My restaurants of Madrid, Part II !!!

Posted in Europe, Food and Wine, Madrid, Spain

Again by my sublime dear Madrid !! The gastronomy is one of the highlights of my visit always and we love it !! So many to choose from , but we come back to our usual places, memories oblige!. As I was back again to my dear Madrid will share my more recent culinary adventures with you all. Most of course, repeats, but there is some new ones to join the list, Let me tell you again on my restaurants of Madrid, part II !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

The magnificent historical grand Chocolateria San Ginés!  This is an institution in Madrid!! since 1898,  I have many souvenirs of this place coming with my dear late mom Gladys and then my dear late Dad Elio and my dear late wife Martine, and my boys and family and friends all taken here. For me is more than just a churros and chocolate place. I came as a teen ,first to teatro Eslava (now joy eslava) to do community dances for youths, and while leaving late, we hop over to San Ginés to recompose the body and soul; it was a ritual of younger years even before the movida !!! San Gines was more familiar then, nice talks great fun, It has become very touristic lately ,but for me still a nostalgic spot that need to come and try those churros with chocolates again. I have come here each time in Madrid since 1970 , with some years of absent has been pretty consistant, and came back again last week July 2023, The chocolateria San Ginés is a must when in Madrid.

Madrid Chocolateria San Gines front jul23
Madrid Chocolateria San Gines lower level basement jul23
Madrid Chocolateria San Gines inside dining room jul23

The official Chocolateria San Ginés : https://chocolateriasangines.com/

My sons went out with our dog Rex for a walk in the city and found this place, Huge ice cream pots and great flavor at reasonable prices, we will be back, a new find in my dear Madrid, The Heladería Puerta Real bases its activity on the production and marketing of ice cream with the best recipes and natural, quality ingredients. Huge ice cream pots and great flavor at reasonable prices, we will be back, a new find in my dear Madrid, The Heladería Puerta Real bases its activity on the production and marketing of ice cream with the best recipes and natural, quality ingredients. This time while my boys got their scoops of ice creams I took the guava milkshake, delicious ! And this time took pics of the inside !!

The official Heladeria Puerta Real :https://heladeriapuertareal.com/heladerias/madrid-calle-mayor/

The Pasteleria Mallorca, has the best pastries in Madrid for years…lately it has gone into restaurant too, the one at Calle Serrano 6 is a dandy not to miss. the centenary cafeteria-Patiseria La Mallorquina, located in the area between the Calle Mayor and Calle Arenal, The store at Puerta del Sol sell its pastries yummy too.

The official La Mallorquina:  https://www.pasteleria-mallorca.com/listado-de-tiendas

I had some time before the hotel check in so decided to have lunch on the road. Headed straight for the Atocha area and 
El Brillante. A wonderful place with great views of the train station Atocha on one side and the Reina Sofia museum on the back. Great chorizo sandwiches and a Mahou 5 stars beer or calamares (squid) sandwich and see the world go by you, superbe! The owner from those days have passed away but the team still there.

The Official El Brillante: https://barelbrillante.es/

I did took the metro to get back to my old piso or apartment, Quintana line 5 plenty on it in my blog, While there in calle de Alcalà 183 took a look at a new cafeteria in the area at least to me and decided to have some sweets and coffee, This was Audrey’ Brunch & Coffee now close and in its place another one call Vivari, not try yet, Later that evening came back to my old haunt at Cervecerie Cruz Blanca on Calle Doctor Esquerdo 157, always reliable and local.

The official Cervecerias Cruz Blanca: https://cruzblancaretiro.es/

The Madrid tourist office on foodies and drinks: https://www.esmadrid.com/en/madrid-food-and-drink

 There you go folks, just passing and eating, Madrid has more per sq km than any other city in Europe !.  Again, hope you enjoy this post on my restaurants of Madrid, Part II !!!  as I.

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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Published by pedmar10

I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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