Madrid is a city in constant motion, always eager for new experiences that challenge the status quo. In the Justicia neighbourhood, one of the most vibrant and cosmopolitan areas of the capital, Snake Bar opens its doors as a project that goes far beyond simple cocktail and restaurant service: it is an elevated tribute to pop culture and the decades that defined our collective imagination.
Starting at 5 p.m. is already a statement of intent. Snake introduces the concept of the after-lunch as an urban ritual to Madrid: a halfway point between after-dinner coffee and the first drink of the evening, a space designed to prolong the pleasure, let yourself go and enter a time of your own, marked by a soundtrack that spans three iconic decades — the 70s, 80s and 90s — remixed with a contemporary twist.
The space is not limited to looking back with romanticism. On the contrary: at Snake, nostalgia becomes a living material that is reinterpreted with boldness, as a DJ would do when remixing a classic anthem. Here, we don’t mourn what has been lost, we celebrate what has been lived. The aesthetic and conceptual proposal draws on the irreverence of those decades, but translates it into the language of today’s Madrid: electric, creative, plural.
A liquid menu with (lots of) personality
One of Snake Bar’s main attractions is its cocktail menu, designed like a playlist for drinking. Each cocktail is a track that dialogues with a pop anthem, combining technical precision and a playful spirit. The result is an experience that appeals to both the palate and the emotional memory of entire generations.
Eye of the Tiger (Survivor): an energetic start, where gin and infused manzanilla wine meet with an unexpected salty nod to the gilda. Powerful, gastronomic, unforgettable.
Corazón Partío (Alejandro Sanz): a cocktail designed to be sung along to in a group. Cachaça, Pedro Ximénez, pineapple and mango in a festive, fresh and playful drink.
Let it Be (The Beatles): patience and mastery. An Old Fashioned reinterpreted with croissant-infused bourbon and sugar worked for over 30 hours. An ode to waiting turned into reward.
The liquid playlist continues with names that everyone recognises — Baby One More Time, Wonderwall, Like a Virgin — transformed into sips that function as bottled collective memory. Alongside them, the great classics (Dry Martini, Daiquiri) remain true to their essence, with the respect and technique demanded by any high standard.
Snake also gives prominence to non-alcoholic cocktails, conceived with the same precision and creativity, understood as a full alternative, not as a secondary concession.
In the words of Carlos Moreno, Executive Bartender at Snake Bar: ‘We learn the rules as professionals in order to break them as artists. We compose our own themes, but when we cover a classic, we do so with the utmost respect.’
A gastronomic offering to share
The menu complements the liquid experience with dishes designed for sharing. A selection that navigates between the roguish and the refined, with international influences and local roots.
The essentials: French oyster with Bloody Mary dressing in a shot glass; steak tartare topped with gilda; guacamole with crispy pork rinds; spicy salami pizza and smash cheeseburger.
Fried Galician free-range chicken is emerging as the house speciality, accompanied by its own side dishes: Mac & Roq, crispy potatoes, homemade pickles and specially designed sauces.
On the sweet side, classics are subtly reinvented: waffles with hot chocolate and vanilla ice cream, creamy and enveloping cheesecake.
As Mariano Barrero, Gastronomic Director of GLH Singular Restaurants, sums up: ‘We wanted the cuisine at Snake Bar to have the same effect as those songs we’ve all sung at some point: unity, complicity, shared celebration.’
A setting that elevates everything
Snake is not just a place to drink and eat. It is a setting that plays with pop aesthetics, light and music as elements of immersion. Each visit becomes a little story that begs to be repeated.
The design embraces pop culture with magnetic codes, transporting us to eras that marked generations, but without falling into literal copying. It is a reinterpretation: Madrid 2025 seen through the prism of Queen, Madonna, Sanz or Britney.
Beneath the premises, behind the kitchen corridors, lies a clandestine private room: an intimate, magnetic space, designed for groups seeking exclusivity and the feeling of being part of a secret.
Cobra Jam: live only for those who know where to be on a Wednesday
On Wednesdays, Snake Bar is transformed into a sound laboratory with Cobra Jam, improvised sessions where DJ Kara, musicians and vocalists create unrepeatable tracks live. Songs that are born and die there, like an ephemeral ritual reserved for those who know where to be. A proposal that reinforces Snake’s identity as a living space.
With Snake Bar, the GLH Singular Restaurants group expands its creative universe, reaffirming its commitment to go beyond gastronomy to design experiences with their own identity. Each project of the group is a statement of intent, and Snake stands as an ode to pop culture, irreverence and enjoyment of the present.
A place where cocktails, snacks and music intertwine to turn every after-lunch and every night into a memory. Or as Queen said: Don’t stop me now, I’m having such a good time.
Find out more at glhrestaurants.com.
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