À propos de ce lieu
Built in 1916 on the site of an old church square, the Mercado de San Miguel is the last surviving iron-framed market of its kind in Madrid, a beautiful Belle Epoque structure of slender columns and huge glass walls. After decades of decline it was rescued and reopened in 2009, not as an ordinary food market but as a temple to Spanish gastronomy. Beneath its glowing glass roof, dozens of stalls sell everything from Galician oysters and Andalusian olives to Iberian ham carved to order, tiny gourmet tapas, pastries, cheeses and glasses of wine and vermouth. It is a place to graze slowly, standing elbow to elbow with locals and visitors alike, and it hums with life from mid-morning until late at night.
À retenir
- 1916 year — The glass-and-iron market hall was inaugurated, the last of its kind left in Madrid
- 2009 year — It reopened as a gourmet food hall after a full restoration
- 20 stalls — Offer regional Spanish specialities, from oysters and ham to vermouth and pastries
📍 Plaza de San Miguel, 28005, Madrid