Yet another haunt of the indefatigable Hemingway, Chicote is now a favorite of beautiful people and the huge local gay scene.

A doyenne of the cocktail scene, the place boasts a veritable who’s who of portraiture up on the walls (including Dalí, Lorca, Buñuel, Almodóvar and duh, Hemingway), and has reputedly seen the likes of Ava Gardner and Grace Kelly sipping on finely tuned cocktails.
Cocktail hour starts around midnight and the Madrileños love their cocktails.

It has survived the worst of the Civil War but now chooses the sounds of DJs over those of incoming shells. The bar comes into its own late evening-early night.