One day you’re in short sleeves and a week later you can’t stand any terrace in Madrid unless it’s covered. In this city terraceo is a religion, or at least it is the most common hobby, and it doesn’t stop when it rains again.
The Spanish saying goes: la cabra tira al monte. Madrileños, as long as they don’t stay at home, go in search of covered terraces where they can spend the fall and winter, because a beer with friends is always a good weekend plan.
1. Grama Lounge
Grama Lounge has a Caribbean beach right next to Sol. In this Venezuelan restaurant they look favorably on sandals in the middle of December and that you order your cocktail with lots of ice because their downstairs is covered with sand. Accompanying it with some arepas and tequeños is the ultimate shock therapy to face the cold days.
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Calle de la Cruz, 19 (Sol)
2. Ginkgo Sky Bar
Ginkgo is one of the trendiest sky bars in the center. It has an outdoor and covered terrace, as well as 360º views of the city. It hosts an immersive show where you’ll feel like you’re on a private jet and can enjoy a select menu of themed cocktails and live music.
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Plaza de España, 3 (downtown)
3. Fellina
Fellina has a covered terrace with a Roman Trastevere feel, perfect for reminiscing about summer trips. The cuisine meets all the requirements of a good Italian restaurant: good pasta al tartufo and better tiramisu.
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Calle Caracas, 21 (Chamberí)
4. Pipa & Co
Pipa & Co’s glass terrace has become a Madrid classic: full of plants, bright and with a romantic touch. Its success is demonstrated in the three locations they already have throughout the city, and in addition to the safe bet of its menu with its fusion menus and weekendbrunch.
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Paseo de la Habana, 105 (Chamartín); Calle Don Ramón de la Cruz, 58 (Salamanca) and Camino de la Zarzuela, 2 (Aravaca).
5. La Antoñita
La Antoñita is a restaurant in La Latina, with a curious history and menu. This was an old soap factory – which inspires the chocolate-based bar of soap dessert – but it was also part of an inn that was attached to the old wall of Madrid of which you can still see the remains. Its now charming covered terrace was where the travelers’ mules rested. A lot of history in a few meters.
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Cava Baja, 14 (La Latina)
6. Doña Luz
Among Madrid’ s rooftops there is also space for a covered terrace, such as Doña Luz, where you can enjoy the sky and rooftops of the capital, but without thinking too much about the temperature. It is perfect to accompany the tapas with a good drink on a special date.
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Calle de la Montera, 10 (Sol)
7. The garden of Salvador Bachiller
Fashion and home accessories store downstairs, beautiful winter terrace upstairs. The light filters through the plants and the air conditioning keeps us at the ideal temperature for a drink without shivering. It is an elevated oasis in the center that no one can resist. The rest of Salvador Bachiller’s restaurants, among which Bloom stands out, are also among the most Instagrammable places in Madrid...
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Calle de la Montera, 37 (Sol)
8. Doña Tecla
At Doña Tecla they transform the terrace for when the temperatures drop with a tent and heaters distributed around the tables. This restaurant makes your day with its plants and its intimate lights illuminating when the light falls. Here the weather is not an excuse to enjoy a meal outdoors.
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Calle Pintor Juan Gris, 2 (Tetuán)
9. El Escondite de Villanueva
After a stroll through El Retiro (even if it’s with a hat and scarf) it’s easy to end up walking through the Salamanca neighborhood and stumble upon El Escondite de Villanueva. They serve Mediterranean food from morning to night, so it’s perfect for a bite to eat when your body asks for it, plus their brunch will liven up any Sunday.
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Calle Villanueva, 26 (Retiro)
10. El Jardín de Arzábal
El Jardín de Arzábal is next to the Reina Sofía Museum and its covered terrace is one of the most desirable in Madrid both in winter and summer to escape the heat. Their menu adapts to the seasons, they define themselves as “market cuisine and product cult”, although their Iberian ham and sheep’s milk croquettes are perennial.
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Calle Santa Isabel, 52 (Atocha)
11. Rocacho
Rocacho is defined as a modern steakhouse, both for its menu and its space. Far from the Castilian decor of the old steakhouses in Madrid, the brightness of its covered terrace and the simplicity of Scandinavian furniture also speak of how they have updated the most carnivorous dishes such as beef jerky omelette or torrija with foie. Although their rice dishes and desserts cannot be overlooked either.
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Calle del Padre Damián, 38 (Cuzco)
12. Mo de Movimiento
Mo de Movimiento is more than a restaurant, it is a complete project. And it ranges from social inclusion to environmental issues. At the back of the restaurant, and divided by a glass wall, is the covered interior patio, creating a greenhouse feeling.
In the menu you will find dishes made with local and high quality products: beet hummus with homemade pitaccia, roasted bell pepper and cured egg yolk or its delicious cheesecake. Without forgetting its pizzas made in wood oven.
In the design of the restaurant, the old Espronceda Theater, all the elements and materials are designed to make it sustainable, such as the jars hanging from the ceiling that help to maintain a pleasant temperature thanks to the heat exchange.
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Calle de Espronceda, 34 (Chamberí)
13. 11 Nudos Terraza Nordés
The San Antón Market hides a surprise on the third floor, where the restaurant 11 Nudos Terraza Nordés and the large covered terrace of the market are located. There are 360 m2, with views of the Chueca neighborhood that can be enjoyed even on rainy and cold days.
In this gastronomic space you can savor a cuisine composed of recipes with the best of the sea and the land, dishes that show clear Atlantic influences, although with a strong Spanish accent. And to top it all off, a menu of signature cocktails almost as long as the food, with non-alcoholic options included.
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Calle de Augusto Figueroa, 24, 3rd floor (Chueca)
14. Udaipur
Udaipur is part of the Khazuria group, which has five other Indian restaurants in Madrid. Its menu fuses tradition with avant-garde touches, a meeting between India and nods to Spanish cuisine full of creativity. It also offers a cocktail bar as maximalist as the decoration of the restaurant, which continues on its covered terrace in the heart of Castellana.
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P.º de la Castellana, 74 (Castellana)
15. Revoltosa Parque de Berlín
If the plan is to have a glass of wine and, if it comes up, an appetizer or spoon dish at a good price, the coquettish terrace of Revoltosa in Parque de Berlín is the perfect destination.
Located in a quiet area of Concha Espina and decorated in a tropical style, this tavern is ideal to have a moment of pause, take refuge during a rainy day and let yourself be seduced by the most typical dishes of Madrid’s gastronomy.
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Calle Príncipe de Vergara, 210 (Concha Espina)