Cafes and bars in Madrid

Spain's capital has one of Europe's most dense and ambitious specialty coffee scenes, concentrated in Malasaña, Chueca, and the historic centre, where third-wave cafes sit alongside century-old churrerías.

8 venues reviewed, each visited and scored in person.

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Every review in Madrid

  • Hola Coffee Fourquet Steep Pick
    La Latina / Lavapiés · Steep Index 8.6/10

    A small, easy-to-miss specialty cafe in Lavapiés, run by a Spanish Barista Champion, and one of the more serious coffee stops in Madrid.

  • Salmon Guru Steep Pick
    Barrio de las Letras · Steep Index 8.5/10

    A World's 50 Best Bar in Barrio de las Letras, where seasonal menus and vibrant interiors back up the ranking without making you feel like you are paying for the accolades.

  • Ruda Café Steep Pick
    La Latina / Lavapiés · Steep Index 8.5/10

    A small specialty café hidden in the narrow streets of La Latina, near the Rastro market, with rotating single-origin coffees and baristas who can actually tell you why they chose the beans on the counter.

  • Honest Greens Serrano Steep Pick
    Recoletos, Salamanca · Steep Index 8.5/10

    A healthy-food restaurant with a coffee program good enough to be the actual reason to visit, tucked into one of Madrid's most upscale shopping streets.

  • Misión Café Steep Pick
    Conde Duque · Steep Index 8.5/10

    A specialty café and bakehouse in Conde Duque with a direct-trade coffee programme, a cortado worth going out of your way for, and avocado toast made from bread they baked that morning.

  • HanSo Café
    Malasaña · Steep Index 8.0/10

    A small, stylish Malasaña café that has earned a genuine neighbourhood following, with coffee and food that justify the queue. Go with company and budget time for the wait.

  • Cero Coffee Roasters
    Goya · Steep Index 7.9/10

    A specialty roaster and takeout counter in Salamanca with solid single-origin sourcing and an owner who knows the supply chain from seed to cup. The cup on this visit did not quite match the conversation.

  • Toma Café
    Malasaña · Steep Index 7.8/10

    One of the original specialty roasteries in Madrid, running out of a small Malasaña room since 2011. The flat white is honest, the cinnamon pastry will cost you a second coffee, and the solo experience is better than most.