Restaurant in Madrid, Spain
Book early. Smoke-driven omakase done with precision.
A two-Michelin-star omakase operation in Chamberí with fewer than 20 covers, a Japanese-style counter facing an open kitchen, and two seasonally rotating menus built around smoke, charcoal, and peak-season produce. Booking is near impossible — but the 4.7 Google rating across 282 reviews confirms the experience justifies the effort. Book as far ahead as the window allows.
If you've already sat at the counter at Smoked Room, you know the answer is almost certainly yes. The question for return visitors isn't whether the experience holds up — it does, backed by two consecutive Michelin stars (2024 and 2025) and a La Liste score of 84.5 points in 2025 , it's whether the seasonal rotation gives you enough reason to come back now rather than later. It does. The two omakase menus, Kõsei no Hi and Matsuri, are built around seasonal produce, matured fish, and aged meats, which means the experience you had six months ago is materially different from what's on the pass today. That's the core argument for a return visit, and it's a strong one.
For first-timers: book immediately. With a 2 Michelin star rating, near-impossible reservation availability, and a room that seats fewer than 20 covers across a Japanese-style counter and two tables, Smoked Room operates at a scale where delay means a very long wait.
The first thing you notice on entering is how deliberate the space feels. The dining room is intimate almost to the point of being private: a Japanese-style bar faces an open kitchen, flanked by just two tables. The aesthetic is spare and considered , dark tones, precise lighting, nothing competing with what's happening at the pass. Smoked Room has its own entrance within the Hyatt Regency Hesperia Madrid on Paseo de la Castellana, with dedicated valet parking, which reinforces the sense that this is a venue operating entirely on its own terms, separate from the adjacent Madrid restaurant Leña.
The format is omakase. You're not selecting dishes , you're surrendering the decision to the kitchen, which is exactly how it should be here. Both menus (Kõsei no Hi and Matsuri) come with optional wine pairings, and the interaction between kitchen team, floor staff, and guests is a documented feature of the experience rather than an afterthought. If you want a meal where you browse a menu and order independently, this is the wrong room. If you want a kitchen running at full creative capacity around a single through-line , smoke, char, and seasonal produce , this is one of the most focused expressions of that idea in Spain.
Menus at Smoked Room are explicitly anchored to seasonal and foraged ingredients , seaweed, matured fish, aged meats , rotated alongside whatever produce is at its peak. The kitchen's approach to smoke and charcoal isn't a fixed repertoire; it's a technique applied to whatever the current season makes available. This matters practically: visiting in late autumn or winter gives you access to a very different set of ingredients than a spring or summer booking. If you visited once and want to understand the full range of what this kitchen does, a return visit in a different season is the most direct way to do that.
For return visitors specifically: the shift from one menu to the other (Kõsei no Hi versus Matsuri) is also worth factoring in. If you ran one on your first visit, ask which is currently in service and whether the other is available , the team's direct interaction with guests makes this kind of conversation possible in a way it isn't at larger venues.
At the €€€€ price point, Madrid has genuine competition. DiverXO holds three Michelin stars and offers a more theatrically disruptive experience; it's the better choice if maximalist creativity is the priority. Coque is a two-star operation with a broader dining room and a more classical Spanish backbone. Deessa brings Quique Dacosta's Mediterranean precision to a hotel setting. Paco Roncero offers technical creativity at a comparable tier. Among these, Smoked Room is the most intimate and the most single-minded in its concept. If the specific combination of smoke-led technique, omakase format, and a room of under 20 covers appeals to you, there's nothing else in Madrid that replicates it.
Reservations: Near impossible , book as far in advance as the reservation window allows; do not assume availability within four to six weeks. Hours: Tuesday to Saturday, lunch sittings at 1:30pm and dinner from 8:15pm; closed Sunday and Monday. Budget: €€€€ , plan for a significant spend per head before wine pairings. Location: Hotel Hyatt Regency Hesperia Madrid, Paseo de la Castellana 57, Chamberí. Access: Dedicated entrance and valet parking available. Format: Omakase only , two tasting menus (Kõsei no Hi and Matsuri), each with an optional wine pairing. Dress: Smart formal; the room's precision and price point both suggest dressing up. Group size: The two-table plus counter configuration makes this well-suited to parties of two; larger groups should confirm availability of the table configuration in advance.
Smoked Room earns its two Michelin stars without relying on spectacle. The format is disciplined, the room is deliberately small, and the seasonal rotation gives the kitchen a reason to keep pushing the concept forward. The Google rating of 4.7 across 282 reviews for a venue this exclusive and this format-specific is telling: the people who get in are overwhelmingly satisfied. The near-impossible booking situation is the only real friction. If you can secure a table, take it. If you're choosing between this and DiverXO for a single big night in Madrid, the decision comes down to format: omakase intimacy here, or high-voltage theatre there. Both are worth the investment; they're just different experiences. For two-star smoke-focused omakase at this scale, Smoked Room has no direct competitor in the city.
For more on Madrid's fine dining options, see our full Madrid restaurants guide. If you're planning around a stay, our Madrid hotels guide covers where to base yourself. And if smoke-led tasting menus are a particular interest, Spain's wider offering is worth exploring: El Celler de Can Roca in Girona, Azurmendi in Larrabetzu, and Aponiente in El Puerto de Santa María each represent a distinct regional approach to the tasting menu format at the leading of the Spanish market. For comparison outside Spain, Atomix in New York runs a comparable omakase-format operation with strong critical recognition.
| Venue | Awards | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoked Room | La Liste Top Restaurants (2026): 82pts; This restaurant is somewhat reminiscent of a clandestine dining space, and as such a meal here is quite the experience, where the team in the kitchen play ingeniously with smoky flavours and aromas without ever overwhelming the palate. Located in the Hyatt Regency Hesperia Madrid, Smoked Room has its own entrance and views itself as a highly exclusive dining space which is separate from the Leña Madrid restaurant and has its own valet parking service. The aesthetically pleasing dining area has an intimate, meticulous feel and features a striking Japanese-style bar facing the kitchen as well as just two tables. The subtle cuisine with a global touch is focused around two Omakase-style tasting menus entitled Kõsei no Hi and Matsuri (both with a different wine pairing option), which are based around lightly smoked and charcoal-grilled dishes and always features exquisite combinations of the finest seasonal produce, matured fish and meats, seaweed etc. There is also constant interaction here between and the chefs, serving staff and guests.; La Liste Top Restaurants (2025): 84.5pts; Chef: Dani García document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function() { var el = document.getElementById("Achievements_chefs"); if (el && el.parentNode) { el.parentNode.removeChild(el); } });; Michelin 2 Stars (2025); Michelin 2 Stars (2024) | €€€€ | — |
| DiverXO | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | €€€€ | — |
| Coque | Michelin 2 Star | €€€€ | — |
| Deessa | Michelin 2 Star | €€€€ | — |
| Paco Roncero | Michelin 2 Star | €€€€ | — |
| Chispa Bistró | Michelin 1 Star | €€€ | — |
How Smoked Room stacks up against the competition.
There is no à la carte menu. Smoked Room runs two omakase-style tasting menus — Kõsei no Hi and Matsuri — both built around lightly smoked and charcoal-grilled seasonal produce, matured fish, aged meats, and seaweed. Each comes with an optional wine pairing. Your only real decision is which menu and whether to add the pairing; choose based on your appetite for complexity and your budget at the €€€€ price point.
The room is deliberately intimate and operates as a separate, highly exclusive space within the Hyatt Regency Hesperia Madrid, complete with its own entrance and valet parking. That positioning signals a formal-to-smart-formal dress expectation. Arriving in weekend casual would feel out of place; treat this as you would any two-Michelin-star counter in a luxury hotel setting.
Yes — the Japanese-style bar counter facing the kitchen is purpose-built for solo and paired diners, and the omakase format removes any awkwardness around ordering alone. The room holds only a handful of seats across the counter and two tables, so solo guests at the bar are fully part of the experience rather than an afterthought. Book the counter directly and specify solo when reserving.
Yes. The counter is the focal point of the room — a Japanese-style bar facing the kitchen where interaction between chefs, staff, and guests is part of the format. With the full tasting menu running at the €€€€ level and a 2-Michelin-star kitchen behind the pass, the bar seats here are a genuine destination, not a fallback for those who missed a table.
Book as far out as the reservation window allows. Realistically, assuming availability within four to six weeks is a mistake — the room is extremely small, with just a counter and two tables, and demand at the two-Michelin-star level keeps it consistently full. Check availability immediately and set a reminder for when the next booking window opens if your preferred date is gone.
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