Dabiz Munoz does not cook dinner — he stages an assault. Three Michelin stars, a punk aesthetic extending from the tattooed brigade to the deliberately chaotic plating, and a tasting menu that fuses Spanish technique with Chinese, Thai, and Indian registers in combinations that should not work and then emphatically do. A course might arrive as Sichuan-spiced foam over Iberian pork, or a Thai curry built on Galician shellfish stock, or something that defies categorisation entirely. The Chamartin dining room is loud, theatrical, and unapologetic. Waiters describe each course with the breathless energy of stage directors. The experience is exhausting in the way that the best art is: it demands full attention and rewards it with something unprecedented.
Location
Chamartin, Madrid
Insider Intel
The tasting menu is the only option — no a la carte, no substitutions, no negotiation. Surrender to the progression. Expect twelve to fifteen courses spanning Spanish, Chinese, Thai, and Indian traditions, often within a single plate. The wine pairing is equally unorthodox and worth adding.
Reserve two to three months ahead — reservations open online and sell out within hours. Dinner only. The Chamartin location is a twenty-minute taxi from the centre. This is a three-hour commitment.
Calle de Padre Damian 23, Chamartin. Cuzco metro (Line 10), eight-minute walk. Reservations essential — book via website the moment slots open. Tasting menu approximately 250-350 euros, wine pairing additional. Three Michelin stars. Smart casual — no formal dress code, in keeping with the punk ethos.