17 cafe rooms in Madrid we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Madrid | Cafe across every city.
The Madrid cafe runs in two registers: the grand historic salon and the new wave of specialty roasters. Cafe Gijon on the Paseo de Recoletos and Cafe Comercial at the Glorieta de Bilbao carry the literary tradition, with Cafe de Oriente facing the royal palace. The newer current sits in Malasana and Chamberi, where Toma Cafe, HanSo Cafe and Mision Cafe lead, and Chocolateria San Gines still serves churros con chocolate near the Puerta del Sol.
Toma Cafe ★ 4.8
malasana · Calle de la Palma 49, 28004 Madrid
Toma Cafe on Calle de la Palma in Madrid's Malasana is the city's first specialty third-wave room since 2011, with single-origin beans roasted in-house.
HanSo Cafe ★ 4.6
malasana · Calle del Pez 20, 28004 Madrid
HanSo Cafe in Madrid's Malasana is the Korean-Spanish specialty room since 2015, with matcha lattes, single-origin filter coffees and a small carte of brunch.
Mision Cafe ★ 4.7
chamberi · Calle de los Reyes 5, 28015 Madrid
Mision Cafe in Madrid's Conde Duque is the specialty third-wave room with house-roasted beans, a daily-changing brunch carte and a clean Scandinavian-design.
Hola Coffee ★ 4.7
lavapies · Calle Doctor Fourquet 33, 28012 Madrid
Hola Coffee on Calle Doctor Fourquet in Madrid's Lavapies is the specialty roaster-and-cafe since 2017, with beans roasted in the back, single-origin filter.
Slow Cafe ★ 4.6
la-latina · Calle Mediodia Grande 7, 28005 Madrid
Slow Cafe in Madrid's La Latina is the specialty third-wave room with a focused pour-over carte, in-house pastries and a clean concrete dining room.
Federal Cafe ★ 4.3
chueca · Plaza de las Comendadoras 9, 28015 Madrid
Federal Cafe on Plaza de las Comendadoras in Madrid's Conde Duque is the Australian-style all-day brunch room since 2014, with avocado toast.
Cafe Comercial ★ 4.5
chamberi · Glorieta de Bilbao 7, 28004 Madrid
Cafe Comercial on Glorieta de Bilbao in Madrid is the 1887-founded grand cafe, reopened in 2024 with chef Carlos Moreno on the carte. Located in Chamberi.
Cafe de Oriente ★ 4.2
centro · Plaza de Oriente 2, 28013 Madrid
Cafe de Oriente on Plaza de Oriente in Madrid faces the Palacio Real, with the chocolate con churros tradition, a fin-de-siecle dining room and a terrace.
Cafe Gijon ★ 4.3
centro · Paseo de Recoletos 21, 28004 Madrid
Cafe Gijon on Paseo de Recoletos in Madrid is the 1888-founded literary cafe that hosted the post-civil-war tertulia (literary discussion circle) of Cela.
Cafe de Ruiz ★ 4.1
malasana · Calle de Ruiz 11, 28004 Madrid
Cafe de Ruiz in Madrid's Malasana is the wood-panelled neighbourhood cafe since 1981, with the cake counter, daily-changing brunch and the marble tables.
Bianchi Kiosko Caffe ★ 4.5
malasana · Calle de San Joaquin 9, 28004 Madrid
Bianchi Kiosko Caffe in Madrid's Malasana is the Italian-Spanish corner cafe pouring proper Bianchi-roasted espresso, with a four-stool counter.
Ojala ★ 4.1
malasana · Calle de San Andres 1, 28004 Madrid
Ojala in Madrid's Malasana is the daytime cafe and evening cocktail bar with the famous beach-sand basement (Ojala Beach), serving brunch upstairs.
La Bicicleta Cafe ★ 4.0
malasana · Plaza de San Ildefonso 9, 28004 Madrid
La Bicicleta Cafe on Plaza de San Ildefonso in Madrid's Malasana is the laptop-and-flat-white coworking cafe since 2009, with a sofa-strewn back room.
Panaderia Mision ★ 4.4
chamberi · Calle de los Reyes 13, 28015 Madrid
Panaderia Mision in Madrid's Conde Duque is the bakery-and-cafe by the Mision Cafe team since 2020, with sourdough breads, croissants and a focused brunch.
East Crema Coffee Hermosilla ★ 4.2
salamanca · Calle de Hermosilla 38, 28001 Madrid
East Crema Coffee Hermosilla in Madrid's Salamanca is the larger second outpost of the East Crema roastery, with a wide counter for the V60 and espresso bar.
Chocolateria San Gines ★ 4.5
centro · Pasadizo de San Gines 5, 28013 Madrid
Chocolateria San Gines off Calle Mayor in Madrid has fried the churros con chocolate for the after-midnight crowd since 1894; the 24-hour counter still pulls.
Chocolateria San Gines ★ 4.5
centro · Pasadizo de San Gines 5, 28013 Madrid
Chocolateria San Gines off Calle Mayor in Madrid has fried the churros con chocolate since 1894, a set of 6 churros and a thick chocolate cup runs 4.30 euros.