Mercado de Antón Martín
Groceries, lunch counters and flamenco upstairs; LaLópez's turquoise bar is a very good place to start.
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El tomate confitado, croqueta de talo de txistorra and gilda doble de arenque at LaLópez.
Not for you if
you expect bargain market prices at LaLópez; several main dishes cost €22–26.
Local trick
Reserve LaLópez for lunch, then find its turquoise bar on the ground floor; the upstairs school is for flamenco.
Good for
A short walk away
- 01
La Esperanza
Retro colours and serious callos make a good supper stop after a film at the Doré.
1 min walk - 02
Taberna El Sur
Eight croquetas to share and gambones al ajillo keep this much-reviewed taberna busy.
2 min walk - 03
Casa Pachuco
A tiny Lavapiés lunch room where the daily board takes cheerful detours through Asia without inflating the bill.
2 min walk - 04
La Sanabresa
Fluorescent-lit casa de comidas by Antón Martín with one of the cheapest honest menús in the centre.
2 min walk