Rambal
Rambal
Rambal is a casa de comidas on a corner of Calle de Lavapiés, run by partners Narciso Bermejo, who cooks, and Pelayo Escandón, and it holds a Solete in the Guía Repsol. Lunch is a fixed menu with an aperitivo, the house salad, a stew of the day you won't know until it arrives, served in an old tureen to share and repeat, and dessert. At night it goes à la carte with recipes that were common in Madrid between 1975 and 1986: hake in green sauce, rabo de toro, roast chicken.
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Estos días hemos tenido aniversarios, cumpleaños, citas, reencuentros y muchas otras pequeñas celebraciones. Gracias a todos los que elegís Rambal para compartir esos momentos. Nos hace mucha ilusión formar parte de ellos, aunque sea desde el otro lado de la mesa.
Llega septiembre y En Rambal volvemos a la cuchara. Guisos, fondos, cazuelas y platos para mojar pan. Ya estamos de vuelta.
Se acabaron las vacaciones. Vuelve Rambal y volvemos con ganas de veros. Ese martes 1 de septiembre encendemos los fogones.
Un millón de gracias a todos por escogernos y feliz verano. Gracias
Desde Rambal os animamos a hablar con las gentes del lugar cuando están ustedes de viaje. Comprender la gastronomía y el idioma de un pueblo es mostrar respeto que es lo mínimo que debemos hacer como visitantes. @narciso_bm
Todo nuestro apoyo a quienes lo están pasando mal estos días, especialmente en Ávila y en Chapinería. Un recuerdo especial para Edu, de Chapi Wines, y para toda la gente que está viendo cómo el fuego amenaza su trabajo, sus viñas y su pueblo. • @chapi.wines @narciso_bm
Background
About Rambal
The Story
Rambal is the project of Narciso Bermejo and Pelayo Escandón. After several years in creative cooking, Narciso set out to make what he calls facsimile cooking: Madrid recipes that were everyday between 1975 and 1986, followed to the letter, with nothing that hasn't been done before. The kitchen leans on named suppliers, from Ávila lettuce and Granada tomatoes to pardina lentils from Castroverde de Campos and chorizo, magro and pancetta from a León butcher in the Alto Órbigo. It holds a Solete in the Guía Repsol.
The Cuisine
Classic Spanish home cooking. At lunch there's one main course for everyone, always a stew, such as lentejas, fabada, potaje with chickpeas and berza, patatas a la riojana or with squid, or menestra in season; there's no cocido. The house salad changes with the season, with bonito escabeche or cured pork jowl.
Lunch: the Menú
The lunch menu brings two aperitivos on aluminium trays, such as roast Lamuyo peppers or chicken-liver pâté with toast, then the house salad, the stew of the day in a tureen to repeat as often as you like, and dessert. Late-2025 reports put it at €25 to €30 on weekdays, with a higher price on Friday and Saturday; check the current price when you book. Drinks and coffee may be extra.
Dinner: the Carta
In the evening Rambal changes the rules and serves à la carte: chard in sauce with eggs, roast leeks with blue cheese, hake in green sauce with chard, setas de Paula, Montes de Toledo rabo de toro and an oven-roasted spring chicken, with mains around €18 to €26. Every wine on the list is available by the glass, from Penedès and Bierzo to Ribeira Sacra, Lanzarote and Mallorca.
Hours
Rambal opens Tuesday to Saturday for lunch (13:30 to 17:00) and dinner (from 20:00, or 20:30 at weekends), and Sunday for lunch only; it closes on Monday.
The Chef
Narciso Bermejo
Highlights
What Diners Say
Consensus
Rambal Ratings & Reviews
Diner Ratings
TripAdvisor
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Rambal ranks #295 of 1001 rated restaurants in Madrid. Professional recognition includes Repsol Solete. Diners rate it 4.2/5 on TripAdvisor.
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How to Book Rambal
Experience
Rambal Dining Experience
Checked tablecloths, a water jug, high and low tables crammed into a modest corner room, and old tureens left on the table so you can help yourself. It fills quickly after 14:00, mostly with regulars, and the house has its rules: no videos inside, the lunch main can't be changed, and Narciso comes out mid-service to talk each table through the dish and its suppliers.
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Rambal Location & Neighbourhood
Address
C. de Lavapiés, 6, Centro, Centro, 28012 Madrid, Spain
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Calle de Lavapiés 6, on a corner in the Lavapiés barrio of Madrid's Centro district.
Nearby
Lavapiés is a steeply layered corner of central Madrid, a tight grid of narrow streets where the cooking comes from everywhere at once. The rooms are small, the prices are honest, and the good ones fill with regulars rather than reservations. Museo Reina Sofía and CaixaForum Madrid sit uphill from it, El Rastro at the bottom.
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Details
Rambal Reservations, Hours & Contact
Opening Hours
| Day | Hours |
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| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | 13:30–17:00, 20:00–23:30 |
| Wednesday | 13:30–17:00, 20:00–23:30 |
| Thursday | 13:30–17:00, 20:00–23:30 |
| Friday | 13:30–17:00, 20:30–00:30 |
| Saturday | 13:30–17:00, 20:30–00:30 |
| Sunday | 13:30–17:00 |
Rambal hours verified 2026-09-18. Contact the restaurant to confirm.
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Questions
Rambal FAQ
Does Rambal have a Michelin star?
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No. It holds a Repsol Solete, the Guía Repsol's everyday-favourite mark, and it isn't in the Michelin Guide.
What kind of food does it serve?
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Classic Spanish casa de comidas cooking: at lunch a set menu around one stew of the day, such as lentils, fabada or potaje, served in a tureen; at dinner à la carte dishes like hake in green sauce, rabo de toro and roast chicken.
Where is it?
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On Calle de Lavapiés, in the Lavapiés barrio of Madrid's Centro district.
When is it open?
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Tuesday to Saturday for lunch from 13:30 and dinner from 20:00 (20:30 at weekends), Sunday lunch only; closed Monday.
How much does it cost to eat at Rambal?
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Around €26 to €50 per person.
Who runs Rambal?
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Partners Narciso Bermejo, who cooks, and Pelayo Escandón. Narciso calls it facsimile cooking: Madrid recipes from 1975 to 1986, made exactly as they were.