Last Updated on May 16, 2018 by Nancie
Just steps from Madrid’s busy Plaza Mayor, I was excited to step into Mercado de San Miguel on a chilly Sunday morning to experience what was being offered at the market’s various food and drink stalls.
Outside the Mercado de San Miguel…
I arrived shortly after 10 am, so I was able to do a leisurely stroll through the market.
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The fish vendor…
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Martini, anyone? (Maybe after lunch) I loved the glasses and the variety of colours available. Although, I stuck with wine. Maybe I’ll indulge the next time I’m at the Mercado de San Miguel.
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Yummy Spanish Baguettes…(I wanted to jump over the counter and grab one!)
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I fell in love at the olive “stand”.
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By 11:00 am the crowds were thick.
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Time to eat! I wanted one of everything and finally decided on these delicious morsels and with a dry, robust Spanish wine.
Clinging to those “little sticks” were some of the finest olives I have ever tasted. The flavour just popped when I bit into each one. Fresh mozzarella cheese wrapped in sun-dried tomatoes and savoury pickled onions all added to this tasty delight. The wine was a Spanish Rojas Reserve (nice body!) and look at those “legs”
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Fresh and so tasty! Every mouthful was a taste sensation!
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Wine chilling…..
Tapas prices ranged from 1 to 5 Euro, and wine was 3 – 4 Euro/per glass. The market opens daily at 10 am. You can find out more at their website…Mercado San Miguel
The website is in Spanish, so you’ll have to use Google translator, and I have found that it doesn’t always load properly, so do be patient 🙂
7 responses to “Mercado de San Miguel — Madrid, Spain — Sampling Food and Drink in a Spanish Market”
Love Spanish food and wines!
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We loved Mercado de San Miguel. We ate there for lunch and dinner for a couple of days during our Madrid stay. It had such great variety and a surprise at almost every stall. Those olives and martinis look divine.
Great photos! They make me miss Spain, sangría and tapas so much.
I just love markets, Nancie, and this looks delightful! How wonderful it must have been to stroll through and try the food and wine. Love your series of image, too!
Wow! awesome post! This is my first time to see and know about this place and I honestly see a beautiful and very wonderful place that I wanted to visit on.
Wow. Such delicacy. I feel so hungry now for spanish food. Thank you so much for sharing this lovely information about spanish drinks and food.