Sobrino de Botín Restaurant

The Sobrino de Botín restaurant, in Madrid

The Sobrino de Botín restaurant is, according to tradition, the oldest restaurant in the world, in Madrid. The Madrid audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this institution open since the eighteenth century, famous for its roast suckling pig.

The oldest restaurant in the world

Founded in 1725, the Botín restaurant, or Sobrino de Botín, is recognised as the oldest restaurant in the world still in activity. Located near the Plaza Mayor, it has crossed the centuries while keeping its period decor, its vaults and its original wood-fired oven. Its speciality, the roast suckling pig, as well as the suckling lamb, perpetuate a Castilian culinary tradition. A place laden with history, mentioned by great writers, it embodies the traditional gastronomy of Madrid.

What to see

Here you discover the period decor, the vaults and the original wood-fired oven of the oldest restaurant in the world, and you evoke its speciality, the roast suckling pig, near the Plaza Mayor. The Sobrino de Botín restaurant embodies the traditional gastronomy of Madrid. It is a stop for those curious about history and cuisine.

Practical information

The Sobrino de Botín restaurant lies near the Plaza Mayor, in the heart of old Madrid, reachable on foot. You admire its façade from the street; the establishment follows its own service hours, which vary. It is best to enquire in advance, the place being much prized.

Why is the Sobrino de Botín restaurant famous?

Because, founded in 1725, it is recognised as the oldest restaurant in the world still in activity, famous for its roast suckling pig, near the Plaza Mayor.

Where is the Sobrino de Botín restaurant?

Near the Plaza Mayor, in the heart of old Madrid.