A landmark café on Glorieta de Bilbao, founded in 1887 and revived after a closure, with restored historic details and an all-day food-and-drink format.
Why It Belongs on the List
Café Comercial is one of Madrid’s best-known historic cafés, founded in 1887 at Glorieta de Bilbao. It closed in 2015 and reopened under new management in 2017, so descriptions of uninterrupted operation are inaccurate. The restored room still evokes the city’s café and tertulia tradition, while the current business functions as a contemporary all-day café, bar, and restaurant. Visit for the setting and a break between Malasaña and Chamberí, checking the current menu, event calendar, and hours rather than expecting an unchanged nineteenth-century institution.
What Stands Out
- Founded in 1887
- Closed in 2015 and reopened in 2017
- Restored Glorieta de Bilbao setting
- All-day café, bar, and restaurant
- Useful Malasaña–Chamberí stop