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Cafés in Arganzuela

The smell of roasting on Calle de Moratines, a blue latte at Madnum and churros on the Paseo de las Delicias near Matadero.

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Arganzuela lies inside the M-30 between the Manzanares and the Atocha tracks, in seven barrios from Imperial and Acacias to Legazpi and Delicias.1 Atocha station is here, and the railway museum occupies the old Delicias station.1 Madrid's municipal slaughterhouse, built between 1911 and 1925 to designs by Luis Bellido, closed in 1996 and reopened as the Matadero cultural center in 2007.2

Outdoor seats are more common here than in most of Madrid: only Chamberí has more terrace cafés, and about one in five cafés in Arganzuela has one. The Manzanares side draws walkers from Madrid Río, while the Embajadores side has the district's best-known roaster.

Local tip: Time a visit to Calle de Moratines for a roasting day if you can: at Martín Tostador (Café de especialidad) the smell reaches the street, and you can take beans away whole or ground.3

At a glance

66Cafés listed
15With opening hours
05:00Earliest opening
01:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: Gallalcu, from 05:00 (Mon–Fri 05:00–19:00 · Sat 05:00–12:30).
  • Closes latest: Cafetería Montepinos, until 01:00 (Mon–Thu 07:00–23:59 · Fri–Sat 07:00–01:00 · Sun 07:00–23:59).
  • Most common features: outdoor seating (18%), indoor seating (12%), vegetarian options (11%).

Quisqueya

  • Calle de Voluntarios Macabebes, 3
  • Mon–Tue 09:00–19:00 · Wed 09:00–13:00 · Thu–Fri 09:00–19:00 · Sun 10:00–19:00
  • +34641506715
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Dolce&Vegana

  • Calle de la Pizarra, 5
  • Wed 18:00–22:00 · Thu–Fri 10:00–14:00 · Sat–Sun 18:00–22:00
  • +34605021097
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Gallalcu

  • Paseo del Molino, 3
  • Mon–Fri 05:00–19:00 · Sat 05:00–12:30
  • Smoke-free indoors
  • Open by 6am
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Coffee chains in Arganzuela

A roaster you can smell on Calle de Moratines

Martín Tostador (Café de especialidad), at Calle de Moratines 23, was opened by Camilo, a Colombian former barista.3 Time Out's 2021 review found a large Marzocco machine and an on-site roaster, the smell reaching the street on roasting days, and beans from Colombia, Brazil, Myanmar and Ethiopia served as espresso or filter, or bagged to take away.3 Embajadores, on metro line 3, is the nearest station.3

Wellness lattes at Plaza Madnum

Religion Coffee SANCTUARY, at Calle de Méndez Álvaro 61 in the Madnum plaza, is the southern outpost of a small Madrid group.4 The company calls itself a pioneer of the wellness café in Europe and says it introduced the blue latte to the continent.4 Time Out places it among Australian-style cafés using natural colors: spirulina green, turmeric gold, beetroot purple.5

Come for the color and the food. Café de la Plata, at number 2, is the plainer alternative at the other end of the street, with seats indoors and out.

Strollers and laptops at Drømme Kaffe House

Esteban Canet and Ángela Cremonte thought specialty coffee could feel intimidating, so they built Drømme Kaffe House on Calle de Juana Doña to be the friendly version.6 Esteban roasts in-house, with beans from places such as Colombia and Nicaragua, and the food is made from scratch.6 The open room has space for strollers and work zones with tables and outlets.6

Dot Café Bar, along Calle de Eugenio Sellés, keeps daytime hours, 09:00–18:00, and closes on Tuesdays. Bite Me Café, on the Plaza de la Beata María Ana de Jesús, does brunch with vegan options and has Wi-Fi.

From Delicias to Legazpi

The Paseo de las Delicias has two very different stops. Madrid 1883 calls itself the city's oldest churrería, with four generations of churro-making families behind a business rooted in Malasaña; its shop here at number 44 opens at 07:00 every day.7 At number 15, Valka - Coffee Stop sells specialty coffee to people short of time, and promises you can be back on your way in ten minutes.8

Near the Matadero, the hours run later. La Francachela Matadero opens daily from 10:00 to midnight, and Cantina Sputnik Legazpi, the climbing gym's canteen, starts at 08:00 on weekdays and runs until at least 23:30 from Monday to Saturday.

Sources

  1. Arganzuela, Wikipedia (Spanish), accessed November 2026
  2. Matadero Madrid, Wikipedia (Spanish), accessed November 2026
  3. Martín Tostador (September 24, 2021), Time Out Madrid, accessed November 2026
  4. Café de especialidad, Religion Coffee, accessed November 2026
  5. Religion Coffee (September 30, 2022), Time Out Madrid, accessed November 2026
  6. Best Cafes for Specialty Coffee in Madrid (updated September 6, 2025), The Way to Coffee, accessed November 2026
  7. La churrería más antigua de Madrid, Madrid 1883, accessed November 2026
  8. Inicio, Valka Coffee Stop, accessed November 2026
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FAQ

Arganzuela cafés: questions

Where is the Martín Tostador coffee roaster in Madrid's Arganzuela district?

It is at Calle de Moratines 23, near Embajadores station on metro line 3. It was opened by Camilo, a Colombian former barista, and serves beans from Colombia, Brazil, Myanmar and Ethiopia as espresso or filter, or bagged to take away. On roasting days the smell reaches the street.

Which café in Arganzuela, Madrid, has room for strollers and laptops?

Drømme Kaffe House on Calle de Juana Doña has an open room with space for strollers and work zones with tables and outlets. Owners Esteban Canet and Ángela Cremonte wanted specialty coffee to feel friendly, and Esteban roasts in-house with beans from places such as Colombia and Nicaragua.

What was the Matadero in Madrid's Arganzuela district before it became a cultural center?

It was the municipal slaughterhouse, built between 1911 and 1925 to designs by Luis Bellido. It closed in 1996 and reopened as the Matadero cultural center in 2007. La Francachela Matadero, on the Paseo de la Chopera beside it, opens daily from 10:00 to midnight.

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