




El Del Medio
El Del Medio
El Del Medio cooks modern Mediterranean food on Costa Rica, in ChamartĂn, and it's listed in the GuĂa Repsol. It runs Monday to Friday only, one lunch sitting and one short dinner sitting, and closes at weekends. It's the small, family-run project of Barcelona-born chef Alberto GonzĂĄlez and his partner Silvia, known for a short carta of dishes to share.
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Background
About El Del Medio
The Story
El Del Medio is a small Mediterranean restaurant on Costa Rica, in ChamartĂn, listed in the GuĂa Repsol. The room is intimate, between modern and elegant, with warm, personal service, and it suits a working lunch. It opens weekdays only.
The Cuisine
Modern, creative Mediterranean cooking. The carta runs from starters like bocaditos, buñuelos de brandada de bacalao and ensaladilla rusa through mains such as callos de ternera, arroz de rabo de toro and a 30-day aged Frisona sirloin. The full carta sits on the restaurant's own homepage.
In the Alley
The restaurant sits in a quiet alley at the end of Calle Costa Rica, a detail its own site flags with exclamation marks. It opened in the late 2010s as a neighbourhood casa de comidas and soon drew people from across the city. The space is small: a tiny bar, a dining room of around ten bare wooden tables and, in the warmer months, a terrace in the traffic-free alley. The house motto is 'comer y no ser comedido', roughly, eat without holding back.
The Carta
The carta is short, around twenty dishes built for sharing, plus daily suggestions that follow the season, and some dishes have been on since the first weeks. Meals start with a cream as an aperitif, hot in winter and cold in summer. Signatures include the bocaditos, crisp soufflé bread topped with a fried quail egg, pancetta and Espelette pepper; salt-cod brandada buñuelos; and a saam of battered turbot with kimchi mayonnaise and lime, wrapped in lettuce and eaten by hand. There's a smoked sardine with pisto and apple, steak tartare, 'grandma's curry' meatballs and callos, and more elaborate mains such as a pig's-trotter terrine with langoustines and a pigeon with potato purée and grapes.
Desserts lean on Silvia's love of pastry: a pavlova with mascarpone and red fruits, a burnt-cream millefeuille, a thin apple tart and bread with chocolate, olive oil and salt. The wine list is short, well chosen and fairly priced.
The Chef
Alberto GonzĂĄlez
The Team
El Del Medio is the family project of chef Alberto GonzĂĄlez, a young cook from Barcelona who worked in kitchens around the world, especially in France, and his partner Silvia, a Madrid economist with a passion for pastry. Alberto runs the kitchen and Silvia the dining room. Their own line for it: a young kitchen, plenty of care and attention to detail, no pretension, and absolute respect for the trade and the product.
Highlights
What Diners Say
Consensus
El Del Medio Ratings & Reviews
Professional Ratings
decor 6.5/10, service 7.2/10, typical spend 45âŹ
Diner Ratings
4.7
841
TripAdvisor
4.6
94
El Del Medio ranks #141 of 1001 rated restaurants in Madrid. Diners rate it 4.6/5 on TripAdvisor.
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How to Book El Del Medio
Booking
Book online at covermanager.com (covermanager).
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Experience
El Del Medio Dining Experience
Small and intimate, with decor between modern and elegant. Service reads warm and personal, and the room works for a business lunch. The cooking is modern and creative rather than traditional, and there's a terrace.
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El Del Medio Location & Neighbourhood
Address
Costa Rica 28, 28016, Madrid, Spain
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El Del Medio is at Costa Rica, 28, in Madrid's ChamartĂn district, about 1,400 m north-east of the BernabĂ©u. It sits well north of the old centre, away from the museum quarter.
Nearby
ChamartĂn is a large district in northern Madrid, home to the Santiago BernabĂ©u stadium and ChamartĂn train station, with Paseo de la Castellana running through its business corridor and quieter residential streets beyond it. The eating scene ranges from office lunch spots to neighbourhood kitchens depending on the street.
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Details
El Del Medio Reservations, Hours & Contact
Opening Hours
| Day | Hours |
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| Monday | 13:30â15:45, 20:45â22:30 |
| Tuesday | 13:30â15:45, 20:45â22:30 |
| Wednesday | 13:30â15:45, 20:45â22:30 |
| Thursday | 13:30â15:45, 20:45â22:30 |
| Friday | 13:30â15:45, 20:45â22:30 |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
El Del Medio hours verified 2026-08-10. Contact the restaurant to confirm.
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Questions
El Del Medio FAQ
When is El Del Medio open?
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Monday to Friday only, 13:30 to 15:45 for lunch and 20:45 to 22:30 for dinner. Closed Saturday and Sunday, and the dinner window is narrow, so book early in it.
Where is El Del Medio?
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Costa Rica, 28, in Madrid's ChamartĂn district, north of the old centre near the Estadio Santiago BernabĂ©u. There's a terrace.
How much does dinner cost at El Del Medio?
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Roughly âŹ26 to âŹ50 per person. The carta lists dishes without prices on the restaurant's own site.
What's on the menu at El Del Medio?
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Starters like bocaditos, buñuelos de brandada de bacalao and ensaladilla rusa; mains such as callos de ternera, arroz de rabo de toro and a 30-day aged Frisona sirloin, finishing with house desserts.
Who runs El Del Medio?
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Chef Alberto GonzĂĄlez, from Barcelona, in the kitchen, and his partner Silvia in the dining room. It's a small family business.
What should I order at El Del Medio?
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The bocaditos, the salt-cod buñuelos and the turbot saam with kimchi, then a main such as the pig's-trotter terrine with langoustines, and the burnt-cream millefeuille for dessert.








