Where to drink well in Madrid by the glass and the bottle: natural, classical, and worth the cab fare.
Wine bars in Madrid. natural, classical, and the grower-focused rooms worth the cab fare.
Angelita Madrid on Calle del Reina is the natural-wine room by the Casa Cervantes group since 2014, with 100 by-the-glass pours and a focus on Spanish small.
PourComando G La Bruja Aveleyra, by the glass
WineNatural and small-producer Spanish wines
FoodTapas and small plates
TipClosed Sun-Mon. The downstairs cocktail bar is the second-stop; the wine bar is on the ground floor.
Vinoteca Garcia de la Navarra in Madrid's Retiro near Cibeles is the by-the-glass wine bar since 2011 by the Garcia de la Navarra brothers, with 700 cellar.
PourVega Sicilia Unico, by the glass
WineSpanish and international, 700 references
FoodTasting room plates, seasonal carte
TipClosed Sundays. The by-the-glass list at the bar rotates weekly; the dining room takes reservations five days out.
Casa Salvador in Madrid's Chueca has poured the vermut de grifo and Madrileno wines since 1941, with a wood-panelled dining room, bullfighting posters.
PourHouse vermut by the glass
WineVermut de grifo and Madrileno wines
FoodTapas, raciones
TipClosed Mondays. The Sunday lunch is the major weekly meal; cocido madrileno on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Taberna Tempranillo on Cava Baja in Madrid's La Latina is the wine-bar headline of the Cava Baja crawl, with 200 by-the-glass Spanish references.
PourMencia from Bierzo, by the glass
WineSpanish wines, 200 references
FoodTapas, tablas
TipWalk-in only; the bar fills up Sundays during the vermut crawl. The pizarra changes daily; ask for current Mencias.
Vinos Jose Pascual on Calle Castello in Madrid's Salamanca is the wine-bar-and-shop since 1948, with 350 references on the cellar, 25 by-the-glass and tablas.
PourTempranillo from Ribera del Duero, by the glass
WineSpanish wines, 350 references
FoodTablas, conservas
TipClosed Mondays. The by-the-glass list rotates weekly; ask the staff for the current Ribera del Duero recommendations.
El Pulpito on Plaza Mayor in Madrid is the Galician wine bar and tasca with 80 by-the-glass references, pulpo a la gallega and the daily-changing pizarra.
PourAlbarino from Rias Baixas, by the glass
WineGalician and Asturian wines
FoodTablas, conservas
TipClosed Mondays. The terrace on Plaza Mayor seats 12; the inside dining room is wood-panelled and small.
La Venencia on Calle Echegaray in Madrid is the 1930s sherry bar where Hemingway drank manzanilla; cash-only and no photographs. Open daily 12:30 to midnight.
PourManzanilla en rama from Sanlucar
WineAndalusian sherries (fino, manzanilla, oloroso, palo cortado, pedro ximenez)
FoodConservas, mojama
TipCash only. No photographs (rule since the 1930s). The bar serves five sherry styles and three conservas; nothing else.
La Fisna on Calle Amparo in Madrid's Lavapies is the natural-and-biodynamic wine bar since 2014, with 120 by-the-glass references and a focused.
PourComando G by the glass
WineNatural and biodynamic Spanish wines
FoodTapas, small plates
TipClosed Sun-Mon. The by-the-glass list rotates daily; the pizarra changes by season. Owner Antonio pours personally.
Vinothecvm on Calle Bravo Murillo in Madrid's Chamberi is the natural-wine bar and shop since 2018, with 150 by-the-glass references, Spanish and French.
PourSuertes del Marques from Tenerife, by the glass
WineSpanish and French natural wines
FoodTablas, conservas
TipClosed Sundays. The shop is open during bar hours; bottles to take home from 18 euros and up.
El Rincon de Jaen on Cava Alta in Madrid's La Latina is the Andalusian wine bar with 90 by-the-glass references from Jerez to Montilla-Moriles.
PourPedro Ximenez from Montilla-Moriles
WineAndalusian wines and sherries
FoodTablas, jamon iberico
TipClosed Mondays. The by-the-glass sherry flight (12 euros for 4) is the headline tasting set.
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