# Best Lebanese and Middle Eastern Restaurants in Madrid > Madrid's Lebanese, Levantine, Persian, Georgian and Turkish kitchens, from a Michelin-listed Georgian bistrot to Repsol Solete mezze in Hortaleza and La Latina. - **Canonical URL:** https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/best-lebanese-middle-eastern - **City:** Madrid, Spain - **Published:** 2026-09-27 - **Updated:** 2026-10-04 - **Author:** Justin Mota, Guidavera founder - **Reading time:** 10 min ## Introduction Nunuka, tucked into Justicia on the quiet side of Chueca, is the only Georgian bistrot on this list listed in the Michelin Guide, built around khachapuri, the cheese-filled bread a grandmother once baked in Batumi. Eleven restaurants across Madrid earn a place here, cooking Lebanese, Levantine, Persian, Georgian, Jordanian and Turkish food, from a Repsol Solete mezze kitchen in Hortaleza to a fine-dining Lebanese room with sister locations from Beirut to Monaco. ## Key picks at a glance - **Best Michelin-listed pick** — [Nunuka - Bistrot Georgia](https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/restaurants/nunuka-bistrot-georgia): Georgian cooking built around khachapuri, listed in the Michelin Guide. - **Best Repsol-rated budget pick** — [Rasif](https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/restaurants/rasif): a Solete in the Guía Repsol, mezze-driven and vegetarian-friendly, 10 to 20 euros a head. - **Best terrace** — [Beytna](https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/restaurants/beytna): a Solete in the Guía Repsol, with a terrace and free parking. - **Best Lebanese fine-dining splurge** — [Em Sherif](https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/restaurants/em-sherif): the Madrid room of a Lebanese group with sister locations in Beirut, Kuwait, Damascus, London, Monaco, Doha and Oman. - **Best cocktails alongside Georgian food** — [Persimmon's](https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/restaurants/persimmons): an artisan cocktail bar built on chacha, Georgia's traditional distillate, plus a Supra brunch. - **Best budget Turkish street food** — [Kebah! Lab & Street Food](https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/restaurants/kebah-lab-street-food): kebab-led street food reworked into modern recipes, under 25 euros a head. ## A guide to Lebanese & Middle Eastern in Madrid ### What is mezze? Mezze is a spread of small dishes served together at the start of a meal or as the meal itself, common across Lebanese, Levantine and wider Middle Eastern cooking. Hummus, mutabbal, tabbouleh and fattoush are typical mezze dishes, meant for sharing across the table rather than ordering one plate per person. ### What is khachapuri? Khachapuri is a Georgian cheese-filled bread, one of the country's best-known dishes and often the centrepiece of a Georgian menu. It comes in regional shapes, including boat-shaped versions finished with a raw egg yolk stirred in at the table. ### What's the difference between hummus, mutabbal and muhammara? Hummus is a chickpea purée blended with tahini. Mutabbal (also spelled moutabal or baba ghanoush in other traditions) is a smoky purée of roasted aubergine, usually with tahini and yogurt. Muhammara is a purée of roasted red peppers and walnuts, often sweetened with pomegranate molasses. All three are common cold starters across Lebanese and Levantine menus. ### What is shawarma? Shawarma is meat, traditionally lamb, chicken or beef, marinated and stacked on a vertical rotisserie, then shaved off and served in bread or on a plate. It's a Levantine street-food staple that shows up across nearly every restaurant on this list in one form or another. > "From a Michelin-listed Georgian bistrot to a Repsol Solete mezze kitchen in Hortaleza, Madrid's Lebanese and Middle Eastern restaurants don't share one story." ## How we built this list We built this list by cross-checking the Lebanese, Levantine, Persian, Georgian and Turkish restaurants we've profiled in Madrid against what independent food sites and magazines actually name when they cover this cuisine, plus real signals like a Michelin Guide listing or a Repsol Solete. Some venues here are dedicated Lebanese kitchens, others fold in Jordanian, Georgian or Turkish cooking, or blend it with Spanish tapas, and we've tried to describe each one on its own terms rather than flattening them into a single category. Sources kept naming a handful of Madrid's best-known Lebanese rooms that don't have a Guidavera page yet, so those aren't included here. Where a venue's own menu or hours weren't published, we've said so rather than guessing. ## The 11 best Lebanese & Middle Eastern, compared | # | Restaurant | Neighbourhood | Price | Distinction | Signature dish | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | [Nunuka - Bistrot Georgia](https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/restaurants/nunuka-bistrot-georgia) | Justicia | €€ | Michelin Selected | Khachapuri | | 2 | [Beytna](https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/restaurants/beytna) | Piovera | €€ | Repsol Solete | Mansaf | | 3 | [Restaurante Solidere](https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/restaurants/restaurante-solidere) | Ciudad Jardín | €€ | — | Tabbouleh | | 4 | [Rasif](https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/restaurants/rasif) | Barrio de la Latina | € | Repsol Solete | Hummus | | 5 | [Al-Nassim](https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/restaurants/al-nassim) | Palacio | €€ | — | Hummus | | 6 | [Onoe](https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/restaurants/onoe) | Goya | €€ | — | Hummus with Octopus | | 7 | [Em Sherif](https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/restaurants/em-sherif) | Jerónimos | €€ | — | — | | 8 | [Persimmon's](https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/restaurants/persimmons) | Salesas/Centro | €€ | — | Khachapuri | | 9 | [Baba](https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/restaurants/baba) | Embajadores | €€ | — | Za'atar Toast | | 10 | [Banibanoo](https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/restaurants/banibanoo) | Salamanca | €€ | — | — | | 11 | [Kebah! Lab & Street Food](https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/restaurants/kebah-lab-street-food) | Chamartín | € | — | Classic Durum | ## The 11 best Lebanese & Middle Eastern in Madrid ### 1. Nunuka - Bistrot Georgia *A Michelin-listed Georgian bistrot built around khachapuri* - **Neighbourhood:** Justicia - **Address:** Calle de la Libertad, 13, 28004, Madrid, Spain - **Price:** €€ - **Distinction:** Michelin Selected - **Website:** https://nunukamadrid.com/ - **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/restaurants/nunuka-bistrot-georgia Nunuka is named for a little Georgian girl raised on her grandmother's cooking, and the bistrot on Calle de la Libertad in Justicia, the quieter side of Chueca, is pitched as her own house in Madrid. The menu shares three generations' passion for Georgian food, khachapuri included, the cheese-filled bread that grandmother Nunu Bebo baked in her native Batumi. Georgian cooking is still a rare find in Madrid, and Nunuka is listed in the Michelin Guide, a selection rather than a star. It's closed Monday, dinner-only Tuesday to Friday, and open for lunch and dinner on weekends, with a menu PDF on the venue's own site. Expect to spend roughly 30 to 40 euros per person. **Order:** - Khachapuri > "Nunuka se esconde en Chueca, aunque su rica cocina del este de Europa es un secreto a voces" — El Español ### 2. Beytna *Levantine mezze and a preorder-only Jordanian Mansaf* - **Neighbourhood:** Piovera - **Address:** C. del Moscatelar, 18, 28043 Madrid, Spain - **Price:** €€ - **Distinction:** Repsol Solete - **Website:** https://www.beytnarestaurante.com/ - **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/restaurants/beytna Beytna sits on Calle del Moscatelar in Hortaleza, and it holds a Solete in the Guía Repsol, the mark Repsol gives solid, honest everyday cooking. The kitchen serves Levantine Middle Eastern food: cold and hot mezze like hummus, mutabbal, tabbouleh, falafel, spinach fatayer and musakhan, plus a charcoal grill running to shish tawook, kebabs and lamb chops. A preorder-only section covers whole, half or quarter roasted lamb and the Jordanian Mansaf. There's a 42-euro tasting menu with cold and hot starters, a main course of your choice and a chef's dessert. There's a terrace, free parking, and a wheelchair-accessible entrance, restroom and seating. **Order:** - Mansaf - Musakhan - Shish Tawook - Mutabbal ### 3. Restaurante Solidere *Lebanese cooking and catering since 2013, Beirut-style* - **Neighbourhood:** Ciudad Jardín - **Address:** Avenida Alfonso Xiii, 39, 28002, Madrid, Spain - **Price:** €€ - **Website:** https://restaurantesolidere.com/ - **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/restaurants/restaurante-solidere Solidere has run on Avenida de Alfonso XIII in Ciudad Jardín since 2013, and its own site says it has grown a catering business alongside the restaurant, serving embassies and large events. The kitchen cooks Lebanese food carrying what it calls the Mediterranean spirit of Beirut: tabbouleh and fattoush, baked fatayer, charcoal shish tauk and kefta, shawarma, and uzzi in pastry, finishing on knafeh. Spices are used lightly, chefs are native, per the venue, and the kitchen is open to the dining room. There's Lebanese wine on the list alongside gluten-free beer. It carries no Michelin or Guía Repsol distinction. It's closed Mondays, open Tuesday to Sunday, with Sunday service at lunch only. **Order:** - Tabbouleh - Fatayer - Shish Tauk - Knafeh > "preparan un exquisito maklube Bil-Djaj, un plato a base de pollo y berenjenas" — Madrid Secreto ### 4. Rasif *Beirut street food and a Repsol Solete, from 10 euros a head* - **Neighbourhood:** Barrio de la Latina - **Address:** C. del Humilladero, 6, 28005 Madrid, Spain - **Price:** € - **Distinction:** Repsol Solete - **Website:** https://rasifmadrid.com/ - **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/restaurants/rasif Rasif takes its name from the Arabic word for 'pavement,' and its own site frames the place as Beirut brought to Madrid more or less whole, on Calle del Humilladero in Barrio de la Latina. It holds a Solete in the Guía Repsol, and the mezze-heavy menu runs to hummus at 4.50 euros, muhammara, labneh, kebbe, and sambousik pastries filled with meat or cheese at 2 euros each, plus Lebanese sausages like makanek and sujuk. That mezze range makes it a comfortable choice for vegetarians. It's open daily from 13:30 to 23:30, except Friday when it opens at 19:00, and a typical bill runs 10 to 20 euros per person, among the cheapest on this list. **Order:** - Hummus - Muhammara - Kebbe - Makanek > "imprescindible si lo que quieres es probar la comida típica de las calles del Líbano" — Madrid Secreto ### 5. Al-Nassim *One destination, two doors: a Lebanese restaurant plus a shisha lounge* - **Neighbourhood:** Palacio - **Address:** Calle Isabel La Catolica, 9, 28013, Madrid, Spain - **Price:** €€ - **Website:** https://alnassim.es - **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/restaurants/al-nassim Al-Nassim runs as 'one destination, two doors' on Calle Isabel la Católica in the Palacio barrio: Lebanese food at No. 11, and a few steps on at No. 9, a lounge for cocktails and premium shisha, designed as one uninterrupted evening. The a la carte menu runs from hummus at 8.45 euros and mutabal to muhammara with walnuts and pomegranate, labne with za'atar, and rakayek, puff-pastry rolls filled with Lebanese-style cheese and served with honey. Hot starters add falafel, spicy patata harra and meat arayes, toasted pita stuffed with filling. It's open daily until late, 02:00 and 02:30 on Fridays and Saturdays, with vegetarian options on the menu and a setup built for groups. **Order:** - Hummus - Muhammara - Rakayek - Meat Arayes ### 6. Onoe *An Urban Lebanese Bistro in Goya blending in Spanish, Italian and Greek notes* - **Neighbourhood:** Goya - **Address:** Calle de Hermosilla 65, 28001 Madrid (Barrio de Salamanca), Spain - **Price:** €€ - **Website:** https://onoemadrid.es/ - **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/restaurants/onoe Onoe styles itself an 'Urban Lebanese Bistro' on Calle de Hermosilla in Goya, the quieter, shopping-and-lunching stretch of Barrio de Salamanca. Despite a name that reads as Japanese, its own site ties the identity to Lebanese olive oil heritage and the legend of Noah's olive trees, presenting recipes as multi-generational family traditions, and the kitchen aims to bring Lebanese flavours together with Spanish, Italian and Greek ones. The menu runs from hummus with octopus at 24 euros and a roasted-eggplant mutabal to beef, chicken and duck shawarma tacos, and closes on dessert with knefeh and a tahini cheesecake. Mezze plates like muhamara, labne and vine leaves fill out the rest of the carta. It's open every day, 1pm to midnight, and expect to spend 26 to 50 euros per person. **Order:** - Hummus with Octopus - Shawarma Tacos - Knefeh - Tahini Cheesecake ### 7. Em Sherif *A Lebanese fine-dining group's Madrid room, with sister sites from Beirut to Monaco* - **Neighbourhood:** Jerónimos - **Address:** Calle de Alcalá, 54, 28014 Madrid, Spain - **Price:** €€ - **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/restaurants/em-sherif Em Sherif is the Madrid room of a Lebanese fine-dining group with sister locations in Beirut, Kuwait, Damascus, London, Monaco, Doha and Oman, on Calle de Alcalá in central Madrid. It has no website of its own, just a link hub, so Instagram is the most current channel for hours or menu changes. It opened in January 2026 and serves the Lebanese repertoire through the seasons: hot and cold mezze like fattet batenjen and grilled octopus, bokjat jebneh from its own furn, kunafa, and a cocktail list inspired by Lebanon. It runs two sittings every day, 13:00 to 17:30 and 19:00 to 23:30, with cards, debit and contactless accepted and paid parking nearby. There's no Michelin or Guía Repsol distinction yet. ### 8. Persimmon's *Artisan cocktails built on chacha, plus a Georgian Supra brunch* - **Neighbourhood:** Salesas/Centro - **Address:** Calle de Bárbara de Braganza, 2, 28004 Madrid, Spain - **Price:** €€ - **Website:** https://persimmons.es/ - **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/restaurants/persimmons Persimmon's calls itself a new restaurant and artisan cocktail bar in the heart of Madrid, on Calle de Bárbara de Braganza in the Salesas quarter of Centro, built around Georgian influences as a meeting point over food and drink. The Supra Brunch, at 35 euros, runs through a spread of pkhali with mchadi, meat and mushroom blinis, badrijani nigvzit, kharcho croquettes, khachapuri and chakhokhbili, finishing on desserts like an apple tart, a Persimmon's tiramisu and a SHU Georgian profiterole, with coffee, tea, a soft drink, beer or wine included. The cocktail list is built on chacha, Georgia's traditional distillate. It's dog-friendly and set up for groups, open Tuesday to Sunday, late into the night, and closed Mondays. Expect to spend around 30 to 40 euros per person. **Order:** - Khachapuri - Badrijani Nigvzit - Chakhokhbili - Kharcho Croquettes > "en el madrileño barrio de Las Salesas, uno de los distritos gastronómicos más punteros de la ciudad" — Revista Hostelería ### 9. Baba *A Jordanian and Galician fusion breakfast and lunch room* - **Neighbourhood:** Embajadores - **Address:** Calle del Conde de Romanones, 5, 28012 Madrid, Spain - **Price:** €€ - **Website:** https://www.restaurantebaba.com/ - **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/restaurants/baba Baba does a fusion of Jordanian and Galician cooking on Calle del Conde de Romanones, an homage to the founders' family roots in a modern, creative style, with an unmarked gate opening onto an interior courtyard. The breakfast menu, served until 13:00, runs to a za'atar toast, a mutabal toast with pomegranate, and a labneh toast with homemade jam, plus a sandwich pairing za'atar with San Simón, a Galician cheese, and a kofta shawarma pita. The Jordanian Breakfast plates scrambled eggs with ghee, labneh, hummus, tomato and cucumber. It runs breakfast and lunch Wednesday to Sunday, adds dinner on Thursday and Friday only, and closes Monday and Tuesday. No phone number is published anywhere, its own site included, so its website and Instagram are the way through. **Order:** - Za'atar Toast - Mutabal Toast with Pomegranate - Jordanian Breakfast - Kofta Shawarma ### 10. Banibanoo *A daytime Persian dining room in Barrio de Salamanca* - **Neighbourhood:** Salamanca - **Address:** Calle de los Mártires Concepcionistas, 19, 28006 Madrid, Spain - **Price:** €€ - **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/restaurants/banibanoo BaniBanoo is an Iranian restaurant on Calle de los Mártires Concepcionistas in Barrio de Salamanca. The menu mixes Persian plates, like saffron rice with lentils, raisins and dates, with a brunch that runs to shakshuka, eggs Benedict with tahini hollandaise and pistachio French toast. It keeps daytime hours, 08:00 to 16:00 (09:00 to 17:00 on Sunday), and closes on Monday, so it's built more around lunch than late dinner. Vegetarian and vegan options are on the menu, and it's set up for groups and families. Cards and contactless payments are accepted. There's no website, so booking runs through a phone call. ### 11. Kebah! Lab & Street Food *Turkish-style kebab street food, reworked and budget-friendly* - **Neighbourhood:** Chamartín - **Address:** Calle de Clara del Rey, 81, 28002, Madrid, Spain - **Price:** € - **Website:** https://kebahlab.com/ - **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/restaurants/kebah-lab-street-food Kebah! Lab & Street Food takes a traditional street food, the kebab, and reworks it into more current recipes, on Calle de Clara del Rey in the Chamartín district. The durum wraps come in versions like the Classic, chicken, beef, mixed or falafel with Kebah red sauce and yogurt sauce at 7.50 euros, the Mestizo with guacamole, pico de gallo and jalapeños, and Bacon Fans with crispy bacon and a smoked cheddar sauce, alongside brioche sandwiches and a hummus kebab. It's counter-style, casual eating, with a terrace and a menu PDF on the venue's own site. Open daily from 12:30, staying open later on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, it's family-friendly and budget-friendly, under 25 euros a head. **Order:** - Classic Durum - Mestizo - Bacon Fans - Hummus Kebab ## Honourable mentions - **[Tabriz Restaurante](https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/restaurants/tabriz-restaurante)** (Cortes) — Persian cooking on Calle de la Alameda in Cortes, open Tuesday to Sunday for lunch and dinner, set up for groups and families. ## The Lebanese & Middle Eastern scene in Madrid Lebanese cooking is the backbone of this list, but the framing varies a lot from kitchen to kitchen. Rasif calls its menu traditional. Others push toward fine dining: Onoe styles itself an Urban Lebanese Bistro in Goya, and Em Sherif is the Madrid room of a group with sister restaurants from Beirut to Monaco. Beyond Lebanon, Nunuka and Persimmon's carry Georgian cooking into Justicia and the Salesas quarter, Tabriz Restaurante and Banibanoo cover Persian food, Kebah! Lab & Street Food reworks the kebab as street food in Chamartín, and Baba folds Jordanian dishes into a Galician menu near Sol. Beytna, in Hortaleza, sits closest to Jordan as well as Lebanon, with a preorder-only Mansaf alongside its Levantine mezze. ## Know before you go ### 1. Hours vary a lot across this list Banibanoo and Tabriz Restaurante keep mostly daytime hours. Check the specific venue's schedule before you go, especially outside standard dinner times. ### 2. Some venues only take bookings by phone Baba, Em Sherif and Banibanoo don't run online reservations, so a phone call or a message through Instagram is the way to book a table. ### 3. Vegetarian and vegan diners have real options Rasif, Onoe, Al-Nassim, Tabriz Restaurante and Banibanoo all flag vegetarian or vegan-friendly menus, mostly thanks to the mezze end of Lebanese and Persian cooking. ### 4. Prices swing widely This list runs from Rasif and Kebah! Lab at under 25 euros a head to Onoe in the 51 to 100 euro range. Check the price band before you book. ### 5. Shisha is a separate add-on, not a given Al-Nassim is the one restaurant here with a dedicated shisha lounge, a few doors down from the dining room. It isn't standard at the others. ## Glossary - **Mezze** — A spread of small shared dishes served at the start of a meal or as the meal itself, central to Lebanese and wider Levantine cooking. - **Hummus** — A chickpea purée blended with tahini, lemon and olive oil, usually served as a cold mezze dish. - **Mutabbal** — A smoky purée of roasted aubergine with tahini, sometimes spelled moutabal. A close relative of baba ghanoush. - **Khachapuri** — A Georgian cheese-filled bread, often the centrepiece of a Georgian meal. - **Shawarma** — Marinated meat stacked and roasted on a vertical rotisserie, then shaved and served in bread or on a plate. ## Frequently asked questions ### Which Madrid restaurant on this list is listed in the Michelin Guide? Nunuka, a Georgian bistrot in Justicia, is listed in the Michelin Guide, a selection rather than a star. Georgian cooking is still a rare find in Madrid. ### Which restaurants here hold a Repsol Solete? Beytna in Hortaleza and Rasif in Barrio de la Latina both hold a Solete in the Guía Repsol. ### Where can you get Georgian food in Madrid? Nunuka in Justicia and Persimmon's in the Salesas quarter both serve Georgian cooking, with khachapuri, the cheese-filled bread, on both menus. ### Is there Persian or Iranian food in Madrid? Yes. Tabriz Restaurante in Cortes and Banibanoo in Barrio de Salamanca both serve Persian cuisine, with Banibanoo flagging vegetarian and vegan options. ### Where can you get shisha alongside dinner in Madrid? Al-Nassim runs a Lebanese restaurant at No. 11 Calle Isabel la Católica and a separate cocktail-and-shisha lounge a few doors down at No. 9. ### What's the most budget-friendly option on this list? Rasif in Barrio de la Latina runs 10 to 20 euros per person, and Kebah! Lab & Street Food in Chamartín sits under 25 euros a head. ### Which restaurant on this list serves Jordanian dishes? Beytna in Hortaleza's preorder-only menu includes the Jordanian Mansaf, and Baba near Sol does a fusion of Jordanian and Galician cooking, an homage to its founders' roots. ## About the author **Justin Mota** — Guidavera founder Justin Mota is the founder of Guidavera. He has lived in Spain for over 10 years and runs a native AI agency alongside building this platform. Food has always been the way Justin connects with friends, and Guidavera started as the list he kept sending to everyone visiting Barcelona. He built it for himself and his friends first, and now hopes it can transform the way people discover great food experiences everywhere. More: https://guidavera.com/about --- This guide is the canonical machine-readable version of https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/best-lebanese-middle-eastern. 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