Admission concert nights 700ptas. 10pm-3.30am Fri, Sat. Just a short walk up from the Glorieta de Bilbao, close to the Plaza de Chamberi, Downtown has a tiny stage to host the best of Madrid's blues bands on Fridays and Saturdays, and an authentic, bluesy bar-room feel the rest of the week. Admission average 1,000ptas. It's a bit tatty, but in a likeable way, and open very late.
DJs play often funk-oriented sessions at other times, so expect to queue at weekends.
Open 9pm-5am daily. Going strong for nearly a decade, and with a restaurant attached, the Honky Tonk, forming something of a pair with Downtown, offers local country, blues and rock acts every night of the week. Open 8pm-2.30am daily. Known as the Blues Bar, because that's what it is - Madrid's only bar dedicated to blues. Swiss-Spanish owner Albert has quite a record collection, and purists won't be disappointed.