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Las Letras
Literary, cultural, walkable

Las Letras

The Literary Quarter between Sol and the Prado, where historic tabernas meet the great art-museum spine.

The Literary Quarter, once home to Cervantes and Lope de Vega, threads from Sol toward the Prado triangle along streets whose cobbles are inlaid with lines of verse. Old tabernas pour vermut beside the city's great art-museum spine, and almost everything worth seeing is within an easy walk. It is the cultural anchor of central Madrid, where a museum afternoon slides naturally into a long evening of wine and tapas.

Highlights

Verse-inlaid Calle Huertas Historic tabernas and vermut Walk to the Prado triangle Plaza de Santa Ana Cervantes and Lope de Vega heritage
10 places
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Restaurant

5 places

Casa Alberto Restaurant
Casa Alberto - Restaurant in Barrio de las Letras, Madrid
Restaurant
Historic Taberna Vermouth

1827 taberna on Cervantes' old street

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Lhardy Restaurant
Lhardy - Restaurant in Barrio de las Letras, Madrid
Restaurant
Historic Period Rooms Cocido
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Madrid's 1839 grande-dame restaurant for cocido

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Yúgō The Bunker Restaurant
Yúgō The Bunker - Restaurant in Barrio de las Letras, Madrid
Restaurant
Izakaya Speakeasy Japanese

Michelin-starred izakaya with a WWII-bunker speakeasy below

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Triciclo Restaurant
Triciclo - Restaurant in Barrio de las Letras, Madrid
Restaurant
Chef Driven Market Cuisine Bib Gourmand

Three-chef Bib Gourmand with half-portion freedom

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Gofio Restaurant
Gofio - Restaurant in Barrio de las Letras, Madrid
Restaurant
Chef Driven Canarian Tasting Menu
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Michelin-starred creative Canary Island cuisine

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Bar

3 places

Taberna La Dolores Bar
Bar
Historic Tiled Facade Vermouth

1908 tiled-facade tavern for vermouth and tapas

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La Venencia Bar
Bar
Historic Sherry No Photos

1922 sherry-only bar frozen in Civil War Madrid

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Salmon Guru Bar
Salmon Guru - Bar in Barrio de las Letras, Madrid
Bar
Cocktails World 50 Best Bold

World's-50-Best cocktail craft on Echegaray

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Hotel

1 place

Hotel Urban Hotel
Hotel Urban - Hotel in Barrio de las Letras, Madrid
Hotel
Design Led Rooftop Art

Iron-and-glass design five-star with a Michelin-starred kitchen

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Gallery

1 place

Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza Gallery
Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza - Gallery in Cortes / Barrio de las Letras, Madrid
Gallery
Institution Comprehensive Impressionism

The collection that fills the gaps, eight centuries on one walk

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