Occupying the building that once housed the ABC newspaper, this upmarket and well located shopping mall has eight floors. Four of them are dedicated to fashion, designer and...

Super-friendly staff and a fantastic selection of hip hop, house, nu jazz, reggae, lounge and breakbeat make Ama Records a hub for the city's musical community. It's a great...

Madrid's best English-language bookshop sells a wide selection of literature, videos and DVDs, as well as materials for TEFLers. The branch below also has a children's book...

Madrid's first giant mall, and still the largest in the city, La Vaguada has around 350 outlets. There's a branch of El Corte Inglés, and the upper floor is given over to...

A welcome addition to one of the city's main transport hubs. Built into the shell of the old train station, the mall manages to pack in a deceptively large amount of shops and...

Spain's biggest retail concern has blown all the rest of the competition out of the water. El Corte Inglés is the solution when all else fails for some, but the first choice...

Even if you harbour only a passing interest in flamenco, the brilliant range of CDs, guitars, books and other paraphernalia at this shop will lure you in.

The French giant offers a huge range of CDs, DVDs, videos and books plus computer hardware and software, all at competitive prices and under one roof. Among the CDs there are...

For a real taste of Spanish guitar-making, drop by at this master guitar-maker's shop, which also has a great display of old and rare string instruments. Call first to avoid...

The tendrils of cool emanating from Chueca are creeping ever further, as evinced by Isolée, a multi-faceted café, CD, clothes and kitchenware shop. The café is a little pricey,...

Cinéfilos will find a mecca of moviedom at Madrid's Ocho y Medio bookshop. Rolling since 1996 and recently relocated to these much larger premises near the Plaza de España, the...

This linguists' treasure trove sells a great range of fiction and non-fiction, language-learning materials, maps, audio books and videos. Most things are in English, French,...