Bodega de la Ardosa is a late-night dive bar in Malasana, Madrid.
Editorially verified May 20, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Standing room only at the bar; squeeze in for the famous tortilla de patatas and a vermut. Open daily from 09:00; closing 02:00 every night.
Guided tour · 3 hours
A Time Out-recommended tapas and drinks tour through Madrid's Malasaña neighborhood, tracing its story from an 1808 uprising to tonight, with 8 tastes and 4 drinks.
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Address: Calle de Colon 13, 28004 Madrid
Casa Camacho on Calle de San Andres in Malasana since the 1920s pours the yayos, the house mix of soda, vermouth and gin, with affordable tapas of patatas bravas, marinated tuna and Madrid-style tripe.
TipThe yayos is the order; tapas plates from 3 euros. Open Mon to Sat 12:30-02:00; closed Sunday. Cash bar is faster than the till.
Lolina Vintage Cafe on Calle del Espiritu Santo in Malasana mimics a 1950s to 1970s living room with patterned wallpaper, vintage lamps and escay furniture, serving brunch by day and 60s-music parties by night.
TipBrunch served daily; Thursday to Saturday the downstairs lounge runs 60s music parties. Walk-in, the room is small at peak.
Tupperware on Corredera Alta de San Pablo in Malasana is the throwback cocktail bar with 1980s decor and a Mauro Entrialgo back-wall mural of the Malasana indie and rock scene, the canon Malasana late-night.
TipTwo floors with seating upstairs; the room peaks 01:00-03:00 weekends. The mural and the kitschy decor are the photo seats.
El Pez Gato on Calle del Pez in Malasana is the live-music bar near San Bernardo programming concerts, cultural events and karaoke in the Malasana late-night strip.
TipConcerts most weekend nights; karaoke session midweek. Tribunal L1 L10 or Noviciado L2 are the nearest metros; the room is small, arrive early for the gig.
Teatro Barceló sits on Calle de Barceló in Madrid near Tribunal, in the former Barceló theatre that ran as Pacha during the 1980s movida, programming house, dance, R&B and Latin across three floors.
TipDoors at 00:00 most nights; the Barceló Mondays indie session and Aquellos Anos Locos throwback nights are the long-running fixtures. Tribunal L1 L10 is two blocks.
Casa Camacho on Calle de San Andres in Malasana since the 1920s pours the yayos, the house mix of soda, vermouth and gin, with affordable tapas of patatas bravas, marinated tuna and Madrid-style tripe.
TipThe yayos is the order; tapas plates from 3 euros. Open Mon to Sat 12:30-02:00; closed Sunday. Cash bar is faster than the till.
El Anciano Rey de los Vinos on Calle de Bailen by the Almudena Cathedral was founded in 1909 by Luis Moron, with the red facade and bright tile front of the traditional Madrid taberna and a Madrid-de-los-Austrias wine list.
TipVermut and house-pour wines at the marble counter; the typical-taberna front is one of the city's prettiest. Closed Sunday lunchtime; opens 10:00 most days.
Lolina Vintage Cafe on Calle del Espiritu Santo in Malasana mimics a 1950s to 1970s living room with patterned wallpaper, vintage lamps and escay furniture, serving brunch by day and 60s-music parties by night.
TipBrunch served daily; Thursday to Saturday the downstairs lounge runs 60s music parties. Walk-in, the room is small at peak.
Tupperware on Corredera Alta de San Pablo in Malasana is the throwback cocktail bar with 1980s decor and a Mauro Entrialgo back-wall mural of the Malasana indie and rock scene, the canon Malasana late-night.
TipTwo floors with seating upstairs; the room peaks 01:00-03:00 weekends. The mural and the kitschy decor are the photo seats.
El Pez Gato on Calle del Pez in Malasana is the live-music bar near San Bernardo programming concerts, cultural events and karaoke in the Malasana late-night strip.
TipConcerts most weekend nights; karaoke session midweek. Tribunal L1 L10 or Noviciado L2 are the nearest metros; the room is small, arrive early for the gig.
Teatro Barceló sits on Calle de Barceló in Madrid near Tribunal, in the former Barceló theatre that ran as Pacha during the 1980s movida, programming house, dance, R&B and Latin across three floors.
TipDoors at 00:00 most nights; the Barceló Mondays indie session and Aquellos Anos Locos throwback nights are the long-running fixtures. Tribunal L1 L10 is two blocks.
