C I T Y S C A P E
M A D R I D
Don’t be scared – Iván really
wants you to visit his shop
Did you know?
The Malasaña area was a hub of
La Movida
, the cultural revolution that took place in Madrid
in the 1980s as Spain emerged from the Franco regime. Its streets are the backdrop to
many Almodóvar films, while Manu Chao name checks Malasaña in his track
Me Gustas Tú
It takes roughly
two milliseconds to
persuade Iván, the
owner of
CHOPPER
MONSTER
, to pose
wearing one of the
Mexican wrestling
masks his store stocks.
If you’re after vintage
vinyl, jokes, cool
clothes or chopper
cycles, this is where to
find them.
choppermonster.com
What to do if you’re
a long-haul flight
attendant with plenty
of spare time? If you’re
Antonio Fiorentino, you
open a Greek deli.
GREEK AND SHOP
,
serves both produce
and dishes to eat in or
take away.
+34 690 646 677
Established back in
1980,
MAO & CATHY
TATTOO PARLORS
(there’s more than
one) lay claim to being
the first tattoo artists
to set up shop in
the Spanish capital.
Mao and Cathy have
retired, but you may
find their daughter Julie
(above)
in the store.
Surprisingly, she only
sports two ink designs.
facebook.com/
maoandcathy
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ROCK UP
FOR COOL DUDS
“I think about them very
carefully before I take the
plunge,” says Julie of her inks
TATS THE WAY
TO DO IT
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