Comments on: Madrid Neighbourhoods: Malasaña – Still Putting the Mad in Madrid?

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Tue, 08 Jan 2008 14:51:05 +0000

[...] You only have to wonder around the barrio of Malasaña in Madrid to find an area that is still timelessly Madrileño, and you just have to stray 2 minutes from the tourist-hell of Barcelona’s Rambla to see the deliciously seedy Raval and feel like you’re on another, much more interesting planet. And you simply have to drive far enough inland from any coastal building site to find those same beautiful hillsides that always looked so raw and ‘Un-European’. [...]

By: marina

marina — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 11:29:31 +0000

I really like el Cafe de Ruiz, I used to go there in my early twenties a lot.

By: Lucy

Lucy — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 18:49:41 +0000

Also, Cafe Ruiz, on c/ Ruiz is a beautiful relaxed cafe where you can listen to jazz and enjoy a quiet wine or coffee. I highly recommend it.

By: Graeme

Graeme — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 20:21:17 +0000

El Albur, just a bit north of Plaza 2 de Mayo, does good raciones from León. Try the morcilla, it looks like a bowl of mud but tastes delicious. They also do excellent value paellas at weekends.