Cervecería Cervantes
Cañas and hefty raciones beside the Medinaceli basilica, with no ceremony required since 1983.
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Caña, pulpo a la gallega and huevos rotos con jamón.
Not for you if
you assume every ración costs under €15; the seafood can push the bill well past a cheap beer stop.
Local trick
Eating alone? Ask which dishes come as media ración before ordering the pulpo; full portions are made for sharing.
Good for
A short walk away
- 01
Taberna La Dolores
Tiled-façade 1908 bar near the Prado, where the cañas are cold and the montaditos fly off the counter.
1 min walk - 02
Los Gatos
Typewriters, clocks and a Virgin watch over the tostas at this wonderfully cluttered vermut bar.
1 min walk - 03
Taberna Maceiras
Pulpo, Galician wine and wooden benches on Huertas: bring an appetite and speak up.
2 min walk - 04
Santos y Desamparados
Gothic ironwork, dark wood and rock music frame cocktails with rather more imagination than the usual late drink.
3 min walk