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Sherry and vermouth taverns that predate the metro, plus award winning cocktail rooms along Calle de Echegaray and Calle de las Huertas. Nearest Metro: Antón Martín and Sevilla.
Calle de Echegaray 41. Diego Cabrera's cocktail bar runs a long, theatrical drinks list and has placed on the World's 50 Best Bars ranking.
Calle de Echegaray 7. A sherry only bar where the house rules still ban photos and tips, with prices chalked on the wooden counter.
Calle de Manuel Fernández y González 7. A tiled tavern from 1856 that now mixes classic cocktails beneath its ceramic columns.
Plaza de Jesús 4. A vermouth tavern open since 1908, its blue tiled front a short walk from the Prado, pouring vermut on tap with olives.
Calle de las Huertas 18. A tavern trading since 1827 in a building once home to Cervantes, with house vermouth and a zinc topped bar.
Calle de Moratín 35. A small room for live jazz and swing with cocktails and a calendar of nightly sets.
Barrio de las Letras runs between Calle de Atocha and Carrera de San Jerónimo, the old literary quarter where Cervantes and Lope de Vega once lived. Calle de Echegaray, Calle de las Huertas, and Calle de Moratín hold most of the bars. Nearest Metro stations: Antón Martín and Sevilla.
La Dolores has poured vermouth since 1908 and Casa Alberto since 1827, per each tavern's own history. Salmón Gurú anchors the cocktail end of Calle de Echegaray. For more across the city, see our wine bars in Madrid guide.
Hand-picked and ranked by our Madrid editors. Cited hours and details are current as of June 2026; check the bar's own site before a long journey.