Taberna la Dolores

This bar stands out in Madrid’s Barrio de Las Letras (Literary Quarter) for its tiled façade, a white and blue pattern with bright green grapes and the year the bar opened: 1908. Inside is like a time capsule; the shelves are packed with old beer tankards, the wooden bar is unchanged and even the waiters seem to come from a different age altogether. It gets busy before lunchtime, especially on weekends, when people enjoy a vermouth, a typical local aperitif.