Outdoor activities in Madrid

On the following site we have put together a small collection of restaurants, bars, nightclubs and other locals which will
make your journey to Madrid more interesting and entertaining.

You also find the locations and the time schedules of the most important museums and monuments - of course without being
completely exhaustive.

a. Restaurants and taverns

Artemisa Ventura de la Vega 4. Tel.: 91- 429 50 92. Metro: Sevilla.
Vegetarian cuisine, presenting Spanish, Italian and oriental specialities.
Menu: 20 - 25 euros approx.
www.restauranteartemisa.com

Botín Cuchilleros 17. Tel.: 91-366 42 17. Metro: Sol.
Maybe one of the oldest restaurants in Europe, founded in the eighteenth century and sometimes even visited by
the Spanish king himself. "Cordero" as a speciality.
Menu: 40 - 50 euros approx.
www.botin.es

La Cocina del Desierto Barbieri 1. Tel.: 91-523 11 42. Metro: Gran Vía.
For everybody who not only wants to focus on Spanish cookery. Excellent arabian cuisine in a very stylish restaurant
imitating an arabian oasis.
Menu: 20 - 25 euros approx.

Las Cuevas de Luis Candelas Cuchilleros1 (Plaza Mayor). Tel.: 91-366 54 28. Metro: Sol.
One of the oldest restaurants in Madrid, built like a hole in the fundament of the Plaza Mayor.
Because of being very near to this famous place, it is often visited by tourists, but without
being an expensive trap.
Menu: 40 - 50 Euro approx.
www.lascuevasdeluiscandelas.com

La Taberna de San Bernardo San Bernardo 85. Tel.: 91-445 41 70. Metro: San Bernardo.
Traditional and very stylish tavern, most of all a meeting point for the inhabitants of the neighbourhood.
Not long ago, the city newspapers chose this place as one of the three best taverns in Madrid.
Tapas

Taberna de Antonio Sánchez Mesón de Paredes 13. Tel.: 91-539 78 26. Metro: Tirso de Molina.
One of the oldest still existing restaurants in Madrid, founded back in 1830 by the bullfighter
Antonio Sänchez - and still owned by the Sánchez family. Traditional castillian cookery.
Tapas

Taberna la Dolores Plaza de Jesús 4. Tel.: 91-429 22 43. Metro: Antón Martín.
A classic spot right in the middle of the former poet quarter near Plaza Santa Ana. Very tasteful interior.
"Boquerones en vinagre" as speciality.
Tapas

b. Cafés, bars, nightclubs

Café Central Plaza del Ángel 10. Tel.: 91-369 41 43. Metro: Sol.
Elegant café, often visited by German nobel prize winner Günter Grass.
Jazz and blues concerts.
www.cafecentralmadrid.com

Café Comercial Glorieta de Bilbao 7. Tel.: 91 - 521 56 55. Metro: Bilbao.
One of the oldest cafés in Madrid, in the nineteenth century one of the most important meeting points for Spanish romantic writers.

Café Gijón Paseo de Recoletos 21. Tel.: 91-521 54 25. Metro: Banco de España.
Former centre of Spanish literature, especially after the Civil War.

Café de Oriente Plaza de Oriente 2. Tel.: 91-541 39 74. Metro: Ópera.
Elegant café right in front of the Royal Palace. In spring and summer, the terrace is an ideal place for having a small rest.

Café de la Palma La Palma 62. Tel.: 91-522 50 31. Open until 3.00h, weekends until 3.30h. Metro: Noviciado.
A classic in Madrid nightlife and starting point of the legendary "movida" in the eighties.
Café and bar with several rooms and DJ performances.
www.cafelapalma.com

Casa Patas Cañizares 10. Tel.: 91-369 04 96. Metro: Antón Martín.
Flamenco dancing and restaurant. Flamenco performances every night. Not cheap.
www.casapatas.com

Cïrculo de Bellas Artes Marqués de Casa Riera 2 (Ecke Alcalá/ Gran Vía). Tel.: 91-360 54 00. Metro: Banco de España.
Café in the headquarters of the Madrid Art Association, an Art-déco.building from the 1920´s.
Spectacular viev of the beginning of Gran Vía and Calle de Alcalá. Entrance: 1 euro
www.circulobellasartes.com

Corral de la Pacheca Juan Ramón Jiménez 26. Tel.: 91-353 01 00. Metro: Plaza Castilla.
One of the most "in" flamenco tablaos. Performances starting at 21.00h.
www.corraldelapacheca.com

Costello Caballero de Gracia 10. Metro: Gran Vía.
Bar and café on two floors, specializing in alternative rock.
www.costelloclub.com

Cool Isabel la Católica 6. Tel.: 902 499 994. Metro: Santo Domingo.
Very fashionable nightclub. Gay parties on Saturdays.

La Lupe Torrecilla del Leal 12. Tel.: 91-527 50 19. Metro: Antón Martín.
Hortaleza 51, Metro: Chueca
Gay bar in Lavapiés and Chueca, also meeting point for tolerant neighbours.

Macumba Plaza de Chamartín. Tel.: 91- 733 35 05. Metro: Chamartín.
Gigantic nightclub on the upper floor of Chamartin railway station. On Sundays during daytime setting for the Madrid version
of the Ibiza Space Club.

Museo Chicote Gran Vía 12. Tel.: 91-532 67 37. Open until 2.30h, at weekends until 3.30h. Metro: Gran Vía.
Elegant cocktail bar right on Gran Vía, back in the twenties a popular place for the rich and famous.
www.museo-chicote.com

Pachá Barceló 11. Tel.: 91-447 01 28. Open until 6.00h. Metro: Tribunal.
Nightclub for Madrid "jeunesse dorée". Dresscode at the entrance: don´t wear trainers!!!!

San Ginés Pasadizo de San Ginés/ Arenal 11. Tel.: 91-365 65 46. 18.00h-7.00h. Metro: Sol.
Classic café where you can eat especially churros and chocolate as a heavy breakfast after a long night out.