Malasaña · Since 2011 · €
Toma Café
A Madrid specialty-coffee pioneer since 2011, still pulling shots in its small Malasaña café.
Open on the 3D mapOrder
A cortado or espresso, with tostada de aguacate y huevo pochado if you want breakfast.
Not for you if
you need a spacious café; the original Palma branch is small.
Local trick
Ask which coffee is in the grinder, then buy the beans if you like your cup.
Good for
A short walk away
- 01
Casa Macareno
A tiled taberna where croquetas de ibérico y trufa and huevos rotos deserve more than a quick aperitivo.
2 min walk - 02
Bodegas Rivas
A century-old bodega where vermut and callos now share the timetable with Carmencita's brunch.
2 min walk - 03
Siroco
Concerts and club nights near Conde Duque since 1989, with a basement dance floor and changing line-ups.
3 min walk - 04
La Colmada
Half deli, half bar: build an aperitivo from gildas, good tins and a vermut among the shelves.
3 min walk