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Happy hour in Madrid

Where the good rooms are cheapest — resort bars, steakhouse lounges and terraces across the Strip, with the hours that matter and what is actually discounted.

Huertas

La Venencia illustration

La Venencia

KEY2 Pick

Calle de Echegaray 7, Huertas

Daily · 7:00pm – 9:00pm

  • Sherry only, poured straight from the barrel
  • Cash only, no photographs allowed

Calle de Echegaray 7, 28014 Madrid

Casa Alberto illustration

Casa Alberto

KEY2 Pick

Calle de las Huertas 18, Huertas

Tue–Sun · 1:00pm – 3:30pm

  • Vermouth on tap with a plate of boquerones
  • Standing-room bar dating to 1827

Calle de las Huertas 18, 28012 Madrid

Malasaña

Bodega de la Ardosa illustration

Bodega de la Ardosa

Calle de Colón 13, Malasaña

Daily · 6:00pm – 9:00pm

  • Vermut de grifo and Ardosa's own tortilla
  • Century-old tiled bar, standing room only

Calle de Colón 13, 28004 Madrid

Chueca

Taberna Ángel Sierra illustration

Taberna Ángel Sierra

Calle de Gravina 11, Chueca

Daily · 6:00pm – 9:00pm

  • Draught vermouth in a 1917 tiled tavern
  • Terrace tables on Plaza de Chueca

Calle de Gravina 11, 28004 Madrid

Happy-hour times change with season and event calendars — call ahead on fight weekends and major conventions.