Beyond the tomato soup and the hake loin, the menu runs to a roasted sweet potato salad with yogurt, red onion, cardamom, mint and cilantro, smoked razor clams with a cold vegetable medley, John Dory with lentils and bone broth, pan-seared foie gras in an Iberian ham consommé, and a carrot granita with lime, dill, oats and ginger for dessert.

Other dishes that have defined the kitchen include marinated, seared mackerel, smoked ricotta ravioli with caviar, and squid with green beans and black truffle.

Óscar Velasco and Montse Abellà spent close to two decades at Santceloni, one of Madrid's great two-Michelin-star restaurants, Velasco leading the kitchen and Abellà the pastry. When Santceloni did not reopen after the pandemic, the couple set out on their own, and in June 2023 opened VelascoAbella in Hispanoamérica, in the north of the city. It won a Michelin star in the 2025 guide and holds two Repsol Soles.

The dining room is bathed in natural light, a bright and calm setting rather than a theatrical one, with dressed tables and a bar by the entrance. Service is warm and unhurried, in keeping with a restaurant run by the couple themselves, with Montse Abellà at the front of house.

On the ground floor, apart from the dining room, is El Apartamento, a space for private events of up to 20 people, with its own fully equipped kitchen. It can be booked as a private restaurant with Velasco's cooking or for presentations, courses and tastings, by phone or by email to the restaurant.

VelascoAbella offers both a tasting menu and a full à la carte, both built on seasonal, top-quality product. The tasting menu, a selection of dishes meant to show the essence of Óscar Velasco's cooking, is six savoury courses and two desserts for €138, with an optional cheese course for €12 more.

À la carte, starters run from €33 to €54, from a semi-roasted tomato soup with pickled onion, basil and Parmesan to goose barnacles with a cold vegetable medley, and mains from €35 to €59, among them hake with Maresme peas, John Dory with lentils and bone broth, and smoked cheese ravioli with Oscietra caviar. Montse Abellà's desserts are €17 each, artisan cheeses €24, and an allergen menu is available.

VelascoAbella serves lunch from 13:30 to 15:30 and dinner from 20:30 to 22:30, Tuesday to Saturday. It is closed on Sunday and Monday and for the whole of August. Tables can be booked online through CoverManager, by phone or by email, and there is parking nearby. The nearest metro stations are Colombia and Concha Espina.