La Cantina
La Cantina
La Cantina is a Mexican cantina on Calle de Ponzano in Chamberí, part of a brand that started in San Luis Potosí in 2006. The carta runs from guacamole and peanut aguachile to tacos al pastor off the trompo, a charcoal grill with pescado zarandeado and house mole, and a long tequila and mezcal list. Closed Mondays; Sundays it runs 11:00 to 18:00.
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From lacantina_madrid on Instagram
Nuestra versión de los clásicos elotitos callejeros🌽 Como nos cuenta @carlasarabia , en México son una de las botanas más populares. Nosotros quisimos llevarlos un paso más allá: los pasamos por la parrilla para intensificar su sabor, los acompañamos con una mayonesa casera elaborada con chiles y
Trompo rojo. Trompo negro. Aquí seguimos marchando tacos hasta el domingo 9 que nos vamos unos días de vacaciones. Los esperamos. #LaCantina #MexicanosenMadrid #México #Ponzano #SanLuisPotosí
¿Se antojó un cocktail? Para bajar este calorón, tenemos mezcalitas. Como dice Isra, con unas botanas, la mejor manera de entrarle al finde. Alta coctelería mexicana con una amplia selección de tequilas y mezcales. 📍Los esperamos de martes a sábados en Ponzano 60. #LaCantina #MexicanosenMadrid #
Cuando una auténtica cantina mexicana encontró su lugar en Ponzano. La Cantina Madrid no llegó para adaptar México a España, sino para compartir su esencia: hospitalidad, tradición y ese apapacho que solo se encuentra alrededor de una buena mesa. “La autenticidad no está solo en la receta, sino en
Seguimos proponiendo platillos frescos para calmar el calorón que tenemos esta temporada en Madrid. Este es nuestra tostada de atún. Con una emulsión de chiles y aguacate. Cocina abierta todo el día. 📍Ponzano 60. #LaCantina #MexicanosenMadrid #México #Ponzano
La neta que calor en Madrid ¿no? Para calmarlo, les proponemos el siguiente platillo. Este aguachile de cacahuate es una mezcla atrevida y poco vista. Cocina abierta todo el día. 📍Ponzano 60. #LaCantina #MexicanosenMadrid #México #Ponzano
Background
About La Cantina
The Story
La Cantina's story starts in San Luis Potosí, Mexico, in 2006, with the aim of keeping the soul of the traditional Mexican cantina alive: a place where time stops, conversation flows and the toast is the point. The Madrid outpost on Calle de Ponzano calls itself a precopeo and restaurant, and its line is blunt: not a restaurant, not a taquería, a cantina.
The Cuisine
Mexican, built for sharing. Starters run from guacamole made to order (with torreznos if you ask) and street-style elotitos to peanut aguachile with prawns and blue-corn tuna tostadas. Tacos cover red and black al pastor off the trompo, a crisp potato cochinita pibil, aged-beef gaonera and soft-shell crab.
From the grill
A brasa section carries the bigger plates: pescado zarandeado in a Nayarit-style adobo, house-made mole with veal tongue, an aged beef entrecôte and a chimichurri chicken. Sides like frijoles puercos and Mexican rice let you build out the table, and desserts include a baked plantain and a tres leches cake.
The bar
The drinks list is long on agave, with tequilas from Siete Leguas and Cascahuín to Don Julio 1942 and Clase Azul, and mezcals including Montelobos and 400 Conejos, poured in 25 ml measures. Mexican beers like Modelo, Pacífico and Colimita sit beside wine by the glass.
Highlights
What Diners Say
Consensus
La Cantina Ratings & Reviews
Professional Ratings
comida 6.3
Diner Ratings
4.7
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La Cantina ranks #691 of 1001 rated restaurants in Madrid.
Reservations
How to Book La Cantina
Booking
Book online at covermanager.com (covermanager).
Experience
La Cantina Dining Experience
It insists it's neither a restaurant nor a taquería but a cantina, the kind of place where conversation and the toast come first. It bills itself as a precopeo spot too, so evenings lean towards drinks, and late on Thursday to Saturday. Tables are set up for sharing and groups.
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La Cantina Location & Neighbourhood
Address
Ponzano, 60, 28003, Madrid, Spain
Get directions→Getting There
On Calle de Ponzano, 60, in the Ríos Rosas part of Chamberí, a residential grid north of the old centre.
Nearby
Ríos Rosas is a working residential grid north of the old centre, where restaurants answer to the people who live there rather than to visitors. It sits nearer Estadio Santiago Bernabéu than anything touristic, and the eating is unhurried, mid-priced and quietly confident. This is where you go for a proper lunch without theatre.
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Where to stay nearby
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Details
La Cantina Reservations, Hours & Contact
Opening Hours
| Day | Hours |
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| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | 13:00–00:00 |
| Wednesday | 13:00–00:00 |
| Thursday | 13:00–02:00 |
| Friday | 13:00–02:00 |
| Saturday | 13:00–02:00 |
| Sunday | 11:00–18:00 |
La Cantina hours verified 2026-08-10. Contact the restaurant to confirm.
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Good to Know
Questions
La Cantina FAQ
What kind of food does La Cantina serve?
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Mexican cantina food for sharing: tacos al pastor off the trompo, cochinita pibil, aguachile, tuna tostadas and grilled plates like pescado zarandeado, with a long tequila and mezcal list.
When is La Cantina open?
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Tuesday and Wednesday 13:00 to midnight, Thursday to Saturday 13:00 to 02:00, and Sunday 11:00 to 18:00. It's closed on Mondays.
Where is La Cantina?
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On Calle de Ponzano, 60, in the Ríos Rosas area of Chamberí.
Does La Cantina take groups?
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Yes, it's marked good for groups and takes bookings through its own system.
How do you book a table at La Cantina?
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Through the CoverManager booking link on the restaurant's own website.
What's on the menu at La Cantina?
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Starters like guacamole, elotitos and peanut aguachile; tacos from al pastor (red or black) to cochinita pibil and soft-shell crab; grill plates like pescado zarandeado, house mole with veal tongue and aged entrecôte; and desserts including tres leches.
Where does La Cantina come from?
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San Luis Potosí, Mexico, where the cantina brand started in 2006. The Madrid branch is on Calle de Ponzano, 60, in Chamberí.