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Pepe's Kiosko
Puerto Rico 32
Metro: Colombia
Run by Pepe and his Irish partner Maree, this homely English-speaking bar is – as its name implies – little more than an expanded kiosk, whose interior resembles a tiny pub and whose crowning glory is a surrounding outside tree covered area where patrons sit. It nestles in the leafy wide avenued barrio of Chamartín in the north of the city and in summer is transformed into a tranquil shady oasis.
Very popular with local and nearby expat working community, Pepe’s serves superb he-man sandwiches and Mexican style corn tortilla “wraps" (bacon, "Texas red") plus Guinness and Cruzcampo beer. Go on a sunny day. Closes in winter.
Stop Madrid
Hortelaza 11
Tel: 91 523 54 42
Metro: Gran Vía
A 1920s atmosphere still prevails in this former food shop turned attractive bar where old features like the marble bar top and large display windows have still been retained in spite of a progressively trendier atmosphere. Just a stone’s throw from the Gran Vía, it provides character and value for money and is accordingly well patronised by appreciative local multinational Chueca residents and eager guide-clutching tourists.
Enjoy the draught Spanish beer and wide variety of good tapas and raciones, especially the jamón serrano (mountain ham).
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