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Shades of the Orient in this shop selling hookah pipes, copper kettles, carved wooden boxes, embroidered slippers, cushions, and much more.
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Health food shop with a good selection of natural products, mainly food (including vacuum-packed 100 per cent vegeburgers) and cosmetics.
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The display windows of this famous sweet emporium are ablaze with colour. Some of the flavours – rice pudding, for example – sound less appealing than others. Sugar-free sweets for diabetics.
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One of a number of intriguing shops on Calle de Toledo, Casa Hernanz specializes in rope, with items such as espadrilles, baskets, mats and light-shades.
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This old-fashioned lechería (dairy) should be seen if only for its decorative tiled frontage. The sign outside with the cows reads “Pure milk for children and the sick”.
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Founded in 1842 by Luis Mira, who knew how to cater for the famous Spanish sweet tooth, this confitería (confectioner) is best known for its turrón (Christmas nougat); also marzipan, chocolate and pestiños (honey-coated pastries).
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This delicatessen, on the famous street off Plaza Mayor, showcases local produce from Spanish regions – tinned seafood, hams, sausages, wines and cheeses.
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Delve into this Aladdin’s cave for antique and second-hand furniture – everything from old mirrors and table lamps to painted plates and plastic chairs.
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As the name suggests, this outlet caters for the soccer fan, with a strong bias towards local favourites, Real Madrid. Sells scarves, balls, calendars, clocks and other promotional items.
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You’ve seen them in every café but maybe the name escapes you. Churros are the doughnuts madrileños eat for breakfast, often dipping them in a cup of thick hot chocolate.
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