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Madrid - user Valentine - 05/07/2007
I have been living in Spain for more than a year (Barcelona, Madrid), but since I’m working for an American company, my Spanish is still at beginner level. Of course I can say ‘one-two-three’, ‘beer’ and ‘hello’, but I’m often confused in hotels and restaurants. The last few months in Madrid, I’ve been using XS2Madrid on my cell phone. Spanish people tend to react a little strange in the beginning, but they really appreciate your effort to get to know their language. Especially when going out with friends, we had a lot of fun with the fun & flirt sentences. The best thing is that you can add some phrases you use often to your ‘favorites’ section, and after a while, I started knowing them by heart. Besides that, the city guide provides some excellent reviews and insider tips about Madrid’s hotspots, restaurants and clubs, some of which cannot be found in the regular city guide books.

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Café Jazz Populart Address Calle de las Huertas 22 Phone 91 429 8407 more...

Casa de Granada Address Calle del Doctor Corteza 17 Ring the door on the street and take the elevator to the 6th floor. Get some beers and tapas at the roof terrace of this Spanish bar, and enjoy the view over the Lavapies district and Southern Madrid. Very popular with locals. more...

Cervecería 100 montaditos Address Calle Mayor 22 / Calle Montera 34 / Centro Commercial Príncipe Pío This traditional Spanish beer bar with ceramic tiling and black and white photos of early 20th century Analucia, is a good place to lunch. The menu is very simple: choose your filling for a small montadito bread from the list of 100 possible ... more...

J and J Books and Coffee Address Calle del Espíritu Santo 47 Phone 915 218 576 Open Mon – Thur 11:00 – 0:00, Sat 11:00 - 2:00, Sun 16:00 – 22:00 Intercambios Wed – Fri 20:00 – 23:00 This bar near Gran Vía is a real oasis of English and a perfect place for expats and travellers to hang out in a very relaxed atmosphere, meet new people and read or buy a book (they have an impressive collection of more than 25,000 used ... more...

Hespen & Suárez Address Calle Barceló 15 /Calle Príncipe de Vergara 93 / Calle Orense 22 Phone 902 25 91 25 Fill up your pick nick basket with European and Asian delicatessen, salads and sandwiches at this take-away store. Don’t forget the fresh bagels! more...

Oba-Oba Address Calle de Jacometrezo 4 Live gigs early in the evening give way to great DJs playing Brazilian music late on Fridays and Saturdays. Oba-Oba has a winning combination of a friendly environment, tons of excited people, great music and caipirinhas. more...

Trocha Address Calle de las Huertas 55 Phone 91 429 7861 Trocha is a small cozy jazz and blues bar, with lots of pillows and bright colours. It is popular with the locals for its caipirinhas, a rum and lime drink from Brazil. more...