Lavapiés · Since 1981 · €€
El Despertar
A jazz café that has kept Lavapiés listening since 1981, with cocktails worth staying for after the set.
Open on the 3D mapOrder
El Padrino, with amaretto and Jameson, or the alcohol-free limonada El Despertar.
Not for you if
you want to talk over the band; come here to listen.
Local trick
If you need coffee to see you through the evening, order before 22:00; coffee service stops then.
Good for
A short walk away
- 01
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1 min walk - 02
Nomade Café
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1 min walk - 03
Taberna El Sur
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1 min walk - 04
La Esperanza
Retro colours and serious callos make a good supper stop after a film at the Doré.
1 min walk