Venues similar to La Venencia

1892 bodega, vermut de grifo and one of Madrid's best tortillas

The locals' temple of battered bacalao near Plaza Mayor

Grilled sardines and El Rastro Sunday ritual since 1977

Churros con chocolate in a marble-and-tile room since 1894

1827 taberna on Cervantes' old street

Beam-and-stone Cava Baja wine taberna with a deep Spanish list

Bohemian Basque pintxo bar on Cava Baja since the 1980s

Cava Baja vermut taberna with the secret 'Manuela' pour, since 1996

The Rastro's snail institution since 1942

Quiet old-school tapas bar beside the Conde Duque centre