Gioia
Gioia
Gioia is chef Davide Bonato's Italian restaurant on Calle San Bartolomé in Justicia, listed in the Michelin Guide. It reinterprets Italian cooking, everything from the pasta to the bread and desserts made in-house, working Italian technique across produce from both Italy and Spain. The room reads romantic, elegant and a little trendy, service is polished and attentive, and it's closed Mondays and Tuesdays, running to 00:30 the rest of the week.
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About Gioia
The Story
Gioia is on Calle San Bartolomé in Justicia, the narrow-streeted, better-dressed side of Chueca. Chef Davide Bonato calls it the dream of his life, a place to reinterpret Italian cooking, authentic and essential but always with an avant-garde eye. Everything that leaves the kitchen, from the pastas to the breads and desserts, is made in-house by hand. It's listed in the Michelin Guide.
The Cuisine
Italian, traditional and seasonal, reinterpreted with an eye for form, colour and texture, everything from the pasta to the bread and desserts made in the kitchen's own atelier. The truffle has been the house icon for a decade. There's a tasting menu, NESSO, a weekday lunch menu and a full carta.
Joy and Jewel
Gioia has two meanings in Italian, joy and jewel, and the house plays on both: refined good humour, and dishes it calls small jewels made with the best produce and serious technique. Bonato calls it the dream of his life. Everything that leaves the atelier is handmade, the pastas made in the Italian tradition, the breads and the desserts, a deliberate stand against fast everything. The truffle, which grows wild in highly biodiverse ecosystems, has been the house emblem for ten years.
NESSO and the Carta
NESSO, Italian for bond or connection, is the tasting menu and the link between Italian technique and extraordinary products from both Italy and Spain. It runs from an Ibérico tonnato, seared presa with a light tonnato sauce, calamansi gel and caper powder, and a 'false burrata' of cuttlefish pasta with lobster salad, to borlotti beans with red prawn, 40-yolk tallarines with fresh seasonal truffle, egg and Cacio Nerone, Barquero cod with corn cream and wild mushrooms, and sirloin in Périgord sauce, finishing with a meringue margarita with lemon curd and a Piedmontese bunet. It's €79, or €89 at the Mesa Visual, with wine pairing at €45 or a €39 'liquid menu' of drinks such as a liquid Caprese and a mushroom consommé.
On the carta, pastas run from agnolotti del plin with Ibérico ham (€28) and mezzemaniche carbonara with Pecorino foam and charcoal crumble (€27) to the truffle tallarines (€33) and a risotto alla milanese with 24-carat gold leaf (€30, minimum two). There's also a steak tartare with gnocco fritto, a 500-gram veal Milanese, a cheese selection of Morbier, Blu 61 and Époisses, and desserts from the house tiramisu to a tropical pannacotta. On Wednesday to Friday lunchtimes the 'Tre Volte Gioia' menu brings vitello tonnato, Bonato's carbonara and tiramisu for €45, bread included.
The Chef
The Team
Davide Bonato, nicknamed 'Davidino' by early colleagues, took his first steps in kitchens in London at 16 and travelled from the rice fields of Piedmont through several countries to open Gioia in 2015. He brings more than 25 years in high-end restaurants across Italy, the UK and Japan, and builds his cooking on tradition and innovation: essential old flavours reborn in new forms, colours and textures.
Highlights
What Diners Say
Consensus
Gioia Ratings & Reviews
Professional Ratings
decor 7.2/10, service 7.1/10, typical spend 70€
Diner Ratings
Restaurant Guru
4.5
1721 reviews
TheFork
4.65
1278 reviews
TripAdvisor
4.4
422 reviews
4.6
1171
Gioia ranks #111 of 1001 rated restaurants in Madrid. Diners rate it 4.5/5 on Restaurant Guru (1721 reviews), 4.65/5 on TheFork (1278 reviews), and 4.4/5 on TripAdvisor (422 reviews).
Reservations
How to Book Gioia
Booking
Reservations by phone or online via the website.
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Experience
Gioia Dining Experience
Romantic and elegant with a trendy edge, and service that's polished and attentive without tipping into formal. The cooking is traditional and seasonal, the pricing fair for what it is. It handles groups, and cocktails are part of what it does.
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Gioia Location & Neighbourhood
Address
C. San Bartolomé 23, 28004 Madrid, Spain
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Calle San Bartolomé 23, 28004, in Justicia, the quieter, better-dressed half of the Chueca side of town, where Mercado de San Antón anchors the eating and the streets stay narrow.
Nearby
Justicia is the quieter, better-dressed half of the Chueca side of town, all narrow streets and small shopfronts. Mercado de San Antón anchors the eating, and around it sit grill rooms, wine bars and places that fill late. It is central without ever feeling like the centre.
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Gioia Reservations, Hours & Contact
Opening Hours
| Day | Hours |
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| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | Closed |
| Wednesday | 13:30–17:30, 20:30–00:30 |
| Thursday | 13:30–17:30, 20:30–00:30 |
| Friday | 13:30–17:30, 20:30–00:30 |
| Saturday | 13:30–17:30, 20:30–00:30 |
| Sunday | 13:30–17:30, 20:30–00:30 |
Gioia hours verified 2026-08-10. Contact the restaurant to confirm.
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Questions
Gioia FAQ
Does Gioia have a Michelin star?
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No. Gioia is listed in the Michelin Guide, a mention rather than a star, and it doesn't hold a Bib Gourmand. It's also Recomendado in the Guía Repsol.
Where is Gioia?
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Calle San Bartolomé 23, in Justicia, the quieter side of Chueca around Mercado de San Antón. The entrance is wheelchair accessible.
When is Gioia open?
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Wednesday to Sunday, 13:30 to 17:30 and 20:30 to 00:30. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays.
What's on the menu at Gioia?
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Handmade Italian pastas such as tallarines with fresh truffle and Cacio Nerone (€33), a mezzemaniche carbonara (€27) and a risotto alla milanese with gold leaf (€30), plus the NESSO tasting menu (€79) and a €45 weekday lunch menu.
What does Gioia mean?
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In Italian, both joy and jewel; the restaurant calls its dishes small jewels. Chef Davide Bonato opened it in 2015.