Food Scene
Great, cheap option for outdoor summer dining. Take your pick of any of the outdoor cafés in this large lovely square. Tortilla de patatas (Spanish omelette) and salad are the mainstays here.
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Plaza de Olavide
Plaza de OlavideGreat, cheap option for outdoor summer dining. Take your pick of any of the outdoor cafés in this large lovely square. Tortilla de patatas (Spanish omelette) and salad are the mainstays here.
Atmospheric café-restaurant. A popular place among residents, and guests love it!
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El Jardín Secreto
2 C. del Conde DuqueAtmospheric café-restaurant. A popular place among residents, and guests love it!
Good Thai food in attractive setting, and at very reasonable prices. Set lunch menu (Monday-Friday) especially is a bargain.
Siam
6 C. de San BernardinoGood Thai food in attractive setting, and at very reasonable prices. Set lunch menu (Monday-Friday) especially is a bargain.
Just downstairs! Take your pick between cosy art deco interior and tables outside. Great coffee and late breakfasts (they open at 11 am). Also good pizzas, hummus and salads.
Café Moderno
1 Pl. de las ComendadorasJust downstairs! Take your pick between cosy art deco interior and tables outside. Great coffee and late breakfasts (they open at 11 am). Also good pizzas, hummus and salads.
Good Chinese food in big, airy setting, with Gaudi-inspired mosaic on walls. They also do decent Thai curries. On the same street are 2 more good, cheap Chinese restaurants: Yang Yang and Jin Jin
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Rey de Tallarines
1 C. de San BernardinoGood Chinese food in big, airy setting, with Gaudi-inspired mosaic on walls. They also do decent Thai curries. On the same street are 2 more good, cheap Chinese restaurants: Yang Yang and Jin Jin
Trendy spacious café that serves organic food, great breakfasts and brunches and purportedly also the best hamburger in town. Plus it's open all day long, so you can have a snack there at odd hours like 5 or 6 pm, when many cafés and restaurants in Madrid are closed.
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Café Federal
9 Pl. de las ComendadorasTrendy spacious café that serves organic food, great breakfasts and brunches and purportedly also the best hamburger in town. Plus it's open all day long, so you can have a snack there at odd hours like 5 or 6 pm, when many cafés and restaurants in Madrid are closed.
Creative Spanish cuisine in an attractive setting. Good value menu del dia (set price lunch) from Monday to Friday.
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Con 2 Fogones
9 C. de San BernardinoCreative Spanish cuisine in an attractive setting. Good value menu del dia (set price lunch) from Monday to Friday.
Drinks & Nightlife
calle de San Andrés
Calle de San AndrésPopular neighborhood café/bar, right by the action.
Worth the little hike (about 10 minutes), especially if you combine a stop at one of these cafés with a sunset stroll around the Egyptian Templo de Debod in Parque del Oeste.
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LAVACA Pintor Rosales
52 P.º del Pintor RosalesWorth the little hike (about 10 minutes), especially if you combine a stop at one of these cafés with a sunset stroll around the Egyptian Templo de Debod in Parque del Oeste.
Take your pick of any of the outdoor cafés in this trendy square. If you want to be indoors, we recommend 2D, with its high ceilings, old marble tables and big windows onto the plaza.
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Plaza del Dos de Mayo
Plaza del Dos de MayoTake your pick of any of the outdoor cafés in this trendy square. If you want to be indoors, we recommend 2D, with its high ceilings, old marble tables and big windows onto the plaza.
Right downstairs! Atmospheric café/bar, with red burgundy walls and private little niches. Has tables outdoors when the weather is good.
Café Comendadoras (Kramer*)
4 Plaza de las ComendadorasRight downstairs! Atmospheric café/bar, with red burgundy walls and private little niches. Has tables outdoors when the weather is good.
El Cangrejero
25 C. de AmanielLittle place, with some of the best draft beer in Madrid
Café de Ruiz
11 Calle de RuizPopular cosy neighbourhood hangout
Manuela
29 C. de San Vicente FerrerLovely old café/bar, with high ceilings and wrought iron columns.
Essentials
Día
35 C. de San BernardoGood value supermarket
Great local market. Fresh fruits and vegetables, fresh fish, meat, cheese and dairy, cold cuts, etc. Also has Asian and Latin American food stands. Rock bottom prices and a real experience! Open weekdays from 9 am to 2 pm, and 5 pm to 8 pm. Also Saturday mornings until 2 pm.
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Markt von Los Mostenses
1 Pl. de los MostensesGreat local market. Fresh fruits and vegetables, fresh fish, meat, cheese and dairy, cold cuts, etc. Also has Asian and Latin American food stands. Rock bottom prices and a real experience! Open weekdays from 9 am to 2 pm, and 5 pm to 8 pm. Also Saturday mornings until 2 pm.
Carrefour
58 Av. de los PobladosGood nearby supermarket