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Alhambra

Restaurants & cafés

Named after Granada's magical palace and done up in suitably Andaluz-Moorish style, this is a pretty and peaceful spot during the day, serving basic tapas along with oxtail...

C/Victoria 9

Ananda

Clubs

This is the mother of all club terraces: the enormous 2,000-square-metre complex comes complete with two dancefloors (one indoors and one out), ten bars and plenty of...

Estación de Atocha
Major venue

Bash

Bars & pubs, Clubs

Wednesday is firmly established as hip hop night in Madrid, and judging by the turnout these clubs get, Thursdays must see a massive drop in Madrid's productivity thanks to...

Plaza Callao 4

Café Berlin

Music

In 2003 the Berlin was another venue to fall foul of enforced closure by the council but has since bounced back impressively, with its own jazz school. While it is mainly a...

C/Jacometrezo 4

Café Isadora

Critics' Choice
Bars & pubs

An elegant shrine to Isadora Duncan, with a chequered floor, marble-topped tables and an eerie collection of prints of 'that scarf', alongside frequently changing exhibitions....

C/Divino Pastor 14

Cafeina

Bars & pubs, Clubs, Restaurants & cafés

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...

C/Pez 18

Caripén

Restaurants & cafés

At first glance, this French bistro seems a wee bit run down, but nonetheless it's all class - in a campy, Broadway kind of way. Behind the dangling blue Christmas-tree lights...

Plaza de la Marina Española 4

Castellana 8

Bars & pubs, Clubs, Restaurants & cafés

Known 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 8

Changó

Bars & pubs, Clubs

One of Madrid's clubs converted from old theatres, Changó plays host to two top nights. First up is Nature, a long-running Thursday night dedicated to breaks, electro and...

C/Covarrubias 42

Chocolatería San Ginés

Restaurants & cafés

Serving chocolate and churros (deep-fried batter sticks) to the city night and day since 1894, this veritable institution has had to introduce a ticketing system - pay before...

Pasadizo de San Ginés 5

Cool

Critics' Choice
Clubs

Cool was always too stylish to be dominated by the straight crowd. And so it has come to pass that it now has a mainly gay following. Once you get beyond the stainless steel...

C/Isabel la Católica 6

Dos Gardenias

Bars & pubs

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...

C/Santa María 13

DU:OM

Clubs

A dual-personality club night, with diametrically opposed sounds on each floor. Downstairs Iván Pica and Hugo Serra mix a bang-up-to-date selection of electro house tracks with...

Sala Heineken

El Sol

Clubs, Music

A steady flow of top live acts passes through El Sol, another remnant of the Movida. The décor is not up to much, but the vibe and the programme make up for that. A mixture of...

C/Jardines 3

Fabrik

Critics' Choice
Clubs

Fabrik is a converted warehouse kitted out with a dazzling array of disco surprises: a 60kw sound system; a huge outdoor terrace complete with a fake river and two covered...

Avda de la Industria 82
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