Hotel Orfila
Hotel and restaurant in town
In the heart of Madrid, just five minutes from the Museo del Prado, where Hieronymus Bosch’s masterpiece The Garden of Earthly Delights hangs among the paintings of Vélasquez, Titian and Rubens, another garden of delights awaits. The Hotel Orfila, a small palace built in 1886, also has the feel of an art gallery, with its period furniture, feature marble and superb trompe l’œil effects in the green garden courtyard. In the 1920's, the hotel was made famous by the plays staged within its walls. Today, its tearoom and cocktail bar are imbued with English chic and its flowered patio invites you to dine under the stars. This is an ideal place from which to explore Madrid at its own rhythm, step by step. ...Read more
Spain, Madrid

Ramon Freixa Madrid
Restaurant of a Grand Chef Relais & Châteaux in town
Just minutes from the city’s shopping hotspots, right next to Serrano Street, Ramon Freixa Madrid has a peaceful inner garden courtyard, perfect for alfresco dining and outdoor aperitifs. Spanish-born Grand Chef Ramon Freixa is one of the leading lights in Mediterranean cuisine. His food takes Mediterranean flavours to new levels thanks to his inventive touches, daring and humour. Dishes include roasted tomato with bourbon flavor; young pigeon sausage; tender peas with lettuce; lamb shoulder roasted with sobrasada and honey; root slices with liquorice; green beans carbonara and mint potatoes; chocolate walnut cream: 85% abinao curd with hints of mint, pine and rosemary; creamy earl grey with walnuts yogurt. The restaurant itself is modern without being minimalist, it is spacious and appointed with wide tables and comfortable chairs, and there is a focus on personalised service and attention. ...Read more
Spain, Madrid

Restaurante Santceloni
Restaurant of a Grand Chef Relais & Châteaux in town
The Grand Chef Óscar Velasco creates dishes featuring fish and shellfish from the Costa Brava, exceptional vegetables like young Maresme peas, or delicious Morella truffles, and his flagship creations, including braised shank of suckling veal with potato purée and crispy suckling pig from Segovia. The impressive cheese board is another highlight. Velasco’s cuisine is the embodiment of a culinary philosophy that is both traditional and contemporary, with a wild flourish. In the dining room, the Maître de Maison, Abel Valverde, and the sommelier, David Robledo, offer unique, stylish service – the prelude to a gourmet feast that will truly delight the senses. ...Read more
Spain, Madrid