Cava Baja
Cava Baja is a road filled with tapa bars.
The closest metro stations are La Latina(Green Line) or Tirso de Molina (Light Blue Line from Sol)
or
go to Plaza Major and head down, Cava de San Miguel
Taberna La Concha (Vermouth, ‘albóndigas caseras’ (homemade meatballs), ‘pimientos de piquillo’ (oven-baked stuffed red peppers) and ‘tosta de bacalao’ (traditional smoked cod on crusty bread). - Calle Cava Baja 7, 28005 Madrid Spain
La Posada De La Villa (Basement bar, drink and little tapa lovely old bar) - Calle Cava Baja 9, 28005 Madrid Spain
La Posada Del Dragon (See the medival city walls beneath your feet, 5 tomato salad) Calle Cava Baja 14, 28005 Madrid Spain
La Perejila ( jamón ibérico and local cheese, bacalao carpaccio and tostas topped with octopus, potato and paprika.) C. de la Cava Baja, 25, 28005 Madrid, Spain
Casa Lucas (Rabo de toro stew cordobez style) Calle Cava Baja 30, 28005 Madrid Spain
Casa Lucio Calle Cava Baja 32, 28005 Madrid Spain
Taberna Tempranillo (duck thigh, salmorejo, potatoes) Calle Cava Baja 30, 28005 Madrid Spain
Lamiak Cava Baja (The artichoke hearts with salsa roja are really popular, as is the baked aubergine with mince meat and the vegetarian pintxos.) C. de la Cava Baja, 42, 28005 Madrid, Spain
Ibiza District
Some of the best tapa bars can be found in this cool Bario
Metro = Ibiza (Purple) or Goya (Red from SolIbiza District )
Or
Other eats side of Parque Del Retiro
La Catapa - Calle Menorca 14, 28009 Madrid Spain
La Monteria - Calle Lope de Rueda 35, 28009 Madrid Spain
Kulto - Calle Ibiza 4, 28009 Madrid Spain
La Castela - 28009 C/ Doctor Castelo, 22, Madrid Spain
Taberna Laredo - Calle Doctor Castelo 30, 28009 Madrid Spain
La Raquetista - Calle Doctor Castelo 19, 28009 Madrid Spain
Las Letras Neighbourhood
The area known as the Barrio de las Letras (Literary Quarter) is a neighbourhood in the centre of Madrid where some of Spain's greatest literati have lived and written over the years. Today it is an area which combines literature, a bohemian atmosphere, entertainment, shopping, and good food.
The neighbourhood is formed by narrow streets which are either pedestrianised or with restricted access to traffic, and pleasant squares such as the Plaza de Santa Ana. This is an area where it is easy to find houses in which towering literary figures of the Spanish Golden Age such as Lope de Vega, Quevedo, Góngora and Cervantes lived and wrote. This is why on the cobbles of many of the streets you'll find inscriptions and brief texts from the works of some of these writers. Another of the charms of the Las Letras quarter is its abundant offer of shops and businesses, which include everything from the most traditional establishments with centuries of history (such as cobblers, silversmiths and lute-makers) to modern avant-garde venues.
Just outside the Bario de las Letras
Casa Museum of Lopa De Vega - Lope de Vega lived in this house from 1610, until his death in 1635.The building dates from the 16th century and maintains its original appearance, thanks to painstaking restoration work. The museum recreates the atmosphere in which the author lived for more than twenty years: the old rooms, the study, prayer room, vegetable garden, furniture.
Convent of Las Trinitarias - The convent of San Ildefonso and San Juan de Mata, better known as the Church and Convent of the Discalced Trinitarian Order, dates from the 17th-18th centuries. It has a brick facade and a portico with three doors and grated windows. It has a plaque commemorating the author of Don Quixote, who is buried here and whose daughter took vows in the convent, as did the daughter of poet and playwright Lope de Vega.
Some crazy bars
Inclán Brutal Bar - Calle de Álvarez Gato, 4, 28012 Madrid Spain
Rosi La Loca - Calle Cádiz, 4, 28012 Madrid Spain
Lola Si Mola - Calle Huertas, 55, 28014 Madrid Spain
Tavern El Sur De Huertas - Calle de las Huertas 24, 28014 Madrid Spain
Grama lounge - Calle de la Cruz 19, 28012 Madrid Spain