Mercado de San Fernando
Lavapiés' working market, where greengrocers share aisles with cheap bars, natural wine and world-food stalls.
Open on the 3D mapOrder
A glass of natural wine and artisan cheese at Bendito, then browse the other stalls.
Not for you if
you want a polished food hall; it's a real neighbourhood market, scruffy and loud at weekends.
Local trick
Saturday lunchtime works for food and shopping. La Casquería sells second-hand books by weight.
Good for
A short walk away
- 01
El Rincón Guay
A sociable corner facing San Fernando market, with breakfast until one and a terrace for watching Embajadores wake up.
1 min walk - 02
Cafelito
Spiced coffees, mismatched furniture and a book swap make this little café feel happily lived in.
2 min walk - 03
Pum Pum Café
Good coffee and poached eggs in a brick-walled café where brunch can easily end in cake.
3 min walk - 04
Mandela 100
Senegalese peanut stew and cold hibiscus juice make a generous lunch by Plaza de Nelson Mandela.
3 min walk