We want to have dinner whenever we feel like it.
European times are very good sometimes. It will be very healthy to have dinner soon, but we don't always feel like it. There are nights when hunger strikes late and in Madrid there is a solution. all these restaurants they open their kitchen until around midnight and even after. Do you have sushi fancy? Done. Cheesecake? Compliment. Some of these places also have uninterrupted hours. Eat and dine whenever you want.
LES MAUVAIS GARÇONS
The name already announces it to us: the bad boys. Bad boys (and girls) come to the table when they want and when they can. This new Franco-Spanish bistrot was born a few months ago in Malasaña with the sole objective that your guests have a good time. His menu, in addition to having simple and delicious dishes like the roast camembert, is peppered with surprises... Pay attention to dessert chocolate experience so that the night begins very high.
For example: grilled duck breast, duck confit burger, roasted camembert.
Hours: Wednesday and Thursday from 8:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. Friday and Saturday from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and from 8:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. Sundays from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Be sooo bad and don't leave any of this Camembert.
ZAMPA LATE DINNER
They are telling you with the name. Here you eat late. And at any time. Its owners opened it because they wanted that place where you start with a beer and end with a drink, but you don't have to go hungry. Uninterrupted hours and even very late. From Tuesday to Saturday the kitchen is open until 2am. In the late dinner menu, "Matar la gusa", you have finger food dishes, sandwiches, muffins... and some more elaborate recipes.
For example: salmon en papillote, shredded chicken in its juice, hamburger.
Hours: Tuesday to Thursday from 7:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. Friday to Sunday from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.
FIRE FISH
Two words that say a lot: here you eat, above all, fish and shellfish that arrive directly from the sea to the coals. Although there are also fried, baked, grilled fish. And, of course, meat, carnaza. watch out for his beef tomahawk. In its grill there is no rest, perfect for this financial area of Madrid where you can have a good lunch and dinner at any time.
For example: grilled shrimp from Isla Cristina, Alaskan red salmon tartar, Guetaria-style turbot, Russian salad.
Hours: every day from 12:30 to 1.
Roast beef sandwich, for a hungry late dinner.
** CARIPEN **
Decades ago this place was the tablao of the legendary Lola Flores . From those times she keeps her name (which translates from caló as "good vibes"), her character as night owl and bohemian appeal . Many well-known faces and many anonymous ones look for an intimate place in which to have a wonderful dinner at its cozy tables. Italian and French cuisine in equal parts to end the day in the best way or start an endless night strong.
For example: egg and black truffle sauce, rock mussels, beef tenderloin medallions with mushroom sauce.
Hours: Monday to Thursday from 8:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.; Friday, Saturday and Sunday until 2:30.
Restaurant of the week: Caripen
** LADY PEPA **
It was the first place licensed cafe-theater in Madrid . Now, if you say the right words for the gatekeeper to let you into his depths, you can refuel liquids and strong solids in one of its listed tables while a teacher entertains the piano and a couple of guitars await the most talented spontaneous. Public of all stripes with more than one presence of forced elbow to the table companion. It is impossible to go and not repeat. That yes: the palms, deaf.
For example: spaghetti bolognese, tripe, lentils, bean stew.
Schedule: until 6 in the morning
LA CARMENCITA TAVERN
It is one of the historical premises of the capital and among its tiled walls you can find objects that, if not at full capacity, they could well be admired in any hospitality museum . The stoves are not turned off from when they are turned on in the morning until late at night. Homemade food, traditional dishes made with seasonal organic products to revive flavors that are sometimes only in memory. The best fish arrives in its refrigerated van from the Santander market.
For example: Kid from the Picos de Europa, chicken in pepitoria, monkfish, hake.
Hours: Monday to Sunday from 12:30 to 1. Thursday and Friday until 2.
carmencita
BLACK CHARCOAL
We have good news for those with a sweet tooth and those most obsessed with cheesecake: Carbon Negro, one of the most famous openings of 2018, take reservations until almost midnight. In other words, you can try their precious dessert before going to bed or before going on a spree. At its bar, with a more informal menu, you can snack all day and well into the night.
For example: Glass prawn with fried egg on a baked potato base, grilled scallops and razor clams, cheesecake.
Hours: Sunday to Thursday from 12 to 2H. Friday and Saturday from 12 to 2:30 p.m.
The cheesecake that accumulates the most likes on Instagram, that of Carbon Negro
LONG LIVE MADRID
The most notorious rebirth of Madrid. It is more a bar than a restaurant, but as always, in the bars of Madrid you can also eat and have dinner, whenever you want and until very late. Almost as soon as it made the list of the 50 best bars in the world with Salmon Guru, Diego Cabrera reopened this traditional classic and adorned it with a list of first class drinks, from vermouth to dry martini, and a very tavern tapas menu, from anchovies in vinegar to torrezno.
For example: salad, cans, torreznos, vermouth with siphon.
Hours: every day from 12 to 2. Closed on Mondays.
** BACCUS AND BETHUS **
Raciones, tapas and toasts in an informal atmosphere. Home cooking that goes through the classics of Spanish geography and some Cuban touch. Maximum concern for the quality of the products, denominations of origin and winners of contests are used . The service kindly takes care of all the diners who usually crowd their small room, Beto worries if any of them leave something on the plate.
For example: Iberian sirloin marinated with bitter orange, club from antequera with ham shavings, smoked tuna with raf tomato.
Hours: Monday to Saturday from 8:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. Saturdays also open from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday closed.
The first course at 4:00 p.m., perfect for a hangover!
BARBARA ANN
It all starts with a beer after work and ends… dancing until 3. Barbara Ann is already a known afterwork in the capital, where, of course, you can eat. Traveling influences in a short food menu, but adjusted and varied for early afternoon or snack whims. Bites that pair with signature cocktails or traditional drinks.
For example: pibil suckling pig taco with guacamango and chipotle mayonnaise, crispy goat cheese pizza, pumpkin, sunflower seeds and caramelized onion, Korean wild potatoes...
Hours: Monday to Thursday from 17:30 to 3. Friday until 3:30. Saturdays from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 a.m. Sunday closed.
TOMATO BAR
Its decoration with woods and vintage style with some industrial touches, it hosts a display of Mediterranean-style food, with quality ingredients and careful fresh products . The entire menu is available while the store is open. You just have to accommodate yourself, if you want, to the traditional schedules or have a brunch at night or a great mid-morning dinner . And with dj on weekends.
For example: pan of vegetable carpaccio, boletus croquettes, thin fontina pizza and artichoke.
Hours: Monday and Tuesday from 8:30 to 1. Wednesday to Friday until 2. Saturday and Sunday open at 10.
Don't miss their pan of carpaccio with vegetables until 2.30 am
** THE ARDOUS **
This winery is assiduous, for many reasons, in the lists that gather the best of Madrid's hospitality industry , but the fact that it is also included in the list of places to eat well outside of regular hours is a blessing for those who already know it and a new incentive for those who have not yet been there. It has a succulent menu of pinchos and portions, with a potato omelette that should be next to the Bear and the Strawberry Tree as an emblem of the capital. The recipe is on their website. . For trying it doesn't stay.
For example: omelette , tuna tenderloins from Isla Cristina, Madrid-style tripe.
Restaurant hours: from 8 to 2:00. Weekend opens at 10 and closes at 2:30.
Ardosa Tavern, a Madrid classic.
*Report originally published on February 12, 2016 and updated on January 22, 2019