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.
Spanish tapas€€la-latinaMon-Wed 18:00-02:00; Thu 12:00-02:00; Fri-Sat 12:00-02:30; Sun 12:00-02:00Until 00:30
Pez Tortilla on Cava Baja in Madrid's La Latina serves 20 variants of pincho de tortilla until 00:30 nightly (01:30 Fri-Sat), with rotating fillings.
Try: Pincho de tortilla
Tip: Walk-in. The pincho de tortilla classico is 3 euros; the rotating special 4.50. Cana de artesana 3.50.
Street food€€malasanaMon-Thu and Sun 13:00-24:00; Fri-Sat 13:00-01:00Until 02:30 (Thu-Sat)
Mercado de San Ildefonso on Calle Fuencarral in Madrid's Malasana stays open until 02:30 on Thursday to Saturday, with 18 counters of street food.
Try: Street food counter mix
Tip: Walk-in. The terrace floor with the bar is the headline late-night zone; cocktails 8 to 12 euros.
Spanish tapas€€centroTue-Sat 10:30-16:00 and 19:00-23:00; Sun 10:30-16:00; Mon closedUntil 23:30
Casa Revuelta off Plaza Mayor in Madrid serves the bacalao rebozado until 23:00 nightly Tuesday to Sunday; the post-Plaza-Mayor crowd still piles.
Try: Bacalao rebozado
Tip: Walk-in only at the counter. Closed Mondays. Cod sells out by 21:30 on weekend evenings; arrive earlier on Friday-Saturday.
Spanish tapas€€chuecaSun-Thu 12:00-02:00; Fri-Sat 12:00-02:30Until 01:30Cash only
El Tigre in Madrid's Chueca pours jarras of cana with free plates of patatas bravas, croquetas and jamon until 01:30; the late-night Chueca pre-club crowd.
Try: Free tapas with jarra
Tip: Cash only. Walk-in only at the standing-room bar. The 22:00-01:00 slot is the bar's late-night peak.