A Casiña is one of several restaurants specialising in regional cuisine - in this case Galician - in the Casa de Campo. The restaurant is a reconstruction of a pazo, a Galician...

A well-stocked bookshop, with some titles in English, plus magazines and a range of cheesy gay gifts. Downstairs you'll find an eye-popping range of porn videos, which can be...

Occupying the building that once housed the ABC newspaper, this upmarket and well located shopping mall has eight floors. Four of them are dedicated to fashion, designer and...

With their palette of greys and browns, the rooms can seem a little dour and masculine after the frothy extravagances of the belle-epoque building in which they are housed. The...

A good place to sweat out your sins is the Acquaplaya bath and spa in the basement of the Hotel Senator España. For €18 you can indulge in 90 minutes of soaking, steaming and...

This is sportswear as fashion: you can't imagine customers getting the stuff sweaty or dirty, it's simply far too cool. Official Real Madrid kits are sold here too.

Simple, classical clothing from the well-known Galician designer. Suits are well cut and long-lasting, while accessories and shoes are also big draws.

The looks of the place may be a tad dreary, but you'll forget all about the mauve tablecloths once you taste the tandoori chicken with almonds (aka chicken chap). Adrish was...

Loud and colourful designs distinguish this designer's work, many emblazoned with her trademark hearts and flowers. The childrenswear range is hugely popular, as is the homeware.

A small but extremely friendly spa, with staff who work hard to put you at your ease. A favourite is the 'thermal circuit', which offers an hour and a quarter's worth of...

With sala rociera decor of the most kitsch kind, this place offers a raucous live show, but the best part of all is watching the mainly middle-aged public throw themselves into...

With its Berber rugs and intricate tiling, Al-Jayma is a microcosm of Morocco within Madrid. Sit back on the floor cushions to nibble on houmous and falafel, share one of their...

Part of a local regeneration project for the San Fermín area to the south of the centre, this hostel is great value. The modern building houses clean and bright dorms as well...

The speciality is revueltos (scrambled egg) with prawns, wild mushrooms and so on, but there's also good ham, chorizo, black pudding, and a variety of wines to accompany them....