What to order at El Tigre

The dish to know
Free tapas with jarra
Editor tip
Cash only. Walk-in only at the standing-room bar. The 22:00-01:00 slot is the bar's late-night peak.
CuisineSpanish tapas
Price€€
Neighborhoodchueca
HoursSun-Thu 12:00-02:00; Fri-Sat 12:00-02:30
Open until01:30
The dishFree tapas with jarra
PaymentCash only
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Tip: Cash only. Walk-in only at the standing-room bar. The 22:00-01:00 slot is the bar's late-night peak.

Location

Address: Calle de las Infantas 23, 28004 Madrid

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Casa Camacho ★ 4.4

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Casa Camacho in Madrid's Malasana pours the yayo (vermut with gin and seltzer) until 01:30 nightly except Sundays; the 1928 working-class taberna still gets.

Try: Yayo cocktail and tortilla

Tip: Cash only. Walk-in only. Closed Sundays. The yayo runs 3 euros; tortilla pincho 3.

Cerveceria Alemana ★ 4.2

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Cerveceria Alemana on Plaza de Santa Ana in Madrid pours tank Mahou and serves gambas a la plancha until 00:30 (02:00 Fri-Sat) at the long marble bar.

Try: Tank Mahou and gambas a la plancha

Tip: Walk-in. The terrace on Plaza de Santa Ana stays open until 01:00 in summer; cana 3 euros, gambas a la plancha 12.

Chocolateria San Gines ★ 4.5

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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.

Try: Churros con chocolate

Tip: Walk-in only; the post-club queue 03:00-05:00 is the busiest slot. Set of 6 churros and chocolate cup runs 4.30 euros.

Lhardy ★ 4.5

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Lhardy on Carrera de San Jeronimo in Madrid has poured consome from a silver urn at its downstairs counter since 1839; the post-theatre crowd still drops.

Try: Consome from the silver urn

Tip: Walk-in only at the downstairs counter. Consome runs 4 euros, eaten standing. Upstairs dining room closes 23:00.

Casa Mingo ★ 4.3

Spanish€€centroDaily 11:00-24:00Until 01:00

Casa Mingo on Paseo de la Florida in Madrid is the 1888 Asturian sidreria serving roast chicken and natural cider through 01:00 daily; the post-theatre crowd.

Try: Roast chicken plus sidra

Tip: Walk-in only. The 22:00-24:00 slot is the calmest; whole roast chicken 12 euros, bottle of sidra 6.

Bar La Ideal ★ 4.3

Spanish tapas€€centroMon-Thu 09:30-23:00; Fri-Sat 09:30-24:00; Sun 09:30-23:30Until 23:00Cash only

Bar La Ideal off Plaza Mayor in Madrid serves the bocadillo de calamares until 23:00 nightly; the standing-room counter crowd that takes it after the theatre.

Try: Bocadillo de calamares

Tip: Walk-in only; cash strongly preferred. The bar fills up after 22:00 with the post-theatre crowd. Bocadillo 5.50 euros.

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