Spanish tapas€€malasanaMon-Sat 12:30-02:00Until 01:30Cash only
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.
Spanish tapas€€centroSun-Mon and Wed-Thu 11:00-00:30; Fri-Sat 11:00-02:00; Tue closedUntil 00:30
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.
Cafe€€centroMon-Wed 08:00-23:30; Thu-Sat 24h; Sun 08:00-23:30Until Open 24/7
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.
Spanish€€centroMon-Sat 13:00-24:00; Sun 13:00-16:00Until 01:00 (consome counter)
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.
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.
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.