The best street food in Madrid

Madrid is a city that is ideal to travel the length and breadth of the city, to discover it at every moment and stroll through its most beautiful neighborhoods on foot or by bicycle. The best street food proposals are concentrated inside the markets and also in small places to eat in or take away. Take a break and try the best savory and sweet flavors, from the most exotic to the most traditional.

The best calamari sandwich in Madrid in La Ideal

The sandwich par excellence in Madrid is the calamari sandwich and where they do it best is in La Ideal, in the heart of the capital and one of the most emblematic places where they have other variants of fried chorizo, ham, bacon, anchovies and blood sausage. The price of a sandwich is 4 €.

The best spicy food in Madrid at Kitchen 154

The exotic dishes prepared by Kitchen 154’s three chefs are ideal for those who enjoy street food with spicy touches. And all of them are prepared using the sous-vide cooking technique, which stands out for its slowness and for wrapping the products in vacuum bags. There are tacos in many styles, dumplings, wonton, Korean bacon sandwich, aromatic herbs, chilies and many more. Depending on what is ordered, prices are between 5 € and 13 €.

Doppelgänger Bar at the San Antón Market

Among all the great gastronomic offer in the Antón Martín market, we can highlight the originality of the proposal of this restaurant, which specializes in finger food, that is, food that is eaten with the hands, a trend that is increasingly consolidated in street food restaurants. Highlights of the menu include sweet shrimp and jalapeño tartar tako crunchy, udon soup, bittersweet pig meatballs, chilli tamalito with beef and aki-maki with kimchi. You can eat for an average price of 15 € per person.

Oriental textures in Poke Style

The star dish of this place is the poke spicy tunna, with rice, marinated fish, vegetables and seaweed, originally from the island of Hawaii and which has spread around the world as one of the new jewels of street food. Other tasty things to try here are the gyozas or jiaoz, better known as Chinese dumplings, made of chicken, pork or vegetables. The whole menu stands out for its contrasts and the freshness of its ingredients. You can eat on the premises, but it is very small, so if you go with a large group, the most convenient is to buy and take to eat in a square in Madrid. The average price is 9 € per dish.

Burgers with Irish flavor at The Irish Temple

The Irish Temple has been one of the best burger restaurants in Madrid for many years. All lovers of this dish inevitably pass through here and leave delighted by the taste of its meat and sourdough bread made in their own workshop, all accompanied by very crispy homemade fries, hand-cut by hand. They have a menu with 120 different beers and specialized bartenders, who will guide you on the best variety to pair with your burger. A hamburger with a craft beer costs between 12 € and 15 €.

Shapla, the best Indian in Lavapiés

Shapla is a very famous Indian restaurant in the neighborhood of Lavapiés, where many locals and tourists come for lunch and dinner. Its secret is based on the spices that season the dishes and on the tradition of the tandoori oven and its iconic cylindrical shape, where food is cooked using charcoal at temperatures of up to 480 °C. The menu per person costs 9,50 € and includes a starter, main course, rice, naan bread, drink and dessert.

The most famous kebab in Madrid in Kebab House

Kebab is one of the most popular street foods around the world and in Madrid it has its temple in Kebab House, a place located in the Moncloa neighborhood that opened its doors in 1978, which means it is the oldest in the city. All sandwiches are made with lavash bread instead of pita bread. It is a very typical Turkish flatbread that is toasted for a few seconds in the same fire in which the meat is grilled, so that all the flavor is impregnated. The price of a kebab is 5 €.

Pepe & Cro, homemade croquettes and home delivery

Pepe & Cro is the name of the most delicious handmade croquettes in Madrid, which are delivered at home in trays of 14 or 28 units, whose estimated prices range, depending on the type of croquette ordered, from 12 € to 15 € for the smallest box and from 19 € to 23 € for the largest. There are many varieties to choose from: cod, boletus, brie, callos a la madrileña, baby squid in its own ink, spinach and pine nuts, gorgonzola with caramelized onion and many more.

The coolest and most original desserts of Madrid at La Pecera

At La Pecera you will find the original taiyakis, the name given to sponge cakes that are spongy on the outside and crunchy on the inside, accompanied by exquisite homemade ice cream. This is a place that has become very famous in Madrid for the originality of its proposal and the photogenic of its fish-shaped desserts. And, of course, for its creamy flavors of yoghurt, buttermilk, vanilla, chocolate, lemonade and many more. There are many locals distributed in different neighborhoods of Madrid: Atocha, Sol, Príncipe Pío and many more. The price per taiyaki without toppings is 3,50 € and with toppings 4,50 €.

Last update: August 7, 2023. Originally, this content recommended “Jleo’s” restaurant, which has permanently ceased operations.