Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza Gallery Gallery Compare Institution Comprehensive Impressionism Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza Cortes / Barrio de las Letras $$ The collection that fills the gaps — eight centuries on one walk Same category
Museo Nacional del Prado Gallery Gallery Compare Institution Old masters Monumental Museo Nacional del Prado Jerónimos / Retiro $$ The canonical Spanish painting collection — Velázquez, Goya, Bosch Same category
CaixaForum Madrid Gallery Gallery Compare Architecture Exhibitions Vertical Garden CaixaForum Madrid Jerónimos / Paseo del Prado $ Herzog & de Meuron culture house with a vertical garden Same category
Casa Amadeo Los Caracoles Bar Bar Compare Institution Castizo Rastro Casa Amadeo Los Caracoles La Latina $$ The Rastro's snail institution since 1942 Similar vibe
La Casa Encendida Gallery Gallery Compare Contemporary art Cultural centre Film La Casa Encendida Lavapiés $ Lavapiés's avant-garde cultural centre with a rooftop terrace Same category
Casa Salvador Restaurant Restaurant Compare Historic Casticismo Traditional Casa Salvador Chueca $$ 1941 bullfighting tavern famed for its fried merluza Similar vibe
Taberna La Carmencita Restaurant Restaurant Compare Historic Tiled Literary Taberna La Carmencita Chueca $$ Madrid's second-oldest tavern, beloved of Lorca's generation Similar vibe
Galería Helga de Alvear Gallery Gallery Compare Contemporary Conceptual Gallery district Galería Helga de Alvear Lavapiés $ The anchor of Madrid's gallery street in Lavapiés Same category
Museo Lázaro Galdiano Gallery Gallery Compare Museum Old Masters Mansion Museo Lázaro Galdiano Barrio de Salamanca $ A collector's mansion of Old Masters and decorative arts Same category
Galería Elba Benítez Gallery Gallery Compare Contemporary Art Conceptual Discreet Galería Elba Benítez Justicia $ Influential contemporary gallery in a Justicia townhouse Same category
Travesía Cuatro Gallery Gallery Compare Contemporary Latin American Curated Travesía Cuatro Justicia / Chueca $ Justicia gallery with a strong Latin American program Same category
Casa Lucio Restaurant Restaurant Compare Institution Castizo Traditional Casa Lucio La Latina $$$ The Cava Baja institution of huevos estrellados since 1974 Similar vibe
Chocolatería San Ginés Cafe Cafe Compare Churros Historic Late Night Chocolatería San Ginés Centro / Sol $ Churros con chocolate in a marble-and-tile room since 1894 Similar vibe
Hola Coffee Cafe Cafe Compare Specialty coffee Roastery Third Wave Hola Coffee Lavapiés $$ Lavapiés roaster supplying the city's best specialty bars Same price range
Pum Pum Café Cafe Cafe Compare Specialty coffee Brunch Eco Pum Pum Café Lavapiés $$ Eco specialty coffee and all-day brunch in Lavapiés Same price range
Mercado de San Fernando Shop Shop Compare Market Multicultural Local Mercado de San Fernando Lavapiés $$ Lavapiés's real neo-Mudéjar market, from fishmongers to natural wine Same price range
Bendito Vinos y Vinilos Bar Bar Compare Natural wine Vinyl Market Bendito Vinos y Vinilos Lavapiés $$ Natural wine and vinyl inside Mercado de San Fernando Same price range
Taberna Antonio Sánchez Restaurant Restaurant Compare Historic Castizo Taberna Taberna Antonio Sánchez Lavapiés / Embajadores $$ Madrid's oldest tavern, untouched since before 1787 Same price range
Bar Automático Bar Bar Compare Terrace Tapas Neighborhood Bar Automático Lavapiés $$ Calle Argumosa's alternative tapas terrace Same price range
Sala Equis Bar Bar Compare Cinema Design Led Cultural Sala Equis Lavapiés / Embajadores $$ A former adult cinema reborn as a cultural bar-cinema Same price range