This graceful old cafe has been serving coffee and meals since 1888 and has long been favoured by Madrid’s literati for a drink or a meal – all of Spain’s great 20th-century literary figures came here for coffee and tertulias (literary and philosophical discussions). You’ll find yourself among intellectuals, conservative Franco diehards and young madrileños looking for a quiet drink.
Gran Café de Gijón
Chueca
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