Mercado de Maravillas is a food market in Chamberi, Madrid.
Editorially verified September 15, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Closed Sundays. Most stalls break from 14:00 to 17:00 on weekdays and Saturday runs straight through to 15:00; the iberico counter Cantanal sells whole shoulders.
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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...
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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...
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Address: Calle de Bravo Murillo 122, 28020 Madrid
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.
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.
TipClosed 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.
TipClosed 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.
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.
