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 Quality poultry of all sorts |
Plaza de las Salesas, 8 Madrid 28004 Spain +34 91 3081188 |
Though this is an ordinary poulterer's shop, for a bit more money you can get very high quality free-range birds. If you need something they don't happen to have on hand, you can order it and they'll get it to you as quickly as possible. Their selection of products includes fresh duck, goose, partridge, poultry sausages and duck and goose confit as well as magret. There is another branch on Fuencarral, 126 for your convenience. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Amazing what you can do with milk |
Mercado de la Paz Ayala, 28 Madrid, Madrid 28001 Spain +34 91 431 7725 |
You'll now by the smell from outside what happens in this store. It sells over 100 varieties of domestic (Idiazabal, Cabrales and Manchego) and international cheeses (Danish Blue, Swiss Ementhal, and English Stilton). Just to keep a balanced diet, you'll also find a wide range of Spanish sausages and cold meats of different qualities and prices. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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The best nougat in town |
Carrera de San Jerónimo 30 Madrid, Madrid 28014 Spain +34 91 429 8895 |
This is a truly unique store: all its traditional Spanish products are handmade, and, moreover, elaborated using the finest ingredients and following traditional recipes. You'll find delicacies that don't exist anywhere else. Everything you buy will be cut and weighed and packaged in front of you, so you can be sure it's fresh. The lovely old store opened in 1842 and continues to sell traditional Christmas Turrón (nougat) all year round. Some of the other specialities include their marzipan, the Polvorones (flaky biscuits), Yemas de Nuez (walnut and egg-yolk pastries), Candied Fruit and Marrón Glacé. At Christmas time you can take advantage of the home delivery service and even have the store send items abroad for you. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Delights for the taste buds |
Manuel Luna, 4 Madrid, Madrid 28020 Spain +34 91 571 1143 |
"This vintner's specialises in offering more than 100 different types of sherry, including fino, manzanilla and oloroso varieties. It also offers a wide variety of Spanish wines, sparkling wines and champagnes. There are over 2500 bottles on display here, including Riojas from the 1970s and 70-year-old sherries. You can buy liqueurs, wine magazines and other accessories. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Live a healthy life |
La Palma, 15 Madrid, Madrid 28004 Spain +34 91 447 8013 |
This natural food store stocks a vast range of healthy products: everything from veggie burgers to soya milk as well as biological oils and sugar-free desserts, whole-grain cereals, vegetarian pates, fresh milk cheese, goat's milk yoghurt, medicinal plants and natural cosmetics. Those who want to live a healthy life, those with sensitive skin and those who suffer from allergies will want to shop here. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Quality red meats |
Potosí, 11 y Bolivia Madrid, Madrid 28016 Spain +34 91 457 5428 |
This butcher's has a reputation for selling high quality meats including beef from Galicia, lamb from Burgos, Iberian pork, and much more. The butchers themselves are experts and will cut you the finest pieces and advise you what to do with them. You can place your order over the phone and they will even deliver it to your door. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Gourmet products |
Raimundo Fernández Villaverde, 79 El Corte Inglés Madrid, Madrid 28003 Spain +34 91 556 2300 http://www.elcorteingles.es/ clientes@elcorteingles.es |
This rather expensive corner of the Corte Inglés department store sells food and wine of the highest quality from all parts of the world, including Belgian chocolates, various cheeses, fresh asparagus, fresh pasta, select cuts of meat and seafood, exotic fruit, and other luxurious delicacies. Prices are predictably high. You'll find a club in each of the chain's stores throughout the country. Review © 2007, Wcities |
 Classic tapas bar and shop |
Goya, 70 Madrid, Madrid 28001 Spain +34 91 575 0052 |
A bar-cum-fishmonger's that has been serving excellent seafood and beer for over 60 years, you are sure to want to try a snack of prawns or anchovies with a refreshment when you are out buying the groceries. Stand at the bar, sit upstairs, or sit on the terrace outside in summer. The service is fast and friendly. If you can get near it, have a look at the fish counter and you will be dazzled by the choices available. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Quality deli products |
Calle de Ferraz 5 Madrid, Madrid 28008 Spain +34 91 542 5621 http://www.cuenllas.com/ |
If you want to taste the best national and international delicacies, make your way to this place. It has been in business since 1945. What started as a butter and dairy shop has evolved into one of the most popular delicatessens for Madrid's gourmets. It sells French unpasteurised cheeses, oils, vinegar, Spanish cold meats, legumes, foie gras and duck pate, luxury fish products and more. There are also more than 400 brands of wine to choose from. If you literally can't wait to try any of these items, they have a small tapas bar just next door. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Sweet but healthy |
Alcalde Sáinz de Baranda, 28 Madrid 28009 Spain +31 91 5731064 |
This establishment caters primarily to diabetics and to the health-conscious. All kinds of candies and foods are available, but they are devoid of harmful ingredients. Cold cuts and breads are also stocked here, and if you wish to pursue a healthy lifestyle avail of their catering services, offered for both corporate and private gatherings. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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To satisfy the thirst... but not all of it |
Luchana, 28 Madrid 28010 Spain +34 91 4481352 |
This single two-leveled establishment boasts of an extensive assortment of brandies, broths and other liquors. Represented by the different wine zones of the country and some wine cellars from abroad, the place is famous for its prices. For example, among the many spirits on offer, French cognac costs EUR252. To enter here is to be in a wine cellar, with separate sections for wines and liquors. So packed is this place that the counter is cramped in a tiny space. Other two premises include San Bernardo, 10 and Quintana, 10. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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150 years old |
Pelayo, 70 Madrid 28004 Spain +34 91 3081398 |
You'll find over 400 different plants and spices on display along with specialist diet and weight-loss treatments. This store has been in the business of selling natural products since 1856 and the staff are veritable experts should you need to ask for advice on any of the treatments or products for sale. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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You'll love the smell |
San Onofre, 3 Madrid, Madrid 28004 Spain +34 91 532 9060 |
This is the place to come for Christmas sweet treats. It has four branches spread throughout the city selling a wide selection of sweets including pastries, cakes, fruit tarts, magdalenas and more. During the Christmas season they make their own special seasonal treats: Turrón (nougat), Christmas ring cakes, shortbread and marzipan. They also make special Tarticatura (literally "cake-ature") cakes, where you choose the person to be caricatured. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Healthy and natural products |
Huertas, 5 Madrid, Madrid 28012 Spain +34 91 429 6425 |
A natural foods supermarket that has various sections selling products like organic fruit and vegetables, wholefoods, medicines, cosmetics, stationery, books and gifts. More and more people are opting for natural foodstuffs and this is the place where you'll find them shopping. A healthy body means a healthy mind, don't you remember? Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Famous pastry shop |
Puerta del Sol, 8 Mayor, 2 Madrid 28013 Spain +34 91 521 1201 |
A long-established corner-site confectioner's where Calle Mayor meets Puerta del Sol that has been selling a wide range of sweet treats since 1894. You'll see pastries, shortbread, croissants, cream buns, chocolate cakes and a hundred other varieties on display. They're all homemade and come fresh from the oven in the back store. It's an old-fashioned place with a small cafeteria where you can try their delicacies at the bar with a coffee. It has a great reputation and a great location, so it's always busy. Give them a large order and the staff will make it up for you to collect. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Sherry specialists |
Echegaray, 19 Madrid, Madrid 28014 Spain +34 91 429 6088 |
This small shop stocks a wide variety of wines and liqueurs from all four corners of Spain. You will not find any foreign wines, but you be able to choose over 100 different types of sherry attractively dislayed inside. It has some excellent vintage Rioja wines from the 1970s as well. Prices range from as low as EUR2.20 to as high as EUR48.08 a bottle. Order at least 5 cases (each containing 12 bottles) and they will deliver the purchase to your door. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Housed in a pretty building |
Calle De Bravo Murillo 122 Madrid, Madrid 28020 Spain +34 91 534 8429 |
This popular fresh produce market houses a famous sculpture by Luis Muguruza who was also responsible for designing the Nuevos Ministerios building. The fresh food stalls are on the top floor, along with a bank, florist, cafe, textile store, optician, pharmacy, jeweller's, travel agent and more. The bottom floor has customer parking (the first hour free). Review © 2007, Wcities |
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More than just a neighbourhood market |
C/ Bolivia, 9 Madrid, Madrid 28016 Spain +34 (0)91 457 5350 http://www.mercadodechamartin.... mercadodechamartin@mercadodechamartin.com |
This is one of Madrid's best and most exclusive markets. It has been open for over 40 years selling quality fresh produce to the neighbourhood on both of its two floors. You'll find stalls bursting with the best available fish and seafood, meat, fruit and fresh vegetables that all arrive on a daily basis to ensure freshness. There are also two cafes in which you can take a break from shopping. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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In a busy square |
Plaza de la Cebada, 15 Madrid, Madrid 28005 Spain |
You'll find a fine display of fresh fruit and vegetables, fish and quality meats and lots more in this authentic Spanish market, whose origins date back to 1877. It's located in one of the city's best-known squares that has recently become a popular nightlife zone. Traders first gathered here in the open air during the 19th century, but the current two-storey building wasn't put up until 1962. Its design won the National Architecture Prize for that year. There's free customer parking if you show a shopping receipt and four cafes to relax in. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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With two restaurants |
Calle De Ayala 28 Madrid, Madrid 28001 Spain +34 91 435 0743 http://www.cclapaz.com lapaz@cclapaz.com |
You'll find this market hidden away in one of the city's most exclusive neighbourhoods. It offers gourmets, a great selection of quality products and has two restaurants that charge reasonable prices. It was built in the 19th century by Eiffel himself, but it didn't become a market until 1943. There's a car-park for customers (first hour free), and you can even do your shopping from their web site. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Indulge yourself! |
Narváez, 15 Madrid 28009 Spain +34 91 5774070 http://www.lacomercial.com oh!@lacomercial.com |
Pastas, chocolates, exotic coffees - your mouth watering yet? If so, head to this divine delicatessen today! It is the ideal place to indulge yourself - the book-lined walls offer interesting reads to enjoy with that steaming cuppa, and the chocolates on offer are so rare, some varieties are not found in any other store in the whole of Madrid! Now how's that for exclusivity! Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Try a Mediterranean diet |
Juan Ramón Jiménez, 37 Madrid, Madrid 28036 Spain +34 91 359 1803 |
This specialist store offers a great selection of pure Spanish virgin olive oils. Try some as part of a healthy Mediterranean diet. You'll also find a wide variety of vinegars, olives, tinned products in olive oil and cooking utensils made from olive wood. The owner of the place is a huge olive oil lover himself...a very believable fact indeed! Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Typical specialties of Germany |
Calle de Galileo 93 Madrid 28003 Spain +34 91 5347204 |
The typical desserts, which are homemade, are prepared following original recipes: Apfelstrude Sacher cake (stuffed chocolate sponge cake with raspberry), Viennese trunk (truffle stuffed sponge cake, biscuit, nuts and covered with chocolate), or the classic Black Forest (cake with sweetened cream and sour cherries), are some examples of what to find here. At first glance, the place is not very attractive; nevertheless, the products speak for themselves. People fond of sweets can come to savor the above desserts or try new flavors. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Delicious Croissants in Madrid |
Av de la Osa Mayor 48 Aravaca Madrid 28023 Spain +34 91307 0337 |
Croissants must be one of the world’s best-known and most sought-after pastries. This is why discovering that Pasteler�a Everest is single handedly the best, repeat: best place in town to buy croissants can mean the difference between an average or an outstanding start to the day, every day, in Madrid. This small, family-run bakery in the heart of the Aravaca neighborhood has been baking for over 25 years and has a well-deserved cult following. Once the early morning craving has been dealt with, do look further! Their delectable selection of Castillian cakes, like the shaved almond, cr�me and filo pastry torte, come from secret family recipes that have stood the test of time and rank high up in any connoisseur’s book of delicacies. Who said the Spanish cannot bake?! -Teba Orueta Blanco Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Quality Cakes |
Calle de Padilla 33 Madrid 28006 Spain +34 91402 6574 |
Sometimes chocolate on anything for dessert just will not do. Those desperate to find a dessert that will impress scrutinous guests with very high standards should head into the up-market barrio de Salamanca neighborhood and pay a visit to Pasteler�a H�ngara. This Hungarian bakery may not look brightly attractive from the outside, but it’s rather old-fashioned d�cor instantly conveys you’re in for a real old-school baker’s treat: thin, delicate, melt-in-your-mouth crust exquisitely lined with sliced fresh apples on their tarta de manzana, or the perfectly buttered pastry that laces over their signature fresh raspberry tarta de frambuesa. And you thought you’d tasted it all! -Teba Orueta Blanco Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Eye-catching fish tank |
Juan Montalvo 14 Madrid, Madrid 28040 Spain +34 91 535 1017 |
This fishmonger is decked out like a fishing boat and has a spectacular fish tank at the back full of live fish. Although Madrid could not be further from the sea, this is where you'll find the country's best available seafood. This store in particular has been offering a wide range of fresh fish and seafood for over 100 years. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Choose from the best wines |
Ramiro II, 7 Madrid, Madrid 28003 Spain +34 91 553 0402 http://www.reservaycata.com/ tienda_ryc@reservaycata.com |
You'll always find something new or old and interesting here, in one of the capital's finest wine merchant's. Its two floors display over 600 different varieties of Spanish and Portuguese wines, including numerous high-quality Denominación de Origen brands. Their tasters are continually on the lookout and new wines are added to the list every week. There's a selection of imported liqueurs from around the world and malt whiskies. The store also sells a range of oils and vinegars. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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A very sweet visit |
Calle de Serrano 5 Madrid, Madrid 28001 Spain +34 91 576 8646 |
Chocolate is the undoubted star of this store and you can choose from more than 60 different types, including bonbons, truffles, pralines, naranjines (oranges covered in chocolate) and marrón glaçé (sugar-glazed chestnuts). The shop's most famous products, however, are the giant 50-gram bonbons and leña vieja, ideal for decorating cakes. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Teas from around the world |
Calle de Fernando VI 5 Madrid, Madrid 28004 Spain +34 91 308 1166 |
In this shop, tea lovers will find more than 120 kinds of teas from around the world including natural, perfumed, fruity, Chinese, Japanese, Ceylon and more. You can buy your tea loose or in various sizes of pre-packaged bags. In order to make your tea properly, you'll probably need to buy some of the accessories on offer like pots, cups, jars and so forth. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Simple solutions to illness |
Calle del Duque de Alba 15 Madrid, Madrid 28012 Spain +34 91 369 0826 |
An old-fashioned herbalist's shop that has been in business since 1918, selling all sorts of medicinal plants, herbs, infusion, seeds and spices from around the world. It's like stepping back a hundred years coming in here to see all the antique decor like copper lamps and ancient wooden containers for spices under the high ceilings. See website for online shopping and more. Review © 2007, Wcities |