Restaurant in Madrid, Spain

La Tasquería

Name: La Tasquería
Address: Calle de Modesto Lafuente, 82, Chamberí, 28003 Madrid, Spain, Madrid, ES
Telephone: +34 914 51 10 00
Price range: €€€

1,150Pearl Points

Michelin star, offal focus, no marathon.

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About La Tasquería

La Tasquería holds a Michelin star and an Opinionated About Dining ranking in Casual Europe's top 515 for 2025 — strong credentials for a €€€ kitchen in Chamberí built entirely around offal. Chef Javi Estévez runs tasting menus Monday through Wednesday only, so book four to six weeks out. The right choice for adventurous diners who want technical ambition without Madrid's €€€€ price ceiling.

Who Should Book La Tasquería — and When

La Tasquería is the right call for diners who want a Michelin-starred meal in Madrid without the four-hour commitment of a high-end tasting marathon. It works particularly well for a serious date dinner or a small celebratory lunch where you want technical ambition and a genuine sense of place rather than a generic fine-dining formula. If your group finds offal intimidating, this is not the room for you. If you are curious about what nose-to-tail cooking looks like when applied with precision and intention, book here before the reservation window gets harder to crack.

The Space

La Tasquería occupies a site in Chamberí — Calle de Modesto Lafuente, 82 , that underwent a full overhaul when chef Javi Estévez moved in. The previous occupant was a Brazilian eatery, and the transformation is complete. The room now offers what the venue describes as enhanced space and comfort: a dining environment built for the kind of meal where the food is doing the talking. Chamberí is a residential Madrid neighbourhood, which means the setting is neighbourhood-intimate rather than grand-boulevard formal. For a special occasion, this plays in your favour: the atmosphere is focused without being stiff, and the scale keeps service personal. If you are weighing this against a more theatrical Madrid room, consider that the space here rewards the food rather than competing with it.

The Food Program

The menu structure is built around three tasting options: M, Memoria 2015/2023, and The Menu. Each is oriented around offal , brain, trotters, tripe, combs, and the fried and confit head of suckling pig that has become the kitchen's most-discussed dish. The framework is explicitly about recapturing Madrid's offal culture and translating it through contemporary technique. This is not a gimmick. Offal cooking at this level requires sourcing discipline and technical confidence that most kitchens avoid precisely because the margin for error is narrow. The Michelin committee awarded a star in 2024, and Opinionated About Dining placed La Tasquería at #513 in its Casual Europe list for 2025, up from #644 in 2024. That upward trajectory in a competitive ranking is a meaningful signal.

The wine list is not detailed in available data, but at €€€ pricing with a tasting-menu structure, expect a curated Spanish-focused selection. Offal pairings traditionally favour medium-weight reds with earthy character , Garnacha from Madrid's own DO Vinos de Madrid appellation, or structured Tempranillo from Ribera del Duero, both make intuitive sense against the richness of the kitchen's signature preparations. If wine pairing matters to you, confirm the pairing option when booking , at this price point and with this level of menu intentionality, a pairing option is standard practice in Madrid's Michelin tier. For broader context on Spanish wine at this level, venues like El Celler de Can Roca in Girona or Arzak in San Sebastián set the benchmark for wine-food integration in Spain's top tier, though those are different propositions at higher price points.

Booking Intelligence

La Tasquería operates Tuesday through Wednesday for both lunch (1:30–3:30 PM) and dinner (7:30–10:30 PM), and Monday for the same two services. Thursday through Sunday it is closed. That is a tight four-service-per-week schedule across three days only, which makes availability a real constraint. With a Michelin star earned in 2024 and a rising OAD ranking, demand has increased and the short operating week compresses availability further. Book a minimum of three to four weeks out for a regular dinner; for a celebratory occasion or a specific date, six weeks is a safer target. Monday and Wednesday lunches are your leading shot at shorter-notice availability, but do not count on it. Walk-ins at a venue operating this format and at this recognition level are not a realistic option.

Value Assessment

At €€€, La Tasquería sits in a tier where you are paying for craft and intention rather than spectacle. Compared to Madrid's €€€€ tasting-menu rooms , DiverXO, Coque, or Deessa , the price point is meaningfully lower while the credential set (Michelin star, top-500 OAD ranking) is credible. That gap makes La Tasquería one of the stronger value positions in Madrid's fine-dining tier. The tradeoff is format specificity: if offal is not your category, the value calculation breaks down regardless of the price. For comparison in the broader Spanish fine-dining context, Azurmendi in Larrabetzu and Aponiente in El Puerto de Santa María show what Spanish tasting menus look like at the three-star level , useful context if you are building a Spain trip around restaurant ambition.

Pearl Picks: Also Worth Considering in Madrid

If the offal focus is not the right fit, Alabaster offers serious cooking with a different protein emphasis, and Clos Madrid is worth looking at for a more wine-forward meal. For something at a lower price point with comparable neighbourhood energy, Chispa Bistró is a practical alternative. Gaytán and Barra Alta Madrid round out the options if you want Michelin-tier ambition with different creative directions. For a full picture of where to eat, drink, and stay, see our full Madrid restaurants guide, our full Madrid hotels guide, our full Madrid bars guide, our full Madrid wineries guide, and our full Madrid experiences guide.

For reference points further afield in the modern European cooking conversation, Frantzén in Stockholm and Cocina Hermanos Torres in Barcelona share a similar commitment to product-driven tasting menus at the leading of their respective markets. Martin Berasategui in Lasarte-Oria is the Spanish reference point for what consistent three-star ambition looks like if you are benchmarking against the leading. FZN by Björn Frantzén in Dubai demonstrates how the same tasting-menu format translates across markets.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is La Tasquería worth the price?

At €€€, yes — provided offal cooking is a format you want to engage with. La Tasquería holds a Michelin star and ranked #513 on Opinionated About Dining's Casual Europe list in 2025, which puts it in verified territory for the price. You are paying for chef Javi Estévez's technique on ingredients most kitchens ignore, not for a grand room or a long parade of courses. If you want a more conventional protein-led tasting menu at a similar price, Clos Madrid is worth comparing.

Can La Tasquería accommodate groups?

Small groups of two to four are the natural fit for a tasting-menu format like this. Larger parties should check the venue's official channels to confirm capacity and whether private arrangements are possible — the space underwent a full overhaul, so seating was redesigned, but group-specific policies are not publicly documented. Monday through Wednesday is the full operating window, giving limited flexibility for coordinating larger tables.

Does La Tasquería handle dietary restrictions?

The menu is built around offal — brain, trotters, tripe, and suckling pig head — so vegetarians, vegans, and diners with aversions to organ meat will find this a poor fit regardless of how accommodating the kitchen is. check the venue's official channels before booking if you have specific allergen concerns. This is not a venue where dietary substitutions are likely to leave the concept intact.

Is lunch or dinner better at La Tasquería?

Lunch runs 1:30–3:30 PM and dinner 7:30–10:30 PM, both available Monday through Wednesday only. Lunch in Madrid typically moves at a more relaxed pace and can be easier to book on shorter notice. For a special occasion, dinner gives you more time without the hard stop of an afternoon service. Either sitting delivers the same menu format, so the choice is mostly about your schedule.

What should I order at La Tasquería?

The restaurant runs three tasting menus: M, Memoria 2015/2023, and The Menu. The fried and confit head of suckling pig is documented as one of the most-shared and most-ordered dishes. Beyond that, specific course selection depends on the menu you choose. Letting the kitchen run through its full format is the most coherent way to experience what Estévez is doing with the offal concept.

Is La Tasquería good for a special occasion?

Yes, if the person you are celebrating has an appetite for adventurous cooking. A Michelin-starred meal built around offal is a specific kind of occasion dinner — more suited to a food-curious partner or close friend than a broad group with conventional preferences. At €€€ it does not carry the sticker shock of Madrid's €€€€ rooms like DiverXO, which makes it a credible choice when you want the occasion feel without the top-end price commitment.

What are alternatives to La Tasquería in Madrid?

For a similar price tier with a different protein focus, Alabaster and Clos Madrid are the comparisons worth making. If you want to step up in formality and budget, Smoked Room and Deessa both operate at a higher price point with broader appeal. DiverXO sits at the very top end of Madrid's dining hierarchy and is a different category of commitment entirely — longer, more theatrical, and significantly more expensive.

Location

Calle de Modesto Lafuente, 82, Chamberí, 28003 Madrid, Spain

Compare La Tasquería

How La Tasquería Compares

Venue	Cuisine	Price	Awards	Booking Difficulty
La Tasquería	Modern Cuisine	€€€		Hard
DiverXO	Progressive - Asian, Creative	€€€€	Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best	Unknown
Coque	Spanish, Creative	€€€€	Michelin 2 Star	Unknown
Deessa	Modern Spanish, Creative	€€€€	Michelin 2 Star	Unknown
Paco Roncero	Creative	€€€€	Michelin 2 Star	Unknown
Smoked Room	Progressive Asador, Contemporary	€€€€	Michelin 2 Star	Unknown

A quick look at how La Tasquería measures up.

Also Consider

DiverXO, Progressive - Asian, Creative, €€€€
Coque, Spanish, Creative, €€€€
Deessa, Modern Spanish, Creative, €€€€
Paco Roncero, Creative, €€€€
Smoked Room, Progressive Asador, Contemporary, €€€€

How La Tasquería Compares in Madrid

Against Madrid's €€€€ tier, DiverXO, Coque, Deessa, Paco Roncero, and Smoked Room, La Tasquería sits at a meaningfully lower price point while holding comparable award credentials. If budget is a factor and you want a Michelin-starred tasting menu in Madrid, La Tasquería is the clearest value position in the city's current fine-dining tier. The tradeoff is format specificity: the offal-centred menu is non-negotiable, whereas DiverXO or Deessa offer more varied creative frameworks.

For booking difficulty, La Tasquería's three-day operating week makes it harder to access than you might expect for a €€€ venue. DiverXO is famously difficult to book and carries a higher price; Coque and Deessa at €€€€ are comparably challenging but operate more days per week, giving you more entry points. If your dates are fixed and short-notice availability is a priority, Smoked Room is worth checking, its asador-contemporary format is a different creative direction but operates a more accessible booking window.

The clearest recommendation: if you want the highest technical-to-price ratio in Madrid's tasting-menu category and offal is your format, book La Tasquería ahead of any €€€€ alternative. If the menu concept is a barrier, Coque delivers the broadest Spanish creative experience at the top of the market, and Deessa is the right pick if service polish and a hotel setting matter to your occasion.