Nuevo Café de Barbieri

La Latina & Lavapiés


This barrio classic is Lavapiés’ grandest old cafe, the sort of place for quiet conversation amid the columns and marble-topped tables right on Plaza de Lavapiés. It does everything from coffee and cakes to cocktails. It’s always been an intellectual hub of barrio life and it gets busy with a younger crowd on weekend nights.


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