Ruda Café
Ruda Café
Ruda Café is a small specialty coffee shop on Calle Ruda, by the Rastro and La Latina metro, and it holds a Solete in the Guía Repsol. Opened in spring about a decade ago as one of La Latina's first specialty cafés, it pours 100% arabica, freshly ground, with a new filter coffee every week, plus teas and homemade cakes such as carrot, violet and a sugar-free cheesecake. The same team runs Trava, its coffee-and-natural-wine sibling on Calle de Calatrava.
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From @rudacafe on Instagram
Han bajado un poco las temperaturas y apetece un chocolate caliente y un matcha latte… 🤎💚 ¡Pásate a por tu bebida y disfruta de este tiempo!🌞 #cafeteriadeespecialidad #matcha #chocolatedeespecialidad #lalatinamadrid
Esta es la cafetería ideal para tomar un café cuando visitas El Rastro. When searching for that perfect flea market find at El Rastro market, make your way to this cafetería to find the perfect coffee to fuel your shopping adventure. 📍Ruda Café C. de la Ruda, 11, Madrid, Spain • • New here? W
Break para café y cookie 🤎☕️🍪 #cafeteriadeespecialidad #desayunos #cafe #cookie
¡Empezamos septiembre a tope! 🌞 Vuelta a la rutina post verano pero siempre con buen café para hacerlo todo más fácil🤎☕️ ¡Os esperamos con muchas ganas!🥰 #cafeteriadeespecialidad #lalatinamadrid #vueltaalarutina #desayunos
Despues de todas las fiestas del barrio… ¡¡hemos sobrevivido y seguimos con el café!! 😎🤙🏽☕️ Mismo horario de siempre y con ganas de seguir poniéndote el café que más te apetezca.☕️🌞 ¡Nos vemos!❤️ #cafeteriadeespecialidad #icelatte #lalatinamadrid
🎉🎉MODO VERBENA ON🎶🎆 -- Os dejamos huérfanos de café por unos días pero os mostraremos nuestro lado más fiestero.... SAN CAYETANO 2026 🎶DJS junto a @lostiernos.madrid y @lasrudas_ CLAVELEO PREMIUM @PLANTHAE SORTEOS, PASACALLES, VAQUILLAS (de la ganadería corchipan como debe de ser!) -- #RUDACAFE #S
Background
About Ruda Café
The Story
Ruda Café opened in spring as, in one early review's words, the first specialty coffee shop in the La Latina neighbourhood, a step from the Rastro. Its site greets visitors with 'Karibu', Swahili for welcome, and sums up the idea simply: coffee done well, freshly ground, with the ratio fine-tuned. After around nine years on Calle Ruda, the team opened Trava on Calle de Calatrava in 2024 as a 'Ruda 2.0' that pairs specialty coffee with natural wine.
The Cuisine
Specialty coffee first: espresso served with a glass of water, americano, coffee with fresh, lactose-free or plant milk, cappuccino with a touch of cinnamon or cocoa, a flat white built on a double ristretto, and a filter coffee that changes weekly, brewed by V60, Aeropress or batch brew. Teas run from Japanese sencha and Lung Ching to pu-erh, Ceylon and Darjeeling, oolongs and white teas, plus chai and matcha lattes.
Highlights
What Diners Say
Consensus
Ruda Café Ratings & Reviews
Diner Ratings
TripAdvisor
4.5
82 reviews
Restaurant Guru
4.6
1836 reviews
4.6
1587
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Experience
Ruda Café Dining Experience
A small, cosy café with friendly professional baristas, as good for a takeaway flat white as for meeting friends over a slice of cake. Dogs are welcome.
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Ruda Café Location & Neighbourhood
Address
Calle Ruda, 11, 28005, Madrid, Spain
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Calle Ruda 11, 28005 Madrid, in the heart of the Rastro and next to La Latina metro (line 5), in the Centro district. Sister venue Trava is a few streets away on Calle de Calatrava.
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
Ruda Café Reservations, Hours & Contact
Opening Hours
| Day | Hours |
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| Monday | 08:00–20:00 |
| Tuesday | 08:00–20:00 |
| Wednesday | 08:00–20:00 |
| Thursday | 08:00–20:00 |
| Friday | 08:00–20:00 |
| Saturday | 09:00–20:00 |
| Sunday | 09:00–20:00 |
Ruda Café hours verified 2026-09-18. Contact the restaurant to confirm.
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Questions
Ruda Café FAQ
What is Ruda Café?
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A specialty coffee shop in the Rastro, in La Latina. Its own site describes 100% arabica from different origins, freshly ground, plus teas and homemade sweets, and it sells single-origin beans through an online shop.
Where is Ruda Café?
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At Calle Ruda 11, in the Rastro, in Madrid's Centro district, next to La Latina metro (L5).
What should I order at Ruda Café?
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A flat white or the weekly filter coffee with a slice of carrot cake, or the wheat-free violet cake the house calls its crowning glory. There are vegan and sugar-free options too.
When is Ruda Café open?
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Daily: 08:00 to 20:00 on weekdays, from 09:00 at weekends.
What's on the menu at Ruda Café?
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Coffee-led: espresso, americano and coffee with fresh, lactose-free or plant milk, cappuccino, flat white, and a rotating filter coffee by V60, Aeropress or batch brew, alongside teas and homemade sweets.
How much does coffee cost at Ruda Café?
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A coffee and a slice of cake costs a few euros, well under €25 per person. It's dog-friendly.
Is Ruda Café related to Trava?
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Yes. Trava, on Calle de Calatrava, is the second project from the Ruda Café team, opened in 2024 to pair specialty coffee with natural wine and tapas.