Restaurante Botín, founded in 1725, is the oldest restaurant in the world according to the Guinness World Records and one of the landmarks of traditional cuisine in Madrid. Since then, at the foot of the Arco de Cuchilleros, next to Plaza Mayor, it has been an integral part of the city’s history. Originally, it was one of the inns and taverns that crowded the area around Plaza Mayor, providing lodging and meals to visitors to the capital.
In its old wood-fired oven, suckling pig and lamb have been roasted in the traditional Castilian style ever since. It was a meeting place for the bohemian and literary Madrid, frequented by figures like Valle-Inclán and Julio Romero de Torres. The restaurant has been mentioned by renowned authors in their works, such as Galdós, Hemingway, Ramón Gómez de la Serna, Graham Greene, Arturo Barea, Frederick Forsyth, the Count of Sert, and Carlos Arniches, among others.
According to the Guinness World Records, Botín is the oldest restaurant in the world.
Information and reservations
Hours:
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM and 8:00 PM – 12:00 AM
Weekly Closing: Open every day
Phone: +34 91 366 42 17 – +34 91 366 30 26
Fax: +34 91 366 84 94
Online Reservations: www.botin.es
Email: gesbotin@botin.es
Twitter: @CasaBotin
Facebook: RestauranteBotin
Address: C/ Cuchilleros, 17. 28005 Madrid
Botín
TRADE NAME: Restaurante Botín
TOTAL CAPACITY: 200 diners
NUMBER OF ROOMS: 5
CAPACITY PER ROOM: 40
BAR AVAILABLE: No
SMOKING ROOM: No
NEARBY PARKING: Plaza Mayor
AVERAGE PRICE: €40
CUISINE TYPE: Traditional Castilian and Spanish cuisine
CLOSURE: Night of December 24th and 31st
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
The oldest restaurant in the world according to the Guinness Book of Records. Mentioned by Galdós in “Fortunata y Jacinta,” “Misericordia,” and “Torquemada y San Pedro,” by Hemingway in “Fiesta” and “Death in the Afternoon,” by Ramón Gómez de la Serna in “Greguerías,” by Arturo Barea in “The Forging of a Rebel,” by Graham Greene in “Monsignor Quixote,” by Carlos Arniches in “The Fiestas of San Antón,” by Frederick Forsyth in “The Black Manifesto,” and by James Michener in “Iberia.” Located next to the Arco de Cuchilleros and Plaza Mayor.
SPECIALTIES:
Roast suckling pig cooked in a traditional wood-fired oven.
