El Brillante
Atocha's chrome-counter bar: bocadillo de calamares for train arrivals, museum leavers and night owls.
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Bocadillo de calamares and a caña. In the morning, café con leche and churros at the counter.
Not for you if
you want the city's best calamares; you're paying for the legend and the spot opposite the station.
Local trick
Use the indoor counter for a quick bocata before the train or after the Reina Sofía; the terrace also has table service.
Good for
A short walk away
- 01
Teatro Kapital
A multi-floor nightclub in a former theatre by Atocha, with different rooms and a dress-conscious door.
2 min walk - 02
Yugo The Bunker
Julián Mármol's Japanese, starred by Michelin since 2019: an izakaya upstairs and a wartime-bunker room below.
4 min walk - 03
Habesha
An Ethiopian table near Atocha where the vegetable platter holds its own against the meat stews.
5 min walk - 04
La Caníbal
Wine comes from taps and cheese gets its own display at this cheerfully noisy Argumosa bar.
5 min walk