These 12 romantic and warm restaurants will make you have a very special dinner, whatever your budget

The important thing is the intention and celebrating good company as a couple, so we organize you by three price bands some of the places in Madrid with a romantic air due to their space, their dishes and even the history of the owners.

Love in style in four top restaurants

Attic Restaurant

The restaurant of The Principal hotel, It is, like the hotel itself, a hidden gem despite being at the confluence of Gran Vía and Marqués de Valdeiglesias streets. He chef José Luis Costa has prepared a tasting with appetizers such as apple cut stuffed with foie and dishes as loving as hake with a base of toasted vegetables and roasted tomatoes. It is accompanied by the special cocktails of the great Daniel Cruz. Menu price: 75 euros. If you want to make it even more special, you can add a night’s stay and a massage for two people starting at 700 euros.

Rubaiyat

Long before the current fashion in terms of new capital grills, there was already Rubaiyat, and experience is a degree, in his case since 2006. Their fantastic cuts of their own raised beef, along with other recipes created by the chef Mariana Argeoli with some Brazilian nod to the group’s origins, they are always a ‘must’ in Madrid. Its lighting is very correct and the warm touch comes from its wonderful tables made of solid ipe wood that, together with a glass of cava that will be served to all couples, will make a very special night. Average ticket: 70 euros.

saddle

The contemporary classic of Madrid restoration (built on the old jockey), It’s one of the most romantic places and desired from the capital. Tradition, elegance and temporality are the pillars that support the gastronomic proposal designed by the chef Adolfo Santos, which complements the delicate and careful room service led by Israel Ramírez. Saddle is the perfect option for the night of February 14 because of its Sophisticated interior design and the attractive one of the exterior fireplace. It has different experiences to give as gifts around its winery, its cocktail menu and, of course, its gastronomic proposal with contemporary classic roots. Average ticket 90-120 euros

Ginkgo Restaurant & Sky Bar

And in this case, when we say “high”, we say it knowingly because from inside you can enjoy breathtaking panoramic views of Plaza de España, the Palacio de Oriente, the Temple of Debod and the House of Field. The restaurant proposes for Valentine’s Day a sushi and cocktail pairing dinner which is fun, original and very different from everything tried so far. Each bite promises to surprise on a menu that shows that it has been studied down to the smallest details. A luxury for the senses and, also, a very cool experience. It will give you the feeling that you are inside an episode of “Sex and the city”.

High-end romantic dinner at a reasonable price

Mr. Pepe

A charming restaurant with a very special atmosphere due to its exposed brick, its fabric and its atmosphere. Chef José Carlos Fuentes (one of Carme Ruscalleda’s most notable pupils) It boasts a traditional contemporary recipe book where the premium product is the protagonist and an ideal decoration to celebrate Valentine’s Day. The chef already made his debut in Madrid with Don Dimas, but the new venture has all the ingredients to succeed in the capital among all those of us who like to eat well, in a warm atmosphere, but where the raw materials and the good kitchens of always be above everything. For this special date he has devised a menu for lovers with a taste for good food and which will be available on the nights of February 13, 14 and 15 at a price of 62 euros per person with coffee, water and bread (the experience can be enriched with a Perrier Jouët pairing (extra). Among the dishes on the menu, morels with Oloroso cream and pine nuts, Bresse black chicken and black truffle cannelloni or a creamy hot chocolate with lychee ice cream. Average ticket: 65 euros (Castello 1, Madrid)

Mila’s grocery store

Sitting around a table at La Pulpería de Mila means immediately traveling with your partner to the sea, to a Galician tavern without leaving the Salamanca neighborhood. La Pulpería de Mila is the essence of the Atlantic soul and fresh quality product. The restaurant has designed a Valentine’s menu which begins with an appetizer of foie bonbon with apple jam and a glass of cava; dishes to share such as the Pedrero octopus with its cachelos in De la Vera paprika and, finally, a dish to choose between the coastal squid with its lemon pod, the Celeiro hake cubes coated in rice flour or sautéed Galician beef with candied peppers. For dessert, they opt for a delicious heavenly bacon with caramel and frozen vanilla. Valentine’s Day menu price: 50 euros (Lagasca 11, Madrid).

Casa Felisa

Casa Felisa part of a concept fine neo-castizo to elevate the traditional recipe book and present it with elegance and pride. In its cuisine, led by chef Antonio del Álamo, technique, sophistication and excellent local products stand out. A gastronomic proposal that is presented as a love letter to the capital with which to be seduced from a intimate and cozy atmosphere. Work by the Antonio Obrador studio that, inspired by the delicacy of good taste and with a color palette that revolves around red, reformulates the traditional spirit and turns Casa Felisa into the place to be to enjoy the most romantic evening of the year. Average ticket: 50 euros. (Calle de la Beneficiencia 15, Madrid)

Toto

Located in the heart of the capital, on Paseo de la Castellana, the Totó restaurant was born with a clear intention: to represent the essence of Italian gastronomy. Based on three fundamental pillars: temporality, tradition and elegance, with genuine Italian cuisine where the best seasonal product becomes the absolute protagonist of a menu of traditional recipes from the gastronomic imagination of the Italian golden age – typical of the Italian grandmothers from the 50s and 60s, The restaurant incorporates preparations with a twist of modernity that sophisticates and elevates them. All of this in a soft-lit, sophisticated, elegant and welcoming environment, conceived as a unique space of 600 square meters, which has a bar with impressive views of the kitchen, two private areas, a large wood-burning oven and a stage. central, presided over by a piano, which will bring many surprises to enjoy the most romantic day of the year. Average price: 55 euros. (Castellana 38, Madrid)

Cadaqués

Influenced by the Tramuntana wind and the myth of the magical town of Girona, Cadaqués offers a gastronomic immersion in the ancient tradition of Mediterranean cuisine. Sea, mountains and orchard They come together in a new space that is committed to traditional recipes, local products and a groundbreaking format. Rice cooked on the grill over a live heat, products from the Mediterranean garden, local meats and fish from the market, prepared on the spot by the chefs and with a menu that adapts to seasonal products. Average ticket: 70 euros. (Jorge Juan 35, Madrid).

The Xida

This new restaurant Asturian-Mexican It’s romantic per se, because story of the two entrepreneurs What lies behind it: a Mexican girl with Asturian ancestry, who decided to return to Spain and, by chance, ended up marrying an Asturian man living in Madrid. Both They have merged two cultures and its kitchens in a very special bet. On its menu you can find classic dishes from each country of origin, such as Asturian chorizo ​​with cider or “my mother’s” guacamole, but also dishes that are a mix of both, such as red mole with pitu caleya. Of course, being an Asturian-Mexican fusion restaurant, classics such as Asturian fabada or cachopo, or a classic green aguachile from the Pacific, could not be missing, but perhaps these stronger dishes are better left for a midday where love is already consolidated. .. (López de Hoyos 11, Madrid).

The Pirate’s tavern

Is there anything more romantic than a Italian corner, a checkered tablecloth and a pasta to share? It is not Lady and the Tramp, it is a real Neapolitan Italian restaurant, with a long hospitality and family tradition on the beautiful island of Ischia (Italy), when the ancestors of Babi, owner of the current restaurant in Madrid, already opened the first location , back in the 50s. La Tavernetta del Pirata has also been the first restaurant in Spain to receive the “Marchio Ospitalità Italiana” for 20 years, a seal of high quality of Italian gastronomy. Average price: 35 euros. (Santa Engracia 26, Madrid)

Frankie Burgers

No pasta, no Japanese food, no haute cuisine… If you share a passion for hamburgers, this Valentine’s Day your date should be at Frankie Burgers. In addition, only until March 4 you can drink the new Frankie Smach, available in three versions (Original, Cheese Bacon and Truffled). You also can’t leave without trying the Frankie Cheese Bacon, recognized as Best Delivery Burger in the third edition of the Best Burger Spain championship. Average price: 20 euros. (Espronceda, 17, and Ponzano, 46, Madrid. Mayor, 3, Alcalá de Henares. Also available in delivery service via Uber Eats)

Iztac

Among the most popular Mexican restaurants in the city is this restaurant where the chef Juan Matías proposes a culinary journey through the most authentic flavors of Aztec gastronomy. To start, you have to toast with one of their margaritas and when choosing a menu don’t leave out the Guacamole with torreznos, the Arabic tacos (precursors of the famous tacos al pastor), the mole poblano and the divorced enchiladas. Average price: 45 euros. (Pza. de la República del Ecuador, 4. Madrid)

Grace

Like taken from the song The Life in Rosethe Grace restaurant, from the Gunilla group, offers a romantic and musical date. And here gastronomy shares the spotlight with music that takes us back to the artistic scene of recent decades. If you celebrate Valentine’s Day here, be sure to try their La Vie Rose cocktail, and accompany it with a journey through different cuisines: the sirloin nigiris, the rigatoni a la putanesca, the red tuna burrito… Average price: 40 euros. (Recoletos, 18. Madrid)