Cibeles Fountain, Madrid, Spain

Madrid Traditional

La Mallorquina

Found in 1894. One of the traditional bakeries, they were the creators of the Neapolitan, a bun filled with cream. If you smell the aroma that comes out from this shop, you won´t be strong enough to resist ...more »

  • Location: Puerta del Sol
  • Type: Traditional
  • Tel: +34 915 211 201

Casa Mira

Found in 1855, during these years they have been the authentic specialist in Jijona nougat, mazapan and sugared almonds. Leading provider of nougat to the Royal house during the reign of Isabel II, Amadeo I, ...more »

  • Location: Puerta del Sol
  • Type: Traditional
  • Tel: +34 914 298 895

Pastelería el Riojano

It was founded in 1855 by the pastry Chef at the Royal Palace. Damaso wanted independece and the Queen gave their best craftsmen to furnish the bakery. ...more »

  • Location: Puerta del Sol
  • Type: Traditional
  • Tel: +34913 664 482

Lardhy

Lardhy has been serving food to locals since 1839. It's without a doubt one of the most traditional restaurants in Madrid. ...more »

  • Location: Puerta del Sol
  • Type: Madrilenian Stew
  • Tel: +34 915 222 207

Casa Diego

Open since 1823. Manufacturing hats, fans, umbrellas and shawls. They work for the Royal Houses worldwide. Princess Letizia ported one of their fans on her wedding day. ...more »

  • Location: Puerta del Sol
  • Type: Traditional
  • Tel: +34 915 226 643

Casa Botín

The oldest restaurant in the world, according to the Guiness World Record Book. Opened in 1590, shortly after King Philip II moved the court to Madrid. ...more »

  • Location: Puerta del Sol
  • Type: Traditional
  • Tel: +34 913 664 217

La Flor del Pan

One of the best traditional bakeries in Madrid. Smell like real bread, and that its what they sell at their old white marble counter since 1887. ...more »

  • Location: Puerta del Sol
  • Type: Traditional
  • Tel: +34 913 193 847

Casa Alberto

Originally it was a tavern that offers wines accompanied by a slice of cold meat, a boiled egg or a piece of dried cod. A traditional tavern in Madrid where it is served a great wines selection with good ...more »

  • Location: Plaza Santa Ana
  • Type: Traditional
  • Tel: +34 914 299 356

Belloso

A century-old and unique in the type of products it sells: religious articles. Since 1893 devoted to the sacred products distribution. ...more »

  • Location: Puerta del Sol
  • Type: Traditional
  • Tel: + 34 913 664 258

Capas Seseña

Found in 1901, devoted to handmade clothing layers keeping traditional methods of cut and sewn by hand same as the activity on set over a hundred years. Kings, Hemingway and Clinton wear them. ...more »

  • Location: Puerta del Sol
  • Type: Traditional
  • Tel: +34 915 316 840

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Our Local Experts say:

In the city centre there are remains of some traditional shops that we can define as lifetime shops, stores that can be considered part of the urban landscape within some of the most typical neighborhoods of Madrid.

Doors that have been kept opened for more than one hundred years. There are small charming shops that keep their old deco style and where you still can find almost anything, from Spanish dresses to traditional hats, from Spanish guitars to Manila´s shawls and from ancient books to great wines.

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