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Ticuí

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#120 in MadridRanked #120 of all Madrid restaurants on Guidavera. Click to see the full ranked list./Hidden GemGuidavera tier, our editorial classification combining ratings, accolades, and source consensus across the Madrid dining scene./MexicanMexican cuisine: the kitchen's primary culinary tradition and style./€€€€/Centro/

Modern Mexican cooking on Calle de Cedaceros in Cortes, listed in the Michelin Guide, the younger sibling of Puntarena. Its name is a Náhuatl word for beginnings and origin, and the cooking is a homage to traditional Mexico that starts on the comal, with tortillas made by hand each morning, fresh fish and pulpo. The room is modern and warm-lit with the kitchen open to view, cocktails a real part of the pitch. Dinner runs every night, and weekends add a lunch service.

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Background

About Ticuí

The Story

Ticuí is the younger sibling of Puntarena, from the same group, on Calle de Cedaceros in Cortes and listed in the Michelin Guide. It's pitched as a homage to everyday Mexican cooking, the kind that starts on the comal and passes between generations, reworked in a contemporary, intimate format made for sharing. Its name comes from a Náhuatl word for beginnings and the essential. The kitchen is open to the room, and cocktails are one of the things it's built around.

The Cuisine

Pacific Mexican, ingredient-led and creative but rooted in tradition, with tortillas made by hand on the comal each morning, fresh fish, soft-shell crab and pulpo. It runs dinner every night and adds lunch at weekends, and booking goes through Restoo.

Puntarena's Younger Sibling

Ticuí opened in January 2023, the group's second restaurant in Spain, marking twenty years since its first opening in Mexico City. Where Puntarena works a long seafood carta, Ticuí was built as a shorter, more intimate take on the Mexican Pacific, with dishes made for sharing and several available as half portions. The room, designed by Arquitectura JsA, is dominated by a large open kitchen, and most of the materials were brought over from Mexico. There's a bar where you can watch the cooking.

The comal is the heart of it. Corn tortillas are made by hand every morning and finished on a clay comal, and many of the dishes arrive with them so you build your own tacos. The meal usually starts with a set of house salsas, from mild and creamy to a habanero with pineapple.

The Carta

The carta splits into three parts. The cold bar has shrimp aguachile with cucumber, mint and avocado, salt-and-sake cured dorada with yuzu cream, tuna 'three chiles', flamed kampachi with salsa macha, ponzu and apple, corvina ceviche on a tostada with trout roe, and a wagyu sirloin that can be finished with caviar. From the comal come a creamy carabinero tostada with avocado and cured yolk, a salmon tostada, shrimp Rosarito for tacos, soft-shell crab with sweet-and-sour sauce, octopus on a sope with 'frijol puerco', and a pipián with seasonal mushrooms.

The kitchen section holds the bigger plates: pescado a la talla in chile adobo with beans, in two sizes, a wagyu tongue birria for tacos, an esquites risotto with white prawn, short rib with machete dulce, cochinillo pibil and pork belly carnitas. Cocktails lean on tequila and mezcal, with house versions of the classics such as a mezcal Negroni, and there are aguas frescas and café de olla for anyone skipping alcohol.

The Team

Ticuí is run by Grupo Puntarena, the Mexican group that opened its first restaurant in Mexico City in the early 2000s and came to Madrid with Puntarena in 2018. The menu is by Federico Rigoletti, the group's founding partner and the creator of Puntarena's cooking, who has spent more than 30 years in kitchens. When Ticuí opened, the cocktail programme was led by Oaxaca-born Daniel Quezada, built on natural ingredients and agave spirits.

Highlights

What Diners Say

WarmFeels ExpensiveModernIngredient-LedModern CreativeOpen KitchenGreat Cocktails

Consensus

Ticuí Ratings & Reviews

Professional Ratings

Macarfi

decor 7.7/10, service 7.3/10, typical spend 50€

food 7.7/10

Diner Ratings

Google

4.7

742

TripAdvisor

4.2

22 reviews

#120 in MadridHidden Gem

Ticuí ranks #120 of 1001 rated restaurants in Madrid. Diners rate it 4.2/5 on TripAdvisor (22 reviews).

Reservations

How to Book Ticuí

Booking

Book online at ticui.myrestoo.net (restoo).

Experience

Ticuí Dining Experience

Modern and warm-lit, with the kitchen open to the room. The cooking is ingredient-led and creative with it, cocktails are one of the standout features rather than an add-on, and the whole thing feels expensive. Dogs are welcome and groups are fine.

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Ticuí Location & Neighbourhood

Address

C. de Cedaceros, 6, 28014 Madrid, Spain

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Getting There

Calle de Cedaceros, 6, in Cortes, the stretch of Centro between the parliament and the museums. The Congreso de los Diputados and the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza bookend it.

Nearby

Cortes sits between the parliament and the museums, so the pavements carry politicians, visitors and locals in roughly equal measure. The eating covers everything from cocktail rooms to serious kitchens, often behind doors that give nothing away. Congreso de los Diputados and Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza bookend it.

Details

Ticuí Reservations, Hours & Contact

Opening Hours

DayHours
Monday18:00–23:30
Tuesday18:00–23:30
Wednesday18:00–23:30
Thursday18:00–23:30
Friday18:00–23:30
Saturday13:00–17:00, 18:00–23:30
Sunday13:00–17:00, 18:00–23:30

Ticuí hours verified 2026-08-10. Contact the restaurant to confirm.

Contact

Phone+34 919 935 355
Websiteticui.es
Instagramticuimadrid

Good to Know

Listed in the Michelin Guide. That's a Guide listing, not a star.
Dinner every night, 18:00 to 23:30. Saturday and Sunday also serve lunch, 13:00 to 17:00.
Booking is online through Restoo.
Upper-middle on price, and the room feels expensive with it.
Open kitchen, dog friendly, and wheelchair accessible entrance, restroom, seating and parking.

Questions

Ticuí FAQ

Does Ticuí have a Michelin star?

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No. Ticuí is listed in the Michelin Guide, the Guide's selection rather than a star. It doesn't hold a star or a Bib Gourmand.

Where is Ticuí?

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Calle de Cedaceros, 6, in the Cortes barrio of Madrid's Centro district, between the Congreso de los Diputados and the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza. It's dog-friendly, with wheelchair accessible entrance, restroom, seating and parking.

When is Ticuí open?

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Dinner every night from 18:00 to 23:30. Saturday and Sunday add a lunch service, 13:00 to 17:00.

How much does dinner cost at Ticuí?

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€51 to €100 per person, and the room feels expensive to match.

How do you book a table at Ticuí?

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Online through Restoo.

Is Ticuí related to Puntarena?

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Yes. Both belong to Grupo Puntarena, and Ticuí is the younger sibling, opened in January 2023 with a shorter, sharing-style carta by founding partner Federico Rigoletti.

What does Ticuí mean?

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It refers to a Náhuatl word that evokes beginnings, the essential, the origin.

What should I order at Ticuí?

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Anything that comes with the hand-made comal tortillas, such as the wagyu tongue birria or the pork belly carnitas, plus the kampachi, the carabinero tostada and the pescado a la talla to share.