La Carbonera Madrid
La Carbonera Madrid
Cheese and wine at Calle de Bernardo López García 11, in central Madrid on the Malasaña side, with a Solete in the Guía Repsol. Its own site sums the place up as quesos, vinos y buena comida, and it runs guided pairing tastings, the Catas Maridaje, bought ahead and redeemed on set sittings. It opens evenings only midweek.
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From @la_carbonera_madrid on Instagram
¿Qué hace un fromelier? 🧀 No, no se dedica solo a probar quesos —aunque reconocemos que es una parte bastante buena del trabajo—. 😎 El oficio de fromelier implica conocer, aprender y, sobre todo, transmitir todo lo que existe detrás de cada pieza: 1️⃣ Transmite cómo se elaboran los quesos y ayuda a
Comprar un buen queso es solo el principio. 🧀 Luego llega a casa y empiezan las dudas: ¿film? ¿nevera? ¿cuándo lo saco? ¿puedo guardarlos todos juntos? @marceloalvarezfromelier nos cuenta 5 errores bastante habituales que pueden hacer que ese queso maravilloso deje de estar tan maravilloso. ⠀ 👉🏻 ERR
Son días de trabajo duro para mí y @romina.belen.sala Volver a rehacer la carta de vinos de @la_carbonera_madrid supone un esfuerzo de búsqueda de vinos que sean especiales y que su precio sea justo, parece sencillo pero es más difícil de lo que parece. Por suerte para nosotros contamos con un di
Una mesa, 24 personas y @marceloalvarezfromelier al frente para que probéis, descubráis, preguntéis y, sobre todo, disfrutéis. ⠀ Durante la cata recorreremos 10 quesos y 5 vinos elegidos por Marcelo, entendiendo qué hay detrás de cada pieza, cómo probarla, qué buscar en ella y qué ocurre cuando entr
Podríamos contaros muchas cosas sobre La Carbonera... Que nos apasiona el queso. Que nos gusta comer y beber bien. Que disfrutamos recomendando, explicando, descubriendo nuevos sabores y haciendo que os sintáis a gusto cuando venís a vernos. Pero hoy preferimos dejar que hablen otros. Esto es
Hay platos que no necesitan demasiadas explicaciones. Nuestra lengua ahumada es uno de ellos. Sabor profundo, textura melosa y ese punto de ahumado que lo hace especial. La acompañamos de paté de setas portobello y puerros, mantequilla de coliflor y chipotle y encurtidos caseros. Un plato par
Background
About La Carbonera Madrid
The Story
The house sums itself up in four words on its own site: quesos, vinos y buena comida. Alongside the bar it sells gift vouchers and runs a programme of guided pairing tastings, the Catas Maridaje, released in named series.
The Cuisine
Cheese and wine, paired. The cheese board is the centre of it, often put together around your own tastes, with cooked plates alongside, mushrooms with smoked cheese and a burrata among them. The guided pairing tastings, the Catas Maridaje, are the format the house builds around: each cheese and wine is explained at the table, and they're sold ahead as tastings or gift vouchers and redeemed on fixed sittings.
The Team
Founder Marcelo Álvarez Borderre, the house fromelier, chooses the cheeses and wines every week and regularly visits the producers to learn how each cheesemaker and winemaker works; he has sat on the juries of Gourmet Quesos, Alimentos de España, the World Cheese Awards, Quesos de Madrid and the Idiazábal best-cheese competition. Chef María Teresa 'Marité' Madrid trained in Chile under Guillermo Rodríguez, cooked at the Chilean Embassy and has shared a kitchen with Arzak; her cooking ties dairy into every dish. Daniela Presta runs the room.
Highlights
What Diners Say
Consensus
La Carbonera Madrid Ratings & Reviews
Diner Ratings
TripAdvisor
4.7
405 reviews
Restaurant Guru
4.7
1894 reviews
TodoBares
4.7
760 reviews
4.7
1589
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Experience
La Carbonera Madrid Dining Experience
Built around a counter of cheese and a wine list rather than a kitchen, which sets the pace: this is a sit-and-graze room, not a two-course one. The tastings are the structured version of the same thing, sold in advance and run on fixed sittings, so an evening here has a shape to it. It's strong on cocktails and workable for vegetarians.
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La Carbonera Madrid Location & Neighbourhood
Address
C. de Bernardo Lopez Garcia,11, 28015 Madrid, Spain
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Calle de Bernardo López García 11, 28015 Madrid, in the Centro district, in the Malasaña barrio.
Nearby
Malasaña is where the city keeps its energy, a tight web of streets that turns over fast and stays up late. The eating is young and restless, with vegan kitchens, coffee bars and creative rooms wedged between places that have not changed in decades. It runs down to Gran Vía, and it rewards walking without a plan.
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Details
La Carbonera Madrid Reservations, Hours & Contact
Opening Hours
| Day | Hours |
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| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | 18:00–00:00 |
| Wednesday | 18:00–00:00 |
| Thursday | 18:00–00:00 |
| Friday | 13:00–16:00 & 19:00–00:00 |
| Saturday | 13:00–16:00 & 19:00–00:00 |
| Sunday | Closed |
La Carbonera Madrid hours verified 2026-09-18. Contact the restaurant to confirm.
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Questions
La Carbonera Madrid FAQ
Does La Carbonera Madrid have a Michelin star?
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No. La Carbonera holds a Solete in the Guía Repsol, and it isn't in the Michelin Guide.
What kind of food does La Carbonera Madrid serve?
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Cheese and wine first, in the house's own words quesos, vinos y buena comida. The cheese board, built around your tastes, is the most-ordered thing, with cooked plates such as mushrooms with smoked cheese and burrata alongside.
What are the Catas Maridaje at La Carbonera?
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Guided cheese-and-wine pairing tastings, with each cheese and wine explained at the table. They're bought in advance, as a tasting or a gift voucher, and can only be redeemed on set sittings, so book the tasting and the table together.
When is La Carbonera Madrid open?
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Closed Sunday and Monday. Tuesday to Thursday it opens evenings only, 18:00 to 00:00, and Friday and Saturday add a lunch service from 13:00 to 16:00 before reopening at 19:00.
How much does a visit to La Carbonera cost?
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Dishes mostly cost €14 to €21 and cheese boards run from €8 (two cheeses) to €48 (twelve), so a visit usually sits in the €26 to €50 band. Las Catas de Marcelo, the guided tasting, is €49 a head.