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Designed to look like a bar of the early 1900s with Moorish touches, Alhambra is one of the best places to start the evening if you’re about to embark on a tour of the night spots of Sol and Santa Ana. Check out the Andalusian tapas – especially the cured meats and spicy sausage. Drinks are more expensive from around 11pm at weekends (see Alhambra).
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Atmospheric tapas bar – from 11pm at weekends you can only eat standing at the bar (see Alhambra).
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This well-known vegetarian restaurant features a nettle purée among other imaginative dishes. Also organic wines and herbal teas. No smoking.
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Classic tapas . The prawn and garlic tostadas are wonderful (see El Bocaíto).
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This old-fashioned wine cellar really looks the part, with fluted columns and painted barrels. Draught vermouth, beers and wines. A good range of tapas – the stuffed squid goes down a treat.
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Rated as one of the best jazz clubs in Europe, since it first opened in the 1980s it has booked top international acts. The decor – carved wooden ceiling, gilded mirrors, marble tables, maroon seats – is also exceptional. If you get here early, you can while away the time snacking on tapas (see Café Central).
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Sophisticated jazz lovers home in on this Art-Deco café at the top of Huertas. There’s a small admission charge, depending on the artists (see Café Central).
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Founded in 1887, and for that reason alone is a “must see”. Tatty, fin-de-siècle decor. Internet café upstairs.
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Small stylish bar, decorated with posters of the legendary dancer Isadora Duncan. Jazz plays in the background while you chat over champagne cocktails and unusual liqueur coffees.
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Manuela as in Manuela Malasaña (see Chueca and Malasaña). The statue of the local heroine is a feature of the lovely late 19th-century decor, which includes mirrors, fluted columns and stucco flourishes. The entertainment ranges from concerts and poetry readings (sometimes bilingual) to discussions and exhibitions by local artists. The friendly staff serves coffees, beers or cocktails depending on the time of day, as well as tapas (see Café Manuela).
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For a three-course meal for one with half a bottle of wine (or equivalent meal), taxes and extra charges.
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