The market of San Antonio


The San Antonio market in Madrid (Mercado de San Anton) is a market-restaurant that opened quite recently. What does the concept of "market-restaurant" mean? On the ground floor there is the market itself in the usual sense of the word: here you can buy food, the freshest and highest quality - fish and meat (including the tastiest jamon to which the whole museum is dedicated in Madrid), vegetables and fruits, seafood, spices , salting. In a word, everything you just want.

On the 2 nd floor there is a restaurant where you can immediately send the purchased products, and you will be the one who will cook everything you want. And cook for your eyes, if you want to observe the process of making dishes. Here you can taste both traditional dishes of Spain, as well as dishes of Italian, Greek, German, French, Japanese cuisine. Also, if you show interest, you will also be told what is best to cook from the products you bought and why. You have a chance to try the dishes with a combination of products that you yourself could not even imagine!

On the third floor there is a restaurant-terrace, from where you can admire the wonderful view of the avant-garde district of Chueca, which is one of the cultural centers of Madrid - the place where the coolest parties of the Spanish capital take place. A pleasant surprise for visitors is the fact that the prices here are very adequate. And an additional bonus is live music, which sometimes plays here.

If you are in a hurry, and you really want to eat (which is not surprising with such an abundance of quality products!), You can buy already prepared food. By the way, Madrid is full of such markets, which you will not find in post-Soviet countries. If you are a connoisseur of unusual things, be sure to stroll through the flea market El Rastro . Another bright representative of local markets can rightly be called the San Miguel market , which is only 20 minutes walk from the San Anton market.

How to get to the San Antonio market?

If you want to visit this market, you need to use public transport - take the 5th subway line and get to Chueca station.

Market time

Restaurants are open until 00.00, and from Friday to Sunday, before and on holidays - until 01.30. The beginning of the market - at 10.00.