€€€€Cocktail barLas LetrasSun-Thu 16:00-02:00; Fri-Sat 16:00-02:30
Salmon Guru on Calle Echegaray in Madrid is Diego Cabrera's neon-lit cocktail room (2017), the World's 50 Best Bars regular with tiki-style drinks.
TipClosed Mondays. Book the back-room tasting flight (4 cocktails for 40 euros) three days ahead; bar takes walk-ins.
€€€€Cocktail barMalasanaMon-Thu 16:00-02:00; Fri-Sat 16:00-02:30; Sun 16:00-02:00
1862 Dry Bar on Calle del Pez in Madrid's Malasana is the speakeasy-style cocktail room since 2014, named for Jerry Thomas's 1862 bartender's guide.
TipWalk-in but the room is small (35 seats). Closed Sundays. The classic Sazerac (14 euros) is the headline order.
€€€€Cocktail barCentroMon-Thu 09:00-01:30; Fri 09:00-02:30; Sat 11:00-02:30; Sun 11:00-01:30
Azotea del Circulo on Calle de Alcala in Madrid's Centro is the rooftop of the 1926 Circulo de Bellas Artes art club, with 360-degree views over Gran.
TipEntry fee 5 euros. Open daily 11:00-02:00. The sunset slot (19:30) is the busiest; book on Tickets.com to skip the queue.
€€€€Cocktail barMalasanaMon-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.
TipWalk-in only. The cocktails (10 to 14 euros) are the headlines; the infused-spirit bottles sell to take home.
€€€€Cocktail barChuecaMon-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.
TipClosed Sundays. Cash and card accepted. The eponymous Del Diego cocktail (12 euros) is the headline; classic Negronis are the second order.
€€€€Cocktail barMalasanaMon-Sat 12:30-02:00
Casa Camacho in Madrid's Malasana has poured the yayo (vermut with gin and seltzer, served from height) since 1928. Order the yayo (vermut, gin, sifon).
TipCash only. Closed Sundays. The yayo is 3 euros, the boquerones 3, the bocadillo de calamares 4.50; nothing else on offer.
€€€€Cocktail barCentroMon-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.
TipWalk-in. The art-deco room is the headline; the dry martini (12 euros) is the canonical order. Open daily until 02:00.
€€€€Cocktail barMalasanaSun-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.
TipWalk-in. Signature cocktails run 10 to 13 euros; the back room takes reservations for the listening sessions.
€€€€Cocktail barChamberiTue-Wed 18:00-01:00; Thu-Sat 18:00-02:00; Sun-Mon closed
Masa near Plaza de Olavide in Madrid's Chamberi is the natural-wine bar from Antonella Tignanelli since 2023, with a selected by-the-glass list of European.
TipClosed Sunday and Monday. The 10-seat counter is the spot for the by-the-glass flight; vinyl-soundtracked back room from 21:00.
€€€€Cocktail barLas 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.
TipWalk-in only. The terrace on Calle Manuel Fernandez seats 8; cocktails 10 to 14 euros, tapas 5 to 12.
€€€€Cocktail barSalamancaMon-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.
TipOpen April to October only. Walk-in until 21:00, reservation required after. The vermut tonic (8 euros) is the headline.