Bakery€centroDaily 08:00-21:00Walk-in onlyPastries and chapatas
Viena Capellanes in Madrid is the 1873-founded confiteria that gave the capellan pastry its name. Located in Centro. Open daily 08:00-21:00.
Tip: Open daily. The capellan pastry (1.80 euros) is the morning-coffee headline; the emparedados de jamon for take-away lunch.
Worth the queue: Capellan (Madrid pastry)
Bakery€malasanaTue-Sat 09:00-20:00, Sun 09:00-15:00Walk-in onlySourdough breads
Panic on Calle Conde Duque in Madrid's Malasana is the city's reference sourdough bakery since 2015 by chef Javier Marca, with 24-hour fermented breads.
Tip: Open Tue-Sun; closed Monday. Whole loaves (4 to 9 euros) sell out by 13:00; arrive early or order ahead by phone.
Worth the queue: Pan de masa madre
Bakery€salamancaMon-Sat 08:00-20:00, Sun 09:00-15:00Walk-in onlySourdough breads
Levaduramadre on Calle Lagasca in Madrid's Salamanca is the artisan sourdough bakery chain founded in 2014, with rye, spelt and white sourdoughs.
Tip: The Salamanca flagship has a cafe counter. Whole loaves run 5 to 8 euros; the pan de centeno sells out by 13:00.
Worth the queue: Pan de centeno
Bakery€centroDaily 11:00-23:00Walk-in onlyBocadillo de calamares specialist (Madrid sweet shop heritage)
Confiteria La Campana off Plaza Mayor in Madrid is the original bocadillo de calamares counter since 1956, with the squid rings fried in a small kitchen.
Tip: Walk-in only; counter open daily until late. Cash preferred. The bocadillo (5 euros) is the only headline order.
Worth the queue: Bocadillo de calamares
Bakery€centroMon-Fri 09:30-14:00 and 17:00-20:30Walk-in onlyMadrileno pastries
Antigua Pasteleria del Pozo on Calle del Pozo near Puerta del Sol is Madrid's 1830-founded oldest bakery, run by the heirs of Julian Leal Charle since 1900.
Tip: Closed weekends. Cash preferred. The hojaldres are the signature; torrijas during Holy Week are the seasonal headline.
Worth the queue: Hojaldres
Bakery€centroMon-Sat 09:00-21:00Walk-in onlyMadrileno pastries
Horno de San Onofre in Madrid's Gran Via is the 1972-founded panaderia and pasteleria with the canonical rosquillas de San Isidro (May festival ring.
Tip: Closed Sundays. The rosquillas de San Isidro (10 euros per box) appear from late April to early June.
Worth the queue: Rosquillas de San Isidro