Where Madrid shops, snacks and lunches: the markets worth your morning.
Food markets, farmers markets and covered halls: where Madrid shops, snacks and lunches.
Mercado de San Miguel beside Plaza Mayor in Madrid is the wrought-iron 1916 market reborn in 2009 as the city's reference gourmet tapas market.
Go for: Gilda tapas, Iberico, Oysters, Vermut
Tip: Walk-in. Cash and card. Counters: gilda tapas 2.50 euros, vermut at Casa Real Andaluza, oysters at La Casa del Bacalao.
Mercado de San Anton in Madrid's Chueca is the 2011-reborn neighbourhood market with a ground-floor traditional market and a first-floor gourmet tapas.
Go for: Modern tapas, Cooking demos, Rooftop bar
Tip: The rooftop bar is the standout (open until 24:00); the first-floor tapas counters serve until 22:00.
Mercado de Anton Martin in Madrid's Barrio de las Letras is the 1941 neighbourhood market reborn in 2014 as a working market plus gourmet upstairs counters.
Go for: Fresh fish, Iberico, Vegan plates, Korean
Tip: Closed Sundays. The traditional ground-floor butchers and fishmongers serve until 14:30; upper-floor tapas until 21:00.
Mercado de San Ildefonso on Calle Fuencarral in Madrid's Malasana is the three-floor street-food market since 2014, with 18 counters across hamburgers.
Go for: Street food, Late-night tapas, Cocktails
Tip: Open until 02:30 Thursday-Saturday. The terrace floor with the bar is the headline; walk-in only.
Mercado de Maravillas in Madrid's Tetuan district is the city's largest traditional municipal market with 200 stalls, an unmatched seafood section landed.
Go for: Fresh produce, Seafood, Iberico
Tip: Closed Sundays. The seafood section runs until 14:30; the iberico counter Cantanal sells whole shoulders.
Mercado de la Paz in Madrid's Salamanca is the 1882 neighbourhood market that hosts Casa Dani's reference tortilla counter, plus 50 stalls of fresh produce.
Go for: Casa Dani tortilla, Fresh produce, Iberico
Tip: Closed Sundays. The Casa Dani tortilla counter inside is the headline; arrive before 13:30 to skip the queue.
Mercado de la Cebada in Madrid's La Latina is the 1875 working-quarter municipal market, with 80 stalls of fresh fish and meat, plus a Saturday.
Go for: Fresh fish, Working-quarter cheap eats
Tip: Closed Sundays. The Saturday after-market spillover at Plaza de la Cebada with vermut barrels is the local scene.
Mercado de Vallehermoso in Madrid's Chamberi is the 1933-built market hall renovated in 2019, with 50 stalls mixing the canonical fishmonger and butcher.
Go for: Fish counters, Street-food stalls, Wine bar
Tip: Closed Sundays. The Tripea ten-seat counter (book ahead) and the Peruvian cevicheria are the headline counters.
El Rastro on Calle Ribera de Curtidores in Madrid is the centuries-old Sunday flea market with 1000 stalls plus the parallel vermut and tapas crawl.
Go for: Vermut crawl, Caracoles, Bocadillo de calamares
Tip: Sundays only 09:00-15:00. The vermut crawl post-rastro on Cava Baja (Lucio, Matritum, Tempranillo) runs until 17:00.