Traditional Vermut and Taverns

Drink draft vermut at century-old zinc bars on this walk through Madrid's most legendary traditional taverns from La Latina to Huertas.

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1. TABERNA OLIVEROS 1857

The black wrought iron sign hanging above the entrance of Taberna Oliveros features the year eighteen fifty-seven in gold lettering. This tavern started as a despacho de vinos, where locals bought wine directly from barrels stored in the…

2. Taberna LA CONCHA

Taberna La Concha features a narrow, tiled facade that stands out for its bold, painted ceramic signage and colorful exterior trim. Established in nineteen sixty-eight, this corner tavern serves as a modern guardian of the traditional…

3. Taberna Bodegas Ricla

The blue-tiled facade of Taberna Bodegas Ricla features the hand-painted lettering of its original founders. Brothers from the Ricla region of Aragon opened this tavern in eighteen sixty-seven as a store for selling bulk wine and local…

4. La Casa del Abuelo

The narrow facade of La Casa del Abuelo wears a faded sign and stacks of wine barrels that block the sidewalk. Founded in nineteen oh six by Cipriano Llorente, this tavern began as a simple place to serve sweet fortified wine from his…

5. Casa Alberto

The red wooden facade of Casa Alberto stands out among the stone buildings on Calle de las Huertas. Since eighteen twenty-seven, this tavern has operated on the ground floor of the building where Miguel de Cervantes once lived. It survived…

6. La Dolores

The facade of La Dolores features dark, ornate woodwork and hand-painted tiles that distinguish it from the plain stucco buildings nearby. This tavern has served customers since nineteen oh eight, operating on a site where a local legend…

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