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Wine Bar - Madrid
Wine Bar
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General: Alternative bar, complete with drag queen shows
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  • mesoblonda
  • By mesoblonda on March 30, 2004
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  • The name hints at the fun to be found inside - Madrid
    The name hints at the fun to
    be found inside
    by mesoblonda
    A gay friendly bar with good energy and strong drinks. Nice mixed crowd with a nice selection of magazines available or just sit and people watch.

    Drag queens perform in the basement on the weekend.

    I ordered a Red Bull with vodka. The Red Bull, glass of ice and bottle of Absolut arrived at the table and then he began to pour, and pour...and pour! I had to tell him to stop pouring vodka! Now where in the US does THAT happen?!

    Dress as ya please!

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  • Theme: Adult Spot
  • Address: Clavel 2 by Calle de la Reina
  • Phone: (34) 91 5328415
  • Directions: In the Chueca & Malasaña neighborhood. Nearest Metro: Gran Via.
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    General: Cinema in Original Version
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  • Lorro
  • Updated By Lorro on January 14, 2004
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  • cine ideal - Madrid
    cine ideal
    by Lorro
    I read somewhere that Spaniards go to the movies more than people in many other countries. So its not a NON cultural thing to do. And if you want to see Original version movies (including English) you can check this place out. As a cinema its ok, nothing special but serves its purpose. For the Americans, no, butter is not available on the popcorn in Spain. :( Its near Sol and easy to find too. And has a nice facade.

    It costs about 5.80 Euros and on non holiday Mondays its 4.30.

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  • Theme: Other
  • Address: C/ Doctor Cortezo, 6 Plaza de Jacinto Benavente
  • Phone: 91 369 25 18
  • Directions: From Sol follow C/ Carretas past Pl. Jacinto Benevente and you´ll see it.
  • Website: http://www.yelmocineplex.es/ideal_yelmo_cineplex.html
  • Other Contact: Venta telefónica 902 22 09 22
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    General: La MOVIDA madrilena
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  • SirRichard
  • By SirRichard on May 27, 2003
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  • A Rock Ola ticket - Madrid
    A Rock Ola ticket
    by SirRichard
    Mybe you have heard somewhere about the "movida" in Madrid. Well, this tip migh also be put in the "Historical tips", as it was far away...
    Back in the 1975-1985 decade, after Franco's Dictatorship, a group of young madrilians started to gather at night in clubs as ROCK-OLA, EL SOL... and make fresh new songs, cinema, paintings... These were wild years, after the repression of Franco, following the punks steps. Out of all this came out artists that nowadays are part of the establishment, as Radio Futura, Mecano, Pedro Almodovar, Antonio Banderas, Alaska...
    I still remember that nights at RockOla, those were my first days in Madrid and I really had a good time :-))

    PS.: Rock-Ola Club is now a supermarket :-(((

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    General: Drinking wine.................
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  • ezaguryk
  • By ezaguryk on October 24, 2004
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  • Wine Bar - Madrid
    Wine Bar
    by ezaguryk
    Drinking wine is like drinking water in spanin.......and cheper than a coke.... do you imagin

    You will find many diferent kind of wine.......very good one

    I love wine then i have a great experince......

    You do not drunk so easy since ther sever tapas........ ....... well after going to 5 or more bar you can start felling dease ;-)

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  • Theme: Eating and Drinking
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    General: going deFARRA
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  • ezaguryk
  • By ezaguryk on October 24, 2004
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  • Bar - Madrid
    Bar
    by ezaguryk
    The nocturnal life in Madrid is very interesting...

    It is of Monday to Monday

    It is 2:00 am on the morning and the streets are full of people (including in winter)

    Going the FARRA is local slang for going out and have fun ...........consist on going from bar to bar....... Have some drink and tapas and move to the next bar you can go to 4 or more places each one diferent and good.......wow i love it

    were ever you are.....no matters the street or the location you will found a bar.......

    No dresss requirements need.....

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  • Theme: Eating and Drinking
  • Address: Any were
  • Directions: Some good street are La Latina, Plaza del sol, plaza mayor
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    General: Mojitos in a Central Groovy Vibe
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  • Updated By mollymoo0oo0 on May 22, 2008
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  • General - Madrid
    by mollymoo0oo0,
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    A nice place by day as well as night! It's a groovy little bar tucked down a side street off the main stretch from Puerta del Sol. Interesting paraphernalia adorns the walls, while mojitos and other cocktails (with or without alcohol) - though not the greatest - make a nice escape from the business outside - or a great start to a night out.

    As well as the usual bar stock, there are a nice range of infusions and some good hot chocolate here too :)

    Be Yourself!!

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  • Theme: Eating and Drinking
  • Address: Calle Coloreros, 5, Madrid 28013
  • Phone: 913-66-72-11
  • Directions: From Puerta del Sol, walk down Calle Mayor (with La Mallorquina on your right) and continue until you reach Calle Coloreros on your right hand side. There is a bank on the corner. El Imperfecto is about 20 metres down, on the left.
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    General: Nightlife areas in Madrid
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  • nulain
  • By nulain on September 19, 2005
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  • Huertas - Madrid
    Huertas
    by nulain, 1 more photos
    There are many different areas in Madrid where to go out, depending on what you are looking for. Just to list a few:
    1 Huertas, near the hearth of the city (Metro Sol).
    2 Malasania, more alternative and radical (Metro Tribuna)
    3 Torre Europa and Avenida Brasil (Metro Santiago Bernabeu)
    4 Chueca, gay & lesbian quarter (Metro Chueca)
    5 Islas Filipinas or Moncloa, students nightlife
    6 Orense, (Metro Nuevos Ministerios)
    7 ... sure many others, but these are those I use to go.

    Of course, depending on the area, but consider that for many places, shoes are required.

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  • Theme: Nightclub
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    General: General tips about going out in Madrid
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  • aeroarce
  • By aeroarce on December 26, 2002
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  • General - Madrid
    by aeroarce
    In Madrid there are many places to party, you can be 24 hours a day the 365 days of the year going from one place to another having fun.
    All depends on what you want nd your Idea of having fun, but I'm sure you will find your place in Madrid.
    People in Mdrid start to go out late, maybe for a cofee at around 8pm or some Cañas(beers) , then have supper and around 1am to club. Notice that most of the bars and pubs close at around 2:30 to 3:00am those places are usually free entrance but if you want to follow the night you must go to a club, they will ask you for money (you usually pay the minimum comsumtion alcohol included) some clubs have special or reduction pases that you can find on cafés or pubs and from people on the streets (public relations).

    Sneakers is oftent the excuse to don't let you get in.

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    General: Madrid’s renowned late-night scene really took...
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  • Ronald_T
  • By Ronald_T on September 12, 2002
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  • General - Madrid
    by Ronald_T
    Madrid’s renowned late-night scene really took off with la movida madrileña in the late 1970s, when the end of the Franco era produced an explosion of artistic creativity combined with a long-suppressed desire to indulge in pure hedonistic enjoyment. Although the true movida has passed, nightlife still remains a pretty serious phenomenon – this is the only city in Europe where you can get caught in traffic jams at 4am, when clubbers are either going home or moving on to the dance-past-dawn discos.
    For drinking and chatting there’s a bewildering variety of venues to choose from : cafés, cervecerías (beer specialists), coctelerías (cocktail bars), champagnerías (champagne bars), tabernas (old-style taverns), bares de copas (bars mainly serving spirits) and a new wave of Irish bars.
    For later evening diversion, the mainstays of the Madrid scene are the discobares – bars of all musical and sexual persuasion, whose unifying feature is background (occasionally live) rock, dance or salsa music and usually a small dance floor. These don’t generally make an admission charge, but drinks are more expensive than in other bars; they get going around 11pm and stay open till 2am or 3am. Discotecas are rarely worth investigating until around 1 or 2am. They aren’t always that different from discobares, though they tend to be bigger and flashier, with a lot of attention to lights, sound system and decor, and they stay open very late – most until 4am, some till 6am. In summer, many of the trendier clubs suspend operations and set up all-night outdoor terrazas, which are effectively open-air discos.
    If you’re up for it 'after hours' venues open at between 5 and 6am and keep going until late morning when you can grab some chocolate con churros before finally heading home to bed.

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    General: Bar in beautiful mansion
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  • coccinella169
  • Updated By coccinella169 on August 27, 2007
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  • Not the best picture I know - Fortuny - Madrid
    Not the best picture I know -
    Fortuny
    by coccinella169
    I went out with friends from Madrid, and this was one of the places they suggested. It is located in a nice mansion, on top is also a restaurant. You have a very nice garden there, you can enjoy your drinks under trees. Inside on ground floor there is a dance floor with a pleasant mix of music, on second floor people just drink and watch :). It has the reputation of being a bit of a posh place. There is a face control, so dress properly. People are going there between 1 and 4 a.m. Age range when I was there was between 25 up to 60 something (sic :)! - in Austria you usually do not see grey haired men looking for a second chance in a bar like this :) - they prefer it calmer here :))

    An incredible high number of gents I saw there was wearing either Ralph Lauren, Lacoste or Hilfiger shirts - the ladies the shorter the better ;)

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  • Theme: People Watching
  • Address: 34 Fortuny, Alonso Martinez
  • Website: http://www.worldsbestbars.com/city/madrid/fortuny-madrid.htm
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