Mercado de la Cebada is a food market in La Latina, Madrid.
Editorially verified May 19, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Closed Sundays. The Saturday after-market spillover at Plaza de la Cebada with vermut barrels is the local scene.
4 hours
Enjoy a paella workshop in the heart of Madrid. Visit La Cebada Market, cook a delicious seafood paella, pair it with selected wines, taste Spanish omelette, and finis...
Guided tour · 3.5 hours
Learn to make authentic paella, several delicious tapas, and a dessert in an upscale private cooking space in the heart of Madrid. Visit a local market and take part i...
Guided tour · 3 hours
Enjoy a delicious initiation to Spanish cuisine at the small, family-owned eateries Madrid locals know and love best.
Address: Plaza de la Cebada, 28005 Madrid
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.
TipSundays only 09:00-15:00. The vermut crawl post-rastro on Cava Baja (Lucio, Matritum, Tempranillo) runs until 17:00.
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.
TipClosed 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.
TipSundays only 09:00-15:00. The vermut crawl post-rastro on Cava Baja (Lucio, Matritum, Tempranillo) runs until 17:00.
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.
TipWalk-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.
TipThe 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.
TipClosed 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.
TipOpen until 02:30 Thursday-Saturday. The terrace floor with the bar is the headline; walk-in only.
