Las Letras · Since 1908 · €
Taberna La Dolores
Tiled-façade 1908 bar near the Prado, where the cañas are cold and the montaditos fly off the counter.
Open on the 3D mapOrder
A caña, a gilda and a canapé de salmón; cold tapas are the point here.
Not for you if
you want a hot meal; the counter specialises in cold tapas and canapés.
Local trick
Useful between meal services: the cold-tapas counter stays open through the afternoon.
Good for
A short walk away
- 01
Los Gatos
Typewriters, clocks and a Virgin watch over the tostas at this wonderfully cluttered vermut bar.
1 min walk - 02
Cervecería Cervantes
Cañas and hefty raciones beside the Medinaceli basilica, with no ceremony required since 1983.
1 min walk - 03
Taberna Maceiras
Pulpo, Galician wine and wooden benches on Huertas: bring an appetite and speak up.
1 min walk - 04
Santos y Desamparados
Gothic ironwork, dark wood and rock music frame cocktails with rather more imagination than the usual late drink.
2 min walk