Briochef

Briochef was founded in Madrid in 2020 by a burger lover with a taste for culinary crossovers, and the idea is still written on its menu: burgers that mix traditional and exotic flavours from cuisines around the world. It grew to four restaurants by 2024, when it opened in Chamberí, alongside branches at Príncipe Pío and in Alcalá de Henares.

The awards came quickly. Its burgers have been named the best in the Community of Madrid and the third best in Spain, it has won Madrid’s Burger Showdown, and the international ranking The World’s Best Burgers placed it 17th in the world and then 15th in 2026, noting that it has been crowned Madrid’s best burger joint more than once.

Every burger is built on dry-aged Rubia Gallega beef, the prized Galician breed, in a soft house brioche, cooked rare, medium or well done as you choose. Any burger can be turned into a smash burger or made with a vegetable patty. The menu travels widely, from Italian burrata and pesto to Latin American chilli sauces and a 100-day-aged beef burger with Japanese A5 wagyu.

A handful of restaurants in Madrid and Alcalá de Henares, including Chamberí and Príncipe Pío.

• Quick (Belgium, since 1971). The Belgian burger chain that took on McDonald’s across the French-speaking world. Also built on beef.
• Jim Block (Germany, since 1973). Hamburg’s own burger chain since 1973, the burger sister of the Block House steakhouses. Also built on beef.
• Hesburger (Finland, since 1980). The Finnish chain that outsold McDonald’s in the Nordics and the Baltics. Also built on beef.
• Burger & Lobster (United Kingdom, since 2011). A Mayfair restaurant that opened with no menu: a burger or a lobster, same price. Also built on beef.