A very surreal place, probably unique in Spain as drinking experiences go. If Balmoral Castle had a cocktail bar, it would look something like this, with stags' heads and...
C/Hermosilla 10Known as Jazzanova until recently, Castellana 8 remains a supremely smooth bar-restaurant-club, its black walls softened by clever uplighting, orange velvet cushions and a...
Paseo de la Castellana 8This den of cool is located at a strategic crosssroads, with bigger-than-average cocktails that make up for the aloof staff. Watch the real world stroll by outside or gaze at...
C/Gravina 5Not to all tastes, with an unchanging, late 1980s, steel-and-blonde-wood Wall Street vibe, Del Diego is nevertheless deservedly renowned for its consummately smooth barmen and...
C/Reina 12Its art deco interior is starting to look a bit shabby around the edges, but Chicote is still the doyen of Madrid cocktail bars. This was famously where Hemingway and other...
Gran Vía 12The piña coladas here are said to be the best in town, but otherwise there are good fruit juices and (during the day, at least) a little garden in this stylish Huertas...
C/Fúcar 6It's easy to walk right past these wooden doors and miss the little Havana with red-chequered tablecloths that lies within. Inés, the owner, left her home city over 30 years...
C/Infantas 5