Photo: Taberna BarloventoBest Torrijas in Madrid
Introduction
The Madrid Torrijas List We Send to Friends
La Casa de las Torrijas, on Calle de la Paz just off Puerta del Sol, is named for the dessert it serves and carries the Ayuntamiento de Madrid's Comercios Centenarios plaque. Latasia, the Hernández brothers' casa de comidas in Tetuán, has won Madrid's best-torrija competition twice, in 2019 and 2025. At El Lince in Nueva España, chef Javier Estévez, who also runs the Michelin-starred La Tasquería, puts his own brioche torrija with lemon ice cream on the menu. Ten Madrid restaurants make this list, from a Bib Gourmand kitchen to an off-carta special served only on the right dates.
The short answer
Key Picks at a Glance
In a hurry? These are the essential picks from our full ranking below.
- Best pure torrija specialistLa Casa de las Torrijas
a 1907 taberna literally named for the dessert, making torrijas daily all year.
- Best award-winning torrijaLatasia
won Madrid's best-torrija competition in both 2019 and 2025.
- Best chef pedigreeEl Lince
chef Javier Estévez's own take, from the team behind Michelin-starred La Tasquería.
- Best Bib Gourmand torrijaBacira
a Michelin Bib Gourmand kitchen in Trafalgar closes with a caramelized torrija with leche merengada ice cream and lemongrass infusion.
Before you order
A Guide to Torrijas in Madrid
What is a torrija?
A torrija is bread, either a dense sliced loaf or a butter-rich brioche, soaked in milk, cream or wine, then fried or baked and finished with sugar, cinnamon or a syrup. It's Spain's answer to French toast, though it's usually thicker and served as a standalone dessert rather than a breakfast dish.
Why are torrijas linked to Lent and Semana Santa?
Torrijas began as a way to use up stale bread, and in Spain the dish became strongly tied to Lent and Holy Week in home cooking. That's why so many Madrid bakeries and pastelerías still run their torrija programs as a seasonal, spring-only offering rather than a year-round item.
Fried, baked or grilled?
Most traditional torrijas are soaked and then pan-fried. Some Madrid kitchens depart from that: a few bakeries around the city bake theirs instead of frying, and on this list, several restaurants caramelize the bread under a torch or grill rather than deep-frying it.
What's usually served alongside a torrija?
Torrijas are typically finished with a scoop of ice cream, often vanilla or leche merengada (a cinnamon-and-lemon-infused Spanish milk flavor), or a custard or syrup drizzled over the top. Several kitchens on this list build their own variation around that base.
How We Built This List
Years of Eating, Asking, and Going Back
We started from Spanish food and lifestyle coverage of Madrid's best torrijas, then checked every name against what each restaurant publishes about its own menu, kitchen or story. Torrijas are strongly tied to Lent and Holy Week in Spain, so several of the most-cited addresses are seasonal bakeries and pastry counters that don't have a Guidavera page yet; we've noted those separately rather than guessing at their current details. Every entry below serves torrija as a real, named part of its own menu or kitchen story, not a passing mention, and we've flagged the one that only runs it seasonally instead of dressing it up as a year-round fixture.
More on how we rank: our methodology and quality standards.
At a glance
The 10 Best Torrijas, Compared
Quick reference table. Click any name to jump to the full review.
| # | Restaurant | Neighbourhood | Price | Distinction | Signature dish |
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| 1 | La Casa de las Torrijas | Sol | € | — | — |
| 2 | Latasia | Castillejos | €€ | Repsol Recommended | Caramelized Brioche Torrija |
| 3 | El Lince | Nueva España | €€ | 1 Repsol Sol | Brioche torrija with lemon ice cream |
| 4 | Taberna Barlovento | La Paz | €€ | — | Torrija |
| 5 | El Señor Martín | Alonso Martínez | €€€ | 1 Repsol Sol | Brioche Torrija with Merengada Milk Ice Cream |
| 6 | Bacira | Trafalgar | €€€ | Michelin Bib | Caramelized torrija with leche merengada ice cream and lemongrass infusion |
| 7 | Tora | Castellana | €€€€ | — | French-style torrija with violet ice cream and sweet yuzu syrup |
| 8 | La Manduca de Azagra | Trafalgar | €€€ | 1 Repsol Sol | Caramelized torrija |
| 9 | La Raquetista | Ibiza | €€ | Repsol Recommended | "El Macho" sobao torrija |
| 10 | Qüenco de Pepa | Nueva España | €€€ | 1 Repsol Sol | — |
The ranking
10 Best Torrijas in Madrid
La Casa de las Torrijas1. La Casa de las Torrijas — The specialist whose name literally means the house of torrijas
La Casa de las Torrijas sits at Calle de la Paz 4, just off Puerta del Sol, and it's named for exactly what it serves. Luis Montón, the Tomelloso wine merchant who also founded El Anciano Rey de los Vinos, opened it in 1907, and it carries the Ayuntamiento's Comercio Centenario plaque. The torrijas are soaked in milk or sweet wine, made daily and served all year, not just at Easter, alongside Madrid tavern cooking. It's open every day from 11:00 to midnight in one continuous service, rather than the usual Madrid lunch-dinner split, priced under €25 a person.
“Sus torrijas son tiernas, jugosas, no demasiado dulces y se derretirán en tu boca”— LAE Madrid
Latasia
2. Latasia — Its torrija has won Madrid's best-torrija competition twice
Latasia is chef brothers Roberto and Sergio Hernández's casa de comidas on Paseo de la Castellana in Castillejos, Tetuán, a small, roughly 40-seat room with an open kitchen. It opened in 2016. The menu folds Spanish, Peruvian and Southeast Asian cooking together: ceviches and tiraditos, dim sum, curry, an aged T-bone. It's listed in the Guía Repsol as Recomendado. Dessert closes on a Caramelized Brioche Torrija, priced at €7.85, and according to the restaurant's own listing, it has won Madrid's best-torrija competition twice, in 2019 and 2025. Time Out Madrid's own roundup of the city's best torrijas names the kitchen too.
“la cocina viaja en un triángulo formado por España, Perú y Singapur”— Time Out Madrid
El Lince3. El Lince — Javi Estévez's tavern take, brioche torrija with lemon ice cream
RepsolEl Lince is chef Javier Estévez's traditional, offal-forward tavern in Madrid's Nueva España neighbourhood, his return to accessible Spanish cooking after opening La Tasquería, which holds a Michelin star. It opened in June 2022 in the premises of El Lince Casa Avelino, a 1960s bar, keeping both the name and the old neon sign. El Lince itself holds one Repsol Sol. The menu runs to battered cod tacos, grilled chipirón al ajillo, lamb sweetbreads, a beef-cheek brioche and stuffed eggs with beef cheek, and dessert includes a brioche torrija with lemon ice cream, priced at €7.50. Time Out Madrid's roundup of the city's best torrijas ties Estévez's arrival in the category directly to his Michelin-starred credentials at La Tasquería.
“no podía quedarse de brazos cruzados mientras la fiebre de las torrijas campa a sus anchas por Madrid”— Time Out Madrid
Taberna Barlovento4. Taberna Barlovento — A Cuatro Torres taberna's torrija with Baileys ice cream
Taberna Barlovento is a Mediterranean taberna with madrileña roots inside Caleido, next to the Cuatro Torres skyline by Plaza Castilla. It opened in June 2025. The kitchen reworks traditional cooking with a contemporary edge: Santoña anchovies, grilled turbot, wagyu tataki, plates built for sharing in a room suited to groups and celebrations. Dessert includes a torrija with Baileys ice cream, listed on the menu simply as Torrija and priced at €7.50. It doesn't hold a Michelin or Repsol distinction, but the restaurant's own materials single out the dessert alongside the anchovies and turbot as among the plates that define the place.
El Señor Martín
5. El Señor Martín — A seafood specialist's brioche torrija with merengada milk ice cream
RepsolEl Señor Martín began in 2008 as two fishmonger stalls in the Chamberí and Chamartín markets, opened by Javier Rodríguez Tur, and now runs a restaurant on Calle General Castaños plus three fish stalls inside Mercado de San Miguel. The restaurant opened in summer 2018. It's listed in the Michelin Guide and holds one Repsol Sol. Fish and shellfish are chosen daily from small-scale inshore fishing, arriving within hours of being caught. Dessert includes a brioche torrija with merengada milk ice cream, priced at €8, alongside a menu that changes with what the market offers that day.
Bacira6. Bacira — Three chefs' Bib Gourmand torrija with leche merengada
Bib GourmandRepsol RecommendedBacira in Trafalgar, Chamberí, is the joint project of three chef-partners: Carlos Langreo, who came up through the Gran Meliá Fénix, La Maruca and 99 Sushi Bar; Vicente de la Red, whose résumé includes El Celler de Can Roca and Aponiente; and Gabriel Zapata. The three chef-partners have run it since July 2014. The kitchen mixes Mediterranean cooking with Japanese and nikkei technique, built for sharing, and holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand. The carta runs from Daniel Sorlut oysters to corvina ceviche and Bilbao-style sea-bass tiradito. Dessert includes a caramelized torrija with leche merengada ice cream and lemongrass infusion, priced at €8. It's a hard table to get; the kitchen also delivers the same cooking through Bacira en Casa.
Tora
7. Tora — A footballer-backed counter's French torrija with violet ice cream
Tora, tiger in Japanese, opened in 2022 as a Japanese taberna in the Castellana end of Salamanca, backed by footballer Mario Hermoso in his first hospitality venture. It's an intimate counter seating around ten and is listed in the Michelin Guide. The carta runs to sashimi and nigiri by the piece, including wagyu A5 with foie, alongside Gillardeau oysters with ponzu and ikura and gyoza filled with morcilla asturiana, plus a lunch-only shio ramen made with wagyu callos a la madrileña. Dessert is a French-style torrija with violet ice cream and sweet yuzu syrup, priced at €7.
La Manduca de Azagra8. La Manduca de Azagra — A Navarran kitchen's caramelized torrija since 2003
RepsolLa Manduca de Azagra has served Navarran and Spanish cooking on Sagasta in Trafalgar since 2003, opened by chef Juan Miguel Sola and his wife Anabel Arriezu. It holds one Repsol Sol and won the Academia Madrileña de Gastronomía's Premio a la Cocina Regional. The menu centers on produce from Azagra, the Navarran town it's named for, especially roasted crystal peppers and white asparagus, alongside an aged-beef chuletón off the grill and alubias pochas de Sangüesa. Dessert is a caramelized torrija, listed on the menu simply as such; no price is published for it.
La Raquetista9. La Raquetista — A sobao-based torrija the menu calls El Macho
La Raquetista sits on Doctor Castelo in the Ibiza barrio of Retiro, opened in 2015 by brothers Javier and Paco as a homage to their family's Basque-pelota heritage. It's listed in the Guía Repsol as Recomendado. The cooking is seasonal, market-led tapas, with the house's own recipes as the star, backed by a large wine cellar in a small, intimate room. The kitchen serves lunch and dinner Monday to Saturday and lunch only on Sunday. Dessert includes a torrija made with the traditional sobaos of Selaya, listed on the menu as "El Macho" sobao torrija and priced at €7.
Qüenco de Pepa
10. Qüenco de Pepa — Chef Pepa Muñoz's off-carta torrija on the right dates
RepsolQüenco de Pepa is chef Pepa Muñoz's Andalusian-inflected market restaurant on Calle Henri Dunant in Nueva España, Chamartín, holding one Repsol Sol. Around 90% of the carta comes from Spanish producers, with vegetables from the restaurant's own huerta in Ávila. The fixed carta runs to pulpo gallego, ensaladilla rusa and tortillitas de camarones, but the kitchen adds dishes off the carta daily depending on what's in season, and torrijas are one of them, appearing on the right dates rather than as a year-round fixture. There's no set dish name or price on record for it, so it's worth asking if you're visiting outside Easter.
The bigger picture
The Torrijas Scene in Madrid
Torrijas sit at the crossing of Madrid's pastelería tradition and its restaurant dessert menus. Bakeries across the city run their own torrija programs each spring around Semana Santa, while a smaller set of restaurants, the ones on this list, keep a version on the menu as a standing dessert rather than a seasonal-only item. The style varies more than the name suggests: some kitchens fry a dense, sliced loaf soaked in milk, others use a butter-rich brioche, and a few take it further, like La Raquetista's version built on the sobaos of Selaya or Tora's French-style torrija finished with violet ice cream and yuzu syrup. Recognition for the dish itself exists alongside the city's Michelin and Repsol distinctions: Latasia's torrija has won Madrid's best-torrija competition twice, and Time Out Madrid's own roundup of the city's best torrijas names both Latasia and El Lince directly.
Practical tips
Know before you go
A short survival guide for eating torrijas in Madrid— everything we wish we’d known on our first trip.
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Torrijas are historically a Lent and Holy Week dessert, so Qüenco de Pepa only runs its torrija seasonally. Call ahead if you're visiting outside spring.
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Where a venue publishes a price, torrija runs from about €7 to €8 a portion. La Manduca de Azagra doesn't list a set price for its torrija.
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Several entries, including Bacira and El Señor Martín, are Bib Gourmand or Michelin-listed restaurants where torrija is a dessert course rather than the reason to book, so plan on the full menu, not just the sweet.
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La Casa de las Torrijas has no published menu, working website or active Instagram, so confirm its hours, 11:00 to midnight daily, rather than expecting details online.
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Reservations matter at the busier addresses. Bacira and El Señor Martín are both known for being hard tables to get, so book ahead rather than walking in.
Know the terms
Glossary
The vocabulary you need to order torrijas in Madrid like a local.
- Torrija
- Bread, either a dense sliced loaf or a butter-rich brioche, soaked in milk, cream or wine, then fried or baked and finished with sugar, cinnamon or a syrup.
- Leche merengada
- A cinnamon-and-lemon-infused Spanish milk flavor, served as a drink or an ice cream, often paired with torrija.
- Casa de comidas
- A traditional, home-style Spanish eating house, usually built around a short, changing menu of stews and simple cooked dishes rather than an a la carte restaurant format.
- Sobao pasiego
- A soft, buttery sponge cake from Cantabria, sometimes used as the bread base for regional torrija variations instead of a plain loaf.
Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
All restaurants on this list were independently verified as open and serving the dishes described as of .
Where can I find the best torrijas in Madrid?
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La Casa de las Torrijas near Sol is the closest thing to a dedicated specialist, named for the dessert itself. Latasia in Tetuán has won Madrid's best-torrija competition twice, in 2019 and 2025, and El Lince in Nueva España serves chef Javier Estévez's own brioche version.
Is there a restaurant in Madrid dedicated entirely to torrijas?
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La Casa de las Torrijas, on Calle de la Paz just off Puerta del Sol, is named for the dessert and carries the Ayuntamiento de Madrid's Comercios Centenarios plaque, though it has no published menu or working website.
Which Madrid restaurant's torrija has won an award?
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Latasia's Caramelized Brioche Torrija has won Madrid's best-torrija competition twice, in 2019 and 2025, according to the restaurant's own listing.
Are torrijas only served during Easter in Madrid?
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Not at every kitchen. Torrijas are traditionally a Lent and Holy Week dessert, which is why many Madrid bakeries run seasonal-only programs, but restaurants like Bacira, El Señor Martín, El Lince, Tora, La Manduca de Azagra and La Raquetista keep a torrija on their standing dessert menu. Qüenco de Pepa, by contrast, only runs its torrija seasonally, so check ahead outside spring.
Which Michelin-recognized Madrid restaurants serve torrija?
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Bacira holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand, while Tora and El Señor Martín are listed in the Michelin Guide. El Lince's chef, Javier Estévez, also runs the Michelin-starred La Tasquería, though El Lince itself holds a Repsol Sol rather than a star.
What's an unusual take on torrija in Madrid?
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La Raquetista makes its "El Macho" torrija with the traditional sobaos of Selaya instead of a plain loaf, and Tora serves a French-style torrija with violet ice cream and sweet yuzu syrup.
How much does torrija cost at these restaurants?
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Where a price is published, torrija runs from about €7 at Tora, La Raquetista and Taberna Barlovento to €8 at Bacira and El Señor Martín. La Manduca de Azagra doesn't list a set price for its torrija.
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