Mawey
Mawey
Mawey on Calle de Olid is one of four taco bars from chefs Fernando Carrasco and Julián Barros, who started the brand in Madrid in 2017. The cooking crosses Mexican recipes with Spanish produce, from tacos of oreja and sepia with habanero to oxtail quesadillas with Gamoneu cheese, with cocktails and micheladas. It's a minute from Plaza de Olavide.
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From maweytacobar on Instagram
Mañana es el Día del Guacamole… y en Mawey estas cosas se celebran como Dios manda. 🥑🇲🇽 Así que deja el curro, desconecta un rato y vente a darte un buen homenaje. Nuestro guacamole se prepara al momento, 100% artesano y es, sin duda, uno de esos platos que nunca pueden faltar en la mesa. Porque
A veces no hay secretos...solo es cuestión de escuchar a los clientes. 🔥
🇲🇽 Este 12 de septiembre en Mawey nos adelantamos a la Independencia de México. Tacos, tequila y ganas de armar un buen desmadre. 🌮🔥 El resto… mejor venir a descubrirlo. Eso sí, aviso para navegantes: este día solemos petarlo y las mesas vuelan. Así que menos “ahorita reservo” y más reservar YA.
🌮 Soy un taco de Mawey. Spoiler: nunca es “otro y ya”. 🇲🇽🔥 #Mawey #MaweyTacoBar #Tacos #Madrid
Bienvenidos al universo Mawey. 🌮🔥 Aquí no solo venimos a hablar de tacos. Venimos a contaros lo que hay detrás: nuestra historia, nuestras obsesiones, algún que otro secreto y esa manera tan nuestra de entender México. Poco a poco iremos abriendo las puertas de la casa para que conozcáis mejor qué
🌮 ¡LLEGAN LOS TACOS FUSIÓN VIRALES A GRAN VÍA! 🔥🇲🇽🇪🇸 Este restaurante combina la cocina mexicana y española con una propuesta llena de sabor y tacos muy originales. 1️⃣ Tacos: Tacos de panceta glaseada con chipotle y tamarindo Tacos de langostinos salteados con queso oaxaca, polvo de kikos y sal
Background
About Mawey
The Story
Mawey was born in 2017 from chefs Fernando Carrasco and Julián Barros, and now runs four taco bars: San Bernardo by Gran Vía, this one on Calle de Olid in Chamberí, López de Hoyos and Majadahonda, plus a food truck. The idea is a 'gastronomic taquería': Mexican cooking, which UNESCO lists as intangible cultural heritage, made with seasonal Spanish produce and traditional recipes adapted and evolved, in a casual room with original cocktails.
The Cuisine
Mexican-Spanish fusion built around tacos, served two to an order and meant for sharing. The carta runs from homemade guacamole, a yellow ceviche with passion-fruit leche de tigre and cochinita pibil enchiladas to tacos al pastor, duck carnitas with mole manchamanteles, Baja-style fish with a Cádiz adobo, crisp chopitos with a mussel escabeche sauce and wagyu brisket with sweetcorn cream. Almost all of it is gluten-free.
How to Order
This isn't a starter-and-main place: the house suggests grouping tacos of the same kind and sharing across the table, with a choice of hot sauces. Tacos come two to a plate at roughly €9 to €13.50, among them the 'Gober' (sautéed prawns, Oaxaca cheese, kikos dust and ancho chile), oreja and sepia with habanero (€9.10), bife campechano with Reblochon and a quail egg, and pork belly glazed with chipotle and tamarind. Quesadillas include huitlacoche with Oaxaca cheese and oxtail with three chiles and Gamoneu.
Drinks and Gluten-Free
Micheladas are made with beer imported from Mexico, alongside margaritas, other cocktails, mezcal and tequila shots and aguas frescas. Most of the carta is gluten-free and many dishes with gluten can be adapted, but the kitchen is shared, so traces can't be ruled out. Desserts include tres leches cake.
Practicalities
Open Tuesday to Sunday from 13:30, to midnight (23:00 on Sunday), and closed Mondays. The house keeps some tables for walk-ins but recommends booking; call 910 11 71 03 or email reservas@restaurantemawey.es.
The Chefs
Fernando Carrasco, Julián Barros
The Team
Fernando Carrasco trained at Madrid's Escuela Superior de Hostelería y Turismo and cooked at Piñera, Loft 39 and the Michelin-starred Punto MX. Julián Barros earned Le Cordon Bleu's Grand Diplôme and cooked at Fernando Pérez Arellano's Zaranda and, in Paris, at Apicius and La Grande Cascade.
Highlights
What Diners Say
Consensus
Mawey Ratings & Reviews
Professional Ratings
comida 7.2, servicio 10.0
Diner Ratings
4.6
2341
TripAdvisor
4.5
319
Mawey ranks #414 of 1001 rated restaurants in Madrid. Diners rate it 4.5/5 on TripAdvisor.
Reservations
How to Book Mawey
Experience
Mawey Dining Experience
Casual, modern and cosy, with warm service and a cocktail bar feel. It's set up for groups who want to share a spread of tacos, and the neighbourhood around Plaza de Olavide gives it a local crowd.
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Mawey Location & Neighbourhood
Address
Olid, 6, 28010, Madrid, Spain
Get directions→Getting There
Calle de Olid 6, in the Trafalgar barrio of Chamberí, about a minute from Plaza de Olavide; Quevedo and Bilbao are the nearest metro stations.
Nearby
Trafalgar is the calm shoulder between Malasaña and the wider avenues, residential enough to feel lived-in and central enough to walk out of. The eating skews to neighbourhood favourites and small confident kitchens rather than destinations. It gets quieter, and better value, the further you go from Gran Vía.
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Details
Mawey Reservations, Hours & Contact
Opening Hours
| Day | Hours |
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| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | 13:30–00:00 |
| Wednesday | 13:30–00:00 |
| Thursday | 13:30–00:00 |
| Friday | 13:30–00:00 |
| Saturday | 13:30–00:00 |
| Sunday | 13:30–23:00 |
Mawey hours verified 2026-08-10. Contact the restaurant to confirm.
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Good to Know
Questions
Mawey FAQ
Who runs Mawey?
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Chefs Fernando Carrasco and Julián Barros, who started Mawey in 2017. Carrasco cooked at Piñera, Loft 39 and Punto MX; Barros trained at Le Cordon Bleu and cooked at Zaranda and in Paris.
What kind of food does Mawey serve?
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Mexican cooking crossed with Spanish produce, mostly tacos served two per order, plus quesadillas, enchiladas, ceviche and guacamole, with cocktails and micheladas.
When is Mawey Olid open?
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Tuesday to Saturday 13:30 to midnight and Sunday 13:30 to 23:00; closed Mondays.
Where is Mawey, and is there more than one?
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This one is at Calle de Olid 6 in Chamberí, near Plaza de Olavide. There are also Mawey taco bars at San Bernardo 5 (by Gran Vía), López de Hoyos 13 and in Majadahonda.
What are the signature tacos at Mawey?
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The Gober with sautéed prawns and Oaxaca cheese, tacos al pastor with pineapple, oreja and sepia with habanero, duck carnitas with mole and wagyu brisket with sweetcorn cream.
Is Mawey gluten-free?
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Most of the carta is gluten-free and many other dishes can be adapted, but it's a shared kitchen, so traces can't be guaranteed absent.
How much does it cost?
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Around €26 to €50 per person, with tacos at roughly €9 to €13.50 a pair.