Truco Bar es un lugar que realmente vale la pena visitar. La comida es deliciosa, preparada con muy…read morebuen sabor y calidad, y los tragos están espectaculares. El ambiente es agradable y perfecto para pasar un buen rato entre amigos o en pareja. ¡Muy recomendado! Gracias Toni e Iris! Truco Bar is definitely worth a visit. The food is delicious, full of flavor and quality, and the drinks are amazing. The atmosphere is welcoming and perfect for a fun night out with friends or a relaxed evening as a couple. Highly recommended! Thanks Toni and Iris! Try the patatas Picantes and Focaccias.

Everything was so incredible and delicious! Tony was so gracious and the food and service was…read moreincredible We were there for a week and returned 3 times because it was so amazing. I cannot recommend enough!! The Patatas Picantes are the absolute best!

After living in Madrid for four years, the jury has finally spoken: Fraggel is my fave bear bar in…read moreMadrid. While it's a little farther from my apartment than other bars of the same genre, it's always a nice, easy time. Campy videos without going overboard, a nice crowd of sexy guys from muscle bears to chubs, but everyone mixing well. There's not the pressure or pretense of FU3L or the "How young can I get away with?" crowd at Hot or Griffin (though Hot is my go-to on weekdays). Plus when the friendly bartenders get a tip, they ring the gong. Having and acknowledging gratitude for your customers goes a long way with me. The workers at Fraggel, I think, are genuinely glad you're here. Get there earlier on weekends... a line can form after midnight. Look for 2-4-1 coupons handed out by barkers along Calle de Pelayo before you arrive.

Definitely my favourite gay bar in Chueca. Good service,…read moregood prices, the punters aren't all wankers and it's great to bring your group of friends - gay or straight. They don't accept card payments but there is an ATM 1 block away.

great time very accommodating to tourists i had a blast good food and beer. the crowd was amazing…read morehad a blast

was really excited to go to this bar but unfortunately even tho the website said it was open- and I…read moretried goung 2 consecutive nights-it was evidently under construluction (as in the bar was completely ripped up). Ahh well Madrid- maybe next time. Ended up at BEARS instead. Pretty fun bar and the 2 for 1 drink had me enjoyng the night.

This is exactly the reason Madrid is a "night city." At first I didn't understand, but with events…read morelike Barco starting at midnight in the middle of the week. I get it. On the particular night I visited, Freshness was performing. It's a jam session, the group plays and sings as if it's improvised. The singer sings random things, random songs, sometimes make up the words, sometimes actual songs they wrote. Once he looked at his two guitarists and sang, "whaaaaaaaaat are you doing????" because they were totally lost. Freshness had a guitarist, bass, drummer, trumpet, keyboard. They play and accompany the singer, and they're very good!! A moment later, somebody from the audience asks, "Hey can I play the next song with you?" and swaps with the guitarist. Later someone swapped with the drummer. We had 2 other different singers as the main singer went to bar to take shots. The keyboard guy is cute, he got a solo and he's amazing. It's thanks to the singer (who's so lovely, I talked to him of course!!!), I find him really cute too and he's full of energy. It's thanks to him I want to take dance classes again! That is one highlight of Barco, but they have tons of other musicians play. Freshness plays every Wednesday. AND OH YES, you meet a LOT of locals here. But also a lot of tourists, because nobody really goes out Wednesday nights. (Back in Toronto, Wednesdays are study days) The bartenders are snobby. It's 5€ for a Mahou beer though. I for one had a lot of fun here, I got a cute guy's number (but we never chatted after hahaha), and the atmosphere is soooooo cool. I arrived at 11:45pm and nobody was there, I asked if there's a show? The show starts at 12:30am, intermission at 2, then starts again at 2:30am. Crazy huh? And these locals have work at 9 the next day! I LOVE THIS!!! You only live once! The bar got a LOT busier at around 1am. By busy, I really mean it! A lot of people!! Almost club-like! Ah, Malasaña you're so cool.

Every other Sunday they have a R&B Soul kind of band. The singer Christine is amazing. I could…read morehave listened to her all night. Its a jam session sort of feel and the band members swap out and all sorts of talents show up to participate. There were rappers, singers, dancers, instrumentalists. And my best friend that I was with got up there and tore the house down. Everyone loved her. It was amazing. There is such a welcoming spirit here. Another singer, Ginger, made sure we were introduced to people. Christina bought us drinks. People danced with me. I couldn't have had a better experience here. The decor is very urban, jazzy, blues-ie, and the crowd was so diverse. Definitely my kind of spot. Made our last night in Madrid a winner.

This place was AHMAZING! On a recent trip, my friends an I wanted to celebrate her birthday…read morereminiscent of how we celebrate at home in NYC, at quintessential Gay Bars in the Village like The Monster. The vibe was very much the same, if not more casual, making it a fun time. Drinks were cheap and we enjoyed Mahou bottles and the great music selection. Great mix of both American and Spanish pop. Staff and patrons were friendly and it was a fun time that allowed us to connect with locals

Kind of nifty little hole in the wall type of place that, from the outside, you have to be looking…read morefor it in order to notice it. Though listed as a gay bar, and it does have a good number of young (as in 16...forget that the sign says you must be 18.....) to 25 year old gay guys in it, it also seems to attract a near equal number of heteros out to party with the female dates. After all, when it comes to liveliness, there are few places that can compare with a good friendly bar loaded with a mix of gays and straights as well as those of undetermined orientation. It has a young following and though I exceeded the average age of the other patrons by a mere half century, had a good time drinking and chatting with everyone. Matter of fact, the atmosphere about the place is sort of club like, everyone friendly and just there to enjoy a good time.

Before you read on, you should know that my review is based on going there on a Sunday night…read more My 2 girlfriends and I had a blast at Joy! Cover was about 17 if I remember correctly but it included either a mixed drink or two beers. We are from New York and we're used to bottle service being expensive as hell but a bottle of Champagne was 60 euros here, which we thought was relatively cheap. We ordered two and were given a table in a small roped off area immediately. For a Sunday, the club was decently full. We weren't really looking for interaction with anybody so we enjoyed our space and the lack of crowd and sweat that we normally encounter in NY clubs. The DJ even approached us and was very nice, got us on stage, and made sure we had a good time. Music was such a change of pace from the incessant EDM in NY! We definitely enjoyed it the entire night and danced nonstop. Would definitely return! - on a Sunday at least... Maybe we got lucky, who knows! Not sure how crowded/selective they get on more popular nights.

We decided to check this place out on a Tuesday night. We arrived at 1:30am. We were able to…read morenegotiate 18 Euros a person with 2 drinks per person plus and cover included. We thought it was a great deal since we are from Miami and just club entries where we are $20 and they don't include anything. The music was pretty good nothing out of this world. They played house and some electronic. Overall we had a nice time. Full bar. The venue is also pretty nice a few floors although they didn't have them open while we were there. Pretty good spot to party it on till late. We left at 3:30am there was a line out side which really left us impressed! Enjoy!

This place is absolutey infamous in the "local" Madrid clubbing scene... if you are in Madrid on…read morevacation, do yourself a HUGE favor and check out this unique clubbing experience... Yes the music is often cheesy and yes the decor is abhorrent... Everything from Tranny's to suits, to costumes, to hotties.... type in 69 Petalos in youtube for a bunch of promotional videos - a very unique experience with a really fun vibe... always had fun when I ventured here... If you are too cool for school and extremely uptight then would recommend you avoid this place!

10€ entrance fee includes one drink. 1€/item for coat check (scarves are separately charged!!!)…read more Service at bar was attentive. Music is good. Plays salsa, bachata, merengue. Limited space. Flying elbows everywhere. I'm the guiri who Dan C. mentioned that can't dance at all. I even got hipchecked a couple of times. Came with 2 other friends (1 was good enough to dance on TV) and can confirm not serious salsa. Bathroom stalls only have one roll of toilet paper. No replacement rolls. Proceed with caution. YES. THIS PLACE IS A GREASY PICK-UP JOINT. But I wouldn't know if the aggressive guy are good dancers or not bc I can't dance yo. My friends had fun dancing though! I had fun trying to learn to stop lifting my shoulders and start moving my hips. Hips don't lie.

I had a great time as a Giri (tourist). It's on the Pub Crawl list of places, so yes, you will get…read morea bunch of tourists sometimes. I found that the guys there were excellent to dance with. It does get a little crowded, so limited space, but great dancers (you just have to know how to spot them) and a great environment. I danced Salsa, Bachata, Merengue, you name it. We were there on a Saturday. Great time!!!