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Panaderías y pastelerías · Madrid

Bakery Cafés in Madrid

Pastelerías and bakeries with coffee, from Puerta del Sol to Chamberí and Calle del León.

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Madrid separates the panadería (bread bakery) from the pastelería (pastry shop), and many of both pour coffee. La Mallorquina, at Puerta del Sol 8 on the corner of Calle Mayor, has sold pastries on that site since 1894. Its founders, Balaguer, Coll and Ripoll, started on Calle de Jacometrezo, took the name from Juan Ripoll’s Balearic origins and brought ensaimadas and sobrasada to Madrid.1

Its napolitanas, filled with cream or chocolate, are the house classic, along with brazo de gitano, a rolled sponge cake. The shop and counter are downstairs, and an upstairs salon overlooks the square.1 In 2006 the Ayuntamiento and the city’s Chamber of Commerce gave it a plaque designed by the cartoonist Antonio Mingote, marking it as a centenary business.1

Local tip: Late October is the time to ask for huesos de santo at the counter: the marzipan bones are sold in late October and early November for Todos los Santos.4

Where these cafés are: Chamberí (7), Barrio de las Letras (5), Lavapiés (4), Retiro (4), Arganzuela (3), Salamanca (3), Argüelles & Moncloa (2), Chueca & Salesas (2), Ciudad Lineal (2), Vallecas & Moratalaz (2), Malasaña & Conde Duque (1), Carabanchel & Puerta del Ángel (1), La Latina (1), Tetuán (1), Usera (1), Sol & Ópera (1), Chamartín (1).

At a glance

41Cafés listed
21With opening hours
07:00Earliest opening
22:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: Fans Coffee & Bakery, from 07:00 (Mon–Fri 07:00–21:00 · Sat 08:00–21:00 · Sun 08:30–21:00).
  • Closes latest: Dulce Safari Goya, until 22:00 (Mon–Thu 09:00–20:00 · Fri 09:00–22:00 · Sat 09:30–22:00 · Sun 09:30–20:00).
  • Most common features: brunch (20%), wi-fi (12%), vegetarian options (12%).

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A pastry for each season

In Lent and Holy Week the counters fill with torrijas: day-old bread soaked in milk, syrup or wine, dipped in egg, fried and finished with cinnamon. In the early 20th century Madrid taverns served them with chatos, small glasses of wine.2

From 1 May to the end of the Fiestas de San Isidro, the pastry shops sell rosquillas, ring cakes from one dough with four finishes. Tontas (silly) are plain, listas (clever) are coated in fondant icing, often yellow, de Santa Clara carry dry meringue, and francesas a crust of chopped almond.3

In late October and early November come huesos de santo, saints’ bones: white tubes of marzipan rolled around a filling of egg yolk and syrup, sold for Todos los Santos on 1 November. Newer versions are filled with chocolate, coconut, praline or cabello de ángel, a candied squash.4

Where the bakery cafés are

Chamberí has the most, ahead of Barrio de las Letras, with Lavapiés and Retiro next. In Chamberí, Café Green Bakery is at Calle de Meléndez Valdés 49, Ochocero Café Lo-Fi at Calle de Fernando El Santo 25, Panica on Calle Arcipreste de Hita and Pastelería América-Dos at Calle de Eloy Gonzalo 13. Beik Beik, at Calle Ponce de León 6, has baked its own goods since 2024, and its best seller is the croissaluna.5

In Barrio de las Letras two are on Calle del León: Brown Bear Bakery at number 10, open daily 08:30–21:00, and Pastelería-Chocolatería Bokoko at 28. Motteau bakery is on Calle San Pedro and Etual Café on Calle de la Alameda. In Chueca, Pastelería La Duquesita at Calle de Fernando VI 2 opens daily 09:00–20:30, and Hermanas Arce on Calle del Marqués de Monasterio closes on Sunday and Monday.

Bakery hours, early and late

Some bakery cafés start before 08:00. Fans Coffee & Bakery in Retiro starts at 07:00 on weekdays, and Pastelería América - dos on Avenida de Menéndez Pelayo at 08:00, closing at 21:00 from Monday to Saturday and 20:00 on Sunday. Fikafé Coffee Bar & Bakery in Vallecas keeps a morning schedule, 09:00–15:00, Monday to Saturday.

For a pastry after dinner, Pastelería América at Calle de Atocha 77 is open daily until 22:00, and Dulce Safari Goya, on Calle de Alcalá 124, until 22:00 on Friday and Saturday. Dulce Safari’s Atocha shop on Calle Fray Luis de León closes at 15:00 on Sunday.

Sources

  1. La Mallorquina, Wikipedia (Spanish), accessed October 2026
  2. Torrija, Wikipedia (Spanish), accessed October 2026
  3. Rosquillas tontas y listas, Wikipedia (Spanish), accessed October 2026
  4. Hueso de santo, Wikipedia (Spanish), accessed October 2026
  5. Guía definitiva del café (de especialidad) en Madrid: los mejores sitios para empezar el día, Time Out Madrid (Gorka Elorrieta, May 18, 2026), accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Bakery cafés in Madrid: questions

What is a napolitana at La Mallorquina in Madrid?

A napolitana is a pastry filled with cream or chocolate, and it is the house classic at La Mallorquina, the pastry shop at Puerta del Sol 8 on the corner of Calle Mayor. The shop has traded on that site since 1894 and also sells brazo de gitano, a rolled sponge cake, with an upstairs salon over the square.

Which pastries do Madrid bakeries sell for Holy Week, San Isidro and All Saints?

Madrid pastry shops sell torrijas, fried bread soaked in milk, syrup or wine, in Lent and Holy Week. Rosquillas tontas, listas, de Santa Clara and francesas appear from 1 May through the Fiestas de San Isidro, and huesos de santo, marzipan with an egg-yolk filling, in late October for Todos los Santos.

Where are the bakery cafés in Madrid?

Chamberí has the most bakery cafés, including Café Green Bakery on Calle de Meléndez Valdés and Beik Beik on Ponce de León. Barrio de las Letras comes next, with Brown Bear Bakery and Pastelería-Chocolatería Bokoko on Calle del León, followed by Lavapiés and Retiro. In Chueca, La Duquesita is on Calle de Fernando VI.

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