Hello friends,
Over the past couple of years I have visited Madrid more times than I can remember, for long weekends and at the start and end of holidays. I feel like I know parts of the city very well, but like any capital there is always more to see. I could probably write an essay about Madrid as a whole so for this post I wanted to introduce you to my favourite place to visit - I go here at least once per trip to Spain, and I hope you will want to visit it too if you are ever in the neighbourhood.
The Mercado de San Miguel
In English this translates to the market of San Miguel, and it is located in the older part of the city, very close to the Royal Palace, Opera Square and Plaza Mayor (all places that are also deserving of a visit). In a nut shell, this is a glass building which inside contains a very wide array of stalls with many of the different delicious types of food and drink that Madrid has to offer.
The beauty of this market is that within one small almost open air building you can try many different specialities. A firm favourite of mine is croquettes - there is a lady with a small counter which sells Roquefort, chicken, chorizo, cod and a few other flavours which she heats up for you there and then. At one euro fifty this is a cheap tasty bite.
Another favourite of mine is the paella stand - you can get meat, fish, vegetable or the local favourite black paella (made with squid ink). This is sold in two sizes, ration or tapas so if you want to try lots of different things go for the ration.
Stands that I don't often visit are the fish stands, and the meat stands where you can get cones of mini chorizo sausages and plates of lomo and jamon - these are tasty but always leave room for dessert because there is an AMAZING sweet stand (personally my favourite bit of the whole market). I always go for a giant meringue but the do cakes, churros with chocolate and much more.
On the drinks front all tastes are catered for - wine bars, beer carts, cocktails and yummy yummy freshly squeezed ice juices are all on offer.
The only down side of the market is it's popularity, which means you are often elbow to elbow with people walking around and sometimes it is tricky to find a place to perch and consume. Please don't let this put you off though, it is worth a visit even if you only try one thing!
If you visit and enjoy it please let me know, I love hearing shared experiences of one of my favourite places!
Over the past couple of years I have visited Madrid more times than I can remember, for long weekends and at the start and end of holidays. I feel like I know parts of the city very well, but like any capital there is always more to see. I could probably write an essay about Madrid as a whole so for this post I wanted to introduce you to my favourite place to visit - I go here at least once per trip to Spain, and I hope you will want to visit it too if you are ever in the neighbourhood.
The Mercado de San Miguel
In English this translates to the market of San Miguel, and it is located in the older part of the city, very close to the Royal Palace, Opera Square and Plaza Mayor (all places that are also deserving of a visit). In a nut shell, this is a glass building which inside contains a very wide array of stalls with many of the different delicious types of food and drink that Madrid has to offer.
The beauty of this market is that within one small almost open air building you can try many different specialities. A firm favourite of mine is croquettes - there is a lady with a small counter which sells Roquefort, chicken, chorizo, cod and a few other flavours which she heats up for you there and then. At one euro fifty this is a cheap tasty bite.
Another favourite of mine is the paella stand - you can get meat, fish, vegetable or the local favourite black paella (made with squid ink). This is sold in two sizes, ration or tapas so if you want to try lots of different things go for the ration.
Stands that I don't often visit are the fish stands, and the meat stands where you can get cones of mini chorizo sausages and plates of lomo and jamon - these are tasty but always leave room for dessert because there is an AMAZING sweet stand (personally my favourite bit of the whole market). I always go for a giant meringue but the do cakes, churros with chocolate and much more.
On the drinks front all tastes are catered for - wine bars, beer carts, cocktails and yummy yummy freshly squeezed ice juices are all on offer.
The only down side of the market is it's popularity, which means you are often elbow to elbow with people walking around and sometimes it is tricky to find a place to perch and consume. Please don't let this put you off though, it is worth a visit even if you only try one thing!
If you visit and enjoy it please let me know, I love hearing shared experiences of one of my favourite places!
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