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The best wine bars in Madrid Centro gather in the city's oldest streets, and few corners of Spain take Sherry by the glass so seriously. Near the Royal Palace, Corral de la Morería has staged flamenco since 1956 and holds roughly 1,300 bottles of Sherry, while La Tasca Fina, inside Club Metrópolis at the head of Gran Vía, pours eight from fino to palo cortado. In Lavapiés, La Canibal fills glasses from rotating taps of its own natural wine, and Oliva Lima in Chueca pours bottles from as far as Mexico. Across the 6 addresses, the glasses run from Ars Collecta cava at Bloved to Dom Pérignon at Spa de Langostas, a lobster grotto beneath Calle de Alcalá. Between the theatres and the tapas counters, the centre drinks well.
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Bloved Restaurant
Restaurant · Gran Vía, 9, Centro, 28013 Madrid
Bloved brings a breezy Mediterranean kitchen to the top of Gran Vía, inside the Hotel Catalonia, making it a handy stop between shopping and the theatre. The cooking leans on local produce, with vegetables from La Vega and meat from the Sierra de Guadarrama finished with international touches, and there is plenty for vegetarians. The wine list was put together by maître Guillermo Flores, and while it is compact, it is chosen with care and generous by the glass. Spanish classics take centre stage, from Remelluri's Rioja Reserva to Pago de los Capellanes from Ribera del Duero, while an Ars Collecta Blanc de Blancs cava makes a lively opener. Argentine, Italian and New Zealand bottles widen the choice. Relaxed and sociable, it is an easy, unfussy place to drink well in the very centre of the city.
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La Canibal
Restaurant · C. de Argumosa, 28, Centro, 28012 Madrid, España
La Canibal is Lavapiés at its most likeable: an easy-going restaurant and wine bar on Calle de Argumosa, a short walk from the Reina Sofía, where natural and low-intervention wine is the house language. The team makes its own wines with small local growers and pours them from a row of rotating taps, while a bottle list of several hundred labels covers biodynamic, organic and pét-nat producers from Spain, the Loire, Jura, the Rhône, Burgundy and Portugal. The glass selection is built for both newcomers and explorers: a mature white Viña Tondonia from López de Heredia might sit beside a Rías Baixas Albariño or a clarete from Dominio del Águila. Prices are friendly, the set menu is good value, and the mood is welcoming, making it one of the best places in the city to drink adventurously.
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La Tasca Fina
Restaurant · C. Alcalá, 39, Centro, 28014 Madrid
La Tasca Fina reimagines the classic Spanish tavern inside Club Metrópolis, the restored early-twentieth-century landmark at the head of Gran Vía. A circular bar, a jamón ibérico carving station and linen-dressed tables set a smart but cheerful scene, with gildas, robata-grilled tuna and grilled classics on the menu. The wine list nods to Andalusian roots, and fortified and sweet wines are its real strength: eight Sherries by the glass run from bone-dry fino to aged palo cortado, joined by several Ports, Tokaji and Pedro Ximénez. A glass of Tradición's Amontillado VORS is a fine way to see what all the fuss is about. Spanish and French whites, reds and rosés, including Château d'Esclans's Garrus from Provence, cover everything else. It is a polished, stylish spot for anyone keen to explore the fortified side of Spanish wine.
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Oliva Lima
Restaurant · C. de Pelayo, 58, Centro, 28004 Madrid
Oliva Lima is a small, family-run Mexican restaurant on Calle de Pelayo in Chueca, and one of the city's more surprising places to drink wines by the glass. Owner and sommelier María Eugenia Schekaibán runs the intimate room herself, serving a tasting menu of cold and hot courses with drinks included and an optional sommelier pairing. The real draw for wine lovers is the breadth of the glass list, which lets each dish find its match without committing to a bottle. Spanish classics such as Arzuaga's Ribera del Duero and a sparkling Carrasviñas from Rueda sit alongside bottles from Argentina, Chile, South Africa, Greece, Portugal and even Mexico, a rarity in Europe. Warm, personal and relaxed, it feels more like a supper at a friend's home than a restaurant meal, and the wine conversation flows just as freely.
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Corral de la Morería
Restaurant · Calle de la Morería, 17, Centro, 28005 Madrid
Corral de la Morería has staged flamenco near the Royal Palace since 1956, and its cellar is every bit as legendary as the performances. Alongside some 1,000 wine references from around the world sits a Sherry collection of roughly 1,300 bottles, billed as the most important Sherry list in the world, gathered under the eye of wine expert Juan Manuel del Rey. Historic vintages and rare finds abound, from Marco de Jerez labels seldom seen elsewhere to a Meursault from Arnaud Ente or a glass of Vega Sicilia Único. Rioja and Ribera del Duero complete the picture. Beyond the tablao, an intimate eight-seat dining room led by chef David García serves a single modern tasting menu with Basque influences. An evening here, glass in hand as the dancers take the stage, is one of Madrid's great experiences, and a rare chance to explore Sherry seriously.
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Spa de Langostas
Restaurant · C. Alcalá, 39, Centro, 28014 Madrid
Spa de Langostas is one of the capital's more theatrical dining rooms: an underground, grotto-like space beneath Club Metrópolis on Calle de Alcalá, devoted almost entirely to lobster. Created by Marta Seco and Sandro Silva, it pairs ocean-inspired design with a DJ and a supper-club mood, and it is open to the public by reservation. The wine list is short but chosen with precision to flatter the shellfish. Champagne leads the way, with Dom Pérignon available by the glass, while classic Rioja, textured whites, Sherry and serious red Burgundy and Bordeaux cover the rest. A glass of Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru from Domaine des Perdrix shows how far the selection reaches. It is a playful, glamorous address for a celebratory night out, and the glass list ensures the wine keeps pace with the spectacle on the plate.
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What are the best wine bars in Madrid Centro?
The Coravin Guide lists 6 venues in Madrid. Bloved Restaurant, La Canibal, La Tasca Fina and Oliva Lima are rated Outstanding (41 to 60 wines by the glass); Corral de la Morería and Spa de Langostas are rated Excellent (20 to 40).
Which wine bar in Madrid Centro has the deepest by-the-glass list?
La Canibal pours 100 wines by the glass, the deepest list in this guide.
Which Madrid wine bars pour Champagne by the glass?
La Canibal and Spa de Langostas keep Champagne or serious sparkling wine open by the glass.
Which wine bars in Madrid suit a quiet, intimate glass?
Oliva Lima and Corral de la Morería are small, intimate rooms where the by-the-glass list rewards lingering.
Which Madrid wine bars work for a group or a long lunch?
Bloved Restaurant and Spa de Langostas are built for sharing plates, long lunches and larger tables.
Which wine bars in Madrid Centro pour Cabernet Franc by the glass?
La Canibal and Oliva Lima pour Cabernet Franc by the glass, listed among their specialities on this page.
How We Select Venues
The Coravin Guide selects venues based on the quality and ambition and depth of their wine-by-the-glass programme.
Each venue is rated on how many wines it keeps open by the glass: Exceptional for more than 60, Outstanding for 41 to 60, Excellent for 20 to 40, and Greg’s Hidden Gems for small lists chosen for inspiration rather than scale. In this guide that gives four Outstanding and two Excellent. The deepest list is at La Canibal, with 100 wines open at any one time.
No venue pays to be included. Ratings reflect the overall standard of the wine-by-the-glass experience, not the broader dining or hospitality offering.
Wine by the glass turns a single evening into a tasting flight, and the wine bars in Madrid above show how far a thoughtful by-the-glass programme can travel — from grower Champagne to bio-dynamic reds. Use the map to plan a crawl by neighbourhood, and open each venue for opening hours, the current pour list, and booking details.