Guidebook for Madrid

Nichole
Guidebook for Madrid

Drinks & Nightlife

Old school lounge bar cafe with terrazza and free wifi. Coffee, cocktails, and tapas. Excellent service!
Sotoverde
143 Calle de Sta Engracia
Old school lounge bar cafe with terrazza and free wifi. Coffee, cocktails, and tapas. Excellent service!
Chic dance club. Yuppies abound but the music and vibe never disappoints. I've never had a bad night out there. Great for partying with friends and to meet Spanish people.
17 locals recommend
Le Boutique Club
45 C. Serrano
17 locals recommend
Chic dance club. Yuppies abound but the music and vibe never disappoints. I've never had a bad night out there. Great for partying with friends and to meet Spanish people.
Cool live music venue, dancing, bar and lounge.
6 locals recommend
ThunderCat Club
11 C. de Campoamor
6 locals recommend
Cool live music venue, dancing, bar and lounge.
A historically significant public space the heart of Malasaña one must go hang out in the evening.
142 locals recommend
Plaza del Dos de Mayo
Plaza del Dos de Mayo
142 locals recommend
A historically significant public space the heart of Malasaña one must go hang out in the evening.
Open Mic on Thursday evenings at 22.00 (10pm).
8 locals recommend
Triskel tavern
20 Corre. Alta de San Pablo
8 locals recommend
Open Mic on Thursday evenings at 22.00 (10pm).

Food Scene

Excellent super fresh seafood and steak! Usually need a reservation.
14 locals recommend
Norte Sur Bravo Murillo (Chamberí)
97 C. de Bravo Murillo
14 locals recommend
Excellent super fresh seafood and steak! Usually need a reservation.
Asturian food. Pinchos, sidra, well-priced.
7 locals recommend
Balmori
86 C. de Bravo Murillo
7 locals recommend
Asturian food. Pinchos, sidra, well-priced.
Art, political, socio-economic literature in a library setting where you can drink coffee, a glass of wine, a beer and work quietly on your laptop. Loud conversations are discouraged. Open until midnight.
7 locals recommend
La Fugitiva
6 C. de las Maldonadas
7 locals recommend
Art, political, socio-economic literature in a library setting where you can drink coffee, a glass of wine, a beer and work quietly on your laptop. Loud conversations are discouraged. Open until midnight.

Sightseeing

An Egyptian temple in the middle of a park. At night people tend to gather here and hang.
1359 locals recommend
Temple of Debod
1 C. de Ferraz
1359 locals recommend
An Egyptian temple in the middle of a park. At night people tend to gather here and hang.
Huge collections with fossils, whale skeleton & dinosaur replica, housed in a 19th-century building.
64 locals recommend
National Museum of Natural Sciences
2 C. de José Gutiérrez Abascal
64 locals recommend
Huge collections with fossils, whale skeleton & dinosaur replica, housed in a 19th-century building.

Parks & Nature

A beautiful green space with walking trails.
488 locals recommend
Casa de Campo Park
1 P.º de la Prta del Ángel
488 locals recommend
A beautiful green space with walking trails.
Lovely park near Escuela de Arte Francisco Alcantara. There's a cable car that passes over it with great views.
1359 locals recommend
Temple of Debod
1 C. de Ferraz
1359 locals recommend
Lovely park near Escuela de Arte Francisco Alcantara. There's a cable car that passes over it with great views.
El Angel de Caido, the Crystal Palace, rowboats, nature, rollerskating and blading, et cetera.
2341 locals recommend
El Retiro Madrid
7 Plaza de la Independencia
2341 locals recommend
El Angel de Caido, the Crystal Palace, rowboats, nature, rollerskating and blading, et cetera.
It's a large park with a running track that wraps around paddle courts, a driving range, sports fields, a restaurant, water fountains, rose gardens, children's playground, has public restrooms, and benches scattered throughout.
10 locals recommend
Leisure and Sports Canal
s/n Av. de Filipinas
10 locals recommend
It's a large park with a running track that wraps around paddle courts, a driving range, sports fields, a restaurant, water fountains, rose gardens, children's playground, has public restrooms, and benches scattered throughout.

Arts & Culture

School of the arts in Parque Oeste.
School of Art Francisco Alcántara
School of the arts in Parque Oeste.
This space exhibits nearly 200 works by over 175 artists from different periods and artistic movements in Spanish art.
24 locals recommend
Museo de Arte Contemporáneo
9 C. del Conde Duque
24 locals recommend
This space exhibits nearly 200 works by over 175 artists from different periods and artistic movements in Spanish art.

Everything Else

Famous flamenco dance school.
11 locals recommend
God's Love
5 C. de Sta. Isabel
11 locals recommend
Famous flamenco dance school.

Essentials

Just around the corner and down half a bock from my front door. Closes at 21.00 (9pm).
275 locals recommend
Lidl
16 C. de Antonia Rodríguez Sacristán
275 locals recommend
Just around the corner and down half a bock from my front door. Closes at 21.00 (9pm).
Two blocks north of my apartment. They stop selling alcohol at 23.00 (11pm).
177 locals recommend
Carrefour Market
158 Calle de Fuencarral
177 locals recommend
Two blocks north of my apartment. They stop selling alcohol at 23.00 (11pm).
It's a vegan/vegetarian grocery store but there is also a cafeteria and restaurant next to it.
12 locals recommend
Ecocentro
4 C. Esquilache
12 locals recommend
It's a vegan/vegetarian grocery store but there is also a cafeteria and restaurant next to it.