Madrid's Michelin Roundup
The 2026 Michelin Guide named 120 restaurants in the Madrid region as recommended venues, with plaques presented at Gran Teatro CaixaBank Príncipe Pío (20minutos.es). The ceremony focused on expanding the guide’s recommended list across Madrid rather than spotlighting a wave of new starred restaurants (20minutos.es).
The recognition event took place on March 16, 2026, and CaixaBank says it attracted roughly 300 representatives from the hospitality, gastronomy and tourism sectors in Madrid. (caixabank.com) CaixaBank presented the ceremony as part of an expanded collaboration with the Michelin Guide and highlighted its Food&Drinks division as the unit that supports restaurants, bars and cafeterias across the region. (caixabank.com) Michelin’s star announcements were made earlier at the national gala in Málaga on November 25, 2025, rather than at the Madrid presentation. (guide.michelin.com) Madrid’s 2026 starred roster comprises 31 Michelin-starred restaurants — including DiverXO as the sole three-star venue, six two-star restaurants (among them DSTAgE, Paco Roncero and Smoked Room) and a raft of one-star houses; Ramón Freixa Atelier reappeared with two stars while EMi, Èter and Ancestral earned their first stars. (guide.michelin.com) (abc.es) CaixaBank framed the gathering as recognition of the sector’s “strategic and resilient” role in the local economy, a message delivered by Xicu Costa, the bank’s territorial director for Madrid, during the event. (caixabank.com) The MICHELIN Guide’s official site publishes the full 2026 Madrid listings and inspectors’ notes, where the complete starred roster and restaurant profiles for the region can be consulted. (guide.michelin.com)
