Mercería Comercial Amparo is a shop in Madrid which specialises in sewing items. This haberdashery is very popular for people in search of cotton threads, buttons, zips, bands or any other item related to sewing that may seem impossible to find.
This small and traditional confectioner's of golden walls is paradise for chocolate lovers.
This is where Evita Perón used to come when she was in Spain to buy lenguas de gato (literally, cat's tongues), one of the most traditional Spanish chocolates.
You can also try their 'santas', made of marzipan and pistachio, pralines, truffles or 'leña vieja' (uneven trunk-shaped milk chocolate that truly melts in your mouth). Other specialities include bonbons, naranjines (oranges covered in chocolate), marrón glaçé (sugar-glazed chestnuts) and giant 50-gram bonbons.
Tea Time is a shop in Madrid which specialises in tea. Situated right opposite the well-known Chocolateria San Ginés, this lovely establishment stocks almost one hundred different types of tea in tin boxes kept on the shelves. It also sells multicoloured tins, cups, teapots and other accessories to enjoy this exquisite drink.
Plazuela de San Ginés,3 . Metro Sol
Founded in the 17th century, El Convento de Corpus Christi, is a convent located in the heart of the historic Madrid of the Habsburgs.
It is popularly known as 'El Convento de Las Carboneras' because of a painting representing the Virgen de la Inmaculada that was found by some children in a pile of charcoal, and which was presented to the church.
In this convent, the Hieronimus nuns make delicious traditional sweets such as almond biscuits, tocinillos de cielo (creamy egg yolk and sugar dessert, topped with caramel), Sherry mantecados (soft lard biscuits) or naranjines (orange sweets).
On the left of the convent is an old wooden door (see photo). You have to ring the bell, tell them what you want and they will open the door for you. The sell their pastries from 09:30 to 13:00 and from 16:00 to 18:30
Located in the Chueca neighbourhood, this shop is a must if you are interested in learning about the Madrid of the past.
Here, you can find over 250,000 different postcards, all classified by country, city and topic.
You can also find original photos of the city, old posters classified by topic such as Bullfights, Feast Days, Tourism in Spain or Football, and many different collectable items such as toys, porcelain figures, music boxes, tin boxes, etc.
This traditional cake shop, open since 1855, is well-known for its Spanish nougat or 'turrón', traditional in Spain during the Christmas period, but which is sold in this establishment all year round.
The nougat comes in all sorts of varieties, from the classic Jijona and Alicante to toasted egg yolk or chocolate.
Among the specialities there are also other Christmas sweets, such as marzipan, polvorones (flaky biscuits) and yemas de nuez (walnut and egg-yolk pastries). All the products are handmade using the finest ingredients in the old-fashioned way with no preservatives or artificial colourings.
This establishment is also known for being a supplier to the Royal Household.
Casa Jiménez is an establishment in the centre of Madrid where you can find two traditional Spanish items: shawls and embroidered veils. Its Manila shawls, hand-embroidered in natural silk, are true works of art.
Caramelos Paco is a shop in Madrid which specialises in sweets. Every kind of sweet may be found here: from champagne or ginseng flavoured sweets to jelly sweets in the shape of cold meats, and the latest items on the market such as sugarless sweets in all sorts of flavours or special items for smokers.
If you like sweets, you'll go crazy just looking at the shop window of Caramelos Paco.
This establishment, located in the centre of Madrid, is over 100 years old.
Visitors here can find genuine works of art in quality ceramic, both handcrafted and hand-painted, such as sangria pitchers, dinnerware, tea sets, plates, and vases. The shop has original designs and also replicas of models created from the 10th to the 18th century.
The pieces come from the locations in Spain famous for their ceramic and potteries such as Talavera, Toledo, Manises, Valencia, Puente del Arzobispo, Alcora, Granada, and Seville.
This shop was founded in 1863 and is an 'espartería', or store specialising in artesan products made from esparto grass: espadrilles, footwear made of this natural fibre and an essential item in many Spanish households.
Calle del Divino Pastor, 29. Metro San Bernardo
Alambique specialises in cooking items for Spanish food and other cuisines. It offers all that you need to learn the best Spanish and international recipes at all levels. It sells traditional cooking utensils such as frying pans, sauce pans, bowls, etc. and also new or unusual ones as well. The shop also offers lessons in cooking techniques where the objects in the shop are tried and the students are shown how to use them, so that they can become real cooking experts.
Plaza de la Encarnación, 2. Metro Santo Domingo
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