Tapas

Most of this small bar is taken up by the bar itself. This has the advantage of it always being easy to get a spot at the bar. Even if you don't there's a ledge going around the walls of the bar so there's always somewhere to put your beer.

You enter in either of the two entrances which are divided by the U-shaped bar. As you walk in you go down a set of stairs giving a good view of the whole bar. Order a small beer and you'll get a small tapas.

A great place with a relaxed atmosphere and friendly staff. Unpretentious with simple decoration but a lively atmosphere. Great for a few beers and tapas any day of the week.

This is one of quite a few basque tapas places in La Latina but there are a few tables and chairs in here so if your lucky you could get a seat probably during the week is your best bet.

Lamiak has a sister bar with the same name in Lavapiés.

This is the latest Madrid market just recently opened. Similar to Mercado de San Miguel and San Anton. It differs from the others in that it was never previously a food market but a market for general supplies. It has the usual mix of gourmet tapas and a young hip crowd. Exposed air-conditioning piping and a mix between wood and metal fixtures gives a converted factory feel reminiscent of the meatpacking district in NYC. It has three floors with a bar on each and many stalls to buy unique tapas. The real gem of the market are the two terraces which offer a nice opportunity to have a beer in the open air without the usual “botellons” present in the rest of Malasaña.

A young hip crowd and relaxed atmosphere. La Realidad specialises in Gin tonic which is a bit of a fad in Madrid. With every bar trying to out do it's neighbour this place holds it's own. One of the things I like most about this bar is that it is constantly changing. The wallpaper alone always seems to be filled with new graffiti or the latest art.

The front has a U-shaped bar dividing the front room in two. Hanging off the bar itself are little books of "micro-poetry". The decoration is interesting in that every seat or chair is different. For instance the back bar is filled with tiny seats. Who knows, maybe there was a local nursery school closing and La Realidad got the tables and chairs cheap.

This is a newly refurbished market that was built on the success of the Mercado de San Miguel. It differs from the more famous Mercado de San Miguel because it is a new building with a clean and trendy touch as opposed to the traditional market in the city centre.

There is a terrace bar at the top which is surprisingly not too expensive considering the clientele and the area. On the second floor there are many stalls serving tapas of all types. Again the prices are not as high as you would have thought from the look of the place.