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Gurisa

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#184 in MadridRanked #184 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./ArgentineArgentine cuisine: the kitchen's primary culinary tradition and style./€€€€/Chamberí/

Gurisa Madrid opened in June 2025 on Calle de Zurbano in Almagro, in the old home of Sergi Arola's Arola Gastro, run by Mendoza chef Lucas Bustos and his partner Agustina Vela. It follows their Gurisa in José Ignacio, Uruguay. Everything passes through the wood fire, from bread to fish and meat, with a ten-pass tasting menu at €120, a carta and a wine list that roams from Argentina and Uruguay to Spain and France. It's listed in the Michelin Guide.

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Background

About Gurisa

The Story

Gurisa began in José Ignacio, Uruguay, where it established itself in 2023 around fire, wine and local produce. Chef Lucas Bustos and Agustina Vela, who have worked together for more than a decade and are partners in life too, spent years travelling Spain with their family before opening Gurisa Madrid in June 2025 at Calle de Zurbano 31, the address where Sergi Arola ran Arola Gastro. It isn't an Argentine parrilla or an asador: it's a contemporary kitchen in which fire is the technique and the language. In Argentine tradition, Bustos says, inviting someone to the fire is a way of welcoming them and sharing stories. It's listed in the Michelin Guide.

The Cuisine

Everything, from doughs, breads and stocks to vegetables, fish and meat, passes through the wood fire at some point, cooked on the embers, on the iron or in the wood oven. The ten-pass tasting menu, at €120, is a biographical journey through Bustos's childhood, the Argentine fire tradition, wine and his arrival in Europe, adapted to each table; the carta averages about €80 a head without drinks. Dishes that have become signatures include a corvina tiradito with an Italian cheese sauce, leeks with a hay emulsion, tuna morrillo braised like meat, and duck with two sauces.

The Carta

Meals open with a table of breads and snacks: a house snack, a snack of the day, spiced butter, fresh-baked breads and a selection of olive oils. Starters are grouped by fire. Over direct fire come roast leeks with hay emulsion, Huelva red prawn with Jerusalem artichoke, line-caught baby squid with chorizo cream, green beans with Ibérico ham, crisp sweetbreads on the iron and lamb braised in vine leaves. Over gentle fire, aubergine with Galmesano cheese and pan-seared foie with spiced quince. Without fire, raw Galician fish with radishes and red grapes, tuna with green grapes and goat's cheese, and Japanese A5 Wagyu cecina with hummus. The meats of the world include Argentine Wagyu, Argentine Black Angus ojo de bife with milcaos, a 60-day aged Spanish entrecôte, American skirt steak and Japanese A4 Wagyu rump. In autumn the carta turns to rice with boletus, ossobuco lasagne on the iron, pigeon, partridge, wild boar and venison.

The Space

The restaurant holds 80 across two floors, designed by Ibiza-based interior designer Patricia Torres, who also did Gurisa Uruguay, to feel like a lived-in home with the open kitchen in view. There's a chef's table inside the kitchen, and downstairs a room called El Club for about two dozen. The wine list runs through Argentina, Uruguay and Spain to France, Italy and the Americas, and the pairings avoid the obvious. Gurisa also hosts cooking classes with Bustos and guest dinners, such as the Mesa Atlántica with Galician beef-ager Lino Fervenza in 2026. Desserts have included Uruguayan dulce de leche rogel, flan, a pressed puff pastry with dark chocolate, and baked apples with toasted-bread ice cream.

The Chef

Lucas Bustos

The Team

Lucas Bustos, from Mendoza, has more than twenty years in the kitchen and is a leading figure in Argentine cordillera cooking. He trained at INACAP in Chile, worked in the United States with Starwood Hotels, and made his name designing restaurants inside wineries: Ruca Malen, named the world's best winery restaurant at the 2014 Great Wine Capitals Best of Wine Tourism awards, Trapiche, Lagarde, Nieto Senetiner, Casarena and Espíritu Zorro, among others; Espacio Trapiche was recommended by the Michelin Guide Argentina in 2024. He also cooked in Galicia, at Ogrelo and Vértigo. Agustina Vela, who has run the room in all those projects, runs it here. Sommelier Brandon Jordan comes from Mugaritz, and desserts are by Julieta Negri.

Highlights

What Diners Say

Curated MusicIntimateElegantGood for GroupsWarm ServiceAttentive ServiceIngredient-LedOpen KitchenPrivate DiningGreat CocktailsGreat Wine List

Consensus

Gurisa Ratings & Reviews

Professional Ratings

Macarfi

comida 7.3

7.3

Diner Ratings

TripAdvisor

4.6

8 reviews

Google

4.6

100 reviews

#184 in MadridHidden Gem

Gurisa ranks #184 of 1001 rated restaurants in Madrid. Diners rate it 4.6/5 on TripAdvisor (8 reviews) and 4.6/5 on Google (100 reviews).

Reservations

How to Book Gurisa

Booking

Book online via the restaurant's website.

Experience

Gurisa Dining Experience

Warm and homely rather than grand, with the open kitchen and its embers in view from the room, attentive service led by co-owner Agustina Vela, and a sommelier whose pairings stray from the obvious. There is a chef's table by the kitchen and a private room downstairs.

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Gurisa Location & Neighbourhood

Address

Zurbano, 31, 28010, Madrid, Spain

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Getting There

Gurisa is on Calle de Zurbano, 31, in Almagro, embassy Madrid, all broad streets and old money between Chueca and Salamanca. It took over the space that once held Sergi Arola's two-star Arola Gastro.

Nearby

Almagro is embassy Madrid: broad streets, old money, and a hush the rest of the centre does not have. The restaurants match, with polished rooms, careful service and kitchens that do not need to shout. It sits between Chueca and Salamanca without quite belonging to either.

Nearby landmarks

Landmarks within walking distance of Gurisa.

Details

Gurisa Reservations, Hours & Contact

Opening Hours

DayHours
MondayClosed
Tuesday13:00–16:30 & 20:00–23:30
Wednesday13:00–16:30 & 20:00–23:30
Thursday13:00–16:30 & 20:00–23:30
Friday13:00–16:30 & 20:00–23:30
Saturday13:00–16:30 & 20:00–23:30
SundayClosed

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

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Good to Know

Listed in the Michelin Guide (a mention, not a star)
Wood-fire cooking from Mendoza chef Lucas Bustos; à la carte or a ten-pass tasting menu.
Open kitchen, with private dining available
Strong wine list and cocktails
Ten-pass tasting menu €120; à la carte averages about €80 a head before drinks.

Questions

Gurisa FAQ

Does Gurisa have a Michelin star?

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No. Gurisa is listed in the Michelin Guide, a mention rather than a star.

Where is Gurisa?

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Almagro, on Calle de Zurbano, in the quiet, embassy-lined part of central Madrid between Chueca and Salamanca. It occupies the former site of Sergi Arola's two-Michelin-star Arola Gastro.

How much does dinner cost at Gurisa?

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The ten-pass tasting menu is €120, and eating from the carta averages about €80 a head before drinks.

How do you book a table at Gurisa?

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Online, through the restaurant's own booking page.

What are Gurisa's opening hours?

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Tuesday to Saturday, 1pm to 4:30pm and 8pm to 11:30pm. Closed Monday and Sunday.