Bar, Club entertainment in Spain
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La Vía Láctea
A living, breathing and delightfully grungy relic of la movida, La Vía Láctea remains a Malasaña favourite for a mixed, informal crowd who seems to live for the 1980s. The music ranges across rock, pop, garage, rockabilly and indie. There are plenty of drinks to choose from and by late Saturday night anything goes. Expect long queues to get in on weekends.
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Akbar
All decked out in red and drawing a multicultural crowd, Akbar is slightly more nuanced than your average Madrid nightclub. It plays chill-out early in the evening, before upping the tempo to funk, R&B and soul, but it’s not averse to a little rap or hip-hop if the mood takes it. There are cushions on the floor and occasional live bands (Wednesday at 8.30pm).
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Macumba
Macumba, in the Chamartín train station, hardly bothers closing from Thursday night through to Sunday night, with a range of sessions for all ages and styles. Sunday (Space of Sound) is for those who can’t bear their Saturday night to end. You could, of course, time your departure to coincide with your train, but you’d be feeling pretty rough.
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Capote
Most of the nightlife around Alonso Martínez can be pretty juvenile, but Capote gets an older, more sophisticated crowd. House music with jazz inflections from DJs Kalero and Mikeel Molina gets things going, but it’s pretty laid-back and you can hear yourself speak, at least early in the evening.
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La Llum
La Llum is a tiny sweatbox dance-bar that goes wild late into the night.
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Desafinado
Desafinado is a heaving dance bar with DJs that also offer good jazz.
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Salero
Just beside Tito's, Salero is has nothing too challenging when it comes to music – Madonna, Shakira and the Black Eyed Peas all feature in its top 10. The club's salsa roots come to the fore on Tuesday and Thursday nights at 10pm when the line between dance classes and nightclub blur agreeably.
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Be Bop
This long standing bar has recently reinvented itself and is now a snazzy jazz bar with occasional live performances. It attracts a slightly older crowd than some of the old town bars.
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Mar Salada
Famed as the favourite club of Spain's Prince Felipe – at least before he became a father of two – this laid-back venue in the Club de Mar draws a sophisticated crowd. The standard entry is around €15 but, to keep the pedigree, erm, royal, some punters might be charged more.
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