La Raquetista
La Raquetista
La Raquetista is a tapas and market-cooking restaurant at Doctor Castelo 19, in the Ibiza barrio of Madrid's Retiro district, and it's listed in the Guía Repsol. Brothers Javier and Paco opened it in 2015 as a homage to their family's Basque-pelota heritage; the cooking is seasonal and product-led, with a large wine cellar behind a small, intimate room.
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Este agosto, seguimos ❤️ Cocina con sentido, platos de siempre y muchas ganas de compartir mesa. Abrimos todo el verano ☀️ 📍 Dr. Castelo, 19 #barrioderetiro #horariodeverano #restaurantesmadrid
Patatas de temporada, huevos camperos gallegos y cebolla dulce. No importa la temporada, siempre hay ganas de tortilla. Recién hecha y en el punto justo de melosidad. 📍 Dr. Castelo, 19 #barrioderetiro #restaurantesmadrid #foodiesmadrid
Productos que esperamos todo el año🌼 y vienen de aquí al ladito, de Aranjuez. Las flores de calabacín vuelven a nuestra cocina, rellenas de ricotta, anchoa y un sutil toque de ají amarillo. Las freímos hasta conseguir un rebozado ligero y crujiente, y las terminamos con miel de caña para lograr e
Cuando aprieta el calor, el cuerpo pide platos como este🍅 Tomates en su mejor momento, queso fresco, aguacate, tapenade y sardina ahumada. Frescura, producto y el equilibrio perfecto para disfrutar del verano en cualquiera de nuestras Raquetistas ⬇️ 📍Juan Bravo, 41 📍 Dr. Castelo, 19 #barrioderet
La gastronomía madrileña ✨TwoManyChefs Pensados para los primeros 60 comensales que se animen a reservar. La del 22 de junio será una noche muy especial con el sabor de nuestra Raquetista. 📍 The Hat - Madrid @thehatmadrid #raquetista #TwoManyChefs
Temporada de atún espectacular en nuestras Raquetistas. Antes de servirla y disfrutarla, la parpatana pasa por un proceso largo ⬇️ Curada en salmuera, se deja en reposo y se le da un toque de ahumado, que cambia por completo el resultado. Una forma distinta de trabajar el producto conservando tod
Background
About La Raquetista
The Story
La Raquetista opened in the summer of 2015, when brothers Javier and Paco set it up as a double homage, per the venue's own history: to Bodegas Santurce, the winery that closed that year after 53 years, and to the pelota players in their maternal family, whose racket and basket travelled from Bilbao to Barcelona, Madrid, Mallorca, Miami, Milan and Manila. The kitchen, they say, comes from that family tradition but travels like its ancestors did. It's a small room in the Ibiza barrio, on the residential edge of the Retiro, and it's listed in the Guía Repsol.
The Cuisine
Tapas and market cooking, seasonal and product-led: red partridge, game meats, Navarrese vegetables and fish from the best markets, with the house's own recipes as the star and a torrija made with the mythical sobaos of Selaya. There's a large, carefully chosen wine cellar, put together by Paco, and the carta is on the venue's own site.
House Classics
The torreznos, light, soft inside and very crisp, are the house's calling card, and the bar also does bravas, a gilda of anchovy and boquerón, oysters with a sake Bloody Mary, salt-cod buñuelos with vizcaína sauce and Ibérico sweetbreads with young garlic. The kitchen likes to add new stews to the traditional canon: chickpeas with butifarra negra, mushrooms and foie are the house's signature, and oxtail in a Thai massaman curry has become a cult order. There's also txangurro dim sum, red bluefin parpatana treated like pastrami, pularda cannelloni with PX, Colmenar Viejo water buffalo, a whole roasted black-bellied monkfish, and a Scottish red partridge rice with date pâté. The torrija is made with sobaos from El Macho in Selaya instead of bread.
Ten Years On
For its tenth anniversary in 2025 the house put together a special menu at €60, or €100 with pairing: torreznos, a French oyster with sea grapes, txangurro dim sum, sea urchin with potato foam, the tuna pastrami, a chanterelle coca with Mos chicken and tetilla cheese, the chickpeas with butifarra, bacalao a la vizcaína with its tripe in pil pil, sweetbreads with young garlic and the sobao torrija. The pairing ran from a caña of Mahou Clásica through José Michel Champagne, a Pago chardonnay, manzanilla and oloroso to Valdeorras Godello and Campo de Borja Garnacha, a fair picture of a cellar chosen with obsession.
The Team
La Raquetista is run by brothers Javier and Paco, who opened it in 2015. Javier started cooking in 1996 at his uncle Antontxu's Mallorcan tavern, Bodega Santurce. Paco spent fifteen years as press officer for big car brands, which took him to eat in many of the great restaurants of Spain and the world, and built the wine cellar out of that experience: to know wine, he says, you have to have drunk good wine.
Highlights
What Diners Say
Consensus
La Raquetista Ratings & Reviews
Professional Ratings
Diner Ratings
4.5
2429
TripAdvisor
4.2
600 reviews
La Raquetista ranks #203 of 1001 rated restaurants in Madrid. Diners rate it 4.2/5 on TripAdvisor (600 reviews).
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How to Book La Raquetista
Booking
Reservations by phone or online via the website.
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Experience
La Raquetista Dining Experience
Quiet, cosy and intimate, and good for talking, which is not a given in a tapas room. Service reads as warm and attentive. The cooking is seasonal and traditional, market-led rather than reinvented.
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La Raquetista Location & Neighbourhood
Address
Doctor Castelo, 19, 28009 Madrid, Spain
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La Raquetista is at Doctor Castelo 19 in Ibiza, in the Retiro district. Ibiza is the residential edge of Parque del Buen Retiro, and it eats like a neighbourhood that doesn't need to impress anyone, with the Palacio de Cristal and the park itself the reason to come early.
Nearby
Ibiza is the residential edge of Parque del Buen Retiro, and it eats like a neighbourhood that does not need to impress anyone. The rooms are taverns, grills and seafood done properly, at prices that reflect regulars rather than visitors. Palacio de Cristal and the park are the reason to come early.
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Details
La Raquetista Reservations, Hours & Contact
Opening Hours
| Day | Hours |
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| Monday | 12:00–16:00, 20:00–23:00 |
| Tuesday | 12:00–16:00, 20:00–23:00 |
| Wednesday | 12:00–16:00, 20:00–23:00 |
| Thursday | 12:00–16:00, 20:00–23:00 |
| Friday | 12:00–16:00, 20:00–23:30 |
| Saturday | 12:00–16:00, 20:00–23:30 |
| Sunday | 12:00–16:00 |
La Raquetista hours verified 2026-08-10. Contact the restaurant to confirm.
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Questions
La Raquetista FAQ
What kind of food does La Raquetista serve?
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Tapas and market cooking, seasonal and product-led, with the house's own recipes as the draw and a strong wine cellar. It's at Doctor Castelo 19 in Madrid's Ibiza barrio, and it's listed in the Guía Repsol.
When is La Raquetista open?
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The kitchen runs 12:00 to 16:00 and 20:00 to 23:00 Monday to Thursday, 12:00 to 16:00 and 20:00 to 23:30 on Friday and Saturday, and lunch only, 12:00 to 16:00, on Sunday.
Does La Raquetista have a Guía Repsol Sol?
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No. La Raquetista is listed in the Guía Repsol but doesn't hold a Sol, and it isn't in the Michelin Guide.
Where is La Raquetista in Madrid?
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At Doctor Castelo 19, 28009, in the Ibiza barrio of Madrid's Retiro district, on the residential edge of Parque del Buen Retiro.
How much does dinner cost at La Raquetista?
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Roughly €26 to €50 per person.
Is there a La Raquetista on Juan Bravo too?
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The group's own Instagram references both Doctor Castelo 19 and Juan Bravo 41 as Raquetista addresses, so there appears to be more than one location. This page covers the Doctor Castelo venue specifically.