Best Bars in Lavapiés, Madrid
Dive bars, music venues, terrace bars — Madrid's most multicultural bar neighbourhood.
Lavapiés is Madrid's most multicultural neighbourhood — South Asian, North African, and Senegalese populations live alongside artists and students. The bars reflect that mix: cheap, loud, weird, alive.
Eight Lavapiés picks for a non-touristy Madrid night.
The best bars in Lavapiés
La Tabacalera
Calle Embajadores former tobacco factory turned cultural centre. Multiple bars, art exhibitions, the Lavapiés institution.
El Económico
Calle de Argumosa heritage local bar. Cheap drinks, tortilla all day, full Lavapiés local-feeling.
Casa Pueblo
Calle Tres Peces dive bar with chess players in front and DJs in back. The most uniquely Lavapiés bar.
La Cabra Tira al Monte
Calle Argumosa live music bar. Flamenco, indie, jazz — the Lavapiés music institution.
Café Ziryab
Calle Caravaca Arabic-Andalusian café-bar. Live oud music nightly, mint tea, the most multicultural Madrid bar.
Baobab
Calle Lavapiés Senegalese-Spanish bar. Cheap beer, African food, full neighbourhood multiculturalism.
La Magdalena
Calle Magdalena natural wine bar. 100+ Spanish producers, simple plates, the Lavapiés wine grown-up.
La Esquinita
Plaza de Lavapiés corner terrace bar. Cheap drinks, plaza-watching, the Lavapiés summer evening default.
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