Pedro García de la Navarra
Chef and co-founder of García de la Navarra, a restaurant-wine bar in Madrid's Retiro district built on traditional home cooking and a roughly 700-label wine cellar.
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Pedro García de la Navarra is the chef and co-founder of García de la Navarra (originally La Taberna de Pedro, opened 2005), a restaurant-wine bar he has run with his brother Luis since 2011 in Madrid's Retiro district. The kitchen serves traditional, seasonal Madrid home cooking (Navarra vegetables, game, and Cantábrico Sea preserves), paired with a roughly 700-label wine cellar. The restaurant holds 1 Sol from the Guía Repsol and no Michelin star.
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Biography
Early years
Pedro comes from a family with a long hospitality tradition in Madrid. He trained as a waiter at Viridiana, Príncipe de Viana, and Aldaba, restaurants where he learned the trade, with his brother Luis working as sommelier at Aldaba.
Career
After working in Madrid restaurants including Viridiana, Príncipe de Viana, Amparo, and Aldaba, Pedro opened his own small casa de comidas, La Taberna de Pedro, on Calle Alberto Alcocer in 2005. In 2011 he joined his brother Luis, the restaurant's sommelier, to found García de la Navarra, a restaurant-wine bar in the Retiro district, behind the Palacio de Cibeles. Both concepts now share the same address on Calle de Montalbán, with García de la Navarra's dining room, bar, and vinoteca alongside La Taberna de Pedro.
Philosophy
Pedro describes his cooking as a "cuisine of all times": simple recipes built on quality, seasonal ingredients, including vegetables from Navarra, game such as partridge and deer, and preserves from the Cantábrico Sea.
Restaurants
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Accolades
- ·1 Sol, Guía Repsol (2026)
Frequently asked
Does Pedro García de la Navarra hold a Michelin star?
No. García de la Navarra carries 1 Sol from the Guía Repsol; it does not hold a Michelin star.
What kind of food does chef Pedro García de la Navarra cook?
Traditional Madrid home-style cooking built on seasonal ingredients, including vegetables from Navarra, game, and preserves from the Cantábrico Sea.
Where is García de la Navarra located?
In Madrid's Retiro district, behind the Palacio de Cibeles.
Who runs García de la Navarra with Pedro?
His brother Luis García de la Navarra, the restaurant's sommelier, who curates its roughly 700-label wine cellar.
Where did Pedro García de la Navarra train before opening his own restaurant?
He worked as a waiter at Madrid restaurants Viridiana, Príncipe de Viana, Amparo, and Aldaba, where his brother Luis was the sommelier, before opening his own kitchen in 2005.
What was Pedro García de la Navarra's first restaurant?
La Taberna de Pedro, a small casa de comidas he opened on Calle Alberto Alcocer in 2005, which now shares García de la Navarra's address on Calle de Montalbán.