Well, I just realized in my previous post about places to eat around Huertas I didn't include any bars to go to (after the restaurants), so apart from the above mentioned La Dolores which is great(in my case I love their 'cañas'(beer), since I don't care very much for 'canapés' which is too bad 'cause I live practically upstairs from the place); these are my all-time favourite hang-outs:

-Viva Madrid, on calle Manuel Fernandez y Gonzalez, 7.
-Villarosa, on Plaza de Santa Ana, 5.
-Los Gabrieles, on calle Echegaray, 17.
-España Cañi, on Plaza del Angel, 14.

All these places are very traditional 'españoles', (you'll find there're a lot of Irish-bars-British-pubs' look-alikes in the area) But expect a quite international atmosphere inside.

ENJOY!!!