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The best cocido madrileño in Madrid

A slow pot of chickpeas, beef, chicken, pork and chorizo, served in turns: the broth with noodles first, then the chickpeas, vegetables and meats. The dish to eat here, and the three places that do it best. Recipe at chefamazing.com/food-travel/dish/madrid.

3 places in Madrid · by Chef Amazing · updated October 23, 2026
Photo: Wikimedia Commons: Xemenendura, CC BY-SA 4.0

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    Lhardy

    Carrera de San Jerónimo, near Sol

    Get: Cocido madrileño in the upstairs dining rooms

    Open since 1839, the grand old house of cocido; downstairs you can sip the broth from a silver urn.

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    La Bola

    Calle de la Bola, near the Royal Palace

    Get: Cocido cooked in individual clay pots over wood

    The same family since 1870, each pot cooked separately for hours over a wood fire.

    Also on the list: Madrid: what to eat and where.

    Calle de la Bola, 5, 28013 Madrid · Map · Add to Chef Amazing
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    Malacatín

    Calle de la Ruda, La Latina

    Get: The cocido 'de la casa', and come hungry

    A tavern from 1895 famous for enormous, home-style cocido.

    Also on these lists: Madrid: what to eat and where, Where locals eat in Madrid.

    Calle de la Ruda, 5, Madrid · Map · Add to Chef Amazing

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