With the same decor and counter as when it opened in 1830, this lovely old pastelería is a true period piece, with cakes that live up to its design.
C/Pozo 8Hand-made choccies arrayed in dazzling displays and for sale singly or in themed boxes, such as 'Spices of the Americas' or 'Flowers and herbs'. There are...
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The Carboneras nuns make a selection of speciality cakes and biscuits including mantecados, yemas and almond biscuits. As this is a closed convent you buy...
Plaza Conde de Miranda 3El Riojano has been in business since 1885, selling irresistible cakes, pastries, meringues and seasonal goodies. All are made in the traditional way, with...
C/Mayor 10La Boulette probably has the largest selection of cheeses in Madrid and possibly the country, with over 400 varieties, both Spanish and imported, on sale....
Stands 63-68This traditional pastelería, dating from 1914, has featured in lots of period-piece movies. Gorgeous chocolates and cakes are up for grabs, along with...
C/Fernando VI 2Always bustling with people, La Mallorquina occupies a prime location right on the Puerta del Sol. Downstairs, the pastry shop sells great cakes and...
Puerta del Sol 8Honey is the theme running through this shop, with no less than 20 varieties, plus chocolate and jam.
C/Doctor Esquerdo 47This 'natural' supermarket sells a huge range of ecological and natural foodstuffs, among them fresh fruit and veg, cheese and herbal products.
C/Doctor Fleming 1Olive oil from every region of Spain that produces the stuff is on sale at Patrimonio Comunal Olivarero. Quantities go from two-litre bottles to five-litre...
C/Mejía Lequerica 1The huge selection of organic and macrobiotic products at this shop includes hard-to-find Japanese items and pollen from the bees in the Sierra de Madrid.
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