Restaurant in Madrid city centre
Located in the centre of Madrid, opposite the Teatro Real and just a few metres from the Royal Palace, El Café de la Ópera is a terrace, a gastrobar and a restaurant. A place where you can go for brunch, enjoy its wide gastronomic offer with traditional recipes made with quality products, go for a drink and enjoy every moment.
On Saturday nights, it dresses up for Una Cena Cantada®. A dinner show marked by good taste, enlivened by opera singers who, just a few metres from the diners, perform the most beautiful and well-known songs between the tables during an exquisite dinner with a tasting menu. All in a very close, original and fun format, accompanied by the pian
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El Café de la Ópera was born out of a passion for opera. Its privileged location has made it a regular meeting point for artists and lovers of the Teatro Real. A perfect place to enjoy the terrace on good weather days, brunch at the gastrobar, the chef’s suggestions and grandmother’s dishes, or simply a selection of tapas at the bar. Don’t miss out!
Restaurant with live opera
Una cena cantada
With more than 4.000 Singing Dinners since its inauguration, and more than 600 galas performed at other events outside our establishment both inside and outside Spain, Una Cena Cantada® is a unique lyrical experience. An immersive show in which you can enjoy opera performed just a few metres away from the diners while you enjoy a complete and exquisite tasting menu.
El Café de la Ópera has its own cast, the Compañía Lírica de El Café de Ópera, which performs the most popular and well-known pieces from opera, zarzuela, boleros and the most beautiful songs, accompanied by the piano
“Opera is the truth of the lie; cinema is the lie of the truth”
Ramón Gómez de la Serna
An oasis in the centre of Madrid
Terrace nearby the Teatro Real
Located opposite the Teatro Real, it is the best place to have a coffee, a snack between meals or enjoy the à la carte menu at lunch or dinner. With awnings in summer and heaters in winter, it is the best place to enjoy the Madrid of the Austrias.
Tapas and beers
Gastrobar
With large windows and natural light, it is the best place to enjoy a coffee, organise a meeting, enjoy its executive menu at midday, and brunch! A multi-purpose space where you can have breakfast, lunch, dinner and even a snack. With a large bar to enjoy an aperitif with the best freshly tapped beers and an extensive wine list.
Tapas and beers
Gastrobar
With large windows and natural light, it is the best place to enjoy a coffee, organise a meeting, enjoy its executive menu at midday, and brunch! A multi-purpose space where you can have breakfast, lunch, dinner and even a snack. With a large bar to enjoy an aperitif with the best freshly tapped beers and an extensive wine list.
High quality Spanish cuisine
Restaurant
It is one of Madrid’s most valued hidden treasures, where you can discover the magic of fusing gastronomy with live opera. With unbeatable acoustics, El Café la Ópera has selected its own cast so that every Saturday at 8:30pm the magic happens. Voice, piano, an immersive experience and a carefully selected menu end at midnight with a unique toast, in which all the diners participate. Available for events and private parties, you can also find its Cocido Madrileño, awarded in 2015 for the quality of its chickpeas.
The menu
The gastronomic proposal of El Café de la Ópera is based on Mediterranean cuisine in a tribute to its Spanish roots. Dishes that provide an intense and flavourful experience.
Organize your event
With a privileged location in Madrid, opposite the Teatro Real and just a few metres from the Royal Palace, El Café de la Ópera is a meeting point in one of the most traditional areas of the Palacio district of the capital. A wide gastronomic proposal that includes a terrace, gastrobar and restaurant with its iconic Una Cena Cantada.
We have extensive experience in the organisation and celebration of special days, we have a team ready to listen and attend to all requests: whether it is a company event, a more informal gathering with family or friends or any kind of celebration.
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OPENING HOURS
Restaurant
Sunday to Thursday from 13:00 h to 16:00 h and 20:00 h to 23:00 h
Fridays and Saturdays from 13:00 h to 16:00 h and from 20:00 h to 00:00 h
Gastrobar
Sunday to Thursday from 13:00 h to 23:00 h (non-stop)
Friday and Saturday from 13:00 h to 00:00 h (non-stop)
A Sung Dinner
Saturdays at 21:30 h (doors open at 21:15 h).
Ending at 00:00 h
Prelude Executive Menu
Monday to Friday (non-festive) from 13:00 to 15:45 h (non-stop)
Brunch
Every day from 11:00 to 13:00 h
Gift cards
A magical experience
Find us
c/ Arrieta, 6 (28013 Madrid)
Next to the Royal Theatre and the Royal Palace. Nearest car park: Plaza de Oriente.