We Rated 5 Of Madrid's Best Street Food Markets

In this video we're testing Madrid's Best Street Food Markets. Visiting one of the many food markets in Madrid is one of the best things you can do (in our opinion) when visiting the city. There are loads of great markets to choose from – so in this video we decided to test out some of Madrid's most popular food markets.

We visit 5 different markets, try some food and then give our rating of the market in three categories: Variety of food stalls, value for money and vibe/atmosphere.

In this video:
0:00 Testing Madrid's Best Street Food Markets
0:14 Market Nr.1 - Mercado Maravillas
1:15 Trying delicious Venezuelan Arepas and Tequeños at Mercado Maravillas
3:30 Our rating of Mercado Maravillas
4:47 Market Nr. 2 - Mercado de San Ildefonso
5:21 Trying iberian ham at San Ildefonso market
5:43 Our rating of Mercado de San Ildefonso
6:34 Market Nr. 3 - Mercado San Antón
7:11 Trying tasty pinchos (stuff on bread) at San Antón market
8:50 Our rating of Mercado San Antón
9:50 Market Nr. 4 - Mercado de San Miguel - quick rating
10:47 Market Nr. 5 - Mercado de la Paz
11:28 Tasting the juiciest Tortilla de Patata at Casa Dani
12:02 Our rating of La Paz market
13:40 Final scores for the food markets we tried in Madrid

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[Yasin_Affandi]

Wonderful vlog. Thank you for this video.

[NanaWontSleep]

Oh this is very interesting!! I'm new in Madrid and thanks to your video now I have something to do this weekend hahaha. Quick note! The cheese inside Tequeños is called "Queso llanero" which is a sort of fresh cheese but firmer and saltier, it's not mozzarella ✨ so glad you enjoyed it! That's quite a powerful breakfast

Also to anyone upset that they're having latin food, the video isn't called "best Spanish foods!", they're simply checking the markets they're free to eat whatever they want 😂 not because you're in Spain you need to eat only local and traditional food.

I lived in Buenos Aires for a while and I loved eating Korean and Chinese food there, that didn't ruin my experience nor tainted argentinian food.

[jimjones]

Wow that is one giant tasty looking Arepa! Loved the video! ❤️

[bluehippo]

So many markets to choose from! Cool, that you also showed the local ones 😊

[B_Y]

Nice, interesting. Thanks for sharing ❤

[joe]

pincho is the name used in the Basque Country for tapas.

[fvelaz]

You missed the best - Mercado San Fernando! 4 Variety 4 Price and 5 Vibe!

[egutiguti]

Ir a probar comida latina en Madrid…… Madrid tiene su propia gastronomía muy diferente a la comida latina.

[MatrixDeception]

Maltin is only popular in 🇺🇸 in areas of high concentration of Latinos like NYC, Miami, LA, etc. It was bottled in Venezuela until the early 2000s when the company had to relocate to 🇺🇸 due to the political and economic climate in Venezuela. Fun fact is Löwenbräu which you might be familiar with since it’s German makes a very popular version of Malta “Malt” with no sugar though. Very popular in some countries in Latin America. People usually drink it straight like I do or with condensed milk.

[Rick]

Great video. I'm hoping to visit Madrid next month. Can I use my card in these markets or do I need cash? Thanks.

[Vicentecarmonagonza]

Thank you for sharing your video. I have one big Caveat though. The main cultural point of these Markets is that they were created to bring food and groceries to the population in big Spanish cities. That is what they are: Groceries Markets. I understand, from your presentation, that you are looking for restaurants or, let me put it this way, you are interpreting these places as open restaurants, but that is what they are not. Lately, due to the presure of supermarkets and tourism, they are changing to be just a collection of restaurants. In our Spanish culture they were a very important piece for community articulation: neighbours met there every other day, shop owners knew their clients, it was a place to buy and interchange ideas, feelings and problems with others, even to discuse politics….They were more than just a series of restaurants. Sorry for my long text, I just wanted to put things in cultural perspective. Thank you again for your presentation.

[anaibarangan]

There's these markets all over central Madrid, and this is one of the best, Mercado de La Paz.

[pmmahone]

Went to san miguel mercado today- a very annoying experience.

[anneb.]

Man. if you arte in Spain try spain food, not latin food, venezuelan in spain? go to this countries to do this
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[Ilar-enlg]

Why did you put Latinamerican music in a video about Spain??

[bostonterrierplanet-bnge]

No. Maltin is not popular in the USA. In fact, I have never heard of it!

[Ilar-enlg]

What's the point of going to Madrid (Spain, Europe) and try latinamericam food?? Madrid has it's own traditional food, just like the rest of Spain. What a dumb video.

[jaumeibars]

lamentable...gente que no tiene ni idea de comida española, verguenza ajena

[hermanblinkhoven]

Sorry, but this is so embarrasing and actually plain wrong. You cannot rate and judge a produce market, selling groceries and locally grown ingredients, for not being a tourist attraction serving snacks. You are obviously geared towards standardised consumer tourism, promoting fast food and street grub, the type of which has ruined markets like Barcelona´s La Boqueria. Or you believe that food courts from American shopping malls or department stores qualify as proper food. Please refrain from projecting your own taste on others.

In Madrid you missed at least three markets with top class eateries - Anton Martin in c/Santa Isabel, which has, among other things the city´s best Japanese izakaya using Spanish fish. The Mostenses market has a remarkable Chinese/Peruvian fusion eatery. The market Chamartin in c/Bolivia has a stall serving outstanding versions of Spain´s iconic regional soups and stews.

I do not doubt that you mean well and have a certain audience in mind. As for myself, I buy ingredients to cook and visit the markets to get information on the culture and social history of Spain. Learning from a person who has sold fish or cheese for thirty years is not the same as drinking american beer from a can.