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La Bistroteca's dining room with a riveted metal wall, copper vessels on a wooden ledge, bentwood chairs at laid tables, exposed brick and copper pendant lamps, the fingerprint-B logo mounted at the back
A second dining area with copper globe pendant lights, a tall bamboo plant, grey and burgundy upholstered chairs at laid tables, and a service counter at the back
Hand placing a stacked burger on a wooden board
Burger being torched tableside with smoke rising from the bun
Stack of golden cheese-topped fried pastries on a wooden board

La Bistroteca

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#442 in MadridRanked #442 of all Madrid restaurants on Guidavera. Click to see the full ranked list./GoodGuidavera tier, our editorial classification combining ratings, accolades, and source consensus across the Madrid dining scene./AmericanAmerican cuisine: the kitchen's primary culinary tradition and style./€€€€/Salamanca/

La Bistroteca is an American restaurant on Calle Espartinas in the Goya area of Madrid's Barrio de Salamanca. Open since 2016, it does burgers with a bistro touch, Galician-beef patties on breads that change by burger, finished tableside in a New-York-style room of exposed brick and copper lamps.

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From la_bistroteca on Instagram

LA BISTROTECA ⭐️

Probamos la burger FAV de Michael Jordan ❤️

GUARDA Y COMPARTE 💾🚀

Este mítico local de Madrid tiene l

LA BISTROTECA ⭐️ Probamos la burger FAV de Michael Jordan ❤️ GUARDA Y COMPARTE 💾🚀 Este mítico local de Madrid tiene la burger favorita de Michael Jordan (La Bistroemy) y teníamos que probarla. Jordan acudió a comer aquí hace unos meses y dijo: “Best burger in my life!”. Solo puedo decir que la 🐐t

🔥 Muchos nos lo habéis preguntado… y sí, MUCHOS de verdad 👀🍔

¿Qué llevaba la #burger que disfrutó Michael Jordan en @la

🔥 Muchos nos lo habéis preguntado… y sí, MUCHOS de verdad 👀🍔 ¿Qué llevaba la #burger que disfrutó Michael Jordan en @la_bistroteca?, ¿y cómo fue vivir ese momentazo? 🏀✨ Pues aquí la tenéis… LA BURGER DE LA QUE TODOS HABLAN🍔👆 Y os vamos a contar algún secretito… pero no todos 😉 Porque hay cosas q

¡El sabor de #Discarlux en el paladar de Michael Jordan! 🥩🏀 

¿Y cómo no? Si el mejor de todos los tiempos visita Madrid

¡El sabor de #Discarlux en el paladar de Michael Jordan! 🥩🏀 ¿Y cómo no? Si el mejor de todos los tiempos visita Madrid, @discarlux tiene que estar en su mesa... Y es que si Jordan quiere una BURGER -en mayúsculas-, va a @la_bistroteca y se pide una BISTROEMMY: una auténtica joya con todo el sabor

LA PERLA , la nueva hamburguesa homenaje a nuestro décimo aniversario. No debes perdértela . #labistroteca #burger #hamb

LA PERLA , la nueva hamburguesa homenaje a nuestro décimo aniversario. No debes perdértela . #labistroteca #burger #hamburguesasgourmet #hamburguesa #madridespaña

Esperamos que este Mini documental os emocione tanto como nos emocionó a nosotros. Creíamos que no hay mejor manera de c

Esperamos que este Mini documental os emocione tanto como nos emocionó a nosotros. Creíamos que no hay mejor manera de contar lo que han supuesto estos diez años que desde el corazón, voces y vuestras experiencias de lo que han significado en vuestras vidas y en las nuestras venir a esta casa, vuest

Atentos a mañana jueves, que la perla se estrena .
Haz tu reserva ,unidades limitadas en cada local.

Atentos a mañana jueves, que la perla se estrena . Haz tu reserva ,unidades limitadas en cada local.

Background

About La Bistroteca

The Story

La Bistroteca opened in the Barrio de Salamanca in 2016 with a 'Feel & Eat' idea: burgers given a bistro's attention. The room borrows from New York, exposed brick and copper lamps, and part of the cooking is finished at your table.

The Cuisine

The kitchen is American, built on burgers made with Galician beef, each on its own bread, from the bacon-and-cheddar Bacón to the poached-egg-and-hollandaise Poché. The guacamole is made tableside.

Burgers and Starters

Starters set the bistro tone: guacamole made at the table in a volcanic-stone molcajete (extra torreznos optional), sweet-potato nachos with aged-cow stew, a free-range chicken ensaladilla with crispy Ibérico belly, ribeye and smoked pork-belly tacos, tequeños and rib croquettes with house barbecue sauce. Burgers run from about €17.80 to €25, among them La New York Cheese finished at the table with melted raclette, La 1982, a tribute to the founders' origins with sliced old-cow sirloin tataki and a potato-parmesan rösti, and La Palma, which won Spain's Mejores Hamburguesas Gourmet contest in 2021.

Practicalities

Open Tuesday to Saturday for lunch and dinner; closed Sunday and Monday, with a summer break in late August. Book through CoverManager from the restaurant's site. It marked ten years in 2026.

Highlights

What Diners Say

Fair PriceClassicIndustrialAttentive ServiceComfort FoodIngredient-Led

Consensus

La Bistroteca Ratings & Reviews

Professional Ratings

Macarfi

decor 6.7/10, service 6.8/10, typical spend 20€

food 7.1/10

Diner Ratings

Google

4.8

6324

TripAdvisor

4.8

1275

#442 in MadridGood

La Bistroteca ranks #442 of 1001 rated restaurants in Madrid. Diners rate it 4.8/5 on TripAdvisor.

Reservations

How to Book La Bistroteca

Booking

Book online at covermanager.com (covermanager).

Experience

La Bistroteca Dining Experience

The room borrows its cue from New York, exposed brick, copper pendant lamps and bentwood chairs, modern but kept simple rather than styled up. Staff finish some dishes tableside, guacamole included, and it's set up for groups, part of the Feel & Eat idea the Barrio de Salamanca spot opened with in 2016.

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La Bistroteca Location & Neighbourhood

Address

Calle Espartinas, 7, 28001, Madrid, Spain

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Getting There

La Bistroteca sits on Calle Espartinas in the Goya barrio, part of Madrid's Barrio de Salamanca.

Nearby

Goya is Salamanca with the volume turned down, a shopping-and-lunching grid where the standards are high and the rooms are comfortable. The eating is broad and dependable rather than experimental. Parque del Buen Retiro is close enough to build a day around.

Details

La Bistroteca Reservations, Hours & Contact

Opening Hours

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

La Bistroteca hours verified 2026-09-18. Contact the restaurant to confirm.

Contact

Phone+34 914 258 601
Instagramla_bistroteca

Good to Know

Open Tuesday to Saturday, lunch and dinner; closed Sunday and Monday
Burgers built on Galician beef
Some dishes finished at the table
Cocktails available
Usually closes for a summer break from mid-August into early September

Questions

La Bistroteca FAQ

What kind of food does La Bistroteca serve?

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American cooking built on burgers with a bistro touch, made with Galician beef and served on breads that change by burger, some finished tableside.

Where is La Bistroteca, and how old is it?

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On Calle Espartinas in the Goya barrio of the Barrio de Salamanca. It opened there in February 2016.

When is La Bistroteca open?

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Tuesday to Saturday for lunch and dinner, closed Sunday and Monday. It usually takes a summer break from mid-August into early September.

Has a burger at La Bistroteca won any awards?

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Yes. Its menu names 'La Palma' as the winner of Spain's Best Gourmet Burgers competition (Mejores Hamburguesas Gourmet de España) in 2021, with 'La Wellington' a semifinalist that year.

How do you book, and how much does it cost?

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Through the CoverManager booking page linked from the restaurant's own site. Around €30 to €40 per person.

What beef does it use, and does it serve cocktails?

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Galician beef, each patty on its own bread. Yes, it does cocktails, and it's good for groups.