Cycling Cafe & Workplace

 Buzzing cafe La Bicicleta, was one of the few modern style cafes found in traditional Madrid.

Cocktails & Coffee

Cocktails and coffee @HolbornGrind

San Miguel Market - Part 4

San Miguel Market Part 3

San Miguel Market Part 2

San Miguel Market Part 1

The San Miguel 'market' in Madrid is now a food court par excellence.

Over the next few days on the Great Cafes Blog see the range, quality and display of all that is on offer.

 

 

A Must Visit in Madrid

 Great pastries and window displays at famous Madrid cafe La Mallorquina

 http://www.pastelerialamallorquina.es/

Street Smart

Bread outside bakery and balloon 'grapes' outside wine bar catch your attention on the streets of Madrid.

EAT Explains

Coffee made the EAT way chart @Eat_News

World's Oldest

The Guinness Book of Records confirms that Restaurant Botin in Madrid is the world's oldest, established 1725.

 Still cooking suckling pig in a wood-fired oven @CasaBotin

Cakelings

Cakelings at Anges de Sucre.   Banana sponge, Salted Caramel Swiss meringue buttercream with a chocolate glaze topped with toffee popcorn.

Yolos - the Anges version of a Rolo.  http://www.angesdesucre.com/

Madrid Food Tour

 Excellent Madrid Food Tour - Tapas, Taverns & History led by Kelly - @MadridFoodTour

Vermouth on tap (Sangria is for the tourists) and a tapas bar solely selling grilled mushrooms (http://www.mesondelchampinon.com/) amongst the tasting stop off points.

Panic Attack

 Watch and listen to the action at great Madrid bakery Panic

 Fabulous sourdough @PanicMadrid

Watch Out

We have been noting the trend for cafes to open as wine bars and now Pret (with almost 300 outlets in the UK) is trialling evening opening at its Strand cafe with alcoholic drinks.  Threat for bars; opportunity for cafes.  See:

http://greatcafes.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/wine-bars-cafes.html

http://greatcafes.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/coffee-booze.html

http://greatcafes.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/note-display.html

http://greatcafes.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/watch-out-bars-cafes-are-coming.html