An upscale cocktail bar with splendid views of the city. The vibe here is glamorous but chill. If you're lucky, you can spot celebrities hosting private parties in the VIP area.
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Madrid Nightlife
Madrileños tend to make not one plan for the evening but three or four. While the busiest nights are Friday and Saturday (with Thursday a close runner-up), people seem to go out every night and miraculously manage to work or study during the day.
Nightlife centres on three major districts - Chueca, Calle Huertas (traditional Spanish music, jazz clubs and bars) and Malasaña (mainly bars and clubs frequented by a young crowd). Lavapiés is the edgy, hipster barrio, and La Latino has some of the city's oldest buildings and dozens of tiny tapas bars. Guía del Ocio (www.guiadelocio.com) has the run down on what's on.
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Address:
Plaza Sta Ana 14, Spain
Bars in Madrid
Museo Chicote
This is Madrid's most famous cocktail bar, in part thanks to having preserved its 1930s interior. Sip a daiquiri, and try to imagine American novelist Ernest Hemingway relaxing here during the Civil War. It draws a sophisticated, drinks-aware crowd who know what they like. The drinks menu is one of the best in the city.
Address:
Grand Vía 12, Spain
Telephone: +34 91 532 6737.
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Viva Madrid
A local favourite, this bar is also popular with visitors thanks to the fabulous interior, with its painted tiles of Madrid scenes from the early 1900s. There's also an impressive zinc bar, with a constantly flowing beer tap and waiters ferrying out drinks. The bar is just off the Plaza Santa Anna. There's a restaurant at the back too.
Address:
Calle Manuel Fernández y Gonzáles 7, Madrid, Spain
Telephone: +34 914 203 596.
Clubs in Madrid
Café de la Palma
This is the venue of the moment for local, traditional singers, as well as flamenco and Cuban music acts. A regular café during the day, at night it transforms into a Moroccan-style lounge, with early evening concerts and then DJ sets later.
Address:
Calle la Palma 62, Madrid, Spain
Telephone: +34 91 522 5031.
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Moby Dick
A couple streets over from the important thoroughfare of Pase de la Castellana, Moby Dick plays live pop and rock on weekdays and hosts DJs (reggae and rap) at weekends. The clientele is a charming mixture of foreigners and locals, who always seem to know how to make the most of a night out in the heart of Madrid.
Address:
Avenida de Brasil 5, Madrid, Spain
Telephone: +34 91 555 7671.
Website:
Live Music in Madrid
Café Central
International acts play regularly at Café Central, which is widely known as being one of Madrid's top jazz venues. Besides the musical evenings, it’s a pleasant café during the day, great for an aperitif before dinner. Live performances generally start around 2200, but check the website for listings.
Address:
Plaza del Angel 10, Madrid, Spain
Telephone: +34 91 369 4143.
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Casa Patas
Tourists and visitors eat tapas, drink sangria and watch the much loved traditional flamenco. Reservation is highly recommended.
Address:
Calle de los Cañizares, Madrid, 28012, Spain
Telephone: +34 913 69 04 96
Website:
Teatro de la Zarzuela
This theatre is the major venue for zarzuela - a genre loosely comparable to Viennese operetta, which encapsulates the idealised castizo (authenticity) of working-class Madrid. The zarzuela season runs from June to September.
Address:
Calle de Jovellanos 4, Madrid, Spain
Telephone: +34 91 524 5400.
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Teatro del Barrio
The hip, up-and-coming neighbourhood of Lavapiés is nurturing possibly Madrid's most exciting creative hub at the moment. A great example of this is Teatro del Barrio, with its bold and often comical plays, as well as poetry, music, dance performances and more. The bar area also makes for a great hangout.
Address:
Calle Zurita 20, Lavapiés, Madrid, Spain
Telephone: +34 91 084 36 92.
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