Café Acuarela , c/Gravina
10 Métro: Chueca. Very
comfortable café, stylish
decor and the perfect place
for a quiet drink. Popular
with a mixed crowd.
Cruising , c/Pérez
Galdós 5 Métro: Chueca.
This discobar is
strictly for leather boys,
with a dark room and bar
upstairs and a small,
intimate disco below. It has
a slightly tense atmosphere
and you have to order your
drinks at the door before
you come in.
Liquid , c/Barquillo
8 Métro: Chueca. Smart and
stylish new arrival on the
gay scene. The two bars are
lined with video screens
playing a selection of
modish music.
La Lupe , c/Torrecilla
del Leal 12 Métro: Antón
Martín. Mixed gay, lesbian
and alternative bar that has
received a recent make-over.
Good music, cheap drinks and
occasional cabaret.
Medea , c/Cabeza
33 Métro: Tirso de Molina.
Women-only disco which has a
huge dance floor and
wide-ranging selection of
danceable music. Gets going
from about 1am.
New Leather Bar ,
c/Pelayo 42 Métro: Chueca.
The name implies a leather
scene but this bar has a
mixed gay crowd.
Ricks , c/de las
Infantas 26 Métro: Banco de
España. Mixed straight/gay discobar
which gets wild at weekends
when every available space
is used for dancing. Open
and light, with a friendly
atmosphere - plus table
football at the back. Pricey
drinks.
La Sastrería , c/Hortaleza
74 Métro: Chueca. This
popular two-floored café-bar
is a great place for an
afternoon coffee, tea or
fruit juice as well as an
evening drink.
Shangay Tea Dance
, at the Flamingo Club
, c/Mesonero Romanos 13 Métro:
Callao. A compulsory Sunday
night stop, featuring live
shows and 70s disco hits. ?6
entry including first drink.
Open Sun 9pm-2am.
Stars Dance Café
, c/Marqués de
Valdeiglesias 5 Métro: Gran
Vía. Quiet and low-key
during the day and gradually
livens up as the night goes
on. Popular meeting point
for the gay community but
clientele is mixed.
