You will find most gay bars in the gay area of Madrid: Chueca. You can easily find it on any metro map because also a metro station has this name.
A Noite, Hortaleza, 43
Baires, Calle de Gravina, 4
Bears Bar, Calle Pelayo 4
Black & White, Calle de la Libertad, 34
Café Acuarela, Calle de Gravina 10
El Candil, Hernán Cortés, 21
Enfrente, Calle de las Infantas, 12
The same owners as Hot also opened Enfrente what means"in front of", so just the other side of the street. Rather Bear minded than Bear, and mostly younger public. Good music, pleasant atmosphere.
More info and reviews Map: 36
La Bohemia - Chueca's friends, Plaza de Chueca, 9
La Luna, Infantas, 26
La Lupe, Calle de Hortaleza, 51
This cafe plays a bigger role as meeting point for the neighbors than as gay café. Music can be very kitschy, nice atmosphere
More info and reviews Map: 19
La Troje, Calle de Pelayo, 26
Liquid, Calle de Barquillo, 8
Music video bar. Very nice place, with beatiful people, american and international house, its a first bar, until 3 o´clock (fashion)
More info and reviews Map: 37
LL, Calle de Pelayo, 11
Long Play, Plaza de Vázquez de Mella, 2
Mama Inés, Calle de Hortaleza, 22
To have a drink, and look somewhat around (take a book with you, but use your eyes) a good place to start a day is Mamá Inés,
More info and reviews Map: 38
Museo Chicote, Gran Vía,12
Nike, C/ Augusto Figueroa 22
small and popular bar, very cheap, with young people in the street, you can see famous people like Alejandro Amenabar
More info and reviews Map: 12
Rimmel, Luis de Góngora, 2
Sacha's, Plaza de Chueca, 2
Soho, Plaza de Chueca, 6
Studio 54, Barbieri, 7
Truco, Gravina, 10
Why Not, Calle de San Bartolomé, 6
XXX Cafe, Clavel 4
Daytime café on the corner of C/Clavel and C/de la Reina. Beneath you even have a small dancing. During the week it opens just the café from about noon till 1am; on Sunday they start just at 4pm.
More info and reviews Map: 39
Angel Sierra, C. de Gravina 11
Babylon, C. de Fuencarral 10
Bajo Cuerda, Benito Pérez Galdós, 8
Corazon loco, Plaza Santiago, 1
El Mojito, Olmo, 6
Paso, Costanilla de Capuchinos
PK 2, Libertad, 28
Suite,
Tábata - Tabata, Calle de Vergara, 12
Truck, Libertad, 28