Bars and pubs in Madrid
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Tupperware
This temple of pop is decorated with elements of this style: toy televisions, Nancy Doll's dressing table, lava lamps or Star Trek dolls. Tupperware is the favourite pub of independent rock artists.
- Address: Corredera Alta de San Pablo, 26.
- Metro: Tribunal.
Areia
A chill out pub with colonial style, it has a few tables and several pillows to sit down in the floor and relax having a cocktail. It has a wide and good range of drinks (mojito, caipirinha, piña colada, sex on the beach...).
- Address: Hortaleza, 92.
- Website: areiachillout.com.
- Metros: Alonso Martínez and Tribunal.
Galileo Galilei
The old cinema Galileo became the concert hall Galileo Galilei 20 years ago. After these two decades, it's now a reference in the concert tours of the main artists of the Spanish music scene. Its walls are full of photographs of all the artists that have performed on the stage: from Joaquín Sabina to the comedian Gran Wyoming.
- Address: Galileo, 100.
- Website: salagalileogalilei.com.
- Metros: Islas Filipinas and Argüelles.
La flauta mágica
This is one of the few places that never goes out of fashion. It mixes three different atmospheres: a restaurant in a Cuban style, a pub with good cocktails and a music hall. They offer different kind of shows, like singer-songwriters on Thursdays and Sundays or storytellers on Friday and Saturday. They also organise mus championships (Spanish card games) on Monday and Tuesday.
- Address: Alcántara, 49.
- Metros: Lista and Diego de León.