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Chueca- Madrid - Madrid
Chueca- Madrid
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Trendy areas: Best cocktails in town
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  • nhcram
  • By nhcram on February 13, 2005
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  • Chicote - Madrid
    Chicote
    by nhcram
    Widely considered as Madrid's most sophisticated cocktail lounge during the 1940s and 1950s, it attracted famous drinkers like Hemingway and Ava Gardner. Today you can sip coktails and look at the array of pictures from days gone by.

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  • Theme: Eating and Drinking
  • Address: Located on the Gran Via
  • Phone: 91 5326737
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    Trendy areas: Outdoor cafe - malsasña style
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  • Lorro
  • Updated By Lorro on November 17, 2004
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  • an evening at 2 de mayo - Madrid
    an evening at 2 de mayo
    by Lorro
    Plaza Dos de Mayo is the heart of the Malasaña district and Madrid´s alternaitve scene and in the summer its a great place to sit at one of the outdoor cafes (if you can find a free table) and have a drink and enjoy the atmosphere. The crowd is mainly 30s and under but everyone is welcome. There are lots of cool bars around this area too. Its not very touristy but very popular with the young and the hip from here and all over.

    However you want

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  • Theme: Eating and Drinking
  • Directions: Walk from Metro Tribunal on calle La palma, take a right on C/ San Andres, and you are there.
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    Trendy areas: Lavapies
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  • Lorro
  • Updated By Lorro on March 10, 2006
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  • Cafe Barbieri - Madrid
    Cafe Barbieri
    by Lorro
    Lavapies is a neighborhood just south of Sol centering around the metro stop Lavapies. I am not recommending this area to just anyone though because it is not the place to go if you look like you are carrying a lot of money. The area is working class and home to many new immigrants which means you wont find fancy establishments that apeal to people who want to see and be seen.

    BUT, if you are looking for cheap morrocan, arabic and indian food and grocery stores, boehemian bars and tea houses and something a little different OFF the tourist track and within walking distance, this is the place for you. I always go to this area to get great pita bread, tahine paste and other spices. Cafe Barbieri which is similar to Cafe Manuela is in this area, near the Metro Stop of Lavapies.(See picture) Great specialty coffees, hot chocolate and coctails. This cafe feels like you are stepping back in time to a bar that was already getting old in the 20s. With original mirrors on the walls and creaking floors included. Just up Calle Ave Maria from the Metro Lavapies.
    Along the street Argumosa which runs to Atocha are several bars popular with expats such as "Automatico" and a great bar de "Tostas" which are like big canapes, toasted bread with tasty and tasteful toppings, and good wine. Farther down is an English language book shop "La libreria de Lavapies." If you go to the end of Argumosa you arrive at the new wing of the Reina Sofia Museum near Atocha.
    Morrocan food and gift shops, complete with tea pots and glasses, trinkets and other imported-direct-from-Morrocco things are on Calle Tribulete.

    Casual, sans the diamond jewelry.

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  • Theme: Eating and Drinking
  • Directions: From Tirso de Molina plaza walk south along Calle Lavapies just on the left of the theatre. Or take the metro line 3 to "Lavapies".
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    Trendy areas: Me by Melia - A Bar With A View!
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  • ALANinWORCS69
  • Updated By ALANinWORCS69 on June 5, 2007
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  • Trendy areas - Madrid
    by ALANinWORCS69,
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    Wow! What A place... Currently "The" place to be seen in Madrid. Located at the former Reina Victoria Hotel (basically a hip rebranding by Sol Melia Hotels) and dominating Plaza De Santa Ana lies the rooftop bar at "ME By Melia".
    Seven floors up and decked out in sumptous furniture, featuring cosy enclosed sofas in neutral fabrics and rustic effects... all on different terraced levels. Great views over the city and and wonderful place to sit and sip cocktails whilst people-watching... ermmm, oh yeh, very sexy bar staff to serve you those cocktails too.
    Not cheap for drinks but you're paying for location here also. Do it... an amazing place, well worth the money.
    I had a sneak look in the day too... see the other 4 pics!!!

  • Theme: Eating and Drinking
  • Address: ME By Melia, Plaza De Santa Ana.
  • Phone: 902 14 44 40
  • Directions: The largest and most impressive building overlooking Plaza De Santa Ana.
  • Website: http://www.mebymelia.com/
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    Trendy areas: Plaza de Santa Ana & Huertas
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  • Carmela71
  • Updated By Carmela71 on November 11, 2003
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  • Around this square, close to Plaza del sol, you can find many coffe pubs, restaurants, and places to dance till alte.

    I do not know why, but for a long time, when ever my friends took me for a night out, we always finished here, but I have to say I had great nights around.

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  • Theme: Other
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    Trendy areas: La Latina
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  • sethnem
  • By sethnem on December 30, 2003
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  • La Latina is a great neighborhood in madrid. it is one of the oldest and has many small winding streets making things somewhat hard to find but worth it! on the weekends the cafes, bars, restaurants are overflowing with madrilenos out for the night. you can just sit in one of the squares and watch or go grab a drink and join in the fun.

    my favorite place to be at night in madrid.

    casual but stylish.

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  • Theme: Eating and Drinking
  • Directions: la latina metro stop
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    Trendy areas: Funky Vibe, Music, Food, Top Mojitos, and more...
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  • mollymoo0oo0
  • Updated By mollymoo0oo0 on May 22, 2008
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  • Trendy areas - Madrid
    by mollymoo0oo0, 3 more photos
    This place is funky and vibrant... in the heart of the Chueca zone, where there's a buzz all around. Set in a long bar/restaurant, surrounded by warm orange backlights interspersed with zebra print walls, this is a great spot for a good bite to eat/share (great-tasting pastas, salads, generous pizzas and fantastic desserts to be tried, tested and of course shared!!)... of course if you prefer to stick to the drinks, the cocktail menu is well recommended... sit back in the lounge sofas and low tables and listen to the tunes spinning out from the DJ of the night.

    A great place for people watching, a nice opportunity for a seat and chat with some space which is rare in most bars in Madrid.

    Nachos are to be avoided here, as they are quite disappointing value and you can find much better in the neighbouring mexican restaurants, a couple of streets away.

    Food served until 02h00, copas (drinks) until 03h00

    Copas: 6€
    Cocteles: 8€

    Free wi-fi connection is also available here.

    Be Yourself!!

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  • Theme: Eating and Drinking
  • Address: Calle del Barquillo, 30, Madrid
  • Phone: +34 915 212 920
  • Directions: From Chueca Metro station, turn right onto Calle de Gravina, then Calle del Barquillo will be the second left. El Diablito is about 20 yards down on the right hand side.
  • Website: www.myspace.com/diablitofoodmusic
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    Trendy areas: Argüelles
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  • aeroarce
  • By aeroarce on December 26, 2002
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  • it is the ground floor between three buildings, all is full of bars and pubs, and you can find most of the tendencies. Most of he people are teenagers caming out from High School.
    most of places close at 3am

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  • Theme: Other
  • Directions: Metros: Argüelles amd Moncloa
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    Trendy areas: Malasaña
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  • aeroarce
  • By aeroarce on December 26, 2002
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  • Here is where the revolution would begging, where you can smell marihuana and wear your Che-Gevara t-shirt without any compromise, rastas, piercings and tatoos, rock and psicodelia, and not much dancing but smoking.

    Don't wear here your Polo Ralph Laurent or your last of Dolce Gabanna.

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  • Theme: Other
  • Address: Plaza Del Dos De Mayo and Sorroundings
  • Directions: metros: Bilbao and Tribunal
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    Trendy areas: Santa Ana / Huertas
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  • aeroarce
  • Updated By aeroarce on January 16, 2007
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  • Plaza de Santa Ana - Madrid
    Plaza de Santa Ana
    by aeroarce
    At the Sorroundings of Plaza Santa Ana and Calle Huertas. Here you can find people around their 30s, it's a high market area (prices are high for students to pub in this area) you have from Irish Pubs to theatre-cafes, live Jazz performances, Tapas and even a Hawaian Restaurant.

    Well dresed and leave your snickers in your backpack.

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  • Theme: Other
  • Directions: Metros: Sevilla, Sol, Tirso de molina.
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