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Nightlife
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NightlifeBars in Alcobendas Madrid, cheap beer and late tapas
Looking for bars in Alcobendas? A small beer costs 2.10 euros at the bar counter of Yomild in the town centre, more if you sit at a table. For a late night, head to Calle de la Estafeta in La Moraleja, where Taberna de la Moraleja serves until 2:30 on Fridays and Saturdays and La Máquina stays open until 2:00 every night. Here is what each area offers.
NightlifeBest Nightclubs in Madrid, Entry Prices and Dress Code
Which Madrid club fits your night? Shôko plays trap and reggaeton every night except Tuesday, LAB theClub runs a 5pm-to-6am Saturday techno session above Chamartín station and Medias Puri hides three rooms of live shows under Tirso de Molina. Bring your original passport or ID card, because the door checks it, and plan the ride home before the Metro shuts.
NightlifeBest cocktail bars in Madrid, where to book and what to pay
Looking for the best cocktail bars in Madrid? Book 1862 Dry Bar online for 19th-century classics, or find Jack’s Library by asking for a flower in a bonsai shop on Calle de Santo Tomé, in Chueca. Museo Chicote and Bar Cock pour until 3.30am at weekends, long after the Metro stops at 1.30am, so plan the night bus from Cibeles. Here is which bar suits a date, a group or a last drink.
NightlifeJazz Clubs in Madrid, Where to Hear Live Jazz and Prices
Which Madrid jazz club suits tonight’s plan and spend? Thursday’s AFROJAM at Café Berlín costs €8, Sunday’s New Orleans vermouth at Sala Clamores starts at €11, and festival seats at Teatro Fernán Gómez run from €30 until 30 November. Players with an instrument should head for Recoletos Jazz, and a late dinner in smart-casual clothes points to the Amazónico basement.
NightlifeGay Bars in Madrid, Which Chueca Bar to Pick and When
Looking for gay bars in Madrid? Plan your Chueca night by the clock. On Saturdays LL Bar runs a 7-10pm drag show for €20 at the box office, with bingo and a drink. Women head to Fulanita de Tal for gigs in an 80-person room, or to Truco and its summer terrace. Bears Bar shuts at 1am on Mondays, and from late June Pride fills the neighbourhood with stages.
NightlifeKaraoke in Madrid, Private Rooms and Price per Person
Karaoke in Madrid with a private room, or a bar where anyone can grab the mic? BAM takes the full room price when you book and keeps it if you cancel inside 72 hours. Cheers and En-tono turn away under-18s even with parents, while BAM lets them in until 11pm. For work drinks, BAM’s happy hour halves the price of a pint, and Nabucco on Calle de Alcalá keeps going until 6am on Fridays and Saturdays.
NightlifeMovistar Arena Madrid, How to Get There and Bag Policy
How do you get to Movistar Arena Madrid, the venue many still call the WiZink Center? Check the door on your ticket first: for the Fuente del Berro side, O’Donnell on Line 6 beats Goya. Bring a card rather than cash, as there is no ATM inside, keep the original ticket because screenshots are refused, and leave big bags at the hotel: the cloakroom charges €2 an item.
NightlifeFabrik Madrid, how to get there and back from Humanes
How do you get to Fabrik Madrid and, more to the point, back to your hotel? Book the club coach online before noon on the day, as after that it is cash only on board and costs more. Bring your passport if you are from outside the EU, because a driving licence or a photo on your phone will not get you in, and carry cash for the cloakroom, which charges €3 an item.
NightlifeCirculo de Bellas Artes Rooftop Madrid, Tickets and Hours
Is the Circulo de Bellas Artes rooftop worth it? For the classic Gran Vía photo, yes, and the ticket costs less than one cocktail at its bar. For a drink with a seat, book the restaurant separately, because the ticket buys the view, not a table. Autumn sunsets land before 9pm, so that slot can still be bought online.
NightlifeFlamenco Show in Madrid, Which Tablao and Dinner or Drink
Flamenco show in Madrid, which tablao to book and whether dinner is worth it. A show and a drink for two starts at €50, and the earliest show is at 3pm from Friday to Sunday. Corral de la Morería does not admit children under 7, Torres Bermejas lets under-3s in free, and Cardamomo runs four shows a day if your evening is already taken.
NightlifeMusicals in Madrid, Tickets and Which Show to See
Musicals in Madrid in English? Not this autumn, so choose by how much Spanish you can miss. One show keeps Queen songs in English, and El Rey León costs half midweek. SIX runs as an 80-minute pop concert needing little Spanish, and families should check ages, since Stage admits only over-4s at El Rey León and lists Querido Evan Hansen from 13.
NightlifeNew Year's Eve Madrid Puerta del Sol, Getting In and Home
New Year's Eve at Puerta del Sol, whether it is worth it and how to plan the night. Entry is free and capped at 15,000, and the Metro does not run late, so plan the way home first. Night buses left Cibeles from 10.30pm until 7am, and the rehearsal chimes at midnight on 30 December give you the same square while leaving the 31st free for dinner.
NightlifeMadrid Nightlife, Areas and Closing Hours
Three separate rules govern a night out here and none of them lines up. Bars close at 2am and clubs at 5.30am, terraces well before that, and in four declared acoustic zones a new venue must sit up to 100 metres from the last one. The metro shuts at 1.30am, hours before the clubs do.
NightlifeMadrid Rooftops, Hours and Paid Viewpoints
A rooftop counts as a terrace under the city ordinance, so it shuts before the bar downstairs does. From 15 March to 31 October at 1am or 1.30am, and from 1 November to 14 March at midnight every day. The paid viewpoints run on other rules entirely, with Cibeles and the Faro de Moncloa at 4 € each.
NightlifeTeatro Real Madrid, Tickets and Prices
The cheapest way into Madrid's opera house is not booking months ahead but turning up on the day from 4pm. Last-minute tickets reach 90 per cent off for under-30s and the best seats can go for 19 €. Seeing the building on a guided tour costs 5 €, or 3 € without the main hall, and Butacas Joven are a flat 20 € for under-26s.
NightlifeMadrid Noise Protection Zones and What They Do
Four areas of the city are formally declared noise-protected, and inside them the licence for a new nightlife venue turns on a measurement. Where the noise objective is exceeded by 10 dBA or more, a new venue must sit 100 metres from existing ones; the gap falls to 75 metres, then to 30, as the reading improves.
NightlifeMadrid Closing Times for Bars and Clubs
Regional law sets a maximum closing hour for every licence category, then gives the room a separate half hour to empty. Bars close at 2am and nightclubs at 5.30am, with 30 minutes more on Fridays, Saturdays and the eve of a holiday, and 45 minutes to clear a room licensed for 300 or more.
NightlifeMadrid Metro Closing Time and Night Buses
The metro shuts at 1:30 every night of the year and reopens at 6:00, weekends included. Two EMT routes cover the gap to Barajas. The Exprés Aeropuerto 203 runs 00:00 to 5:40 from Atocha and Cibeles at €5.00, while night bus N32 runs 00:15 to 5:30 from Avenida de América at the ordinary fare.