Restaurant in Madrid, Spain
Casual Peruvian in Madrid, Michelin-noted.
A Michelin Plate-recognised Peruvian sharing-plates restaurant in Chueca, transplanted from the original Brooklyn concept. At the €€ price range with easy booking, it is Madrid's most accessible mid-price Peruvian option. Best for groups and relaxed evenings; the "Trust The Chef" tasting menu adds structure for the full table when you want it.
At the €€ price point, Llama Inn Madrid delivers Peruvian sharing plates and a Michelin Plate (2025) in a deliberately casual room in the Chueca neighbourhood. If you want an accessible, mid-price Peruvian meal in central Madrid without the booking difficulty or spend of a tasting-menu destination, this is a sound choice. If you need fine-dining formality or a long tasting menu for a special occasion, look elsewhere. The TAMPU offers an alternative Peruvian angle in Madrid if you want a second data point before deciding.
Llama Inn Madrid positions itself as a transplanation of the original Llama Inn in Brooklyn, a deliberate clone rather than a reinterpretation. That framing matters for how you read the room: this is not a venue trying to translate Peru through a Spanish lens. It is trying to replicate a New York neighbourhood restaurant's energy in a Madrid street-level space on Calle del Conde de Xiquena. The atmosphere leans informal and communal, with the kind of mid-volume energy that suits groups eating to share rather than couples seeking quiet conversation. Based on a Google rating of 4.2 across 875 reviews, the room lands consistently well with a broad range of diners, which at this price tier is a meaningful signal.
The menu is built for sharing. Dishes include scallop ceviche, grouper tiradito, and yakimeshi of king prawns, alongside what the kitchen describes as the "fiesta final" — sautéed beef and duck jerky with rice. These are formats that reward a table of three or four who want to cover ground across the card. For two diners who prefer a more structured experience, the "Trust The Chef" tasting menu is available and served to the whole table. The tasting menu option is worth considering if you want the kitchen to pace the meal, though the sharing format is clearly where the concept is most at home.
The database does not confirm specific lunch service hours for Llama Inn Madrid, so treat the following with that caveat. In Madrid's broader dining culture, the midday meal runs roughly 2pm to 4pm and dinner rarely begins before 9pm. For a sharing-format Peruvian restaurant at the €€ tier, the dinner sitting typically offers the fuller energy the concept is designed around: louder room, fuller tables, more of the communal back-and-forth that suits tiraditos and ceviche passing across the table. If lunch service exists here, it likely offers a quieter, faster version of the same card, which has practical value for visitors who want to cover a meal efficiently between afternoon plans. The tasting menu format is better suited to dinner, where the pacing fits a longer evening. For a quick weekday lunch with a smaller appetite, the sharing plates format at €€ pricing compares favourably against the sit-down lunch menus at many Madrid neighbourhood restaurants. If you are planning around a specific sitting, confirm current hours directly with the venue before booking.
Madrid's higher-end creative dining is anchored by venues operating at €€€€: DiverXO for progressive Asian-Spanish creativity, DSTAgE for modern Spanish tasting menus, and Deessa for another creative angle at the luxury end. Llama Inn operates at a different register entirely — informal, mid-price, walk-in-accessible. It fills a gap that most of Madrid's celebrated creative restaurants do not attempt to fill. For visitors who have already ticked off the big tasting menu rooms and want something lower-commitment on a secondary evening, Llama Inn is a practical fit. For a serious Peruvian dining comparison beyond Madrid, ITAMAE in Miami and Causa in Washington D.C. represent what the format looks like at a more ambitious execution level.
Spain's broader restaurant scene for reference context: the country's most decorated rooms include El Celler de Can Roca in Girona, Arzak in San Sebastián, Azurmendi in Larrabetzu, Martin Berasategui in Lasarte-Oria, Cocina Hermanos Torres in Barcelona, and Quique Dacosta in Dénia. Llama Inn is not competing in that tier. It is a useful, affordable stop in a city where mid-price creativity can be hard to find.
Booking difficulty is easy. At the €€ tier with an informal format, Llama Inn Madrid should not require weeks of advance planning. Same-week bookings are likely achievable for most nights, though weekend evenings with a larger group benefit from a few days' notice. Confirm current hours and availability directly with the venue, as the database does not record specific booking channels or operating hours.
Quick reference: Calle del Conde de Xiquena 2, Centro, 28004 Madrid. Easy booking. €€ price range. Dinner format, sharing plates plus optional tasting menu.
The address puts Llama Inn in the Chueca area of central Madrid, walkable from Gran Vía and convenient if you are staying in the city centre. For hotel options nearby, see our full Madrid hotels guide. For bars to follow dinner, our Madrid bars guide covers the neighbourhood well. If you want to build out a broader Madrid trip, our full Madrid restaurants guide, our Madrid wineries guide, and our Madrid experiences guide are worth consulting. For a Peruvian alternative in Madrid, TAMPU is the most direct comparison. No dress code is recorded. Group suitability is high given the sharing format. Tasting menu is available for the full table on request.
Quick reference: Casual dress. Group-friendly. Sharing plates core format. Tasting menu available for full table. Easy to book.
| Venue | Cuisine | Awards | Booking Difficulty | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llama Inn - Madrid | Peruvian | A restaurant with a relaxed, informal feel which sees itself as a clone of the original Llama Inn in Brooklyn (New York), the name of which pays homage to this typical Andean animal and to this traditional type of hostelry that always extends a warm welcome to guests. The aim of the cuisine here is to bring Peruvian flavours to the Spanish capital in dishes that are mainly designed for sharing (scallop ceviche, grouper tiradito, yakimeshi of king prawns etc), alongside others they describe as the “fiesta final” (sautéed beef and duck jerky with rice). A tasting menu, entitled “Trust The Chef” and served to the whole table, is also available.; Michelin Plate (2025); WINE: Wine Strengths: California, France Pricing: $$ i Wine pricing: Based on the list\'s general markup and high and low price points:$ has many bottles < $50;$$ has a range of pricing;$$$ has many $100+ bottles Corkage Fee: $25 Selections: 160 Inventory: 1,000 CUISINE: Cuisine Types: American, Caribbean Pricing: $$ i Cuisine pricing: The cost of a typical two-course meal, not including tip or beverages.$ is < $40;$$ is $40–$65;$$$ is $66+. Meals: Dinner STAFF: People Bryan Rosenblithe:Wine Director Wine Director: Bryan Rosenblithe Chef: Scot Livingston General Manager: Derrick Bostert Owner: Don Hicks; Michelin Plate (2024) | Easy | — |
| DiverXO | Progressive - Asian, Creative | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| DSTAgE | Modern Spanish, Creative | Michelin 2 Star | Unknown | — |
| Smoked Room | Progressive Asador, Contemporary | Michelin 2 Star | Unknown | — |
| Paco Roncero | Creative | Michelin 2 Star | Unknown | — |
| Coque | Spanish, Creative | Michelin 2 Star | Unknown | — |
Side-by-side comparison to help you decide where to book.
It works for a low-key celebration, not a formal one. The Michelin Plate (2025) adds credibility, and the 'Trust The Chef' tasting menu gives the meal structure if you want a set experience for the whole table. At the €€ price point in a deliberately informal room, it fits a birthday dinner with friends better than an anniversary where the setting matters as much as the food.
Same-week bookings should be achievable at this tier. Llama Inn Madrid sits at €€ with an informal format in Chueca, so it does not carry the booking pressure of Madrid's higher-demand venues. If you are planning around a specific date or want the tasting menu for a full table, a few days' notice is sensible rather than essential.
The venue database does not confirm bar seating specifics. Given the restaurant's informal, relaxed format modelled on the original Brooklyn Llama Inn, counter or walk-in options are plausible, but book a table to be safe rather than arriving and hoping for a spot.
At the €€ price tier, the 'Trust The Chef' menu is a reasonable way to cover the kitchen's range without ordering à la carte. It is served to the whole table, so everyone needs to be on board. If your group prefers picking across the sharing plates independently — ceviche, tiradito, yakimeshi — the à la carte format suits that better and keeps more control at the table.
The sharing-plate format is well-suited to groups, and the 'Trust The Chef' tasting menu removes the ordering coordination problem for larger tables. The informal room and €€ pricing make it practical for groups who want something with a Michelin Plate credential without the cost or formality of Madrid's higher-tier venues.
For a bigger creative statement at higher cost, DSTAgE and Smoked Room both operate at the upper end of Madrid dining with tasting-menu formats. DiverXO is the top-end option if budget is not a constraint. Paco Roncero and Coque suit those after a more classical fine-dining experience. Llama Inn makes most sense when you want a Michelin-noted meal in Chueca at €€ without the commitment of a multi-hour tasting at three or four times the price.
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