Café entertainment in Madrid
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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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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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