Café Barbieri
Café Barbieri
Café Barbieri is one of Lavapiés's historic cafés, on Calle del Ave María, recognised by the city as a Comercio Centenario and dating from 1902. Its room of mirrors and marble now runs as 'a contemporary classic': breakfasts and meriendas with medias noches, bartolillos and coffee, then gildas, vermut and a carta researched from historic Madrid cookbooks, with dishes such as roast beef with salsa 'roberto' and pork cheek with red cabbage.
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Background
About Café Barbieri
The Story
Café Barbieri dates from 1902, and the city of Madrid lists it among its Comercios Centenarios. Its current team presents it as 'de Madrid, desde 1902, un clásico contemporáneo', and built its carta from historic Spanish cookbooks, from Ruperto de Nola and Francisco Martínez Montiño to Ángel Muro, Emilia Pardo Bazán and Simone Ortega.
The Cuisine
Breakfasts and meriendas (09:00 to 13:00 and 16:00 to 19:00): medias noches, sourdough toast, bikinis, a pincho de tortilla, migas with chorizo, napolitanas, bartolillos and specialty coffee. For picoteo, gildas, boquerones, mussels en escabeche and a crisp pig's-ear sandwich, with vermut on tap. The carta runs to fried artichokes, roast beef with salsa 'roberto', pork cheek with red cabbage and apple, fish of the day with amontillado beurre blanc, and desserts such as cuajada and bartolillos.
Highlights
What Diners Say
Consensus
Café Barbieri Ratings & Reviews
Diner Ratings
TripAdvisor
3.5
309 reviews
4.1
3031
Reservations
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Experience
Café Barbieri Dining Experience
A café room of mirrors, marble tables and early-20th-century furniture, working from breakfast through to evening cocktails.
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Café Barbieri Location & Neighbourhood
Address
Calle del Ave María, 45, 28012 Madrid, Spain
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On Calle del Ave María 45 in Lavapiés, in the Embajadores barrio of the Centro district, by Lavapiés metro (L3).
Nearby
Embajadores is old working Madrid, dense and unpolished, and it rewards anyone willing to walk its side streets. The eating runs from taverns that have been there for generations to newer rooms doing something quite different. El Rastro spills through it on market days, and Lavapiés is the same conversation continued uphill.
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Details
Café Barbieri Reservations, Hours & Contact
Opening Hours
| Day | Hours |
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| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | 08:30–20:00 |
| Wednesday | 08:30–20:00 |
| Thursday | 08:30–00:30 |
| Friday | 08:30–00:30 |
| Saturday | 09:30–00:30 |
| Sunday | 09:30–00:30 |
Café Barbieri hours verified 2026-08-09. Contact the restaurant to confirm.
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Questions
Café Barbieri FAQ
How old is Café Barbieri?
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It dates from 1902, and the city of Madrid lists it among its Comercios Centenarios, its businesses that have traded for more than a hundred years.
What area of Madrid is it in?
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Lavapiés, in the Embajadores barrio of the Centro district, on Calle del Ave María.
When is it open?
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Tuesday and Wednesday 08:30 to 20:00, Thursday and Friday 08:30 to 00:30, and Saturday and Sunday 09:30 to 00:30. Closed Monday.
What's on the menu at Café Barbieri?
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Breakfasts and meriendas (medias noches, bartolillos, tortilla, migas), picoteo such as gildas and a pig's-ear sandwich, and a carta drawn from historic Madrid cookbooks, with dishes like roast beef with salsa 'roberto' and pork cheek with red cabbage.
Is it expensive?
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Breakfast is cheap (coffee from €2, medias noches from €2.90); for a meal from the carta, with mains at €16 to €25, budget around €26–50 per person.
How do you get to Café Barbieri?
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Lavapiés metro (L3) is right by it, with Antón Martín (L1) also close.
Can I book at Café Barbieri?
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Yes, through its CoverManager page, linked from its Linktree.