Famous for its pudding-thick hot chocolate and its fresh from the deep fryer churros (twisted pieces of fried batter designed to sprinkle with sugar or dip into chocolate), this cafe also offers the usual assortment of coffees and teas. But you may be surprised by the gang of young and those young at heart flocking to this cafe towards night. The cafe is best appreciated very late at night (which, in Madrid, basically coincides with sunrise) after a night of dancing or partying. The cafe is located at the metro stop.
This super smooth bar, restaurant and club (previously known as Jazzanova) is one of the slickest places to listen to some mellow jazz sounds. With uplit black walls, burnt-umber velvet cushions to lounge on and excellent cocktails, it's an elegant hangout on a city break. For a breath of fresh air, there's an outside terrace.
Opening Hours: Mon-Sat Noon-2:30am; Sun 1:30pm-1:30am
Chicote is a favourite bar with Madrid's people and the huge local gay scene. One of the city's finest cocktail bars, it sports a 1940s and '50s Spanish decor, and attracts great DJs playing anything from electro-soul to funk and to hip hop.
Madrid’s main municipal arts centre, with an interesting programme of dance, music and drama. It regularly hosts zarzuela during the summer, and is one of the main venues for Madrid en Danza, the annual dance festival.