Madrid has been listening to the best flamenco since the early 19th century and has seen the best artists triumph here. Several activities surrounding this art form continue to flourish - well informed magazines such as Alma 100 (free, with some articles in English and Japanese) and La Caña, the radio program Madrid flamenco in Onda Madrid and hundreds of dance academies such as the famous Amor de Dios academy in Fray Luis de Leon street.
Flamenco can be seen in many bars and taverns in Madrid. Normally you would go for an evening meal to one of these places, and listen to the music afterwards.
The best flamenco in Madrid can be seen at the Corral de la Moreria "tablao" flamenco restaurant. Widely recognised as being the premier flamenco restaurant in the city, it attracts quality artists and offers some marvellous Spanish food. Click here for more info...
You could start off your day at Casa Patas, La Torre del Oro or Viña Pe, where you could sit down for lunch or just order a wine, some "tapas", listen to the music and take in the flamenco atmosphere.
Later in the afternoon why not visit Madrid's specialized flamenco shop, El Flamenco Vive at number 7 Conde de Lemos street, to buy a CD or book ?
You could also head to El Abuelo in Calle Paz, Los Gabrieles in Echegaray street or Clan in Ribera de Curtidores for more tapas in bars with a flamenco ambient. On Wednesdays, one of the best places is El Mago, also in Calle Paz.
Visit any of the following bars, taverns and restaurants and ask if there will be any flamenco artists playing ...
El Corral de la Morería,
Calle Morería, 17
Cafe de Chinitas,
Calle Torija, 7
El Corral de la Pacheca,
Calle Juan Ramón Jiménez, 26
Tablao Las Carboneras,
Plaza del Conde de Miranda, 1
Casa Patas, Calle Cañizares 10
Viña Pe Restaurant, Plaza de Santa Ana
La Torre del Oro, Calle Tutor 38
Casa Manolo, Calle de Jovellanos
El Abuelo, Calle Paz
Peña Chaquetón, Calle de Canarias, 33
El Mago, Calle de Velarde
El Candela, Calle del Olmo 8
Suristán, Calle de la Cruz, 7
Cardamomo, Calle de Echegaray, 15
Los Gabrieles, Calle de Echegaray, 17
El Burladero, Calle de Echegaray, 19
La Soleá, Cava Baja, 34
Flamenco Shows in Madrid
Cafe de Chinitas on Calle Torija, 7 (tel. 91-5595135) is a restaurant offering regular flamenco shows. Even though it is sometimes (over) popular with tourists, the quality of flamenco is still good enough to make your visit worthwhile. More...
In Los Gabrieles, Echegaray 17, there are free live shows every Tuesday night, starting after 10.30 p.m.
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