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Overhead of a frothy amber cocktail in a coupe garnished with a dried citrus wheel and a cinnamon stick on a pink backdrop
Sunlit table with a small tartlet on a wooden board, a cut-crystal water glass and a quenelle of butter on a green marble slab
Rooftop terrace dining area with dark blue chairs overlooking the Madrid skyline at sunset.
Two espresso martini cocktails in coupe glasses on a dark bar counter.
Thinly sliced raw beef tartare arranged on a white plate with herb garnish.

Cornamusa Cibeles

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#148 in MadridRanked #148 of all Madrid restaurants on Guidavera. Click to see the full ranked list./Hidden GemGuidavera tier, our editorial classification combining ratings, accolades, and source consensus across the Madrid dining scene./SpanishSpanish cuisine: the kitchen's primary culinary tradition and style./€€€€/Retiro/

Cornamusa Cibeles is a Spanish restaurant and cocktail bar on Plaza de Cibeles, in Madrid's Retiro district. It's a rooftop with a terrace, and it's listed in the Michelin Guide, which is a listing rather than a star. The room is elegant and the setting does a lot of the work. It opens daily from 13:00.

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Background

About Cornamusa Cibeles

The Story

Cornamusa is a rooftop restaurant and cocktail bar inside the Palacio de Cibeles, part of Azotea Grupo, with a terrace over the plaza. Its own pitch: a restaurant in a palace in the heart of Madrid, with very madrileño cooking given a modern touch and some of the best cocktails in the city. The address does a lot of the work.

The Cuisine

Spanish cooking alongside a full cocktail programme. Separate restaurant, tasting, cocktail and wine lists are published as PDFs on the venue's own site.

A Horn from the Post Office

The Palacio de Cibeles, today Madrid's city hall, was built in the early twentieth century as the Palacio de Telecomunicaciones, the main post office, to designs by Antonio Palacios and Joaquín Otamendi. Azotea Grupo took over its restaurants from Grupo Adolfo and opened Cornamusa in late 2023, together with its terrace and the Azotea Cibeles rooftop on the sixth floor and a café on the second. The name honours the building's past: the cornamusa is the horn in the Correos logo, used in the sixteenth century to announce the arrival of the mail. Alejandra Pombo's interior takes the same story, the arrival of post in Madrid, as its theme, and the terrace looks out over the city skyline.

Very Madrileño, with a Modern Touch

The carta opens with house tapas: soldaditos de pavía with marinated pepper cream, Iberian ham croquetas, torreznos with lime, ensaladilla with crispy glass prawn, a calamari sandwich and a pig's-ear terrine with brava sauce. Dishes to share include marinated mackerel with ajoblanco, almadraba tuna tartare with truffle and yolk, artichokes with garlic prawns and roast veal sweetbreads, and some dishes are finished at the table.

Mains run to broken eggs with red prawn, wood-oven sea bass with a creamy seafood rice, monkfish with gnocchi and black butter, crispy octopus, mogote with citrus jus, black-pepper lacquered presa, oxtail terrine and an old-cow chop. Desserts include anise buñuelos filled with caramel cream, a caramelised torrija with smoked milk and violet ice cream, and a warm almond and citrus tart. There's also a tasting menu, and the cocktails get equal billing.

The Team

Cornamusa belongs to Azotea Grupo, the Madrid group behind the rooftops of the Círculo de Bellas Artes and Picalagartos. At opening, the cooking was signed by the group's executive chef, Manuel Berganza, and Cornamusa's head chef, Jesús Almagro, drawing on the Madrid recipe book and mostly on produce from Madrid growers.

Highlights

What Diners Say

ElegantGood for CelebrationsPolished ServiceAttentive ServicePersonal ServiceModern CreativeNotable ViewGreat TerraceBeautiful InteriorFoodie DestinationInstagram-WorthyTerraceRooftop

Consensus

Cornamusa Cibeles Ratings & Reviews

Professional Ratings

Macarfi

comida 7.0

7.0

Diner Ratings

TheFork

5.0

826 reviews

TripAdvisor

3.9

10 reviews

Google

4.7

899

#148 in MadridHidden Gem

Cornamusa Cibeles ranks #148 of 1001 rated restaurants in Madrid. Diners rate it 5.0/5 on TheFork (826 reviews) and 3.9/5 on TripAdvisor (10 reviews).

Reservations

How to Book Cornamusa Cibeles

Booking

Book online at covermanager.com (covermanager).

Experience

Cornamusa Cibeles Dining Experience

The elegant tone matches the address: a rooftop terrace on Plaza de Cibeles, where the setting does a good deal of the work. It runs as a restaurant and cocktail bar in equal measure rather than one propping up the other, with Spanish cooking on one side and a full cocktail programme on the other, both published as separate lists on the venue's own site.

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Cornamusa Cibeles Location & Neighbourhood

Address

Plaza de Cibeles 1, 28014 Madrid, Spain

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Getting There

Plaza de Cibeles 1, in the Retiro district. It's a rooftop, so the plaza itself is a good part of what you're there for.

Nearby

This sits right on Plaza de Cibeles, one of Madrid's grandest intersections, between the Banco de España headquarters and the Palacio de Cibeles. It's a monumental, high-traffic stretch of the city, and the eating nearby serves visitors and office workers passing through as much as locals.

Details

Cornamusa Cibeles Reservations, Hours & Contact

Opening Hours

DayHours
Monday13:00–01:00
Tuesday13:00–01:00
Wednesday13:00–01:00
Thursday13:00–01:00
Friday13:00–02:00
Saturday13:00–02:00
Sunday13:00–01:00

Cornamusa Cibeles hours verified 2026-08-10. Contact the restaurant to confirm.

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Good to Know

Opens daily from 13:00.
It's a rooftop, with a terrace, inside the Palacio de Cibeles.
Listed in the Michelin Guide. That's a listing, not a star.
Mid-range prices. Separate restaurant, tasting, cocktail and wine lists are published as PDFs on the venue's own site.
Wheelchair accessible entrance, restroom and seating. Book online through the venue's own CoverManager page.

Questions

Cornamusa Cibeles FAQ

Does Cornamusa Cibeles have a Michelin star?

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No. Cornamusa Cibeles is listed in the Michelin Guide, an inclusion rather than a star or a Bib Gourmand.

Where is Cornamusa Cibeles?

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At Plaza de Cibeles 1, in Madrid's Retiro district, a rooftop inside the Palacio de Cibeles with a terrace over the plaza. The entrance, restroom and seating are wheelchair accessible.

When is Cornamusa Cibeles open?

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Every day from 13:00: until 01:00 Sunday to Thursday, and until 02:00 on Friday and Saturday.

How much does it cost to eat at Cornamusa Cibeles?

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€26 to €50 per person. Separate restaurant, tasting, cocktail and wine lists are published as PDFs on the venue's own site.

Can you book a table online at Cornamusa Cibeles?

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Yes, through the venue's own CoverManager page.

Why is it called Cornamusa?

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After the horn in the Correos logo, once used to announce the arrival of the mail, a nod to the Palacio de Cibeles' past as Madrid's main post office.

What floor is Cornamusa on?

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The sixth floor of the Palacio de Cibeles, alongside the Azotea Cibeles rooftop, with a terrace looking over the city.