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Best Cocktail Bars in Madrid

The best cocktail bars in Madrid for modern mixology, historic rooms, classics, wine-led drinks, rooftop cocktails, and late-night bars across the center.

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Best Cocktail Bars in Madrid

Guide: Modern Mixology, Historic Bars, and Rooftop Drinks

Madrid cocktails stretch from internationally known modern bars to historic Gran Via rooms, intimate classics, wine-led basements, and rooftops. These ten picks give each night a distinct format rather than treating every late bar as interchangeable.

  • Salmon GuruSalmon Guru is Diego Cabrera's maximalist cocktail bar, pairing technically serious drinks with comic-book rooms, theatrical glassware, and a no-reservations queue. It is deliberately energetic rather than hushed or ceremonial.
  • AngelitaAngelita's basement cocktail bar uses produce from the owners' family allotment, while the floors above add a deep wine list and food. The current programme runs Monday through Friday, making this a weekday destination rather than a weekend fallback.
  • Ficus BarFicus Bar brings a plant-filled, maximalist room and modern cocktails to Salesas. It does not accept reservations, so its long weekend opening window works best for flexible drinkers who can arrive before the room peaks.
  • Museo ChicoteMuseo Chicote preserves the mirrored Gran Via room opened by Perico Chicote in 1931 while continuing to serve classics and current house cocktails. Go for history and atmosphere with a real bar programme, not for a quiet modern speakeasy.
  • 1862 Dry Bar1862 Dry Bar is Malasana's classic-cocktail specialist, favoring measured technique, familiar structures, and a calm historic room over theatrical presentation. It remains a useful reference point for drinkers who want the classics made correctly.
  • JosealfredoJosealfredo is the central cocktail room for a quieter, more deliberate drink around Gran Via and Malasana.
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