San Miguel Market

The San Miguel Market, in Madrid

The San Miguel Market is a famous gourmet market of Madrid, under an elegant hall of iron and glass. The Madrid audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this temple of Spanish gastronomy, in the heart of old Madrid.

The temple of Madrid gastronomy

Located in the heart of old Madrid, near the Plaza Mayor, the San Miguel Market occupies a fine hall of iron and glass of the early twentieth century. Become a high place of gastronomy, it gathers numerous stalls and counters where you taste tapas, Iberian ham, cheeses, olives, seafood, pastries and Spanish wines. A lively and convivial place of life, prized by the people of Madrid as well as visitors, it is an invitation to savour the best of Spanish cuisine.

What to see

Here you taste tapas, Iberian ham, cheeses, olives, seafood and Spanish wines, under a fine hall of iron and glass, near the Plaza Mayor. The San Miguel Market is a temple of Madrid gastronomy. It is a tasty and convivial stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The San Miguel Market lies near the Plaza Mayor, in the heart of old Madrid, reachable on foot. The gourmet market follows its own hours, which vary; it is generally lively from midday to evening. It is best to check the hours and to enjoy the atmosphere at meal times.

What can you find at the San Miguel Market of Madrid?

Stalls and counters where you taste tapas, Iberian ham, cheeses, olives, seafood, pastries and Spanish wines, near the Plaza Mayor.

Where is the San Miguel Market?

Near the Plaza Mayor, in the heart of old Madrid.