El Pedrusco de Aldealcorvo

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El Pedrusco de Aldealcorvo: Castilian Tradition in Madrid | Michelin Recommended

El Pedrusco de Aldealcorvo: Fire, Time, and Passion in Madrid

On Calle Juan de Austria, El Pedrusco de Aldealcorvo brings the soul of Segovia to Madrid. The restaurant’s name refers to a large stone that stands outside the tiny village of Aldealcorvo, where the family’s father was born. That stone—el pedrusco—is a fitting symbol for the solid, elemental cooking that defines this place.

Chef Gonza de Pedro was born in May 1984, the same month his parents opened the restaurant. He grew up among the stoves, learning his grandmothers’ stews and working for years alongside his mother. A formative stint with Mario Sandoval at Coque sharpened his skills, but his greatest inheritance came from his father: a century-old wood-fired oven. That oven, fueled by holm oak, is the heart of the kitchen. Here, Gonza refines traditional Castilian cuisine to its highest expression, cooking with “fuego, tiempo y pasión.”

His brother, Antonio de Pedro, runs the dining room and the wine cellar. Antonio pulled his first beer at the restaurant when he was six years old, standing on a Coca-Cola crate. He learned from his father and grandfather the humility and transparency needed to serve guests. Together, the brothers create an experience that is intimate and unhurried.

The restaurant works only eight tables a day, in a single turn across two rooms. No tables are doubled. The tasting menu, priced at €90, offers a journey through the family’s history. It begins with a baked potato salad with anchovy and toasted croissant, moves through a traditional pisto with Iberian jowl, and includes their version of the talo from Etxebarri with sobrasada and Alcarria honey. Hearty dishes follow: lentils cooked in the wood-fired oven with melted sobrasada, tripe and trotters, and a slow-roasted suckling pig that is the signature of the house. The meal closes with a lemon cream millefeuille and a finale of cacao, orange, and salt from Añana.

The dining room is designed for focus. “Entrar al Pedrusco es disfrutar y olvidarse durante un rato del mundo exterior,” the team says. There is no rush, no second seating—just the warmth of the fire and the quiet, confident cooking of a family that has been at this since 1984. The Michelin Recommended award, first received in 2026, recognises the precision and soul of this Castilian kitchen.

El Pedrusco de Aldealcorvo is not a place for trends. It is a restaurant built on memory, product, and the patience of a wood-fired oven. For those seeking authentic Castilian cuisine in Madrid, it is a rare and genuine address.