Huertas, Madrid

Picturesque Huertas was home to Cervantes. So why not sit and pen some prose (or at least a postcard) in a tapas bar. With so many tasty treats around, you can write off your diet plans.

If you arrive here on an empty stomach, it won’t be empty for long. The pretty streets have some of the best tapas taverns in the city. Start off on a sunny Plaza Santa Ana terrace. Catch a show at the Teatro Haagen Dazs. Then get lost around Calle Huertas for more gastronomic indulgence and night-time fun.