Cocktail Bar · Centro · Madrid
Garra Bar
Jaime Hayon's art deco cocktail room inside the Torre de Madrid, where a six meter backlit bottle wall watches over fino and tomato Bloodys.
The Pitch
Deco Glamour Above Plaza de Espana
Garra Bar is the cocktail room of the Barcelo Torre de Madrid hotel on Plaza de Espana, designed end to end by Jaime Hayon. Time Out Madrid points to the gilt, the careful lighting, and a bar wrapped around a champagne showcase column.
The six meter backlit bottle rack is the focal point, and esmadrid notes the high ceilings give it a New York scale rare in the city centre. Jazz, live sets, and DJs run Thursday through Saturday.
Who would hate it? Anyone who wants a scruffy taberna. This is hotel bar polish, priced and dressed accordingly.
The Room
Hayon's Stage Set
Designer sofas, brocade tones, and that glowing bottle wall running toward the ceiling. Topcomunicacion covered it as a design destination first and a bar second, which is roughly how the room presents itself at 8pm.
The Drinks
Sherry Logic in a Cocktail Glass
The list leans local in clever ways. The Special Bloody swaps vodka for fino sherry against tomato, the Sake by Garra runs sake into cider, and the Power Girl pairs rum with peach, all around 14 euro.
Order the Special Bloody with the Cantabrian anchovies or croquettes. Skip the standard classics here; the house creations are the reason the room exists.
The Crowd
Hotel Guests Meet Madrid Nights Out
Torre de Madrid guests, pre theatre couples, and a local crowd that books for the Thursday to Saturday jazz and DJ sessions. Google reviews average 4.2 with the bartending repeatedly praised by name.
What regulars say:
- Tripadvisor reviewers call it an overall fabulous bar with cocktails mixed to order and friendly, discreet service.
- esmadrid highlights the six meter backlit bottle rack and the live music calendar.
- Time Out Madrid files it among the city's essential cocktail rooms for the design alone.
Who it is for:
- A dressed up date before a Gran Via show
- Design lovers who drink with their eyes first
- Avoid if you want classic Madrid patina; Museo Chicote in Madrid has nine decades of it
The Verdict
Where It Lands
Madrid's prettiest hotel bar argument. Book a music night, start with the Special Bloody, and let Hayon's room carry the conversation.
Good to Know
Visit Information
Getting there: Inside the Barcelo Torre de Madrid on Plaza de Espana; the Metro stop of the same name exits at the door.
Timing: Evenings from late afternoon; Thursday through Saturday brings jazz, live sets, and DJs.
Cost: Cocktails 13 to 15 euro, snacks from oysters to croquettes 8 to 18 euro.
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