Venues similar to Sala Equis

Natural wine and vinyl inside Mercado de San Fernando

Calle Argumosa's alternative tapas terrace

A 'wine cult' with 400+ wines by the glass on Ponzano

Beam-and-stone Cava Baja wine taberna with a deep Spanish list

Bohemian Basque pintxo bar on Cava Baja since the 1980s

Cava Baja vermut taberna with the secret 'Manuela' pour, since 1996

The Rastro's snail institution since 1942

Quiet old-school tapas bar beside the Conde Duque centre

1892 bodega, vermut de grifo and one of Madrid's best tortillas

1860 tavern of legendary bacalao, croquetas and Madrid history

The locals' temple of battered bacalao near Plaza Mayor

House-macerated spirits workshop between Chueca and Malasaña

Neo-taberna with sharp Spanish tapas on the Conde Duque edge

All-day West-Coast cafe with in-house bakery and La Cabra coffee

The roaster that lit Madrid's specialty-coffee fuse, since 2012

Hola Coffee's specialty café and bakehouse on the Conde Duque edge

A 1920 taberna reborn, ibérico-and-truffle croquetas and noble menú del día

Grilled sardines and El Rastro Sunday ritual since 1977

1908 tiled-facade tavern for vermouth and tapas

1922 sherry-only bar frozen in Civil War Madrid