Where to eat and drink in Conde Duque
26 places in Conde Duque, Madrid: what to order, when to go and local tips.
- 01
Federal Café
Big, bright Aussie-style café on Plaza de las Comendadoras: laptops by the window, brunch all day.
OrderHuevos Benedict with smoked salmon and a flat white.
- 02
Misión Café
Specialty coffee and an in-house bakehouse on Calle de los Reyes, with proper breakfast plates.
OrderCafé de filtro and a tostada de ricotta with roasted tomatoes and pesto.
- 03
Siroco
Concerts and club nights near Conde Duque since 1989, with a basement dance floor and changing line-ups.
OrderA beer at the bar; check whether your event ticket includes a drink.
- 04
Bodegas Rivas
A century-old bodega where vermut and callos now share the timetable with Carmencita's brunch.
OrderGilda de sardina ahumada, callos a la madrileña and vermú de grifo.
- 05
Río Miño
A proper Galician lunch house on Limón, with a weekday menú and seafood worth assembling a table for.
OrderPulpo a la gallega, lacón con grelos and tarta de orujo.
- 06
O Potiño III Casa Lelo
The dependable Galician bar opposite the barracks, where a caña can grow into pulpo and a long lunch.
OrderPulpo a la gallega and lacón a la gallega.
- 07
Con 2 Fogones
A colourful neighbourhood dining room that puts rabo de toro in dim sum and keeps weekday lunch affordable.
OrderCausa Mad-Limeña, quesadillas de pulpo a la gallega and dimsum de rabo de toro.
- 08
La Taquería de Birra
Madrid's early taco pioneer still makes a good excuse for cochinita and a margarita on Comendadoras.
OrderTacos de cochinita pibil, quesadillas de huitlacoche and a margarita.
- 09
Frutas Prohibidas
Vegan brunch with runny plant eggs and mushroom bacon; the bakery does as much work as the kitchen.
OrderBenedict del Génesis, Sando Baconator and Cheesecake de Abel.
- 10
Sweet Studio
French pastry skills meet Japanese sweets in a café where matcha earns its place in the cake cabinet.
OrderMilhojas de crepes de matcha, cruasán de almendra and capuchino.
- 11
Siniestro Café
Carefully brewed coffee, photography books and good toast make this small café an easy place to lose an hour.
OrderCafé filtrado, tostada de salmón and bizcocho de zanahoria.
- 12
La Carbonera
A cheese bar with a serious wine list, where choosing four cheeses can easily become an entire evening.
OrderTabla de cuatro quesos, burrata en tatín and tarta de queso de cabra.
- 13
De Vinos
Old tiles, sherry by the glass and a sofa at the back: De Vinos makes a quick drink surprisingly hard.
OrderTabla de quesos, hummus and a copa de jerez.
- 14
El Jardín Secreto
A gloriously overdecorated café for rose-scented chocolate and desserts with names longer than your order.
OrderChocolate Persa and Amor al primer mordisco, the tarta de queso with chocolate.
- 15
Marrufo
The old Casa Candi bar now takes tequila and mezcal seriously, while keeping the welcome pleasantly informal.
OrderEl Diablo, Alma de Cántaro or Electric Güera Acid Test.
- 16
Bodegas El Maño
A tavern dating from 1927 where callos y tortilla makes a very Madrid lunch.
OrderCroquetas de jamón ibérico, callos y tortilla, and chips de berenjena con miel de caña y salmorejo.
- 17
Casa Tabacos
A former tobacconist turned tavern by the El Maño team, with oreja at the bar and two tables tucked in the back.
OrderCanelones de ragú gratinados, oreja en adobo tostadita and vermut casero.
- 18
El Cangrejero
An old Amaniel beer bar where a carefully poured Mahou and good tins are reason enough to stop.
OrderCaña de Mahou, sardinillas La Paloma and berberechos.
- 19
La Taberna de Corps
A corner tavern for mojama and a terrace seat overlooking the old Conde Duque barracks.
OrderCaña, callos and mojama.
- 20
La Dichosa
A small tavern whose namesake pincho stacks morcilla, apple and quail egg into a very good first bite.
OrderPincho La Dichosa, croquetas dichosas and lomos de sardina ahumada con ajoblanco de anacardos.
- 21
Café Moderno
A long terrace on Comendadoras for a tinto de verano, with an old café interior worth a look too.
OrderCruasán de jamón y queso in the morning; tinto de verano for an afternoon on the terrace.
- 22
Mercado de los Mostenses
A working market behind Gran Vía, with Peruvian lunches and Asian counters among the fishmongers.
OrderCeviche clásico, papa a la huancaína and chicha at La Popular.
- 23
Tempo Audiophile Club
Cocktails and careful listening upstairs, live music and DJs downstairs: choose your floor before settling in.
OrderAurora Boreal or Piel Canela, two house cocktails.
- 24
Detenderete
The Casa de Canarias restaurant, where papas, mojo and roast pork make an easy meal to share.
OrderPapas arrugadas con mojo picón, almogrote gomero and pata de cerdo asada.
- 25
Nacha
An Argentine bistro in an old corner café, with good empanadas and a bright room for a long lunch.
OrderEmpanada de carne cortada a cuchillo, labneh ahumado con focaccia and flan de dulce de leche.
- 26
Café La Palma
Madrid's long-running indie concert room: gigs in the back, then DJs until 5 or 6am from Thursday to Saturday.
OrderMojito La Palma with tequila, or Red Alacrán with mezcal and red berries.