Locali affini a La Venencia

1908 tiled-facade tavern for vermouth and tapas

The 1929 tavern where the Yayo was born

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

1860 tavern of legendary bacalao, croquetas and Madrid history

The locals' temple of battered bacalao near Plaza Mayor

1921 English-club cocktail bar of Buñuel and Dalí

Grilled sardines and El Rastro Sunday ritual since 1977

World's-50-Best cocktail craft on Echegaray

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

1827 taberna on Cervantes' old street

Madrid's 1839 grande-dame restaurant for cocido

A 'wine cult' with 400+ wines by the glass on Ponzano

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

Mezcal-leaning cocktail den tucked into Conde Duque

Quiet old-school tapas bar beside the Conde Duque centre

Speakeasy-calm classic cocktails on Calle del Pez

The Villalón brothers' wine temple just off Gran Vía