Café Comercial
Madrid's grand old café (1887), all mirrors and marble, revived in 2017 and still the city's meeting point.
Open on the 3D mapOrder
Café con leche and a tostada at the marble tables in the morning; later, a vermut and croquetas.
Not for you if
you want the café exactly as it was before the 2017 renovation; the interior and restaurant have had a polish.
Local trick
Take a window table facing the Glorieta in the morning and read the papers like a 1950s writer.
Good for
A short walk away
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