Great espresso martini. Cute little gem that opened up at 4pm. Down stairs feels more like a…read morespeakeasy

Based on a little pre-trip research, 1862 Dry Bar was on my must-do list for a recent business trip…read moreto Madrid. I visited on a rainy Thursday night so there wasn't a large crowd and I grabbed an open seat at the end of the bar. A friendly gentleman gave me a menu and asked what I was interested in. When I mentioned the Old Fashioned, he advised that it was an Amaro-based version without the usual bourbon/whiskey spirit. I noticed a Brooklyn and commented that I sometimes made those at home. Very politely he noted that if I was making them in the US, it wasn't with Amer Picon, which isn't available in the US. He's right. So an actual, real Brooklyn it would be! I thoroughly enjoyed the Brooklyn. I also enjoyed some brief conversation with the bartender who was very good. The kind who uses the spoon or straw to taste each drink to ensure it was made properly. As I was paying my bill and mentioning to the gentleman who initially greeted me that I wanted to bring my business partners here later in the week, he wrote his phone number on a business card and told me to call him in advance as the bar got very busy when it wasn't raining. Turns out, this friendly man is Alberto the owner! Guess I didn't do quite as much research as I could have! I regret we weren't able to make a second visit to 1862 Dry Bar on this particular trip, but it is going to be my first stop next time I'm back in Madrid. Great vibe, excellent staff and a classy and friendly owner.

A beautiful restaurant in a great district of Madrid - Almagro. A block away from the Museum of…read moreSorolla. A beautiful establishment with amazing decor. Excellent service.

I could not be more serious when I say- this is the best gin drink I've ever had. It was so smooth…read moreand delicious! And I used to casually like gin before, but this place has made it my go-to drink! The bartenders are so nice and were great at making suggestions. What I ordered: to be honest, I cannot remember the name. All I remember is it was the gin drink with cinnamon. It was refreshing, tasty, and super reasonably priced for the quality! The atmosphere is nice, but chill. This is a great place to start off the night with a refreshing gin cocktail! (They do offer other types of alcohol for those who really don't like gin, but I have to say- if you try one of their gin drinks and don't like it, you're crazy!)

Super fun and chill place for a fun twist on the gin tonic with various macerations and infusions!…read moreOrdering was a little confusing at first, but when you decide that you're all in on the gin tonic infusions, it's easy! The bartenders are SUPER friendly and are happy to help navigate the cocktail menu if you need help. The goblet sized beverage that comes out is delicious and super refreshing! I love the space too - the minimalist decor with concrete is always a personal fave of mine. Completely unrelated, the bar mix they have as a snack is delicious in it by itself.

I'm so embarrassed that it has taken me this long to write this review, Ruben if you read this,…read moreplease forgive me! Ruben is the owner and if can say so, he's AMAZING. My wife and I had the pleasure of visiting the bar and not only did Ruben make phenomenal drinks but he also personally called a friend to get us into an incredible restaurant called Bacira right up the street. The vibe at the bar was welcoming and intimate, most importantly the drinks are to die for. I want to personally thank Ruben for single handedly making our stop in Madrid worth it, THANK YOU SIR!!!

The most amazing thing is the sweets that are given with each round of drinks. Also a nice dry…read moremartini, the place is quite nice although perhaps it was inspired by 1862 in calle pez? It would be nice to see this place develop with its own signature style.

Food and ambience was great! They were able to seat 8 of us on vacation without a reservation…read more Our service was great too. If you are in Madrid, we recommend La Musa!

First time in Madrid - this place had a great vibe and atmosphere! Our waiter was quite helpful and…read morefriendly and made us feel welcomed Started off with drinks - margarita & Bloody Mary which were both decent. I personally preferred the margarita over the Bloody Mary as it tasted overwhelmingly of tomato juice (and little of anything else) Food - La bomba is meat (beef, pork) filled potato and it was yummy, probably my fave of all the tapas we tried. Chicken dumplings had a nice crisp and nice sauce but taste was just OK. Tacos were quite good! Nice flavor and creative presentation with the sauce in the pipette for you to pour. Lastly was the salad made of fresh arugula, beets, tomatoes, peppers - a great end to the "meal" and ironically was the warmest thing we got. Other tapas served lukewarm.

The best service and reasonably priced drinks. Rock must've playing at all times. Definitely a…read moregreat place to go w a small group of friends

From the owner: The Shaker Music Bar. Local de Diseño industrial para disfrutar de la mejor selección en Música…read moreIndie, Pop-Rock, Jazz-Soul y R&B según horario. Gastrobar (Tostas, Tablas de Embutidos y Quesos) con productos Gourmet. Abierto de 20:30-3:30 en Verano y desde Septiembre 13:00-3:30 todos los días. Copas Premium desde 6 € y Cervezas desde 2,5 €.

The concierge recommended it for pre-dinner cocktails. It was near my hotel, the JW Marriott. It…read morelooks like nothing from the outside but inside it is very lively and colorful! The drink menu is so creative it takes a while to decide. Drinks are divided by flavor profiles: fruity, refreshing, etc. with some other creative categories. (Sadly my picture of the table of contents did not come out.) I got an Inspirasion Paloma and it was delicious. We only had one round since we were in our way to dinner. Highly recommend!

So this is another review that has been sitting in my review drafts for, now, about 5 months... so…read morethings could have changed. Certainly, with a place like this, all of the specific *drinks* may well have changed, being that they were all so technical, with so many house or freshly made moving parts, i.e. my favorite kind of nerdy cocktail bar. But presumably they're still making drinks as cool as the were a few months ago. They don't take reservations, so we just got there right when they opened, which is the way to do it. There were only a couple other people there right at 4 that day, but within half an hour, it was completely full. (Also yeah, Yelp says they open at 5 PM, but they... definitely open at 4.) Despite being *very* busy, we never had any difficult ordering drinks, nor getting them back quickly, and I ordered a... bunch of drinks (well, with my wife, who despite not normally being a cocktail person, was definitely drinking her share of all of them.) I absolutely loved the detailed descriptions of exactly how each cocktail is made (I learned a new word, enfleurage! In this case, of cardamom through peanut butter), the amount of effort that clearly went *into* all of them (house-made hop distillate, falernum, gin they re-distilled with pickle brine, the enfleurage, to quote, a "labor-intensive perfume extraction process"...), but more importantly, I can't stress enough, all of their cocktails were absolutely *wonderfully* delicious. All quite unique enough to scratch the itch for weird cocktail nerds like me, who don't want to drink classics, but unique concepts no other bar has done - but also all perfectly balanced and quite complex, both the spirit-forward ones (a Vieux Carre with mango chutney and hop extract instead of Benedictine and bitters! A Negroni that's been aged in ex-sherry barrels in a solera system like a sherry!), and the wacky sweet-savory ones (pisco milk punch and fish sauce! Mezcal and ponzu sauce, clarified through Greek yogurt! Citrus, balsamic, fancy honey and pickle gin!) All their drinks absolutely lived up to the hype. I don't know if any of those drinks are still available, but if not, I'm sure equally inventive ones took their place, so either way, I'd definitely make sure to come back if I happened to back in the area instead of halfway across the planet. We didn't get food here, just drinks - but we absolutely took *full* advantage of the complimentary chips being offered. When we discovered how wonderful their (made in-house) chips were, we kept asking for more. We went through a *bunch* of little plates of chips. Especially as they went *particularly* well with all of the cocktails, again, both spirit-forward and interestingly sweet-savory-funky cocktails, paired really well with craft chips. The drinks already made this place a 5/5, but with the free all-you-want craft chips? That's like a 6 out of 5.

TLDR: A+ cottage core decor…read more For a trip into Alice in Wonderland look no further and come inside. An enchanting place with a wide menu of drinks. I had a love elixer which was very sweet if that's your thing. I would recommend their hot chocolate menu. We had the hot chocolate with mango ice cream which was a great desert.

Super quirky interior and menu from all over the world! Friendly staff as well and I like they're…read moreopen late.