5 Best Nightlife in Lavapies, Madrid

This unassuming stall inside Mercado de San Fernando is a wine-industry hangout—one of the city's top spots for sampling hard-to-find natural and biodynamic wines. Pair whatever wine the bartenders are drinking lately with Bendito's well-priced cheeses and charcuterie such as mojama (cured tuna) from Andalusia and ribbons of smoky cecina (beef "ham") from León. 

This intimate nightclub caters to a local alternative crowd and is a favorite stop on the lesbian party circuit, though revelers of all orientations flock here in droves.

At this newly expanded wine-and-tapas hot spot with communal tables ideally suited to large groups, you can pull up a stool and choose from dozens of boutique bottles or some 15 small-production Spanish wines on tap.

This romantic wine bar pours more than 50 wines by the glass and serves a delectable menu of market-driven tapas. You'd be hard pressed to find a more impressive roster of French wines anywhere in the city.

Lavapiés upped its cocktail game with Savas, a pocket-size bar that has quickly become a cult hangout for mixology geeks and neighborhood scenesters. The classic cocktails are expertly made—think White Russians and Tom Collinses at about €11 apiece—and local craft beers by La Virgen are on offer.