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Churros con chocolate is Madrid's morning and after-midnight order: long ridged dough sticks fried golden and dunked into a thick hot chocolate, often eaten at 03:00 on the way home from a night out.
Churros may have originated with Spanish shepherds high in the sierras, who fried dough in animal fat over wood fires. The Madrid tradition centres on Chocolateria San Gines (1894), the 24-hour churreria off Calle Mayor where Lorca, Hemingway and Picasso took their post-cabaret breakfast at 03:00. The dough is a simple flour-and-water choux piped through a star-tip nozzle into bubbling oil at 190C, fried in batches for 90 seconds. The hot chocolate is thick (whisked with cornstarch) and served in heated cups for dunking. The Madrid order: 6 churros and a chocolate (4.30 euros at San Gines in 2026), eaten standing at the marble counter.
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La Mallorquina on Puerta del Sol in Madrid has sold the napolitana de crema (custard-filled puff pastry) since 1894. Open daily 09:00-21:00.
TipWalk-in only; the counter fills up by 09:30. Cash strongly preferred at the counter. The upstairs cafe takes seated customers.
Chocolateria San Gines off Calle Mayor in Madrid has fried the churros con chocolate for the after-midnight crowd since 1894. Located in Centro.
OrderChurros con chocolate
TipWalk-in only. Set of 6 churros and a thick chocolate cup (4.30 euros). The 03:00-05:00 slot is the post-club rush.
Cafe de Oriente on Plaza de Oriente in Madrid faces the Palacio Real, with the chocolate con churros tradition, a fin-de-siecle dining room and a terrace.
TipOpen daily 09:30-24:00. The terrace (12 tables) faces the palace; the inside is wood-panelled and full of red velvet.
Churros con chocolate makes more sense with someone from Madrid explaining it. These are the classes and tours we have checked, with booking links.
Private tour · 3 hours
Explore Madrid's Literary Quarter on a private tour. Learn about Cervantes, Lope de Vega, and Hemingway, and enjoy a VIP tasting of freshly made artisan churros con chocolate.
3 hours
Enjoy a paella cooking class in Madrid with unlimited wine and authentic flavors. Learn to cook, taste Spanish omelette, and finish with churros and chocolate.
3 hours
Learn how to prepare traditional Spanish paella and make churros with your hands. Experience a tasting of Iberian ham and regional wines. Taste your creations along wi...
