Guidebook for Madrid
Essentials
Best bakery in Madrid. You can order half of any loaf and also ask for it cut into slices.
21 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Panic
13 C. del Conde DuqueBest bakery in Madrid. You can order half of any loaf and also ask for it cut into slices.
Great deli this. You can get fresh bread at a very good price, also has great croissants, cheeses, eggs etc. Only place that opens on SUNDAYS!!
Bread and wine
9 C. de AmanielGreat deli this. You can get fresh bread at a very good price, also has great croissants, cheeses, eggs etc. Only place that opens on SUNDAYS!!
Food Scene
Nice vibe, modern dishes and friendly staff. Try the sardinas marinadas, pollo crunchy and alcachofas.
La Lata de Sardinas
12 C. del LimónNice vibe, modern dishes and friendly staff. Try the sardinas marinadas, pollo crunchy and alcachofas.
Madrid is full of places offering expensive burgers and brunches. Here you will find both at decent prices and good quality. For brunch it gets packed quick.
23 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Carmencita Bar
57 C. de San Vicente FerrerMadrid is full of places offering expensive burgers and brunches. Here you will find both at decent prices and good quality. For brunch it gets packed quick.
Mughul
10 C. de San BernardinoMy favourite indian in the area. Very friendly and very very good madras.
Argentinian home cooked food (and cheap). Small place that's always busy so best to make a reservation. Try the buñelos de espinacas, empandas and milanesas. Cost: 20 each
7 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Casa Federica
19 C. ManzanaArgentinian home cooked food (and cheap). Small place that's always busy so best to make a reservation. Try the buñelos de espinacas, empandas and milanesas. Cost: 20 each
My favourite peruvian. Very good value if you go on a weekday for the lunch menu. More expensive at night.
9 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Restaurante Peruano en Madrid CHINCHA
9 Pl. de los MostensesMy favourite peruvian. Very good value if you go on a weekday for the lunch menu. More expensive at night.
This charismatic young chinese chef has really made a name for himself, combining all sorts of asian influences into his dishes. Absolute must to reserve a table as it's very small. Cost: 40-60each
20 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Restaurante Lamian
4 Pl. de los MostensesThis charismatic young chinese chef has really made a name for himself, combining all sorts of asian influences into his dishes. Absolute must to reserve a table as it's very small. Cost: 40-60each
Modern spanish food with a great selection of wines. You have to try the pulpo and the habas con jamón. Cost 25-30 each
6 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Taberna La Dichosa
11 C. de Bernardo López GarcíaModern spanish food with a great selection of wines. You have to try the pulpo and the habas con jamón. Cost 25-30 each
The most popular coffee shop in the neighbourhood. Always full but the coffee is worth it.
55 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Toma Café
49 C. de la PalmaThe most popular coffee shop in the neighbourhood. Always full but the coffee is worth it.
This place has a lovely terrace and really friendly staff. Coffee is great but the food is very average. Do not eat here !!
La Cajita de Nori
30 C. del LimónThis place has a lovely terrace and really friendly staff. Coffee is great but the food is very average. Do not eat here !!
This old bar is always full but it's worth trying to get a space to eat something. Their pincho de tortilla is the best in town. Try the rabas or alcachofas if you can.
195 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Bodega de la Ardosa
13 C. de ColónThis old bar is always full but it's worth trying to get a space to eat something. Their pincho de tortilla is the best in town. Try the rabas or alcachofas if you can.
This is a great casual korean/japanese restaurant. It fills up quick on the weekend. It's great value. 20-25 each.
Mashita
12 C. de la BolaThis is a great casual korean/japanese restaurant. It fills up quick on the weekend. It's great value. 20-25 each.
Great argentinian restaurant hidden away in a cute alley. The staff are friendly and the food excellent. Try the entraña or vitel tonato. 30 each.
24 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Restaurante Argentino El Camoatí
3 C. de Alfonso VIGreat argentinian restaurant hidden away in a cute alley. The staff are friendly and the food excellent. Try the entraña or vitel tonato. 30 each.
Al Cuadrado
10 C. de la BallestaBest pizza in Madrid. Inventive and great value.
Hidden at the heart of this quirky bar/restaurant is a great english chef. Highly recommend trying the potato skins.
79 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Los Chuchis
82 C. del AmparoHidden at the heart of this quirky bar/restaurant is a great english chef. Highly recommend trying the potato skins.
Arts & Culture
This is a library and cultural centre. It's always worth checking what's on, they have photography exhibitions, concerts and sometimes even convert the courtyard into a bar/restaurant.
133 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Centro Cultural Conde Duque station
This is a library and cultural centre. It's always worth checking what's on, they have photography exhibitions, concerts and sometimes even convert the courtyard into a bar/restaurant.
Drinks & Nightlife
This is probably the best nightclub in the area although it can be hit and miss sometimes. Can be anything downstairs from techno to house but upstairs tends to be indie/dance.
27 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Sala Siroco
3 C. de San DimasThis is probably the best nightclub in the area although it can be hit and miss sometimes. Can be anything downstairs from techno to house but upstairs tends to be indie/dance.
This is a really nice cosy bar/club that doesn't charge a cover. Tends to be disco or house and a relaxed friendly vibe. Only open until 3:30.
13 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Moloko Sound Club
12 C. de QuiñonesThis is a really nice cosy bar/club that doesn't charge a cover. Tends to be disco or house and a relaxed friendly vibe. Only open until 3:30.
This quirky old corner bar is a great place to watch all the action on a friday or saturday night.
La Palmera
67 C. de la PalmaThis quirky old corner bar is a great place to watch all the action on a friday or saturday night.
La Misa de 8:00
71 Calle del Mesón de ParedesPub with a real pub vibe. Not many of these in Madrid. Great selection of beers.
Really old bar with great character. A must for sherry fans.
64 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
La Venencia
7 Calle de EchegarayReally old bar with great character. A must for sherry fans.
Sightseeing
This is a beautiful park that fills up around sunset as you have a perfect view of the setting sun. The tomb is free to visit and worth waiting if the queue isn't too long.
1359 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Templo de Debod
1 C. de FerrazThis is a beautiful park that fills up around sunset as you have a perfect view of the setting sun. The tomb is free to visit and worth waiting if the queue isn't too long.
You can walk all the way along the river to the Matadero (a cultural centre) near Metro Legazpi. The point marked on the map is wrong - best to enter from near Principe Pio.
491 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Madrid Río
Autopista de Circunvalación M-30You can walk all the way along the river to the Matadero (a cultural centre) near Metro Legazpi. The point marked on the map is wrong - best to enter from near Principe Pio.
This is the most beautiful and least known park in Madrid. It's at the back of the palace and you have to walk all the way around to get in. Full of different species of trees and peacocks.
118 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Campo del Moro
1 P.º de la Virgen del PuertoThis is the most beautiful and least known park in Madrid. It's at the back of the palace and you have to walk all the way around to get in. Full of different species of trees and peacocks.