Toma Café 1

"If you were to stop by any cafe in Madrid and ask for an iced coffee, they’d hand you a mug of hot coffee with a glass of ice on the side. Toma Café serves cold brew, which is exactly what you need in the middle of a Spanish summer. Not only do they have high-quality coffee, but they also carry non-dairy milk (which is as hard to find here as a restaurant open during siesta). On a typical afternoon there isn’t a ton of seating, so ask for that flat white “para llevar” or to-go." - Cristina Shipe

"Picture the coolest coffee shop on a college campus, and that's Toma: snug, chilled out, and just tweedy enough that no one will flinch if you roll up with a laptop and a pile of books. If hipsterdom were a cuisine, this place would embody it with its Instagrammable toasts (avocado and black sesame, goat cheese and strawberry), natural wines by the glass, and fruit-topped chia bowls. The menu might be gawked at in New York City for being a tad played out, but nobody in Madrid is complaining. Specialty coffee is the watchword here: ever-rotating brews from small-scale producers around the world ensure even the savviest coffee connoisseurs don't get bored (Ethiopian honey process drip for the win). And yes, that's a top-of-the-line La Marzocco Strada espresso machine behind the bar." - Benjamin Kemper