Vinology
Vinology Zurbano is a wine bar and restaurant on Calle de Zurbano in Chamberí, opened in 2024 as the second space of Vinology, the wine company sommelière Pilar Oltra founded in 2010. It pours more than 50 wines by the glass from a list of several hundred bottles, mostly Spanish with French and Argentine picks, alongside seasonal cooking, wine flights and pairing dinners. It holds a Solete in the Guía Repsol.
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Después de cinco años maravillosos, ha llegado el momento de cerrar una etapa. Vinology Conde de Aranda se despide. No ha sido una decisión fácil. Estos años me han regalado muchísimo: personas increíbles, amistades, miles de copas compartidas, bodegas que confiaron en nosotros, un equipo extraor
Hay noches que permanecen en la memoria. 🍷✨ Este martes celebramos el segundo aniversario de Vinology Zurbano en una velada muy especial en la que el vino, la gastronomía y las personas fueron los auténticos protagonistas. Fue un privilegio contar con Pedro Ruiz Aragoneses, CEO de Alma Carraovejas
Alcachofa confitada con salsa de cebolla y cecina. La alcachofa es tan deliciosa como desafiante: contiene cinarina, una molécula amarga; por eso, encontrar el vino adecuado no es tan fácil como parece. De nuestra carta de vinos elegimos Tío Pepe Dos Palmas, un fino gastronómico, de gran intensida
Horarios de verano 🌞 A partir del 13 de julio te esperamos en nuestro horario de verano: de Lunes a Sábado de 18:00 a 1:00h. En Vinology seguimos abiertos para acompañaros durante Julio y Agosto con nuestros vinos, nuestra gastronomía y todas esas experiencias que hacen especial cada visita. Tant
Ayer, en @vinology.wine , tuvimos el placer de compartir una cata vertical de Macán y Macán Clásico dirigida por @icalvodemora . Un viaje a través de distintas añadas para descubrir cómo el paso del tiempo revela nuevos matices y cómo el carácter de Rioja permanece presente en cada cosecha. Gracias
🎉 ¡Vinology Zurbano cumple dos años! Y queremos celebrarlo como mejor sabemos: compartiendo grandes vinos, buena gastronomía y vuestra compañía. El próximo Martes 21 de julio tendremos el privilegio de contar con Pedro Ruiz Aragoneses, CEO de Alma Carraovejas, quien nos acompañará en una cata y ce
Background
About Vinology
The Story
Vinology started in 2010 as Pilar Oltra's wine-culture company, running tastings and wine events, before it had a home of its own. Its first physical space opened in 2022 in the Barrio de Salamanca (Calle Conde de Aranda 11), and Zurbano followed in 2024. Oltra was born in Argentina to Spanish winegrowers, trained in France, the US and England, and is a certified sommelière with WSET 3 and three years of study with the Institute of Masters of Wine in London; she has worked harvests in Burgundy and Argentina and consulted in the US, France and Spain. Her stated aim is to share wine culture without snobbery, putting growers, landscape and territory at the centre.
The Cuisine
Seasonal, product-led cooking designed to sit alongside the wine: bar snacks all day, then a kitchen menu of salads, tartares, braises and grilled meats at lunch and dinner.
The Bar and the Kitchen
The bar menu runs all day: a Gilda XL with red tuna and anchovy, anchovy on brioche with Ibérico jowl, a tortilla pincho with caramelised onion, a hand-cut beef empanada with salsa criolla (a nod to Oltra's Argentine roots), a pastrami and Gruyère bikini, and boards of artisan cheeses, Arturo Sánchez Ibérico charcuterie or León cecina, with sourdough and house-smoked butter. The kitchen opens 13:00 to 16:00 and 19:00 to 23:00 with dishes like the house ensaladilla, confit leek with romesco, red-prawn tiradito with Manzanilla, red tuna tartare with almond mazamorra and hot red-wine granita, Galician rock octopus roasted in red wine, slow-braised oxtail vol-au-vent for two, grilled sweetbreads, Arturo Sánchez Ibérico presa and a one-kilo Simmental txuleta.
Tastings, Flights and Coravin
Wine education is half the point. Vinology runs a monthly calendar of tasting dinners with visiting producers (October 2026's included Algueira from the Ribera Sacra, Barolo with Virna Borgogno, Matías Michelini from Gualtallary and Verum's Elías López Montero), an introductory Spanish wine workshop in English, and wine flights of four Spanish whites or reds. There are also pairing menus in three, four or five steps, a Coravin system for pouring rare bottles by the glass, a members' club, and gift cards that can be spent on meals, tastings or bottles.
Highlights
What Diners Say
Sourcing
Where Vinology sources its ingredients
Menu attributes its iberico to a named Guijuelo producer and its beef and cecina to a named Leon supplier.
Consensus
Vinology Ratings & Reviews
Professional Ratings
Diner Ratings
TripAdvisor
4.4
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Vinology ranks #365 of 1001 rated restaurants in Madrid. Diners rate it 4.4/5 on TripAdvisor (7 reviews).
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How to Book Vinology
Booking
Book online at covermanager.com (covermanager).
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Experience
Vinology Dining Experience
An industrial-meets-cosy space with a bar open all day for a glass or an aperitivo, dining tables, and a lounge with sofas and low tables on the upper floor. There's also a private room for dinners, corporate events and guided tastings, and every bottle on the list can be bought to take away.
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Vinology Location & Neighbourhood
Address
Calle de Zurbano, 13, 28010, Madrid, Spain
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Calle de Zurbano 13, in the Almagro area of Chamberí, central Madrid.
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Almagro is embassy Madrid: broad streets, old money, and a hush the rest of the centre does not have. The restaurants match, with polished rooms, careful service and kitchens that do not need to shout. It sits between Chueca and Salamanca without quite belonging to either.
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Details
Vinology Reservations, Hours & Contact
Opening Hours
| Day | Hours |
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| Monday | 18:00–01:00 |
| Tuesday | 13:00–01:00 |
| Wednesday | 13:00–01:00 |
| Thursday | 13:00–01:00 |
| Friday | 13:00–01:00 |
| Saturday | 13:00–01:00 |
| Sunday | Closed |
Vinology hours verified 2026-08-10. Contact the restaurant to confirm.
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Questions
Vinology FAQ
Who runs Vinology?
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Founder and CEO Pilar Oltra, an Argentine-born sommelière with WSET 3 and three years of study with the Institute of Masters of Wine. She founded Vinology in 2010 and opened this Zurbano wine bar in 2024.
What is Vinology known for?
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Wine by the glass: more than 50 options from a list of several hundred bottles, mostly Spanish with French and Argentine picks, plus tasting dinners with visiting winemakers, wine flights and pairing menus.
Where is Vinology, and when is it open?
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At Calle de Zurbano 13 in Chamberí. Monday 18:00 to 01:00 and Tuesday to Saturday 13:00 to 01:00; closed Sunday. The kitchen serves 13:00 to 16:00 and 19:00 to 23:00.
What's on the menu at Vinology?
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All-day bar bites like a Gilda XL, tortilla pincho and Argentine empanada, then seasonal plates such as red tuna tartare, Galician octopus roasted in red wine, slow-braised oxtail for two and a one-kilo Simmental txuleta.
How much does a meal cost at Vinology?
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Roughly €51 to €100 per person with wine; bar snacks start at a few euros and kitchen mains mostly run €25 to €30.
Is there another Vinology in Madrid?
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Yes. Vinology's first space opened in 2022 on Calle Conde de Aranda 11, in the Barrio de Salamanca.
Does Vinology hold tastings?
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Yes, a monthly calendar of tasting dinners with visiting producers, workshops (including one in English), wine flights and three- to five-step pairing menus, all bookable on its website.