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Premios LITO 2026: the 21 Madrid bars, cafés and restaurants awarded for service
Hostelería Madrid's Premios LITO, which reward front-of-house service, named 21 bars, cafés and restaurants on 29 September 2026 at Teatros del Canal. Seventeen are in Madrid city, including Taberna de Antonio Sánchez, Triciclo, Betelu and Corral de la Morería.
Zara, Chueca's Cuban restaurant since 1964, serves its last lunch on 17 October
Zara, the family-run Cuban restaurant on Calle de Barbieri in Chueca, closes after its midday service on Saturday 17 October 2026. Inés and Jorge, who run it, are retiring and are not passing the business on.
Bresa, the Aparicio brothers' most ambitious restaurant, opens on Calle de Villanueva on 12 October
Bresa, from brothers Javier and Paco Aparicio of La Raquetista and Salino, opens on Monday 12 October 2026 at Calle de Villanueva 21 in Salamanca, with chef Alejandro Cano in the kitchen and a seasonal, produce-led menu.
Angelita and Devil's Cut win three stars in the Top Cocktail Bars 2026 guide
Two Madrid bars, Angelita on Calle de la Reina and Devil's Cut on Calle del León, are among the seven bars awarded three stars in the 2026 Top Cocktail Bars guide, announced at a gala in Madrid on 28 September.
Umiko reopens on Calle de los Madrazo after its closure
Umiko, the Japanese restaurant on Calle de los Madrazo in Barrio de las Letras, reopened on 24 September 2026 after a period closed, starting what Libertad Digital calls a new chapter.
Fox returns as La Casa de Fox on José Abascal, with dinner that turns into a party
Fox, the dinner-and-nightlife spot on Calle de José Abascal, has reopened as La Casa de Fox with interiors by Alejandra Pombo and a menu from chef Luis Ramírez. After dinner the room switches to drinks and music.
Enrique Paños, L'Albufera's rice chef for decades, retires at the end of October
Enrique Paños, the head chef of the rice restaurant L'Albufera at the Meliá Castilla, retires on 30 October 2026 after more than four decades in the hotel's kitchens. A tribute menu runs until 31 October.
San Fries on Calle Mayor wins the international category at the world fries championship
San Fries, a small fries shop at Calle Mayor 44 near Plaza Mayor, won the international category of the world fries championship in Arras, France, on Sunday 27 September 2026, ahead of Dutch and Belgian rivals.
Peñín's best-wines salon returns to IFEMA on 16 and 17 November as Madrid Top Wine
The Salón de los Mejores Vinos, organised by the Comunidad de Madrid and Peñín, returns to IFEMA on 16 and 17 November 2026 under a new name, Madrid Top Wine, with more than 300 wineries and a DOP Vinos de Madrid space.
PaiPai's four-cheese tart wins Madrid's best cheesecake 2026
Chef Fernando Ruiz of PaiPai, on Plaza del Perú in Chamartín, won the sixth edition of the contest for Madrid's best cheesecake, announced on 14 September 2026, with a four-cheese tart served with a sweet-and-sour gilda.
Javier Muñoz-Calero, of Ovillo, opens taberna El Alfiler del Callejón in Salamanca
Chef Javier Muñoz-Calero, known for his restaurant Ovillo, opened the neighbourhood-bar taberna El Alfiler del Callejón on Calle de Puigcerdá in Madrid's Salamanca district on 1 September 2026, the first opening under his new El Bandido de Madrid label.
Santerra and Playing Solo close in the same September week
Santerra, the Michelin-starred game restaurant on General Pardiñas, has closed for good, and chef Luis Caballero's Michelin-recommended Playing Solo in Malasaña served its last service on 26 September 2026.
Baldoria is the world's eighth-best pizzeria in 50 Top Pizza 2026
Baldoria, Ciro Cristiano's pizzeria at Ortega y Gasset 100, ranked eighth in the 50 Top Pizza World 2026 list revealed in Naples on 15 September, its second year running in the top ten. Fratelli Figurato placed 69th.
Tapapiés won't run in 2026 after last year's crowds
Lavapiés' Tapapiés tapas festival will skip its 16th edition in 2026. Organisers expected around 90,000 people last year but more than half a million came, and they're redesigning the format for 2027.
Salmon Guru is No. 66 on The 50 Best Bars 2026 extended list
Diego Cabrera's Salmon Guru is No. 66 on The 50 Best Bars 2026 extended list (51 to 100), published ahead of the top 50 reveal in Milan on Wednesday 7 October 2026.
Enrique Valentí follows Caja de Cerillas with a bar, Caja de Huevos
Enrique Valentí, the cook behind Caja de Cerillas, is opening Caja de Huevos, a 'bar de avituallamiento' at Pelayo 35 in Chueca, run day to day by his brother Carlos. It was due to open on Tuesday 22 September 2026.
Mecha, a music-led restaurant from Chispa Bistró and Tresde, opens in Salesas
Mecha, a restaurant and bar built around listening to music, opened at Almirante 11 in Salesas in mid-September 2026. It comes from Chispa Bistró chef Juan D'Onofrio, Lucas Fernández of Tresde, Álvaro López and Antonio Chávez.
Rubén Iborra brings his Ruge rice and grill to Plaza de la Lealtad
Rubén Iborra, the chef behind Ruge in the Sierra de Guadarrama, has opened Ruge La Barra at Plaza de la Lealtad 3, near the Prado: rice dishes, grilled meats and a Levante-style mid-morning almuerzo.
Hipocampo opens in Malasaña with updated home cooking
Hipocampo, from young Venezuelan cooks Manu Araya and Daniel Cegarra, has opened at Manuela Malasaña 28 with updated traditional cooking built on stews and seasonal produce, at around €40 to €50 a head.
Barcelona's Ultramarinos Marín is due to open its Madrid bar in October
Chef Borja García Ordoño's Ultramarinos Marín, the Barcelona bar-asador opened in autumn 2021, is due to open its Madrid branch in October 2026 at the corner of San Andrés 31 and Manuela Malasaña 13. Reports differ on the exact day.
Nazario Cano's Maguro Gishiki pops up on Árdia's rooftop until 18 October
Two-Michelin-star chef Nazario Cano has brought Maguro Gishiki, his Japanese-Mediterranean concept, to Âm-Bar on the rooftop of Árdia for 12 selected evenings, Thursday to Sunday, between 18 September and 18 October 2026.
Rioja's autumn campaign puts 200-plus free plans in 130 Madrid venues
DOCa Rioja's 'Rioja es muy de Madrid' campaign runs more than 200 free-to-access plans in 130 Madrid bars, terraces, wine bars and restaurants until the end of November 2026, with a Mercado de Vallehermoso experience in November.
Nobu opens its first Madrid restaurant at Nobu Hotel Madrid on Alcalá
Nobu Hotel Madrid opened on 1 September 2026 at Calle Alcalá 26, bringing the first Nobu restaurant to the city: Nobu Matsuhisa's Japanese-Peruvian signatures plus Spanish ingredients, a sushi bar and a rooftop.
Lhardy Café opens at the Hotel Wellington, an all-day spin-off of the 1839 classic
Lhardy Café, an all-day bistro, café and shop from Grupo Pescaderías Coruñesas, opened on 7 September 2026 at the Hotel Wellington, Velázquez 8, a separate concept from the historic Lhardy on Carrera de San Jerónimo.
Bar Mistela brings the Valencian esmorzaret to Chamartín
Valencia's Grupo Gastroadictos opened Bar Mistela Chamartín at Manuel de Falla 5 on 1 September 2026, its first venue outside the Valencian region: over 400 square metres, room for about 200, built around the esmorzaret.
Memories turns the Palacio de Liria's old stables into a Mediterranean restaurant
Memories, a Mediterranean restaurant with European and Asian touches, has opened in the former stables of the Palacio de Liria at Calle Princesa 18, with interiors by José Arroyo and an art intervention by Maseda.
Atelier L'Entrecôte opens in Salamanca with a pick-three steak formula
Atelier L'Entrecôte, a French-inspired bistrot at Diego de León 60 in Salamanca, opened in September 2026 around 'La Fórmula Perfecta': choose a starter, a cut and one of five house sauces.
Juan Suárez de Lezo opens Sexto at Atocha 125
Juan Suárez de Lezo, chef for Grupo Kápital, has opened Sexto at Atocha 125, a lunch-only restaurant serving a single twelve-course tasting menu, sharing the address with the avant-garde Quintoelemento.
La Once Mil, the Michelin-starred Mexico City taquería, opens in Madrid
La Once Mil, the Mexico City taquería awarded a Michelin star in 2026, opened its first European location at Plaza de las Salesas 11 on 22 September 2026, brought to Madrid by the Los 33 team with founder César de la Parra.
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