Andrea from Madrid

About Me I am a teacher and examiner who made a home in Madrid many years ago. I love live music, art, books, travel, food and dancing and am well served for all my interests in Madrid. I live on a special plane where I exist as an eternal tourist (check out Alain de Botton’s book The Art of Travel) who maintains a sense of wonder in a familiar place. I love showing people round my favourite...
Sep 15, 2025

Café Central Madrid

Four decades of jazz

""Café Central" in Madrid has had concerts every single day for more than 36 years. It's just legendary. Even the food's good: I recommend the menu del dia!"

Café Central has had jazz concerts every single day of the week for the last 40 years or so - it's an emblematic venue in Madrid. I've seen so many unforgettable performances in Central's beautiful mirrored interior over the years, and I plan to see many more!

What makes it unique for me is that you can see amazing jazz artists up close and intimate - during concerts, you can be sitting within metres of the performers. You don't need to be a massive jazz fan to be blown away by the experience. The programme changes every week; and there are 2 concerts a night; one starts at 20:00 and the second at 22:00. Ticket prices vary depending on who's playing.

During the day, you can have an excellent fixed-price lunch menu inside or on the terraza, which is a great spot for a spot of al fresco, right by Plaza de Santa Ana and the popular Calle Huertas.

Go on Friday for Madrid’s traditional dish of cocido!

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