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.
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.