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Rosquillas de San Isidro are Madrid's May ring biscuits, sweet and lemon-glazed (listas) or matte and aniseed (tontas), peaking on May 15, the feast of the city's patron saint.
Rosquillas de San Isidro descend from the medieval Castilian rosquilla tradition, with the Madrid version becoming canonical in the 18th century. Four types exist: tontas (matte, aniseed), listas (lemon-glazed), de Santa Clara (white meringue) and francesas (sugar-dusted). The biscuits appear in Madrid bakeries from late April through mid-May, peaking on May 15, the feast of San Isidro Labrador. The Pradera de San Isidro picnic on May 15 still draws thousands of locals carrying boxes of rosquillas, tortilla, empanada and a bottle of Valdepenas. La Mallorquina on Puerta del Sol and Horno de San Onofre produce the city's reference rosquillas.
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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.
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.
TipClosed weekends. Cash preferred. The hojaldres are the signature; torrijas during Holy Week are the seasonal headline.
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.
TipClosed Sundays. The rosquillas de San Isidro (10 euros per box) appear from late April to early June.
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