Restaurants with the best seafood rice dishes in Madrid

Explore Madrid's top restaurants excelling in seafood rice dishes. This curated list highlights establishments where seafood rice, from traditional seafood paellas to innovative interpretations, takes center stage. It's ideal for lovers of Spanish and Mediterranean cuisine seeking authentic flavors and fresh seafood in the capital. Discover your next favorite spot to enjoy an excellent seafood rice dish in a superb setting.

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    L'Albufera

    153 Global Votes
    • Makes spectacular rice dishes since 1983

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    L'Albufera is one of Madrid's most traditional rice restaurants, maintaining its reputation as a reliable and recurring place to enjoy quality rice dishes. It offers classics like arroz a banda and seafood paella.

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    Noble Port Tavern - Conde de Casal

    98 Global Votes
    • The rice was delicious

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    Puerto Noble Taberna - Conde de Casal stands out for its mastery in preparing seafood paellas, using fresh and top-quality ingredients that enhance the flavor of the sea. Their culinary technique ensures perfectly cooked rice and an explosion of marine flavors in every bite, establishing it as a benchmark in Madrid for this dish.

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    Marina Ventura (Madrid, Madrid)

    52 Global Votes
    • Serves the best seafood paella in Madrid

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    With over 15 years of experience, Marina Ventura calls itself a 'marine rice restaurant' and is an expert in paellas and rice dishes, offering more than 20 types. It is one of the most reputable rice restaurants in Madrid for its variety and quality.

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    Segis' Rice Dishes (Madrid, Madrid)

    44 Global Votes
    • Features traditional paella and expertly crafted rice plates

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    This restaurant is highly recommended in 2026 for its specialization in live-fire rice dishes with Alicantinian technique. It stands out for its loose grain, perfect socarrat, and the honest taste of the sea in its seafood rice dishes.

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    La Playa (Madrid, Madrid)

    44 Global Votes
    • Offers delicious seafood rice dishes

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    This restaurant is praised for its Calasparra rice dishes, offering dry and soupy seafood options. Its clean seafood rice with alioli and the rice with red prawns from Isla Cristina stand out, guaranteeing quality and flavor.

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    Lobito de Mar Madrid

    43 Global Votes
    • Offers fresh fish from the market

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    Dani García's restaurant, Lobito de Mar, is renowned for the freshness and quality of its seafood and fish, which are reflected in its rice dishes. Its soupy rice with lobster and the black rice are highly valued options.

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    La Barraca (Madrid, Madrid)

    41 Global Votes
    • Seafood paella was so good

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    Founded in 1935, La Barraca is a Madrid classic with a long tradition in rice dishes and paellas. It offers 17 different types of rice dishes, including excellent seafood options, and is valued for its quality-price ratio.

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    Aynaelda Restaurant (Madrid, Madrid)

    31 Global Votes
    • Specializes in paella and rice dishes

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    Aynaelda is a benchmark for its specialization in dry, soupy, and creamy rice dishes, as well as fresh seafood. Its 'deep seafood flavor rice' with spider crab is particularly praised for its doneness and flavor.

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    La Lonja del Mar (Madrid, Madrid)

    15 Global Votes
    • Food is divine

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    La Lonja del Mar specializes in paellas and rice dishes with fresh seafood selected daily and organic rice from Rice Crafters. The combination of premium ingredients and the experience of its chefs create an unparalleled experience.

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    Casa de Valencia

    14 Global Votes
    • Highly recommended fish paella

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    Since 1975, Casa de Valencia offers the best paellas and rice dishes from the Valencian recipe book in Madrid. Its 'Arroz del Senyoret' with peeled seafood is an example of its commitment to authenticity and flavor.

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    Samm

    13 Global Votes
    • Offers a wide variety of rice dishes

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    Open since 1973, Samm is a standard-bearer of Levantine cuisine in Madrid, specializing in rice dishes. Its rice dishes are considered among the best in the capital, standing out for its perfect socarrat and long tradition.

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    St. James Restaurant (Madrid, Madrid)

    11 Global Votes
    • Celebrated for exquisite paella

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    St. James has maintained its reputation as one of Madrid's best rice restaurants since the 70s. It offers classic rice dishes with its own twist, such as the soupy rice with cuttlefish, monkfish, and clams, which remains very popular.

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    Mar Mía (Madrid, Madrid)

    10 Global Votes
    • Good rice dishes

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    Mar Mía is valued for its creamy rice dishes and premium seafood in a Mediterranean 'urban beach bar' atmosphere. Its flavor, technique, and overall experience make it ideal for a weekend dinner.

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    Formentera Rice Restaurant (Madrid, Madrid)

    9 Global Votes
    • Specializes in rice dishes with seafood

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    This restaurant has positioned itself as one of the best rice restaurants in Madrid, standing out for its relaxed and welcoming atmosphere. Its seafood rice dish is one of the most requested dishes, praised for its flavor and freshness.

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    Casa Andreea Rice Dishes and Seafood (Madrid, Madrid)

    9 Global Votes
    • Best arroz tried in Madrid so far

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    Casa Andreea stands out for the quality of its raw ingredients and the special touch in its rice dishes and fideuás. They use bomba rice and flavorful broths, also offering a convenient takeaway service.

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    Quinqué Restaurante (Madrid, Madrid)

    5 Global Votes
    • Exceptional Rice Pitu praised for deliciousness

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    Opened in 2019, Quinqué offers renewed traditional cuisine with high-quality products. Its lobster rice and the exquisite black rice with squid ink are highly recommended for their meticulous preparation.

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    V. Rodrigo - Rice Specialists (Madrid, Madrid)

    1 Global Votes
    • Fast and efficient service

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    V. Rodrigo is a rice specialist with an extensive menu of dry and creamy options, including multiple varieties of seafood and fish. Its extensive offering makes it a very complete option for lovers of this dish.

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    Cadaqués (Retiro, Madrid)

    0 Global Votes
    • Delicious food full of flavor

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    Recently opened in February 2026, Cadaqués is a project by the Sagardi Group that focuses on wood-fired rice dishes with a distinct seafood accent. It uses fresh fish and seafood from Roses and Palamós, which guarantees exceptional quality.