Cocktail barInfusion cocktail bar€€€malasanaMon-Thu 18:00-02:30; Fri-Sat 17:00-03:30; Sun 18:00-01:00
Macera Taller Bar in Madrid's Malasana infuses its own gins, vodkas and rums in glass jars at the back of the bar, with rotating fruits, herbs and roots.
Signature drink: House-infused spirits cocktails
Food: Snacks, tapas
Tip: Walk-in only. The cocktails (10 to 14 euros) are the headlines; the infused-spirit bottles sell to take home.
Cocktail barClassic cocktail bar€€€chuecaMon-Thu 19:00-03:00; Fri-Sat 19:00-03:30; Sun closed
Del Diego near Gran Via in Madrid is the 1992-founded cocktail bar by Fernando del Diego, the canonical Madrid coctelero, with the Del Diego eponymous.
Signature drink: Del Diego (vodka, vanilla, lime, mint)
Food: Snacks
Tip: Closed Sundays. Cash and card accepted. The eponymous Del Diego cocktail (12 euros) is the headline; classic Negronis are the second order.
Cocktail barClassic cocktail bar€€€centroMon-Thu 16:00-03:00; Fri 16:00-03:30; Sat 13:00-03:30; Sun 13:00-03:00
Museo Chicote on Gran Via in Madrid is the 1931-founded cocktail bar by Perico Chicote, the Madrid cocktail pioneer. Located in Centro. Order the dry martini.
Signature drink: Dry Martini
Food: Snacks
Tip: Walk-in. The art-deco room is the headline; the dry martini (12 euros) is the canonical order. Open daily until 02:00.
Cocktail barCocktail bar€€€las-letrasSun-Thu 12:00-02:00; Fri-Sat 12:00-02:30
Viva Madrid in Madrid's Las Letras is the 1856-founded tile-fronted cocktail bar, with a long bar, gin tonic carte and the daily-changing tapas pizarra.
Signature drink: Gin tonic carte
Food: Tapas
Tip: Walk-in only. The terrace on Calle Manuel Fernandez seats 8; cocktails 10 to 14 euros, tapas 5 to 12.
Cocktail barCocktail bar, esoteric concept€€€malasanaSun-Thu 16:00-02:00; Fri-Sat 16:00-02:30
Medium Club on Calle del Pez in Madrid's Malasana is the esoteric-themed cocktail bar with a tarot-and-occult interior, signature cocktails built on pisco.
Signature drink: Pisco-based signature cocktails
Food: Snacks
Tip: Walk-in. Signature cocktails run 10 to 13 euros; the back room takes reservations for the listening sessions.
Cocktail barHotel rooftop bar€€€salamancaMon-Thu 17:30-00:30; Fri-Sat 18:30-02:30; Sun 17:30-00:30
El Jardin Secreto in Madrid's Conde Duque is the rooftop garden bar at the Hotel Innside Madrid, with views over Plaza Comendadoras, a vermut programme.
Signature drink: Vermut tonic
Food: Tapas, small plates
Tip: Open April to October only. Walk-in until 21:00, reservation required after. The vermut tonic (8 euros) is the headline.