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Cover photo: La producteria
Restaurants
Listen. If I were to list ALL of the restaurants in Madrid that had great natural wine, weâd be here forever. So here are a few.
La CanĂbal
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This particular spot is on a bunch of travel guides and consistently wins awards and accolades. And they deserve itâwho doesnât love a good cheese board, artesanal beers, and natural wines? Although more of a bar than a restaurant, their food goes beyond. They also offer tastings and sessions with visiting winemakers.
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Mandarosso
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Want incredible, seasonally inspired Italian food? With a great wine selection? Look no further.
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Angelita Madrid
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Angelita is an incredible
After dinner, or just on a weekday night if you donât want to make reservations, donât miss their bar downstairs, where gastronomy meets cocktailsâ clarified, infused, carbonatedâitâs an experience.
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Wine bars
Date night with someone you want to impress and seem super cool and knowledgeable about little hole in the wall cozy natural wine spaces? Just want to grab a little glass of skin contact wine and have a good time? Here ya go.
AbacerĂa La PastelerĂa
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This spot in Conde duque has so many good selections and even offers tastings from time to time!
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Baya cafe y vino
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Just opening in 2024! If you happen to be reading, their official opening date is February 8th. Coffee and wineâthe perfect combination.
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FUN FUN vino natural
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This is a cute, artsy, and quirky lil find on the outskirts of La Latina.
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Petra Coffee & Bar (Café de especialidad, vinos naturales y comida)
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Petra really is nestled in a street that you may not typically pass while walking in Justicia. Itâs a cozy, neighborhood cafe, with a calm but friendly atmosphere and great coffee and pastries. They also serve natural wine. Itâs a good spot to meet at for casual conversation, and maybe an afternoon or merienda date.
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Watts Cantina
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How I love watts. Initially just a window kiosk near the basilica, Watts has grown into an incredible, elevated American-diner style cafe, wine bar, and music venue. From coffee, to wine, to the food, they focus on sourcing great ingredients and having great people. Join them from time to time for their events and collaborations with chefs and other restaurants, which they often do. Itâs a great dinner date idea.
Recommending any menu item is impossible. Theyâre all good. And it changes from time to timeâitâs best just to get whatever you like, and come back later to try everything else.
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La Alquimia vinos naturales
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La Alquimia feels like a neighborhood bar, but has all the trappings of what you think of when you hear ânatural wine barâ. First opening in a super intimate space, theyâve since moved locations to adjust for their growth. They always have a great selection on rotation, and my personal favourite snack wise is their tinned offerings. Go for a cozy, if you know you know kinda night.
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Toma Café 3 / Proper Sound
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Bright and airy cafe by day, vinyl listening venue and natural wine bar by night. This weekend concept bar by Toma, one of Madridâs better known cafe chains, is located in Trafalgar. Itâs cozy, dark, but just the right amount of stimulation. Seating (and table top space) is limited and there are no reservations, so if you want to go with friends, make sure you all plan to arrive a little early (or grab a bench). Theyâve got a nice selection, both of wine, and of the genres and DJs that pass its turntables.
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GOTA
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From the same minds behind ACID cafe is a natural wine concept bar and vinyl listening space with incredible food and a dark, earthen, candlelit atmosphere. Make reservations ahead of time to have dinner, with a menu that rotates through the seasons. Bar spaces are sin reserva, but go fastâa smaller group or couple is better. Make sure to try one of the wines on rotation, and donât miss their sourdough bread and whipped, salty butter, both made at the bakehouse.
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Bottle Shops
Vinotecas are all over Madrid, but these where I most often frequent to find a bottle.
La Producteria Natural Wines - Vinos Naturales
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The cutest wine bar in Chueca. This tiny spot always has a wide selection of mostly Spanish wines, with a few international guests. You can also pick up some lovely artesanal cheeses, meats, jams, honeys and other goods while there, and maybe be lucky enough to drop by during one of their many tastings offered throughout the month.
One thing in particular I love about producteria is that theyâre extremely foreigner friendly. Iâve always recommended it to friends visiting from out of town, and they continuously tell me about the conversations theyâve had with staff and hospitality they showed. Itâs a small, independent shop, but itâs clear that no matter who you see, youâll always get good recommendations and a great experience.
Itâs likely youâll go home with more than a bottle of wine, whether that be a recommendation for a new spot, a tote bag, or a little sample chosen special for you.
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PASTORA â CafĂ© & Bottle Shop
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If youâre passing through La Latina, maybe checking out the rastro or touristic sights on a Sunday, make sure to drop by this sweet little cafe and bottle shop. Pastora sources and roasts their own coffee. They also have a wide selection of kombucha, natural wine, canned and tinned goods, hot sauces, chocolates and sweets, and bakery items that are perfect as gifts and souvenirs.
The space is small, so if you canât find a seat in the cool and bright cafe, take your coffee to go and sit in one of the many sunny little plazas that dot the neighborhood. Especially so if itâs a sunny, cold spring dayâtruly, and I do not say this lightly, the vibes are unmatched.
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Maker(s)
Two natural winemakers in Madrid or super close are:
đ Chapi wines, inspired by Georgian wine traditions. Located in Chapiniera, in the southwest part of Madrid region.
đ Vinos Ambiz, located just outside of Madrid region in Sierra de Gredos. You can even enroll in their latest project, school of natural wine, to know more about the winemaking process at various times of year. They offer day to season-long stays, but if you stay for four seasons, you will produce your own wine, which is very cool.
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If you see them in a vinoteca, make sure to pick up a bottle!
And more
Madrid, as the capital and most centrally located community of Spain, receives (and even produces) quite a lot of natural wine. But, itâs worth noting that being in the city itself allows you a lot of access to wine outside of it. Trains, busses, tours, and more are so accessible here, and making a day (or weekend) trip to another part is not only possible, but encouraged!
Consider taking a tour of La Rioja, or La Riberaâtwo wine regions (officially recognized DOCs) that are a few hours by bus away. Smart Insiders, a company catered towards au pairs, international students, and younger workers abroad, offers a day bus trip (only in season, of course) called Ruta de los Vinos to vineyards and cellars in La Rioja, La Ribera, and Valladolid, for example:
Catalunyan wine is also a big category. A round trip train from Madrid to Barcelona ranges in price but is overall very affordable, and you have options between high speed trains and the renfe. You could easily plan a weekend of travel, if only in the interest of tasting some incredible wines in that region.
Stay tuned or stay in touch for other recommendations.
Wherever you go in Spain, youâre bound to find natural wine. I hope this guide has provided a bit of direction on where to find it in the best partâde Madrid al cielo, after all.
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