Café entertainment in Spain
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Local Café Bar Lounge
With its swirling colour scheme, funky soul, disco and deep House beats and a predominantly gay crowd, Local is Chueca in a nutshell.
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El Café de la Ópera
Opposite the Teatro Real, this classic before-performance café has one unusual requirement for would-be waiters – they have to be able to sing opera. If you pass by here at most hours, it’s a quite, classic café and your attention will be caught by the décor (floral wallpaper and stainless-steel tables) as it’s rare that the waiters break into song until dinner time – then you’ll pay around €55 for a meal, which is not bad value if you don’t have tickets for the show across the road.
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El Oasis
When Spain does teahouses, they’re often awash in faux- mudéjar interiors, but this lovely little café down the Huertas hill breaks the mould with clean-lined modern décor. Exotic teas and coffees and free wi-fi make this a fine spot to kick back in the late afternoon, while cocktails and copas mean that you could move on to the harder stuff without leaving your chair.
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Nuevo Café de Barbieri
This barrio classic is Lavapiés’ grandest old café, the sort of place for quiet conversation amid the columns and marble-topped tables right on the Plaza de Lavapiés. It does everything from coffees to cocktails and it’s always been an intellectual hub of barrio life. If it all sounds a bit staid, it gets busy with a young crowd on weekend nights.
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Café Isadora
Echoing the distinguished cafés that once dominated northern Malasaña, Café Isadora has the old-world signposts of another age with the memorabilia of high culture adorning its walls and mid-20th-century décor. But this being Malasaña, it’s as good for a mellow evening coffee or a somewhat more raucous middle-of-the-night copa.
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Café del Círculo de Bellas Artes
This wonderful belle époque café was designed by Antonio Palacios in 1919 and boasts chandeliers and the charm of a bygone era. You have to buy a temporary club membership (€1) to drink here, except between 2pm and 4pm, but it’s worth it; the service is a little stuffy.
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Bagdad Café
A dirty side street and a derelict feel won't put off those hunting for Granada's alternative scene. Strain to hear the pulsing beat through the black door and then make your way into the chilled den.
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Café Bar Elvira
A jolly hang out for the dreadlocks, whistle & dog-on-a-bit-of-string type crowd. There's drinking, singing and shouting all day - partly thanks to the large spirit measures.
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Get Joost Smoothie Bar
Australian-run fresh juice and energising drinks' bar with fantastic fruit and veg combos. All Australians know what a smoothie is and the objective here is to let Europe know.
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Mamá Inés
A good place to get the low-down on gay Madrid is the laid-back Mamá Inés, a cafe where you’ll hear the gossip on where that night’s hot spot will be.
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Bar Obaïnano
No longer in the old town, this place continues to serve fresh juices and exotic cocktails to a cheerful background beat. It's popular with French travellers.
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Yambalaya
A high-ceilinged café-bar with assorted ethnic artefacts, Yambalaya is a nice spot for any kind of drink any time of day. It has internet facilities.
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Tetería Al Zahra
This atmospheric, dark, typically Granadian tea house has sweet desserts, shisha pipes and silver teapots full of exotic brews.
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Bulebar Café
This place gets pretty caliente (hot) at night, but is pleasantly chilled in the early evening, with friendly staff.
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Casa Salinas
A cosy bar serving up tapas and Montillas. Quite often it also stages flamenco shows. Ask at the tourist office for schedules.
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La Morería
If your preferred beverage is tea, drop into this cool Moroccan tearoom serving all manner of infusions in silver pots.
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El Choque Ideal
This funky cafe has fantastic views. It puts on a host of events from films out on the terrace to live bands.
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Habanilla
Habanilla's subversive charm is encapsulated in the cheeky beer-bottle chandelier that dominates the room.
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Velvet Café
Up near the university there are a number of small bar-cafés such as the '60s-style Velvet Café
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Café Continental
This good tapas, drinks and coffee stop is popular for its central position on the Paseo de Alameda.
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Anaïs Café
A bar for imbibing bookworms, literary evenings and tarot readings, as well as mindless fun.
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