Madrid treats bedtime as a foreign concept: dinner at ten is considered eager, and the crowd drifts from vermouth in La Latina to indie dance floors in Malasaña and the vast clubs off Gran Vía without anyone checking a watch. Churros con chocolate at San Ginés — serving more or less around the clock — is the official full stop to the evening. Go out on a Thursday, when madrileños do the night for themselves rather than for visitors.
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