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• Santa Ana/Huertas: With many tapas bars, cafés and terraces, the Huertas area is the perfect place to begin the night. For late night dancing, try Joy Madrid or Palacio Gaviria near Sol. Also close by in Atocha you will find the spectacular seven-floor Kapital, which features every kind of music. It is a local tradition to end the night with hot chocolate and churros (Madrid-style fried dough) in Cafetería San Ginés up the street from Joy Madrid.


• Alonso Martínez & Bilbao: This is one of the city’s most animated areas. To start the night, try some of the local bars around Plaza de Santa Bárbara, such as the Cervecería Santa Bárbara or Seven.


• Argüelles & Moncloa: This area is a favourite among students. The celebrated “basements of Argüelles” are huge double-storied patios with several bars and discoteques.


• Chueca: Dominates Madrid’s gay scene, here there are plenty of trendy late-night bars and clubs where gays and non-gays party together.


• Malasaña: This area was the center of “la movida” in the Madrid of the 1980’s. The hub of this cosmopolitan district is the Dos de Mayo Square.


• La Latina: Still the best district in town for cozy little hideaways and tapas bars, La Latina is a good place to go on Sundays after wandering around the Rastro flea market.


• Azca: This is one of the most modern areas in town. Near the Paseo de la Castellana and the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, this financial district has a multitude of clubs and bars.