Zarpa is a bear bar on Calle de las Infantas in Chueca, the gay quarter in the centre of Madrid. It calls itself a bear de copas, a drinks bar for bears, and its crowd is mostly bearded, hairy men.
DJs play at the weekend, and the bar runs its own themed nights through the year: Eurovision specials, a puppy social, a red night and Halloween. It also puts out its own calendar. It turned ten in 2025.
The bar says its drinks are good and cheaper than the competition.
The people in this picture are AI-generated.
