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Best Restaurants for Brunch in Madrid (2026)
Weekend brunch · Madrid · 7 rooms ranked · Updated June 2026
Compiled by the Restaurants for Kings editorial team · Published March 19, 2024 · Updated January 19, 2026 · Reviewed by Fredrik Filipsson, Editor-in-Chief · How we rank · Corrections
Madrid wakes up slowly, and its brunch scene grew out of that habit rather than against it. The Australians who opened Federal Cafe in 2013 brought the all-day flat white and the smashed-avocado plate; a decade on, the best weekend tables run from a cycling cafe to a basement with sand on the floor. We ranked seven rooms that are open now, ordered on the food and the coffee first, the room second. For dinner across the city, see our Madrid dining guide.
1.Federal Cafe
The Australian cafe that taught Madrid to brunch; come for the eggs Benedict with cured salmon and a proper flat white.
There is a flat white on every table by ten on a Saturday. Federal Cafe arrived from Barcelona in 2013, founded by Australians Tommy Tang and Crick King, and it more or less wrote the template for Madrid brunch: poached eggs, sourdough, smashed avocado, and coffee taken seriously. The Comendadoras branch, on a quiet plaza in Conde Duque, is the one locals defend; expect to spend around 35 euros a head for a full brunch with juice and coffee. It does not take bookings, so the room fills with a young Malasana crowd from opening. Go early, sit by the window, and order the Benedict with cured salmon.
Walk-in only; arrive before noon on weekends or queue. Branches by Plaza Mayor and on Calle Luchana.
2.HanSo Cafe
Madrid best brunch coffee plus a Turkish-eggs plate you will not find elsewhere; a small Malasana room worth the wait.
HanSo is where Madrid coffee obsessives spend their Saturday. The signature is Turkish eggs, two soft poached eggs over a garlicky whipped yogurt with chilli butter, a plate you rarely see this far west of Istanbul. Beyond that there are Belgian waffles, sweet and savoury, and yogurt bowls, with most plates landing between 10 and 20 euros. The pour-over and espresso program is the real draw, a third-wave operation in a pale, pared-back room on Calle del Pez. It is small, it does not take reservations, and it closes Mondays. Come for the Turkish eggs and stay for a second cup.
Walk-in; closed Mondays. The room is small and fills fast on weekend mornings.
3.Carmencita Brunch
Eggs Benedict, pancakes and famous mimosas in Malasana; the full American weekend brunch Madrid reaches for first.
Carmencita does the complete American brunch with a straight face and a very good mimosa. Eggs Benedict, buttermilk pancakes, French toast, a brunch built for a lazy Sunday rather than a quick coffee. Plates sit in the 10-to-20-euro range, and the mimosas are the thing regulars come back for. The Malasana room, on Calle de San Vicente Ferrer, holds a 4.8 Google rating across a wall of reviews; there is a second branch in Lavapies if the first is full. Unlike most of this list it takes bookings, and on weekends you should use them. Reserve, order the Benedict, and lean into the bottomless-mimosa pace.
Reservation recommended; the room books up on weekends. Second branch in Lavapies.
4.El Imparcial
The grown-up sit-down Sunday brunch, set in a historic 1867 printing house; reserve the 10am-to-1pm window.
El Imparcial is the brunch you book when you want a table and a tablecloth rather than a counter and a queue. It sits in the former printing house of the El Imparcial newspaper, founded 1867, in La Latina, and the design-forward room scores 9 out of 10 on TheFork. The Sunday brunch is a Mediterranean-leaning spread served in a single morning window, 10am to 1pm, for around 30 euros. This is the most upmarket-casual option on the list, the one for a slow grown-up Sunday with friends rather than a phone-photo of a latte. Reserve, because the window is short and the room is small.
Sunday brunch served 10:00 to 13:00 only; reserve ahead, it is a sought-after room.
5.Brunchit
Polished organic plates by Plaza Mayor, open brunch-hours daily; the dependable crowd-pleaser when Malasana is full.
Brunchit is the reliable one, the brand you fall back on when the Malasana rooms have a forty-minute wait. The kitchen leans organic: eggs Benedict with salmon or tomato, sweet and savoury pancakes, sourdough avocado toast, plates mostly between 10 and 20 euros. The Gerona Street branch sits a minute from Plaza Mayor, which makes it the easy central pick, and it carries a 5.0 Tripadvisor rating across some 850 reviews. There are further branches in Malasana, Las Letras and Chueca. It runs brunch hours daily, 9am to 4pm, and takes no bookings. Walk in, order the Benedict, and you will not be disappointed.
No reservation required; open daily 9:00 to 16:00. Branches in Malasana, Las Letras and Chueca.
6.Ojala
The basement with sand on the floor and feet in it; Madrid most fun brunch room, and the food holds up.
Ojala is the brunch with a beach in the basement. Run by Grupo La Musa on Plaza San Ildefonso, its downstairs room is laid with white sand and low tables, so you eat with your feet in it. The novelty would be enough, but the kitchen backs it up with homemade pies, Mediterranean small plates of hummus and guacamole, wraps and fresh juices. It is the most photographed brunch in Malasana for a reason, and it stays genuinely fun rather than tipping into gimmick. It is walk-in friendly and busy with a young local crowd on weekends. Bring a group, take the sand room, and order the pies.
Walk-in friendly; popular with a trendy local crowd on weekends.
7.La Bicicleta Cycling Cafe
Madrid best brunch-meets-laptop room, with strong coffee and sofas; the relaxed option for a long, lingering morning.
La Bicicleta is the brunch for people who want their Saturday morning to last four hours. A cycling-themed cafe on Plaza de San Ildefonso, it has been a Malasana daytime fixture for years, equal parts brunch room and informal workspace, with sofas, strong coffee and a daily crowd that settles in to linger. The food is honest cafe fare, avocado toasts, salads, a well-made white-chocolate cheesecake, rather than a full kitchen production, which is why it sits seventh. But for an unhurried, low-key brunch with good coffee and somewhere comfortable to sit, nothing in the neighbourhood does it better. Come early for a sofa, and do not be in a hurry.
No reservations; come early for a sofa spot.
Skip these for brunch
A view, not a brunch
Cafe de Oriente, on Plaza de Oriente facing the Royal Palace. The terrace view is the entire pitch; the brunch, around 30 euros, trails its setting and the reviews say so, a 3.9 on Tripadvisor across more than 1,300 entries. Come for a coffee with the palace in view, not for the food.
Fine dining wearing a brunch label
El Jardin de Orfila, the two-Michelin-star room from chef Mario Sandoval inside the Hotel Orfila, runs a Sunday brunch that is genuinely excellent and entirely formal, reservation-only haute cuisine served 1pm to 3:30pm. It is wonderful, and it is the opposite of the casual weekend brunch most people want. File it under fine dining, not brunch.
Decor over plate
Salvador Bachiller Jardin Secreto rooftop, above the shop on Calle de la Montera near Gran Via, sells a whimsical fairy-lit garden terrace. People go for the photograph; the kitchen is an afterthought. If the quality of the brunch is the point, this is not the address.
How to book brunch in Madrid
Madrid brunches late, so do not arrive at nine expecting a crowd; the rooms fill from ten-thirty toward one. Most of this list is walk-in: Federal Cafe, HanSo, Brunchit, Ojala and La Bicicleta take no bookings, so the move is to arrive early or accept a weekend wait. Two are different. Carmencita Brunch takes reservations and you should use them on a Saturday or Sunday, and El Imparcial serves its sit-down brunch only on Sundays in a short 10am-to-1pm window, so reserve ahead. HanSo closes Mondays. For weeknight dinners and the rest of the city tables, see our Madrid dining guide and the RFK rankings index.
Frequently asked
Where is the best brunch in Madrid?
For the all-rounder, Federal Cafe in Conde Duque set the template in 2013 and still delivers eggs Benedict and excellent coffee. For specialty coffee and a standout plate, HanSo Cafe in Malasana does Turkish eggs. For a full sit-down Sunday, El Imparcial in La Latina is the grown-up pick.
What time is brunch in Madrid?
Late. Madrid eats breakfast around mid-morning and brunch rooms fill from roughly 10:30 toward 1pm. Many serve brunch hours straight through, such as Brunchit from 9am to 4pm, while El Imparcial runs its Sunday brunch only between 10am and 1pm.
Do you need a reservation for brunch in Madrid?
Mostly no. Federal Cafe, HanSo, Brunchit, Ojala and La Bicicleta are walk-in, so arrive early on weekends. Carmencita Brunch takes bookings and you should use them, and El Imparcial short Sunday window needs a reservation.
How much does brunch cost in Madrid?
Counter-style rooms such as HanSo, Brunchit and Carmencita run roughly 10 to 20 euros a plate. A full brunch with coffee and juice at Federal Cafe lands near 35 euros, and El Imparcial sit-down Sunday brunch is around 30 euros.
Which Madrid neighbourhood is best for brunch?
Malasana and the neighbouring Conde Duque hold most of the strongest rooms, including HanSo, Ojala, La Bicicleta and Federal Cafe. La Latina adds El Imparcial, and there are central Brunchit branches by Plaza Mayor and in Chueca.
Which Madrid brunch is most fun for a group?
Ojala, run by Grupo La Musa in Malasana, has a basement laid with white sand where you eat with your feet in it, which makes it the city most enjoyable group brunch. Book a few seats and order the homemade pies.
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