The Chueca neighbourhood is a cool district of Madrid, it's a vibrant area and streets such as Calle De Hortaleza that make it such a wonderful place to visit. The street is very similar to most every other street in this area,a mix of shops,bars and restaurants, old cool looking architecture, the buildings here have a faded elegance that I love,its a great street and area to visit especially at night when you see the very best of Madrid nightlife. Well worth checking out if your in the area.

We were on our way to a restaurant and passed by this street. It certainly is a bit different from some other streets. It is narrow, like many other streets, but it is full of small shops, and it seemed to us some of those were really struggling to survive. Some were closed. Later we learned that this area has a large number of migrants. There is a large variety of shops and that includes grocery shops,cafes and restaurants, as well as souvenir shops and electronics outlets. We did not spend a very long time here so things may be different on other days and times of the day.