Madrid
Polished, precise, civilised. Madrid's best hotel-bar drinking — picked for craft, not concierge buzz.
Cortes · $$$
Radio Rooftop ME Madrid draws a steady local crowd in Cortes. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
Centro · $$
The Hat Rooftop draws a steady local crowd in Centro. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
Salamanca · $$$
The Roof at Puerta America draws a steady local crowd in Salamanca. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
City centre · $$$
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
Chueca · $$$
Bogui Jazz draws a steady local crowd in Chueca. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
Malasana · $$$
But You Told Me draws a steady local crowd in Malasana. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
Centro · $$$
Cafe Berlin draws a steady local crowd in Centro. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
Cortes · $$$
Cafe Central draws a steady local crowd in Cortes. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
Salamanca · $$$
Charrua draws a steady local crowd in Salamanca. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
City centre · $$$
Charrúa is Salamanca's most respected Argentinian-Uruguayan wine and steak restaurant-bar — 200+ South American producers (Mendoza Malbec, Colchagua Carmenere,
Hotel bars solve specific problems. You need a bar near your room. You need somewhere quiet to take a meeting. You want the drink right the first time and you don't want to negotiate a wait. Every recommendation below clears those three bars. Most are open to non-guests; we've flagged any that aren't.
Best for: business travellers, late-checkout drinks, hotel-room negotiations made civilised, anniversaries that deserve a hotel jacket. Pricing skews higher than the city average — that's the trade. The rooms below justify it.
Civilised, polished, not pretending to be a club. Pick by neighbourhood and proximity to where you're sleeping.
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