Restaurants near the Prado Museum

Looking for dining options before or after your Museum tour? You're in luck! Here you'll find a selection of the best in the area.

Katherine Betances

Katherine Betances

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Restaurants near the Prado Museum

Prado Museum | ©Alan & Flora Bottin

Among the best things to see and do in Madrid is to spend a few hours getting to know the fantastic works of art at the Prado Museum. It is, in fact, an almost obligatory visit for any traveler, regardless of their taste or knowledge of art and painting.

However, if you hire aguided visitto the Museum, you may need to eat a delicious lunch before or after your excursion. The best alternative is always to choose a good restaurant nearby and, to your good fortune, this area is full of excellent options!

1. Paradís Madrid

Food at Paradís Madrid| ©Carolina S
Food at Paradís Madrid| ©Carolina S

Located in the very heart of the city, it is one of the best options to try the high Mediterranean cuisine in Madrid. In addition to beautiful and luxurious interiors, the gastronomic offer of the place includes a selection of top-notch fish and seafood.

Useful information:

  • Price range: High with an average range of 50€
  • Opening hours: Monday to Friday from 13h to 16h; Monday to Saturday from 20:30h to 00:00h
  • Recommended dish: Rice with vegetables and spring pods
  • Address: Marqués de Cubas, 14, Madrid, 28014
  • Distance to the Prado Museum: 8 minutes walk

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2. Moreto's 17

Salmon pie from El 17 de Moreto| ©r0bertill0
Salmon pie from El 17 de Moreto| ©r0bertill0

If you feel like visiting a charming little corner in the heart of Madrid, El 17 de Moreto is the ideal option for you. In its gastronomic offer you can find a wide selection of burgers and dishes with a special focus on Andalusian flavors.

Useful information:

  • Price range: It has a medium price range.
  • Opening hours: From 09.30 am to 00 am.
  • Recommended dish: Be sure to try their salmon tartar
  • Address: Moreto 17, Madrid, 28014
  • Distance to the Prado Museum: 3 minutes walking.

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3. The Biotika

Tasting menu of La Biotika| ©amaialt
Tasting menu of La Biotika| ©amaialt

This is one of the best vegetarian restaurant options you can find in the center of Madrid. Highly focused on healthy food is ideal for all those travelers with special dietary needs, as the entire menu of La Biotika is made from whole foods and organic premium quality.

Useful information:

  • Price range: Medium, approximately 15€ per dish.
  • Opening hours: Tuesday to Saturday from 13h to 16h and from 20h to 23,30. Sundays and Mondays are not open for dinner.
  • Recommended dish: Tasting menu.
  • Address: Amor de Dios, 3, Madrid, 28014
  • Distance to the Prado Museum: 10 minutes walk.

4. The Thyssen Terraces

At Las Terrazas del Thyssen| ©Alberto Andrés
At Las Terrazas del Thyssen| ©Alberto Andrés

If you visit Madrid in summer, Las Terrazas del Thyssen is the perfect place to eat a delicious meal while enjoying an attractive architectural complex and the beautiful gardens of the Paseo del Prado. Its gastronomic offer includes a wide selection of light and delicious tapas and snacks.

Useful information:

  • Price range: Medium, with dishes at 15€ or 18€
  • Opening hours: From 10h to 19h ; Monday to Friday.
  • Recommended dish: Try their Iberian sirloin medallions.
  • Address: Zorrilla, 11, Madrid, 28014
  • Distance to the Prado Museum: 5 minutes only

5. Viva Madrid

Canarian Paella at Viva Madrid| ©pzarino
Canarian Paella at Viva Madrid| ©pzarino

Viva Madrid 's specialty is traditional Spanish food, including a truly impressive selection of Mediterranean tapas. It is ideal if you visit Madrid with friends, accompanying the tapas with beer or wine.

The ambience of the place, with its facade full of ceramic mosaics in vivid colors, makes it a picturesque and hard to ignore option. As an additional fact, this commercial establishment was founded in 1856, initially as a tavern.

Useful information:

  • Price range: It has a medium price range.
  • Opening hours: Closed on Mondays, Tuesdays only for dinner; the rest of the week from 13h to 02h; Sundays from 12h.
  • Recommended dish: Their Paella Canaria is one of the best in Madrid.
  • Address: Manuel Fernández y González, 7, Madrid, 28004
  • Distance to the Prado Museum: 10 minutes walking.

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6. Restaurant La Rotonda

La Rotonda Restaurant's Comidal| ©Ogi0
La Rotonda Restaurant's Comidal| ©Ogi0

If you feel like visiting a historic restaurant very close to the Prado Museum, La Rotonda Restaurant is your best option. Located in The Westin Palace Hotel in Madrid, the interior and the luxury of the place will leave you impressed, to say the least. The main gastronomic offer is traditional Mediterranean food.

Useful information:

  • Price range: The average price is around 40€.
  • Opening hours: Every day from Monday to Sunday, from 7am to midnight.
  • Recommended dish: Try the grilled salmon,
  • Address: Plaza de las Cortes, 7, 28014
  • Distance to the Prado Museum: 5 minutes walkingdistance.

7. The Yellow Door

Entrance of the restaurant La Puerta Amarilla| ©Manolo’s Turkeys
Entrance of the restaurant La Puerta Amarilla| ©Manolo’s Turkeys

If you are looking for an inexpensive and delicious meal, La Puerta Amarilla is an option you should consider.

The specialty of the place is hamburgers, of which they boast of serving the best in the city. It is ideal for those looking for a not too formal atmosphere and something light to snack on before or after your visit to the Prado Museum.

Useful information:

  • Price range: Budget to mid-range with menus available at €17 and burgers at approximately €10.
  • Opening hours: Every day from 1pm to 4pm and in the evening from 8pm to 11pm.
  • Recommended dish: Hamburger La Chida.
  • Address: Calle Fúcar, 9, 28014 Madrid
  • Distance to the Prado Museum: just 4 minutes

8. Murillo Café

Eating at Murillo Cafe| ©Johanna M
Eating at Murillo Cafe| ©Johanna M

Just off Ruiz de Alarcón street, Murillo Café is a bistro-café with a truly captivating terrace. It is an Italian restaurant with a charming atmosphere ideal to enjoy with the family.

If you visit Madrid with children, consider this alternative for the delicious pizza options you'll find on their menu.

Useful information:

  • Price range: It has a medium price range with options from €13.5 to €30.
  • Hours: The opening hours are from Monday to Saturday from 12h to 00h; on Sundays only until 18,30 h.
  • Recommended dish: Try the Sissy Solidaria pizzeta
  • Address: Calle Ruiz de Alarcón, 27, 28014
  • Distance to the Prado Museum: just 1 minute away

9. Mexcalista

Tacos at Mexcalista Restaurant| ©Leonel H
Tacos at Mexcalista Restaurant| ©Leonel H

If you are in the mood for good Mexican food, Mexcalista is a corner of Madrid that you can not miss. Ideal to visit with friends, accompanied by nachos and some margaritas, in this place you will find a selection of the best and richest dishes of Mexican gastronomy imported to Europe.

Useful information:

  • Price range: medium price range with a top of approximately 35€
  • Hours: from 13,30h to 16,30h and from 20h to 00h. Monday to Sunday.
  • Recommended dish: Be sure to try their Oaxacan tamales and cochinita tacos.
  • Address: Calle del León, 5, 28014 Madrid
  • Distance to the Prado Museum: it is an 8-minute walk away.

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10. The Social Club

Spring Rolls at El Social Club Restaurant| ©Angelsinthesky
Spring Rolls at El Social Club Restaurant| ©Angelsinthesky

You can find the authentic fusion food of Madrid at El Social Club, a creative restaurant whose presentations show the mixture of cultures of its four owners: an Argentinean, an Uruguayan, an Italian and an American; all of them in love with Madrid and its people. The place promotes itself as a space for sustainable cuisine.

Useful information:

  • Price range: It has an average price range with a cost of 25 € per dish approximately.
  • Opening hours: Monday to Sunday after 12:30h until 00:00h.
  • Recommended dish: Be sure to try their Moroccan Spring Rolls.
  • Address: C. de Moratín, 42, 28014 Madrid
  • Distance to Prado Museum: 4 minutes

11. The Gallocanta

Dining at El Gallocanta Restaurant| ©Félix V
Dining at El Gallocanta Restaurant| ©Félix V

If you are looking for an informal atmosphere where you can eat as if you were at the table of a Madrid home, La Taberna el Gallocanta is the perfect alternative. Many claim that here they eat the best fried eggs and omelettes in all of Madrid You can't miss it!

Useful information:

  • Price range: Economic, menu options usually do not exceed 20€.
  • Hours: Tuesday to Sunday from 1pm to 5pm and for dinner from 8pm to 11pm. Mondays closed.
  • Recommended dish: Tomate rosa de la casa
  • Address: Calle de Jesús, 2, 28014 Madrid
  • Distance to the Prado Museum: you will only have to walk about 6 minutes.

12.El Rincón de Esteban

At El Rincón de Esteban| ©LaVecinaMorena
At El Rincón de Esteban| ©LaVecinaMorena

One of the best places in the city to try traditional Mediterranean food is El Rincón de Esteban. It is a tavern-style place very popular among the locals, with a very pleasant interior decoration and atmosphere.

If you want to have a good time with friends and family and try some of the best of Spanish gastronomy, here you have a spectacular option for both dinner and lunch.

Useful information:

  • Price range: It has a medium price range with options ranging from 25€ to 40€ on average.
  • Opening hours: From 13,30h to 00h. Monday to Friday.
  • Recommended dish: Its prawn tempura is really delicious.
  • Address: Calle de Sta. Catalina, 3, 28014
  • Distance to the Prado Museum: 8 minutes walk.

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