The cachopo has conquered the menus of restaurants in Madrid and is just one example of how such a typical dish, although relatively contemporary the dish, at the same time as it is hearty, can become fashionable from one day to another and without much explanation, as has happened to other dishes such as the ramen.
Asturian gastronomy has provided great jewels, such as fabada and pote, but cachopo has conquered the youngest palates and ensures the success of the restaurant that comes in first place in the contest held by The Cachopo Guide. If you have also fallen at the feet of this delicacy, prepare a pair of elastic pants, because here are the best cachopos in Madrid.
1. Arrabal
Arrabal has the best cachopo in Madrid in 2022, according to the Cachopo Guide, which has been bringing order to this dish since 2012. This restaurant in the plaza Mayor betting on Asturian products, adding to the beef tenderloin and ham, smoked cheese from Pría. A clear example that with good raw material, not much innovation is needed.
💶 Cachopo menu with drink: 22,50 €
Plaza Mayor, 23
2. Urumea
Few dishes have experienced such a revolution as the cachopu from Asturias. At the Urumea restaurant they know it, and that is why this Madrid restaurant with Asturian roots has become a reference not only for the quality of its products, but also for something that is already part of its personal seal: the cachopo by the meter, a kilo and a half of the best Asturian meat with three types of cheese, designed for four very hungry diners who want to share.
💶 Cachopo menu for two people: 60 €
7 Cochabamba Street, 7
3. Cider house el Antoju
This Asturian cider house has been located in Boadilla del Monte for several years and its cachopos are already among the best in Madrid, according to the Best Cachopo of the World Contest 2022. In total they serve 11 types of cachopos, from the simplest with Serrano ham and Viriato cheese to those with caramelized onions and peppers. And in two sizes L and XXL (the latter is best shared). It has cachopos gluten-free also.
💶 All their cachopos cost 22,50 €
Avenida Nuevo Mundo, 7-9 (Boadilla del Monte)
4. Hortensia House
Solera and tradition are two good words to define this restaurant, which many say is one of the best Asturian restaurants in Madrid. Although it is on this list for its cachopo, its fabada also deserves a mention, because it has been awarded on more than one occasion with the prize for the best fabada in Madrid. And although its cachopo has not always been on the menu, it has made a strong entrance. Its recipe is classic, based on beef and cured ham and is accompanied by french fries and baked padron peppers.
💶 Cachopo from 25 €
Pharmacy Street, 2
5. La Clave Restaurant
This establishment is already famous for being one of the few in the capital that serves cocido madrileño (Madrid stew) in four turns. We recommend you to visit it more than one day to be able to taste all its dishes, since there are some seasons in which they organize Asturian days and offer dishes from all the corners of Asturias: from inland areas, like the stuffed cabbage, or fishing, like the caldereta luarquesa (stew from Luarca). Their cachopo is sirloin, but sometimes they make more risky combinations, such as hake.
💶 Cachopo 26 €
Calle de Velázquez, 22
6. The downloading bud
The place is small (it won’t seat more than thirty diners) and is always packed, so reservations are ideal. As for their cachopo, it is of disproportionate proportions (two people can eat perfectly well with it) and if there is any room left, their octopus is great.
💶 Cachopo 22 €
Calle de las Hileras, 6
7. La Charca
It is a traditional tavern that has reinvented itself to become a restaurant and a cocktail bar. In fact, it is divided into the bar area, where you have the option of snacks, and the restaurant, where you will find the main courses. The menu is the same: it includes traditional recipes with a more creative touch. His cachopo was chosen the best in Spain in 2020. That’s all there is to it.
💶 Cachopo €28
Juan Álvarez Mendizábal Street, 7
8. La Chalana
This is an Asturian chain that also opened branches in Madrid. The seafood is the main protagonist of the restaurant, but there is also room for its cachopo (classic veal) stuffed with Trévelez ham and cheese and accompanied by french fries. And yes, there is cider here too.
💶 Cachopo 20 €
keep an eye out! Because this restaurant has four different types of cachopos. And they are all gourmet because of the quality of the ingredients they use. The beef is from the Somiedo Valley and the combinations are as appetizing as the cachopo with chorizo in cider and truffled cheese or the hake stuffed with spider crab. In fact, they have several locations in Madrid, so they have their own butcher.
cachopos from 18 € for one person.
Bronze Street, 4; Paseo de la Castellana, 78; Santa Lucrecia Street, 10.
10. The Mountain
La Montaña usually has specific days every winter to explore this dish, that’s how seriously they take it. Its cachopo, huge, is stuffed with cecina and cured manchego cheese and we recommend you to leave some room for its cream-filled puff pastry dessert.
💶 Cachopo 34 €
Vallehermoso Street, 25