Café
1. Chocolatería San Ginés
Madrid's most famous chocolatería, serving thick hot chocolate with churros and porras in a lane off Calle Arenal since 1894.
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2. Confitería La Campana
Seville's best-known pastry shop, founded in 1885 at the top of Calle Sierpes, with a historic shopfront, cakes, pastries and seasonal specialities such as roscón de Reyes.
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3. Horchatería de Santa Catalina
One of the oldest horchaterías in Valencia, beside the church of Santa Catalina, serving horchata with fartons and hot chocolate with churros every day.
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4. Nømad Coffee Lab
The original coffee bar of Nømad, the Barcelona speciality roaster founded by Jordi Mestre, tucked into a quiet passage near the Palau de la Música.
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5. Bar El Comercio
A family-run bar founded in 1904 in the shopping streets of the old town, famous for breakfasts of churros with thick hot chocolate and for its tapas.
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6. Cafè de l’Òpera
A historic café on La Rambla opposite the Liceu opera house, trading on this site since the 19th century and open from breakfast until late.
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7. Horchatería Daniel
A family horchatería making horchata and fartons since 1949, on Alboraya's Avenida de la Horchata in the heart of the tiger-nut growing area.
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8. La Mallorquina
A pastry shop on Puerta del Sol since 1894, the original of a small Madrid group, selling traditional cakes, pastries and seasonal sweets.
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9. Bluebell Coffee
Ruzafa café of one of Valencia's pioneering speciality roasters, serving its own seasonal coffees, roasted by women, with brunch every day.
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10. Caelum
A Gothic Quarter café and shop, opened in 1998, selling sweets and treats made by monasteries and traditional artisans to century-old recipes.
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11. Toma Café
One of the pioneers of Madrid's speciality coffee scene, opened in Malasaña in 2011, roasting its own beans and baking pastries on site.
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12. Torch Coffee Roasters
A specialty coffee roaster by the river near the Torre del Oro, roasting its own beans on site and serving espresso and filter coffee in a bright space.
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13. Cafés El Magnífico
A family coffee roaster in El Born whose roots go back to a 1919 grocery, roasting single-origin beans on site and selling them from its Argenteria shop.
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14. Federal Café
A bright café-restaurant in the old town serving brunch, breakfast, lunch and dinner without a break, with an emphasis on fresh, often organic ingredients.
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15. Hola Coffee
A Madrid speciality coffee roaster with a café on Calle del Doctor Fourquet near the Reina Sofía, serving its own roasts every day.
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16. Parcería Café
A specialty coffee and breakfast spot opposite the Feria market, opened in 2018 by Colombian coffee lovers, serving espresso, filter brews, toasts and waffles.
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17. Clem Café
A speciality coffee shop opened in 2024 by three founders with fine-dining backgrounds, known for careful coffee, brunch plates and home baking.
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18. El Riojano
A pastry shop on Calle Mayor founded in 1855 by a baker to the royal household, with a preserved 19th-century interior and a tea room at the back.
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19. Hofmann Pastisseria
The El Born pastry shop of the Hofmann cooking school, known for award-winning croissants, including its mascarpone croissant, plus cakes and chocolates.
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20. Virgin Coffee
A small specialty coffee bar beside Las Setas where the owner roasts his own beans and serves espresso and filter coffee, mostly to take away.
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