Things to do in Madrid

Spain, Europe

What follows is a working list of 46 pins for Madrid: museums, viewpoints, neighborhoods, gardens, restaurants, and walks. Visited entries lead, then rated recommendations, then everything else. Click any card for the review, hours, and how I would fit it into a day. The Madrid city page holds the rest of the orientation: climate, language, currency, transit, the local quirks worth knowing before you go.

Pins in Madrid

46 pins · 45 visited

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Mercado de la Cebada
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Shopping · Madrid · Spain
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Lower prices, fewer people, and better food than nearby Mercado San Miguel.
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Palacio de Cristal
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Attraction · Madrid · Spain
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐· 2025
Sadly closed, but very cool
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Yatai Market
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Restaurant · Madrid · Spain
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Yatai Market is a great setting for a group of friends getting together.
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Casa de Campo
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Park · Madrid · Spain
A good half-day or full-day picnic park.
Free
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El Rastro
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Shopping · Madrid · Spain
I go right at opening, around 7:30.
Free
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Museo del Ferrocarril de Madrid
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Attraction · Madrid · Spain
My favorite museum in Madrid.
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Aloft Madrid Gran Via
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Hotel · Madrid · Spain
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Atocha Hotel Madrid, Tapestry Collection by Hilton
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Hotel · Madrid · Spain
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BREW WILD PIZZA BAR
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Restaurant · Madrid · Spain
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Che!!! Birra!!! - Cervecería Argentina
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Restaurant · Madrid · Spain
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Chocolat Madrid
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Restaurant · Madrid · Spain
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Churrería Santa Ana
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Restaurant · Madrid · Spain
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Citynizer Plaza
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Attraction · Madrid · Spain
Cuatro Gatos Cerveceria
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Restaurant · Madrid · Spain
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El cogollo de la descarga
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Restaurant · Madrid · Spain
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El Corte Inglés
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Shopping · Madrid · Spain
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El miniBAR
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Restaurant · Madrid · Spain
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El Sur
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Restaurant · Madrid · Spain
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Embarcadero de El Retiro
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Attraction · Madrid · Spain
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Es Vietnam Restaurante
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Restaurant · Madrid · Spain
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Fábrica Maravillas
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Restaurant · Madrid · Spain
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Falafeleria
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Restaurant · Madrid · Spain
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Fogg Bar Birras & Cheese
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Restaurant · Madrid · Spain
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Hotel Indigo Madrid - Gran Vía, an IHG Hotel
Hotel · Madrid · Spain
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Hotel Indigo Madrid - Princesa, an IHG Hotel
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Hotel · Madrid · Spain
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Kausa Madrid by Gonzáles Bastidas
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Restaurant · Madrid · Spain
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La Morocha Madrid
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Restaurant · Madrid · Spain
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La Puerta Amarilla (steaks & burgers)
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Restaurant · Madrid · Spain
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Los Desamparados
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Restaurant · Madrid · Spain
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Madrid Cablecar • Rosales Station
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Transit · Madrid · Spain
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Mandarosso
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Restaurant · Madrid · Spain
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Mercado de San Fernando
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Shopping · Madrid · Spain
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Motteau Pasteleria
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Restaurant · Madrid · Spain
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Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
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Attraction · Madrid · Spain
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Nigiri Moncloa
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Restaurant · Madrid · Spain
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Nigiri Plaza de España
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Restaurant · Madrid · Spain
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Nina Pasta Bar
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Restaurant · Madrid · Spain
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Restaurante Amicis
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Restaurant · Madrid · Spain
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Restaurante Rosi La Loca
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Restaurant · Madrid · Spain
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Restaurante-Coctelería Inclán Brutal Bar
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Restaurant · Madrid · Spain
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San Miguel Market
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Shopping · Madrid · Spain
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St Mary Royal of the Almudena
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Attraction · Madrid · Spain
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Taberna Recreo Espartinas
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Restaurant · Madrid · Spain
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Temple of Debod
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Attraction · Madrid · Spain
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Tiki Taco Santa Isabel
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Restaurant · Madrid · Spain
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Zoo Aquarium de Madrid
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Attraction · Madrid · Spain

Mercado de la Cebada

Palacio de Cristal

Yatai Market

Casa de Campo

El Rastro

Museo del Ferrocarril de Madrid

Aloft Madrid Gran Via

Atocha Hotel Madrid, Tapestry Collection by Hilton

BREW WILD PIZZA BAR

Che!!! Birra!!! - Cervecería Argentina

Chocolat Madrid

Churrería Santa Ana

Citynizer Plaza

Cuatro Gatos Cerveceria

El cogollo de la descarga

El Corte Inglés

El miniBAR

El Sur

Embarcadero de El Retiro

Es Vietnam Restaurante

Fábrica Maravillas

Falafeleria

Fogg Bar Birras & Cheese

Hotel Indigo Madrid - Gran Vía, an IHG Hotel

Hotel Indigo Madrid - Princesa, an IHG Hotel

Kausa Madrid by Gonzáles Bastidas

La Morocha Madrid

La Puerta Amarilla (steaks & burgers)

Los Desamparados

Madrid Cablecar • Rosales Station

Mandarosso

Mercado de San Fernando

Motteau Pasteleria

Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía

Nigiri Moncloa

Nigiri Plaza de España

Nina Pasta Bar

Restaurante Amicis

Restaurante Rosi La Loca

Restaurante-Coctelería Inclán Brutal Bar

San Miguel Market

St Mary Royal of the Almudena

Taberna Recreo Espartinas

Temple of Debod

Tiki Taco Santa Isabel

Zoo Aquarium de Madrid