Mondo Disko has been the techno and house residency inside the Sala But complex on Calle de Barceló in Tribunal since 1999, booking international electronic DJs every Thursday and Saturday night.
Tip: Open Thursday, Saturday and holiday eves from 00:00; arrive after 02:00 for the peak set. Same building as Teatro Barceló; check the door which session is running.
Address: Calle de Barceló 11, 28004 Madrid
Joy Eslava on Calle del Arenal a few minutes from Puerta del Sol is one of Spain's oldest discos, in the converted 1871 Teatro Eslava theatre with balconies, programming nightly sessions 365 days a year.
Tip: Doors most nights at 00:00 to 06:00; the room fills after 02:00. The venue keeps its theatre tiers, so the upper balconies are quieter than the main floor.
Teatro Kapital on Calle de Atocha next to Anton Martin is the seven-floor mega-club in a former theatre with capacity for over 3,000, with a different music style on every floor from commercial to reggaeton.
Tip: Open Wed to Sun from 23:00; the rooftop seventh floor is the lounge and smoking terrace and the easiest in. Strict smart-elegant door, no sportswear.
Goya Social Club on Calle de Goya in Salamanca runs an electronic-leaning club with a capacity around 350, programming house, deep house, tech-house, techno and vinyl-led disco and funk sets.
Tip: Doors Thu to Sat from 00:00 to 06:00; reservations through the website skip the queue. Velazquez or Goya L4 L2 are the nearest metros.
Independance Club on Calle de Atocha runs a 1,000 square metre concert-and-club hybrid programming tribute concerts, themed nostalgia parties and DJ-led tardeos in the heart of the Atocha nightlife strip.
Tip: Sessions usually run Saturdays from 23:30 to 06:00 with themed parties; check the Independance calendar for the night. Next door to Teatro Kapital.
Specka on Avenida del General Peron in the Orense nightlife strip has run uninterruptedly since 1989, evolving from post-punk and EBM through trance into today's techno temple with weekly international bookings.
Tip: Friday and Saturday 23:59 to 06:00 only; Thursdays by appointment. Closer to the Orense club strip than to the centre; cab back is fastest after closing.
Fabrik in Humanes de Madrid is the city-region mega-club programming international house and techno headliners like Carl Cox and Sven Vath with Goa and Supermartxe residencies in a converted industrial space.
Tip: Outside Madrid city limits in Humanes; treat as a day-trip with a shuttle bus from the centre. Saturdays only, doors 18:00 to 22:00 depending on the event, closing 06:00.