Guidebook for Madrid-Lavapiés
Arts & Culture
Your guide book has already told you, but we love art and can’t help telling you that the most important museums and art spaces are walking distance from home!
Expositions, concerts, events…Check program online. Free entrance.
302 locals recommend
La Casa Encendida
2 Rda. de ValenciaExpositions, concerts, events…Check program online. Free entrance.
MANDATORY! The best European painters between the 15th and 18th centuries are exposed here...with their best paintings many times. Velazquez, Goya, Rubens, Bosch, Tiziano, Tintoretto....just ALL. Free entrance from 18h daily and on Sundays and holidays from 17h.
2515 locals recommend
Museo Nacional del Prado
23 C. de Ruiz de AlarcónMANDATORY! The best European painters between the 15th and 18th centuries are exposed here...with their best paintings many times. Velazquez, Goya, Rubens, Bosch, Tiziano, Tintoretto....just ALL. Free entrance from 18h daily and on Sundays and holidays from 17h.
Free entrance. Interesting architecture. Interesting expositions. Check program online.
15 locals recommend
Laie Madrid
36 P.º del PradoFree entrance. Interesting architecture. Interesting expositions. Check program online.
Contemporary art. The Picasso’s Gernika is here. Awesome painting! ALso Mirò, Dalì...Just fantastic!! Free entrance on Sunday 15:00-19:00, and Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday 19:00- 21:00.
1837 locals recommend
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia
52 C. de Sta. IsabelContemporary art. The Picasso’s Gernika is here. Awesome painting! ALso Mirò, Dalì...Just fantastic!! Free entrance on Sunday 15:00-19:00, and Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday 19:00- 21:00.
Food Scene
are you hungry? are you in a hurry? an italian pizza to take away from italian owners.
12 locals recommend
Fratelli d'Italia [ Lavapiés ]
1 C. del Sombrereteare you hungry? are you in a hurry? an italian pizza to take away from italian owners.
The «real» breakfast in Madrid is to take “churros” or “porras”. If you have ever tasted churros and you found them not too good, give them another try in this address:
Formula Nieto’s: C/ Embajadores, 74
It’s the “typical spanish” bar, so no bullfighters, no flamenco souvenirs, just a bar where people go to have breakfast, nothing fancy or design, just the best “churros” and “porras” in town...
If after eating churros here, or porras even better, you don’t like them, it means that churros are not made for you....do not try again! :-D
Churreria Bar Formula Nietos
74 C. de EmbajadoresThe «real» breakfast in Madrid is to take “churros” or “porras”. If you have ever tasted churros and you found them not too good, give them another try in this address:
Formula Nieto’s: C/ Embajadores, 74
It’s the “typical spanish” bar, so no bullfighters, no flamenco souvenirs, just a bar where people go to have breakfast, nothing fancy or design, just the best “churros” and “porras” in town...
If after eating churros here, or porras even better, you don’t like them, it means that churros are not made for you....do not try again! :-D
Everything Else
Teatro Valle-Inclán
s/n Pl. de Ana Diosdadoone of the best theatre in the city
Carrefour Market
2 C. de Valenciaone big supermarket at 1 minute from home
Farmacia de Lavapiés
56 C. de Lavapiésvery useful, one minute from home
The perfect coffee place
Cute and cosy and delicious and....the nicest owners! Cafelito is the place! In C/ Sombrerete, 20. Go there to have breakfast, from 8am, or a great coffee any time. Their lemonade recipe is fan-tas-tic and perfect for the madrilenian heat.
58 locals recommend
Cafelito
20 C. del SombrereteCute and cosy and delicious and....the nicest owners! Cafelito is the place! In C/ Sombrerete, 20. Go there to have breakfast, from 8am, or a great coffee any time. Their lemonade recipe is fan-tas-tic and perfect for the madrilenian heat.