This market is all about eating, as the majority of its stands serve ready-to-eat tapas, pastries and snacks. By 10 pm, tourists and madrileños alike have crowded into Mercado de San Miguel. There are people at each stand, sipping vermouth and munching on everything from olives to oysters. While it may seem like a tourist trap, the Mercado de San Miguel is worth a visit.
The market of San Miguel is conveniently located just outside of Plaza Mayor and is packed full of people socializing with drinks and tapas. We went for lunch and tried a range of tapas from croquetas to mini crab burgers which were amazing. With everything more or less €1-2, it is the perfect place to expand your taste buds and sample every weird and wonderful thing.
This market is right near Plaza Mayor and perhaps the most well known. It’s a beautiful building and has some amazing options for where to eat inside. It can get extremely busy at times so be prepared or come before lunch or in the afternoon.
Mercado de San Ildefonso
This market was a lot smaller than I imagined and is predominantly full of places to eat rather than any fresh produce. It’s a few stories but each level is fairly small. Great for a place to eat in the Malasana neighbourhood.
Mercado de la Paz
Mercado de la Paz is tucked into Madrid’s Salamanca barrio, one of the wealthiest and poshest areas of the city. This market is a glamorous mix of raw food stands, tapas and wine bars and specialty food shops. The 135-year-old market is an ideal place to pop in for a lively afternoon tapa
Mercado de San Antón
Steps from Plaza de Chueca in Madrid’s colorful Chueca neighborhood sits the Mercado de San Antón. The market itself is on the second floor of a five-story food heaven. You can stop in for tapas from each region of Spain, shop for organic olive oil or gourmet hamburger meat or enjoy a cerveza overlooking the city on one of many amazing rooftop terraces in Madrid. Mercado de San Antón is the Whole Foods of Madrid food markets, with its sleek modern design and array of fresh fruits, vegetables and prepared meals. This is one of the markets in Madrid that is well worth a visit.
This market is in the Chueca neighbourhood and has a combination of fresh produce and eating places with an open rooftop terrace restaurant. A fairly fancy market with some delicious food options.
Mercado de Anton Martin
Though Mercado San Miguel was packed, this place was surprisingly pretty tame. The restaurants each served many different types of fare and there is something for everyone. I recommend going to the top floor and trying a couple of the tapas and sushi places.
Friendly and full of small eateries - definitely worth visiting - either for cerveza/cava and some tapas
Mercado Anton Martín has been around since the 50s, and so has the flamenco school that is above the market. It is the oldest ongoing flamenco school in Madrid! Sometimes you can hear the sounds of the heels of flamenco shoes beating against the floor while strolling through the market.
This is a 4 level building: ground floor is a supermarket: next level up market with all manner of goods: another level up is a gourmet tapas food court with places to sit: top level has roof top terrace bar and restaurant: something for every need/mood!!
They were on small skewers with anchovies, pickled onions, fresh garlic, tiny pieces of salmon. Soooo good, and less expensive than the very touristy and crowded Mercado de San Miguel.
Mercado de Anton Martin is perhaps my favourite of the lot. It was our local market during our month in Madrid and had a more local feel to it. Here you will find a combination of fresh produce stalls and places to eat, both inside and around the streets. A great atmosphere on Saturday mornings.
Mercado de Anton Martin is perhaps my favourite of the lot. It was our local market during our month in Madrid and had a more local feel to it. Here you will find a combination of fresh produce stalls and places to eat, both inside and around the streets. A great atmosphere on Saturday mornings.
Excellent Tapas and worth walking in this district while looking for this gem. Its awesome! Plus a rooftop seating area and plenty of choices! Two can have lunch for about 15 eoros, a bargain for such wonderful food!
The first floor is more of a market where you can get fruit, meat, etc. The second floor is all tapas.
I saw a mention of this place in a magazine I was reading on the plane. The second floor has stalls offering various tapas. The top floor has a restaurant with a semi-outdoor bar.
This market is not in the central tourist area of Madrid, but is in a great area to just wander around and not too far from the very center. You will not find the hoards of tourist that you might find at the Mercado de San Miguel, but you will find some great tapas bars on all three floors, as well as some market stalls to just buy food. On the first floor after entering, head to the right from the escalator and at the end of the passage, there is a great tapasbar on the left. Behind a glass casing you will see many varieties of croquettes to choose from and they will fry them up for you. Besides that, there is a menu to choose things from. There are many different places on the 2nd floor and on the 3rd there is a sort of cocktail bar, indoors and out. https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g187514-d2354488-Reviews-or10-Mercado_de_Anton_Martin-Madrid.html
Mercado San Fernando is reminiscent in style and character of Mercado Anton Martín. Both are located in the same multicultural neighbourhood of Lavapies. Mercado San Fernando dates back to 1944 and was in poor condition, along with Mercado Anton Martín, until it was completely renovated and brought back to life in 2012.
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Cocido madrileño is a delicious stew of broth, chickpeas, meat and veggies. It is often served in two or three courses: the first course is the broth, while the second is the chickpeas, veggies, and meat. Nothing warms you (or fills you!) up like a warm bowl of cocido.
Callos is the other traditional must-try stew, albeit a bit more adventurous. Made with tripe, chorizo, tomato and Spanish spices, this one’s got a bit more of a kick. When done right, it’s absolutely delectable
MERCADO DE SAN FERNANDO
Alright, so this isn’t exactly a tapas bar… it’s more like a collection of them, all under one roof. The local food market of Lavapiés is great for grocery shopping, but even better for bar hopping. There’s an Asturian sidrería, fresh seafood, craft beer, Rioja wine, local vermouth, and several international spots as well. If you want to try a bit of everything—or if your tapas crawl has been cut short by bad weather—join the loud and always festive crowd at Mercado de San Fernando.
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