Café Gijón

Café Gijón (Also known as Gran Café de Gijón) is a culturally significant Coffeehouse situated at No. 21,[2] in the principal boulevard of central Madrid, Spain, which is known as Paseo de Recoletos. The café is opposite both a railway station of the same name and the National Library of Spain (BNE). The terrace in front is on the central walkway of the Paseo.

Famous patrons;
Carlos Oroza, Francisco Umbral, Juan Benet, Eduardo Alfonso, Mario Rosso, Ramón María del Valle-Inclán, Antonio Paso, Antonio Buero Vallejo, Antonio Gala, Camilo José Cela, Carlos Oroza, Enrique Jardiel Poncela, Fernando Fernán Gómez, Gerardo Diego, Juan José Cuadros Pérez, Gloria Fuertes, Ignacio Sánchez Mejías, José Canalejas, José Suárez Carreño, Juan García Hortelano, Santiago Ramón y Cajal, Benito Pérez Galdós, Modesto Ciruelos, Dionisio Ridruejo, José García Nieto, Salvador Videgain García, Manuel Alexandre, Álvaro de Luna , José Manuel Cervino, Juan Van Halen, Marino Gómez Santos, José Luis Prado Nogueira, Luis López Anglada, Leopoldo de Luis, Luis García Berlanga, Arturo Pérez-Reverte...