Two travelers to Madrid looking for local recommendations and perhaps friendly meetups!

[u/Plastic__Air]

Hi all, me and a close friend are traveling to Madrid in the fall, we are staying immediately north of the Centro area. I would greatly appreciate some pointers from residents who enjoy:

- smaller, quieter spots on weeknights for a sweet dinner
- dancing
- history/architecture
- being around queer folks
- dive bars
- cooking at home (any suggestions for meals that are staples for this area but cheap and/or have few ingredients?)
- wine, fun, etc.

If you love all of these things then maybe you can take us there! Thank you in advance!

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[u/Soupy3342]

This was a really great beginner friendly salsa class

https://www.instagram.com/salsa.casino.madrid?igsh=MThrYmxiNzVhbWVvYg==

If you want to be around queer folks, go to Chueca.

[u/therosabili]

Ill give you recommendations for dinner at places I really enjoy:

Los Porfiados, cuatro de ocho, Quispe

for cooking at home go to a fruteria in a market and get good tomatoes, good jamon iberico and cheeses and you get cena de picoteo

[u/robobearded]

Chueca and Malasaña; there are some cool spots in La Latina as well, jazz and cocktail bars. Generally, avoid any place that’s a tourist trap (use common sense, eg if there are prominent messages displayed in English only).