Guidebook for Madrid
Food Scene
Amazing breakfast/brunch spot! Cozy and minimal decor, friendly waiters ready to explain the menu in case you have any questions.
37 místní doporučují
La China Mandarina
17 Pl. de CascorroAmazing breakfast/brunch spot! Cozy and minimal decor, friendly waiters ready to explain the menu in case you have any questions.
Great food and service served quickly and with a smile. Downstairs does not have the atmosphere of the ground floor but still worth sitting down there if there is no space up top. The food was tasty, hot and good value for money.
38 místní doporučují
Martina Cocina
11 Pl. de CascorroGreat food and service served quickly and with a smile. Downstairs does not have the atmosphere of the ground floor but still worth sitting down there if there is no space up top. The food was tasty, hot and good value for money.
CUISINES: Mediterranean, Spanish
It is a modest bar, kinda roots.
Nice beer, GREAT SNAILS with a fantastic sauce. Don't be picky, give it a try! They are obviously raised for thstt specific purpose and NOT taken out of the streets.
You should try also their papas bravas ( fried potatoes with spicy sauce).
People come back just for the snails.
The owner Amadeo walked in and he greeted everyone and was such a cheerful friendly guy.
24 místní doporučují
Restaurante Casa Amadeo los Caracoles
18 Pl. de CascorroCUISINES: Mediterranean, Spanish
It is a modest bar, kinda roots.
Nice beer, GREAT SNAILS with a fantastic sauce. Don't be picky, give it a try! They are obviously raised for thstt specific purpose and NOT taken out of the streets.
You should try also their papas bravas ( fried potatoes with spicy sauce).
People come back just for the snails.
The owner Amadeo walked in and he greeted everyone and was such a cheerful friendly guy.
Tapas Bar.
Specialized in navajas, boquerones, calamares, zamburinas, sardinas....summarized, all the nice seafood served as tapas in a loud bar, crowded, typically spanish, well priced
This place is buzzing, cheap and delicious. Good, tapas and people.
The beer is cold as the razor clams are the best you will find in Madrid.
13 místní doporučují
Bar Cruz
1 C. de las MaldonadasTapas Bar.
Specialized in navajas, boquerones, calamares, zamburinas, sardinas....summarized, all the nice seafood served as tapas in a loud bar, crowded, typically spanish, well priced
This place is buzzing, cheap and delicious. Good, tapas and people.
The beer is cold as the razor clams are the best you will find in Madrid.
Drinks & Nightlife
Národní muzeum Prado
23 C. de Ruiz de AlarcónGood ambience and drinks
Shopping
Mercado de la Cebada: the 138-year-old Madrid market that stays true to its roots
Mercado de la Cebada has been through some ups and downs over the last couple of centuries, but what didn’t kill it made it adapt. It’s one of Madrid’s only markets to have kept up with the times while also staying true to its roots, and this determined attitude echoes that of Madrid itself.
http://madridnofrills.com/the-real-mercado-de-la-cebada/
194 místní doporučují
Mercado de la Cebada
S/N Pl. de la CebadaMercado de la Cebada: the 138-year-old Madrid market that stays true to its roots
Mercado de la Cebada has been through some ups and downs over the last couple of centuries, but what didn’t kill it made it adapt. It’s one of Madrid’s only markets to have kept up with the times while also staying true to its roots, and this determined attitude echoes that of Madrid itself.
http://madridnofrills.com/the-real-mercado-de-la-cebada/
Getting Around
Divadlo La Latina
2 Pl. de la CebadaMetro
Arts & Culture
Divadlo La Latina
2 Pl. de la CebadaEl Pavon Teatro Kamikaze
9 C. de EmbajadoresHoused in a gigantic neo-classical building begun by Juan de Villanueva for King Carlos III in 1785, the Prado is Madrid's best-known attraction. Carlos originally wanted to establish a museum of natural sciences, reflecting one of his chief interests, but by the time it opened in 1819, this plan had changed: the Prado was a public art museum – one of the world's first – displaying the royal art collection. Spain's 'non-king', José Bonaparte, had first proposed the idea and it was taken up by the restored King Fernando VII (grandson of Carlos III), who took on board the demands of the Real Academia de Bellas Artes and those of his second wife, María Isabel de Braganza, considered the museum'
2515 místní doporučují
Národní muzeum Prado
23 C. de Ruiz de AlarcónHoused in a gigantic neo-classical building begun by Juan de Villanueva for King Carlos III in 1785, the Prado is Madrid's best-known attraction. Carlos originally wanted to establish a museum of natural sciences, reflecting one of his chief interests, but by the time it opened in 1819, this plan had changed: the Prado was a public art museum – one of the world's first – displaying the royal art collection. Spain's 'non-king', José Bonaparte, had first proposed the idea and it was taken up by the restored King Fernando VII (grandson of Carlos III), who took on board the demands of the Real Academia de Bellas Artes and those of his second wife, María Isabel de Braganza, considered the museum'
Entertainment & Activities
Cine Ideal
6 Calle del Doctor CortezoSightseeing
Meet the legends of El Rastro
El Rastro isn’t just a tourist sight, nor is it just a street market. It’s also not just a historic collection of antique stalls with ancient gitano origins: it’s a 400-year-old community of quirky characters from all over the world, who live, eat and breathe El Rastr
535 místní doporučují
El Rastro
Plaza del General Vara de ReyMeet the legends of El Rastro
El Rastro isn’t just a tourist sight, nor is it just a street market. It’s also not just a historic collection of antique stalls with ancient gitano origins: it’s a 400-year-old community of quirky characters from all over the world, who live, eat and breathe El Rastr
La Cava Baja is one of the most lively and beautiful streets in all of Madrid. It boasts an innately cheerful atmosphere. This charming street is where many of the best traditional and popular tapas bars and restaurants are located, a veritable one-stop shop, ideal for enjoying some of the best local flavours and excellent wines.
43 místní doporučují
Cava Baja
Calle de la Cava BajaLa Cava Baja is one of the most lively and beautiful streets in all of Madrid. It boasts an innately cheerful atmosphere. This charming street is where many of the best traditional and popular tapas bars and restaurants are located, a veritable one-stop shop, ideal for enjoying some of the best local flavours and excellent wines.
La Latina is Madrid's quintessential neighbourhood for beer on tap, tapas, mojitos and terraces, much to the chagrin of some who live nearby. At weekends it's nearly impossibe to find a spot to squeeze into the jam-packed bars and restaurants to get lunch or dinner, although on workdays it's a regular, everyday part of the city, with locals shopping at the Mercado de la Cebada and kids playing in any of the numerous squares. Don't miss having a look at the beautiful churches and basilicas hidden in the narrow streets.
444 místní doporučují
Barrio de La Latina
La Latina is Madrid's quintessential neighbourhood for beer on tap, tapas, mojitos and terraces, much to the chagrin of some who live nearby. At weekends it's nearly impossibe to find a spot to squeeze into the jam-packed bars and restaurants to get lunch or dinner, although on workdays it's a regular, everyday part of the city, with locals shopping at the Mercado de la Cebada and kids playing in any of the numerous squares. Don't miss having a look at the beautiful churches and basilicas hidden in the narrow streets.
The coolest neighbourhood in the world 2018
Madrid might be the world’s most exciting capital right now, and Embajadores is its most colourful neighbourhood. This is a place where people from near and far live side by side, cooking up a bustling cultural life. To the north, Plaza Tirso de Molina is the territory of florists by day, and at night fills with young revellers queuing to get into Medias Puri, the city’s club of the moment. To the south are Tabacalera and La Casa Encendida, two huge cultural centres standing like transatlantic vessels run ashore in the middle of the city.
29 místní doporučují
Embajadores
The coolest neighbourhood in the world 2018
Madrid might be the world’s most exciting capital right now, and Embajadores is its most colourful neighbourhood. This is a place where people from near and far live side by side, cooking up a bustling cultural life. To the north, Plaza Tirso de Molina is the territory of florists by day, and at night fills with young revellers queuing to get into Medias Puri, the city’s club of the moment. To the south are Tabacalera and La Casa Encendida, two huge cultural centres standing like transatlantic vessels run ashore in the middle of the city.
This neighbourhood is a good representation of the fusion of cultures Madrid has experienced in recent years. It’s always been a humble area, where, until the ’80s, mostly elderly people lived in the ‘corralas’, buildings whose apartment doors open up onto an interior patio of sorts, very typical in old Madrid. Currently, thanks to cheaper rental prices in comaparison to other parts of the city and to the multicultural aspect of the area, younger people have moved in and live together with the older locals and among residents of some 88 different nationalities.
254 místní doporučují
Lavapiés
This neighbourhood is a good representation of the fusion of cultures Madrid has experienced in recent years. It’s always been a humble area, where, until the ’80s, mostly elderly people lived in the ‘corralas’, buildings whose apartment doors open up onto an interior patio of sorts, very typical in old Madrid. Currently, thanks to cheaper rental prices in comaparison to other parts of the city and to the multicultural aspect of the area, younger people have moved in and live together with the older locals and among residents of some 88 different nationalities.
This famous square is in the heart of the city's historic district, built on the site of the old Plaza del Arrabal, which was home to the most popular market in the late 15th century. It was Felipe II who in 1580 commissioned Juan de Herrera with the project to remodel the square, although it would be Juan Gómez de Mora who would finish the job in 1619.
1659 místní doporučují
Náměstí Plaza Mayor
Plaza MayorThis famous square is in the heart of the city's historic district, built on the site of the old Plaza del Arrabal, which was home to the most popular market in the late 15th century. It was Felipe II who in 1580 commissioned Juan de Herrera with the project to remodel the square, although it would be Juan Gómez de Mora who would finish the job in 1619.