48 Hours of Drinking in Madrid

1862 by Night is the upstairs late-night room of 1862 Dry Bar — opened in 2017 with a separate cocktail program built around late-night classics. Open until 4am Drop bags. Find a hotel-adjacent bar within a five-minute walk. Order something simple to anchor yourself to the city.

Azotea del Circulo de Bellas Artes draws a steady local crowd in Centro. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening. The polished room you'd take a first date to. Sit at the bar. Talk to the bartender. Stay one drink — you're scouting, not committing.

The Irish Rover draws a steady local crowd in Salamanca. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening. Walk into the city's drinking quarter (the heart of the night, not the tourist version). Two drinks, two rooms. Pace yourself — Saturday is the long day.

1862 Dry Bar opened in Malasaña and is committed to classical cocktail discipline. The bar is named for an 1862 cocktail manual and the programme follows pre-pr Sunset. Find a rooftop. Order whatever the house specials around sundown. Take photos but don't lose 90 minutes to your phone.

Angelita is Chueca's most precise natural wine and cocktail bar — opened in 2018 by former Salmon Guru bartenders. The 36-seat room is candlelit with leather ba Eat somewhere with serious bartending built in. The right room is one you order both your dinner and your nightcap from.

Bodegas Ricla draws a steady local crowd in Centro. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening. The bar that made you book the trip. The pre-research one. Reservation-only ideally. Stay until last call.

Bodegas Rosell draws a steady local crowd in Lavapies. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening. Mary, Mimosa, or whatever low-ABV house play the room runs. Eat. Pay. Walk.

Bogui Jazz draws a steady local crowd in Chueca. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening. Find the hotel bar at your departure airport equivalent — somewhere quiet, low-volume, well-staffed. End the trip on a martini and a clean conversation.