Typical Madrid dishes
The top 3 according to 19 votes from people: Calamari sandwich · Cocido madrileño · Callos a la madrileña. (Updated Oct 1, 2026.)
Madrid's traditional 'castizo' cooking: cocido, offal and tavern fry-ups, according to ¡Hola!, Madrid24horas and guides to Madrid food. Dishes, not restaurants.
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Top 10
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1
Calamari sandwich
Battered squid in a crusty baguette, the Plaza Mayor sandwich.
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2
Cocido madrileño
Chickpeas, meats, pork fat, chorizo, black pudding and cabbage served in three courses.
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3
Callos a la madrileña
Beef tripe with snout, trotters, chorizo and black pudding in spicy sauce.
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4
Soldaditos de Pavía
Battered salt cod strips with red pepper, the tavern tapa.
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5
Huevos rotos
Fried eggs broken over chips with ham or chistorra.
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Gallinejas y entresijos
Fried lamb intestines, traditional offal from the Ribera de Curtidores.
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7
Besugo a la madrileña
Baked sea bream for Christmas Eve dinner.
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San Isidro doughnuts
'Silly' and 'clever' rosquillas, the sweet of the patron saint's festival in May.
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9
garlic soup
Castilian soup of bread, garlic, paprika and egg, classic of Madrid winters.
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Bartolillos
Fried dumplings filled with pastry cream, typical of Lent in Madrid.
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11
Torrijas
Soaked and fried bread, an Easter tradition in Madrid's pastry shops.
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12
Patatas bravas
Bravas were born in Madrid and every bar defends its own sauce.
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13
Grilled pig's ear
Pork ear with garlic and chilli.
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14
Snails Madrid-style
Snails in spicy sauce with chorizo, from El Rastro.
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15
Churros and porras with chocolate
The traditional breakfast or late-night treat.
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16
Beef nugget
Beef fillet sandwich, born in the Café de Fornos in Madrid at the end of the 19th century.
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