants are concerned. Its weekday menus are complete and maintain the quality for a very competitive price. In addition to meat, there are traditional dishes, rations and daily stews.
Location: Paseo del Embarcadero, s/n, (Casa de Campo).
Price: €€€€€
4. Sua by Triciclo
Sua is the rotisserie of the Triciclo group and is located in a historic location in the neighborhood of Las Letras, an area where the group has almost all its restaurants. For them, this steakhouse represents a return to their origins, since their culinary training is Basque, where there is also a long tradition of knowing how to cook meat. The menu is not limited to premium steaks, but also includes grilled wild fish and traditional stews and tapas at the bar.
Location: Calle de Moratín, 22 (Letras).
Price: €€€€€
5. Lana
At Lana, whose owners are of Argentinean origin, the way each of the products is prepared is a ritual. There is an almost millimetric study based on family roots, respect for the Argentine gastronomic tradition and the quality of the product. The beef eye is of extraordinary quality. And the ritual at the time of eating it begins before it arrives at the table: before, you choose the knife -the handle varies- that you are going to use to cut it. An opportunity to try one of the best steak restaurants in Madrid.
Location: Calle de Ponzano, 59 (Chamberí).
Price: €€€€€
6. Piantao
Piantao, which has two restaurants in Madrid, is a restaurant run by Argentinean chef Javier Brichetto. Brichetto, unsurprisingly, takes his job seriously, of course. In the Legazpi restaurant, industrial aesthetics prevail, while in the Sagasta restaurant, wood and metals take center stage. Vegetables and seasonal products also enjoy more recognition. Meat -meats- continue to have the same importance. And no wonder.
Location: Paseo de la Chopera, 69 (Legazpi) and Calle de Sagasta, 30 (Alonso Martínez).
Price: €€€€€
7. Prrimital
A counter reminiscent of a butcher’s shop, stoves like those of a rotisserie and raw materials of unbeatable quality. The rest may be debatable and any addition will be a detail, but these three axes are the ideas around which pivots Prrimital, a restaurant whose location (the Mercado de San Miguel) should not be misleading.
Location: San Miguel Market (Downtown)
Price: €€€€€
Yakiniku Shogun
The differential degree of Yakiniku Shogun is, nevertheless, in some meats that in word of Eloy, its owner: “they are characterized by the infiltration of fat that they have”. Another characteristic nuance is that they belong to the Kobe Distributors Association. To understand the importance of this matter, it is necessary to put the data in context: only three restaurants in Madrid belong to this association. And Yakiniku Shogun is one of them.
The peculiarity, moreover, is the concept yaki means grill and nicu, meat. And the grill is on your own table.
Location: Málaga street, 3 (Chamberí)
Price: €€€€€
9. Candeli
Good meat must be one of the few foods that by themselves represent a claim fifty years ago and now. A good meat is unquestionable and in Candeli they know it. Market cuisine (much attention to their fish and seafood directly brought from the best fish markets in Spain) and a product that stands out above the rest of the things: the cuts of their grilled meats. The sirloin steak, the sirloin of beef tenderloin or the suckling pig chops.
Location: Calle de Ponzano, 47 (Chamberí)
Price: €€€€€
10. La Taberna de Elia
La Taberna de Elia is one of the first names that come to mind when listing steakhouses in Madrid. This brasserie in Pozuelo de Alarcón, founded by Romanian chef Cata Lupo, became known, among other things, for serving beef matured for a year. Kagoshina Wagyu, rosé veal from the Guadarrama mountains, Black Angus, have a special place in its menu, which also includes Galician beef and Central European beef, accompanied by other classics such as fried legs, Guernica peppers or piquillo peppers confit, to choose from.
Location: Vía de las Dos Castillas, 23 (Pozuelo de Alarcón)
Price: €€€€€
11. Julián Tolosa House
Julián de Tolosa is a Basque steakhouse that has brought the same concept from its native Euskadi to its restaurants in La Latina and Retiro. The Gorrotxategi family, who run the three restaurants, claim to have their own technique for making the Basque cutlet, which Forbes described as one of the best in the world, always accompanied by piquillo peppers.
The quality of the product they serve and their way of cooking meat have also made it part of our list of the 50 restaurants in Madrid that you have to try. And although in a steakhouse it is clear what you are going to eat, the typical Tolosa beans they serve deserve a mention.
📍Location: Cava Baja, 18 (La Latina) and Calle Ibiza, 39 (Retiro).
Price: €€€€€
12. Rural
Rural is a restaurant specialized in meats led by chef Rafa Zafra. Its menu stands out for dishes such as roast suckling pig roasted in the Castilian oven, matured beef steak or more creative dishes such as steak tartar bikini, foie gras and caviar. In addition, it has options of handmade charcuterie and traditional stews such as verdinas with oxtail.
📍Location: 8 Marqués de Cubas Street (Downtown).
Price: €€€€€
If when you eat red meat you want to try only the best: mature cows, the most sought-after cuts and long maturations on a charcoal grill, Madrid’s brasseries have a lot to offer.
This article has been written by Alberto del Castillo and Elena Francés.
