Things to Do in Cortes, Madrid
Cortes has local stops such as the Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum, Teatro de la Zarzuela, and Círculo de Bellas Artes. For a bite, Café Madrazo serves hearty wraps and sandwiches.
Cortes has local stops such as the Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum, Teatro de la Zarzuela, and Círculo de Bellas Artes. For a bite, Café Madrazo serves hearty wraps and sandwiches.
Plaza de CibelesPlaza
Thyssen-Bornemisza National MuseumArt Museum
Maestro ChurreroChocolate Shop
By TripSapien · Updated September 24, 2026
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Where to eat & drink in Cortes
Casa Mortero
★ 4.7 · 1.8kSpanish· €30–70Located behind the parliament building (Congreso de los Diputados), Casa Montero’s philosophy can be summed up by the phrase “There is virtue in simplicity”.
- Mon
- Closed
- Tue–Fri
- 1:15 PM – 4 PM, 8:15 PM – 11:30 PM
- Sat
- 1:15 PM – 4 PM, 8:15 PM – 11:30 PM
- Sun
- Closed
Ticuí l Mexican Restaurant Madrid
★ 4.7 · 744Mexican· €40–80If you‘re hankering after authentic Mexican cuisine in the Spanish capital, at Ticuí (the sister restaurant of Puntarena) you’ll find the true essence of the country’s cooking in an attractively appointed and contemporary setting.
- Mon–Fri
- 6 PM – 11 PM
- Sat
- 1 PM – 4 PM, 7:30 PM – 11:30 PM
- Sun
- 1 PM – 4 PM, 8 PM – 10 PM
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- 1Plaza de Cibeles
- 2Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum
- 3Maestro Churrero
- 4Casa Mortero
- 5Ticuí l Mexican Restaurant Madrid
- 6Teatro de la Zarzuela
- 7Círculo de Bellas Artes
- 8Honest Greens Gran Via 7
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