Editorial
Madrid came late to craft beer and made up the distance fast. The scene clusters in Malasaña and the centre, anchored by a brewpub that started the modern wave and a microbrewery that predates it. The five below are the city's best in 2026.
On Calle de San Bernardo near Malasaña, La Tape pairs a rotating craft lineup with a proper kitchen, an early anchor of Madrid's beer revolution. The taps lean Spanish with international guests, and the food runs well past bar snacks. Best at lunch or early evening for the set menu of the day. For drinkers who want craft beer and a real plate in one sitting.
At Calle de Valverde 29 in Malasaña, Fábrica Maravillas has brewed in 500-litre batches behind the bar since 2012, the city's first brewpub of the modern wave. The Malasaña pale ale is the house signature. Open from 6pm midweek and later on weekends. For drinkers who want to stand beside the tanks that started Madrid's craft scene.
Oldenburg has poured for around 25 years and holds a Guinness record for the most beer varieties per square metre, opening with 200 labels. The range is the draw rather than the room. Best for working through styles you will not find elsewhere in the city. For collectors and completists who measure a bar by its list.
On Plaza de Santa Ana, Naturbier is one of Madrid's oldest microbreweries, still brewing its unfiltered natural beer in the cellar below the square. The house lager is the order. The terrace catches the afternoon sun on one of the city's best people-watching plazas. Best mid-afternoon before the square fills. For drinkers who want heritage brewing in the centre.
In Chamberí, Taproom Madrid runs 40 taps through an industrial-chic room of exposed brick. A four-caña tasting costs 10 euros, a low bar to range across the list. The selection spans Spanish and international craft with a relaxed crowd. Best on a weekday evening before it fills. For drinkers who want the city's widest tap wall in one stop.
Madrid's craft heart sits in Malasaña, where Fábrica Maravillas and La Tape stand minutes apart. Naturbier on Plaza de Santa Ana carries the older brewing tradition, still running its tanks below the square.
For range, Oldenburg and Taproom Madrid hold the deepest lists in the city. Sofia Reeves covers European bar design and drinks culture, from Lisbon late rooms to Madrid taprooms.
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