Also known as Taurino or, more commonly, 'that bar on Salitre', the San Lorenzo has no sign. Stained-glass windows and furniture that could have been found on the street lend...

Whimsical interiors, funky lo-fi music and lots of hanging lanterns make this one of the most relaxing cafés in a neighbourhood full of them. New ownership brings a randomly...

By day dogs chase kids through table legs while their parents chat over mugs of herbal tea. By night the hip hop and jazz DJs attract a different crowd, young and animated, who...

There's no sign on the door - just look out for this mellow little space painted in warm yellow, orange and blue and the emanating chilled-out vibes, soft flamenco and...

A gleefully eccentric little café, with whitewashed brick walls enlivened with splashes of colour - collaged mannequins, installations with plastic fruit and net tutus as...

Madrid's luscious botanical gardens were created for Charles III by Juan de Villanueva and the botanist Gómez Ortega in 1781. They are right alongside the Paseo del Prado, just...

An unprepossessing and easily missed little hideaway, Kappa is amiable and intimate and, despite its complete lack of decor, somehow cosy. This chameleon of locales has built...

This basement club is cosy, friendly and nicely chilled. The DJs spin a delicious mix of funk, soul, jazz and hip hop, luring the friendly clientele on to the dancefloor by...

La Movida meets Friends in this cramped but jolly little café, where everybody knows everybody else. This is where the painfully cool neo-punks from the nearby Mercado...

A relaxed lounge bar, presided over by a portrait of the owner's mother, Yugoslav film star Olivera Markovic. The musical mood is nu jazz and funk, and the mismatched armchairs...

Full of Eastern promise, Shabay has lots of intricate decoration and a carefully crafted atmosphere, with oriental and Afrobeat sounds. From Tuesday to Saturday the place...

A shabby chic lounge bar, serving tisanes and milkshakes by day (when the stylish bar staff outnumber the customers) and cocktails by night. A cavernous basement is cool in...

Good causes and ethnic chic combine to create a cute and colourful hangout for right-on revellers. On a small stage at the back there are frequent appearances by bossa nova...