Eating in Madrid

This section gives you an informative guide to Madrid's best places for eating and drinking. Madrid has an incredible assortment of bars, cafés, , marisquerías (seafood bars) and restaurants . The non-Spanish will have a hard time differentiating a cervecerías (beer bar) from other bars and sometimes the difference between a tapas bar a regular bar and some restaurants in equally puzzling. Just take it as the owner's original intention when he opened, rather than a clear line.

The most important thing to keep in mind is to have a sense of adventure. Try a bar that looks interesting -stay for a drink or a tapa (or two) and then move on to the next one that catches your eye. Don't strive for the perfect place - have fun in the variety that Madrid offers. At the end of the night, you'll have likely made a few new friends, spant very little and gained a true appreciation for the "movida madrileña".

Restaurant prices in Madrid

Eating Hours

Sol, Plaza Mayor and Ópera

Around Santa Ana and Huertas

La Latina and Lavapiés: the Rastro area

Gran Vía and Plaza de España

Chueca and Santa Bárbara

Malasaña and north to Bilbao

Paseo del Prado, Recoletos and Retiro

Salamanca

The west

Madrid's vegetarian restaurants

Café life