Guidebook for Madrid
Food Scene
Amazing food. The chef will custom make a menu for you. An experience to die for! Go during the week.. less people more time for the chef to spend time with you.
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Arce
32 C. de Augusto FigueroaAmazing food. The chef will custom make a menu for you. An experience to die for! Go during the week.. less people more time for the chef to spend time with you.
Charlotte
13 P.º del Gral. Martínez Camposeasy continental breakfast
Art Caffe
93 Calle de FuencarralGreat spanish style breakfast - pan con tomate
Restaurante Xanacuk
13 C. de Augusto FigueroaGood for breakfast or lunch, healthy options
Harina Augusto Figueroa
2 C. de Augusto FigueroaGood bakery
Imarikezo San Miguel
s/n Pl. de San MiguelBest market in Madrid for gourmet tapas
Great for tapas and also grocery shopping , nice rooftop for drinks as well
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I-Mercado San Antón
24 C. de Augusto FigueroaGreat for tapas and also grocery shopping , nice rooftop for drinks as well
Marisquería Norte Sur Costa Rica Chamartín
16 C. de Costa RicaBEST seafood in town. Specially Carabineros.
Lateral Fuencarral
43 Calle de FuencarralGood for tapas-style quick lunch
La Kitchen
5 C. de PrimGood for lunch and Menu of the day
Txakolina, Pintxoteca Madrileña
26 C. de la Cava BajaVasque style tapas and wine, great for a late afternoon outing
La Mallorquina
8 Prta del SolA classic bakery and coffee shop in Madrid
CELICIOSO Gluten Free Bakery
3 C. de HortalezaGluten free bakery and delicious
THE place for churros and hot chocolate.
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Chocolatería San Ginés i-hot choc n chorrus
5 Pasadizo de San GinésTHE place for churros and hot chocolate.
Great for late night eating, open till 2 pm . 1 KG spanish tortilla (omelette) are to die for.
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Taberna el Buo
6 C. de GravinaGreat for late night eating, open till 2 pm . 1 KG spanish tortilla (omelette) are to die for.
Drinking and snacking inside an old theather now converted into restaurants and wine bars
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Platea Madrid
5 Calle de GoyaDrinking and snacking inside an old theather now converted into restaurants and wine bars
Drinks & Nightlife
Areia
92 C. de HortalezaGreat and huge variety of cocktails.
Museo Chicote
12 Calle Gran VíaGreat cocktails and house music
Valgame Dios
43 C. de Augusto FigueroaLAte night snacking and cocktails
El Padrino
21 C. del BarquilloInside a hotel, very nicely decorated old-style bar
ME Madrid Reina Victoria
14 Plaza de Sta. AnaRooftop parties
GYMAGE Lounge Resort
2 C. de la LunaRooftop parties + food
Circulo de Bellas Artes
42 C. de AlcaláRooftop parties
Room Mate Óscar Hotel
12 Pl. de Pedro ZeroloRooftop parties
Sightseeing
Discover 'Barrio Salamanca'
(Metro Serrano – Linea 4). This is the posh
neighborhood. Take a stroll around Calle Serrano, Ortega y
Gasset, Goya for shopping
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Calle Serrano
Calle de SerranoDiscover 'Barrio Salamanca'
(Metro Serrano – Linea 4). This is the posh
neighborhood. Take a stroll around Calle Serrano, Ortega y
Gasset, Goya for shopping
Puerta de Alcala
s/n Plaza de la IndependenciaIconic landmark next to Retiro. Built in 1776
(Metro La Latina – Linea 5) One of my favorite
neighborhoods to visit, especially on Sunday. Spend your entire
afternoon jumping from one bar to the other eating affordable
tapas, having glasses of wine and enjoying the ambience.
Mojito specials are offered closer to midnight and you can
keep going a few hours into the night. If you do make it on a
Sunday get there around 3 pm (late lunch time) if you get there
earlier it will be a bit dead.
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Barrio de La Latina
(Metro La Latina – Linea 5) One of my favorite
neighborhoods to visit, especially on Sunday. Spend your entire
afternoon jumping from one bar to the other eating affordable
tapas, having glasses of wine and enjoying the ambience.
Mojito specials are offered closer to midnight and you can
keep going a few hours into the night. If you do make it on a
Sunday get there around 3 pm (late lunch time) if you get there
earlier it will be a bit dead.
Also great to walk around, full of pubs at night and
small ‘nightclubs’. Plaza Santa Ana has a few restaurants that
are nice. The ME hotel in Plaza Santa Ana has a great rooftop!
Go to Plaza Santa Ana and take a stroll in the small streets
around it.
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Huertas II
1 C. de las HuertasAlso great to walk around, full of pubs at night and
small ‘nightclubs’. Plaza Santa Ana has a few restaurants that
are nice. The ME hotel in Plaza Santa Ana has a great rooftop!
Go to Plaza Santa Ana and take a stroll in the small streets
around it.
(Metro Sol - Linea 2 / Linea 1 / Linea 3 ) worth
seeing the square if you are going for a sightseeing stroll, lots of
tourist traps though in terms of restaurants. However, the
OLDEST restaurant in the world is here! Restaurante Botin (Calle
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Plaza Mayor
Plaza Mayor(Metro Sol - Linea 2 / Linea 1 / Linea 3 ) worth
seeing the square if you are going for a sightseeing stroll, lots of
tourist traps though in terms of restaurants. However, the
OLDEST restaurant in the world is here! Restaurante Botin (Calle
(Metro Sol OR Tirso de Molina - Linea
Here you have a famous theater (Teatro Calderon), a movie
theater with non-dubbed movies and an awesome Hammam if
you wish to relax one day inside beautiful Moroccan and
Turkish style pools and caves
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Plaza de Jacinto Benavente
Plaza de Jacinto Benavente(Metro Sol OR Tirso de Molina - Linea
Here you have a famous theater (Teatro Calderon), a movie
theater with non-dubbed movies and an awesome Hammam if
you wish to relax one day inside beautiful Moroccan and
Turkish style pools and caves
Bilbao/Alonso Martinez full of bars and tapas places. Bilbao
(Metro Bilbao - Linea 1) has a lot of craft beer places.
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Alonso Martínez
Bilbao/Alonso Martinez full of bars and tapas places. Bilbao
(Metro Bilbao - Linea 1) has a lot of craft beer places.
Malasaña
Malasana for going out and having some good cocktails
Parks & Nature
(Metro Retiro – Linea 2). This is Madrid’s Lung, our own
version of NYC’s Central Park. Perfect to go for a stroll on a
sunny day and read a book.
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Retiro
(Metro Retiro – Linea 2). This is Madrid’s Lung, our own
version of NYC’s Central Park. Perfect to go for a stroll on a
sunny day and read a book.
Arts & Culture
The most famous museum in Madrid. You
can see some of Goya’s most famous pieces here. It is widely
considered to have one of the world's finest collections of
European art, dating from the 12th century to the early 20th
century, based on the former Spanish Royal Collection, and the
single best collection of Spanish art. If you come down to the
Museum take a stroll down Paseo del Prado street.
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Iziko leNkqubo yasePrado
23 C. de Ruiz de AlarcónThe most famous museum in Madrid. You
can see some of Goya’s most famous pieces here. It is widely
considered to have one of the world's finest collections of
European art, dating from the 12th century to the early 20th
century, based on the former Spanish Royal Collection, and the
single best collection of Spanish art. If you come down to the
Museum take a stroll down Paseo del Prado street.
(Metro Atocha - Linea 1) The museum is
mainly dedicated to Spanish art. Highlights of the museum
include excellent collections of Spain's two greatest 20thcentury
masters, Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dalí. Certainly, the
most famous masterpiece in the museum is Picasso's painting
Guernica.
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Iziko leNqanawa Yezwe Ngokubanzi I-Center for Art Reina Sofia
52 C. de Sta. Isabel(Metro Atocha - Linea 1) The museum is
mainly dedicated to Spanish art. Highlights of the museum
include excellent collections of Spain's two greatest 20thcentury
masters, Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dalí. Certainly, the
most famous masterpiece in the museum is Picasso's painting
Guernica.
(Metro Opera - Linea 5 / Linea 2) The palace,
no longer functional, but you can pay a fee to enter and see its
grandeur from the inside. Opera house is across the palace.
Beautiful architecture.
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The Royal Armoury of Madrid
s/n Calle de Bailén(Metro Opera - Linea 5 / Linea 2) The palace,
no longer functional, but you can pay a fee to enter and see its
grandeur from the inside. Opera house is across the palace.
Beautiful architecture.
Shopping
Walk down Hortaleza street for tons of shopping
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Calle de Hortaleza
Calle de HortalezaWalk down Hortaleza street for tons of shopping
Fuencarral
Walk down calle Fuencarral for tons of shopping
From Plaza de Callao you can walk down Preciados street or Gran Via street. Both are full of stores
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Plaza del Callao
Plaza del CallaoFrom Plaza de Callao you can walk down Preciados street or Gran Via street. Both are full of stores
Calle de José Ortega y Gasset
Calle de José Ortega y GassetVery posh and expensive shops here.
Essentials
I-Mercado San Antón
24 C. de Augusto FigueroaYou will find all essentials and food here