DrinkSol-Letras-Lavapiés

Museo Chicote

Voted the Best European Bar 2004 by MTV-Campari. Extensive cocktail list. Claims to have served drinks to many famous celebrities, including, Ava Gardner, Frank Sinatra, Lana Turner, Gary Cooper, Orson Wells, Yul Brynner and Ernest Hemingway, Catherine Zeta Jones, Hugh Grant and Tim Robbins. They only serve drinks.

nightlife

Address: Gran Vía, 12
Getting there: Metro: Gran Vía
Hours: Mon-Thu 19:00-03:00, Fri Sat 19:00-04:00, Sun 16:00-01:00
Website: grupomercadodelareina.com (opens in a new tab)

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