One day you’re in short sleeves and a week later you can’t hold out in any of them terraces in Madrid unless covered. In this city, terracing is a religion, or at least it is the most common hobby, and it doesn’t stop when it rains again.
As the old saying goes: the goat is the sheep. Madrilenians, so as not to stay at home, are looking for covered terraces where they can spend the autumn and winter, because a beer with friends is always a good idea weekend plan.
1. Grama Lounge
Grama Lounge has a beach caribbean right next to Sol. In this Venezuelan restaurant they look favorably on sandals in the middle of December, and on ordering your cocktail with lots of ice because their downstairs is covered with sand. Accompany it with some arepas and some tequeños is the ultimate shock therapy to face the cold days.
Average price: 30 € per person.
Calle de la Cruz, 19 (Sol)
2. Ginkgo Sky Bar
Ginkgo is one of downtown’s trendiest sky bars. It has an outdoor and covered terrace, as well as 360º views of the city. This is an immersive show where you will feel like you are on a private jet and enjoy a select menu of themed cocktails and live music.
Tickets for the evening show: from 22€
Plaza de España, 3 (downtown)
3. Fellina
Fellina has a covered terrace with a Roman Trastevere feel, perfect for reminiscing about summer trips. The kitchen meets all the requirements of a good italian restaurant good pasta al tartufo and better tiramisu.
Average price: 35 € per person.
Caracas Street, 21 (Chamberí)
4. Pipe & Co
The glassed-in terrace of Pipa & Co has become a Madrid classic: full of plants, bright and with a romantic touch. Their success is demonstrated in the three locations they already have throughout the city, and in addition to the safe bet of their menu with its fusion menus y weekendbrunch.
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 of La Latina with a history and a curious letter. This was a former 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.
Average price: 25 € per person.
Cava Baja, 14 (La Latina)
6. Doña Luz
Among the rooftops in Madrid there is also room 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.
Between 20 and 30 € per person.
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 heart of downtown that no one can resist. The rest of Salvador Bachiller’s restaurants, among which Bloom stands out, are also among the most important the most Instagrammable places in Madrid..
Average price: 20 € per person.
Calle de la Montera, 37 (Sol)
8. Doña Tecla
At Doña Tecla they transform the terrace for when 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.
Average price: 25 -30 € per person.
2, Pintor Juan Gris Street (Tetuán)
9. El Escondite de Villanueva
After a stroll through El Retiro (even with a hat and scarf) it is easy to end up walking through the salamanca neighborhood and come across the Escondite de Villanueva. They serve Mediterranean food from morning to night, so it’s perfect for a snack when your body asks for it, plus its brunch animates any Sunday.
Average price: 30 -40 € per person.
Calle Villanueva, 26 (Retiro)
10. The Arzábal Garden
The Arzábal Garden is located next to the Reina Sofia 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.
Average price: 40 € per person.
Calle Santa Isabel, 52 (Atocha)
11. Rocacho
Rocacho is defined as a modern steakhouse, both for its menu and its space. A far cry from the Castilian decoration of the ancient steak restaurants 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 its rice dishes and desserts cannot be overlooked either.
Average price: 50 € per person.
Calle del Padre Damián, 38 (Cuzco)
12. Mo of Movement
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 premises, and divided by a glass wall, is the covered interior patio, creating a greenhouse sensation.
On 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 venue, the former Espronceda Theater, all the elements and materials have been designed to make it sustainable, such as the jars hanging from the ceiling that help maintain a pleasant temperature thanks to heat exchange.
Average price: 30 € per person.
Calle de Espronceda, 34 (Chamberí)
13. 11 Knots Terrace Nordés
The San Antón Market hides a surprise on the third floor, where the 11 Nudos Terraza Nordés restaurant and the market’s large covered terrace are located. It is 360 m2, with a view of the neighborhood of Chueca 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 signature cocktail menu almost as long as the food menu, with non-alcoholic options included.
Calle de Augusto Figueroa, 24, 3rd floor (Chueca)
14. Udaipur
Udaipur is part of the Khazuria group, which has five other restaurants of indian food in Madrid. Its menu fuses tradition with avant-garde touches, an encounter 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.
Average price: 30 per person.
P.º de la Castellana, 74 (Castellana)