Madrid
The club shop of Real Madrid sells the full gamut of football memorabilia. From the shop window, you can see down onto the stadium itself.
Must-see shopping in Madrid
Madrid
Designer jewellery from Barcelona, with a larger store not far away, off Plaza de la Villa.
Salamanca
Flagship store for the celebrated Basque Balenciaga brand, with a stunning limestone-and-marble interior.
Salamanca
Castañer sells hand-made alpargatas (rope-soled shoes and sandals), and it's done so since 1927. These aren't your casual affairs, but rather seriously…
Salamanca
Gorgeous gourmet goodies make this a terrific spot for planning a picnic or gifts for friends back home. Everything is perfectly packaged, service is…
Chueca
The only store specialising in maritime literature in Spain, Librería Náutica Robinson has been celebrating all things aquatic for more than 30 years. Its…
Madrid
Occupying five floors on bustling Gran Vía, Casa del Libro is by far the city’s largest bookshop. Most of the books are in Spanish, but it also boasts one…
Malasaña & Conde Duque
Small offerings of lamps, Japanese dolls, wrapping paper, jewellery and so much more fills this intimate little British-run boutique. It's difficult to…
Chueca
Drawing inspiration from all corners of the globe, Anclademar's modern and adventurous takes on clothing and accessories will appeal to fashion-conscious…
La Latina & Lavapiés
The health-conscious can head to La Huerta de Almería for freshly made juices, shakes and smoothies and a wide selection of organic and all-natural fruits…
Salamanca
One of few Madrid markets not to have been gentrified in recent years, Mercado de la Paz remains a thoroughly local market. Fresh produce, meat and fish…
Madrid
In this era of music downloads, stores like La Gramola are cause for nostalgia and strangely reassuring. Don't come looking for something in particular,…
Madrid
With its wooden shutters and old-style clutter, this secondhand bookshop is an utterly charming little corner of old Madrid. Most books are in Spanish but…
Malasaña & Conde Duque
The chic shop of Barcelona designer Custo Dalmau wears its Calle de Fuencarral address well, because the now-iconic T-shirts are at once edgy, awash in…
Malasaña & Conde Duque
This little community market has all that's good about Spanish produce, from deli items and cured meats to fruit, organic produce and even a handful of…
Madrid
A stunning collection of flowers from all over Europe is the main business here, but that's not why we include it. Spread over three floors and with a…
Madrid
The stylish leather bags, wallets, suitcases and other accessories of Salvador Bachiller are a staple of Spanish shoppers. This is leather with a…
Chueca
Salvador Bachiller is a discount outlet for stylish and high-quality leather bags, wallets, suitcases and other accessories. But the leather here is with…
Chueca
Terrific T-shirts are all that El Tintero sells. So if you’re looking for a colourful camiseta (T-shirt) with Spanish-language slogans that translate as …
Salamanca
Although we love the intimacy of old-style Spanish wine shops, they can’t match the selection of Spanish and international wines available at Lavinia,…
Salamanca
Whether you’re after a guidebook, a coffee-table tome or travel literature, De Viaje, Madrid’s largest travel bookshop, probably has it. Covering every…
Chueca
You never quite know what you’ll find in this densely packed designer homewares store on a quiet street towards the northern end of Chueca. There’s a…
Malasaña & Conde Duque
‘Curiosity and Retro’ are the buzzwords here and Popland has both by the vinyl-suitcase load. ‘Go Eighties’ T-shirts, Pink Panther dolls, Elvis card games…
Malasaña & Conde Duque
Malasaña down to its Dr Martens, Retro City lives for the colourful ’70s and ’80s and proclaims its philosophy to be all about 'vintage for the masses'…
Madrid
A treasure chest of original old maps and drawings, this is a great place to find a unique souvenir of Spain. Some 160 folders hold antique maps of Madrid…
Madrid
In the early 20th century, violetas (small violet-coloured sweets and frosted petals from the violet flower) took on an iconic status and remain one of…
Madrid
We've been walking past this shop for years and every time we do we stop for a look. There's so much here to turn the head – it's a bit of an Aladdin's…
Malasaña & Conde Duque
They won’t appeal to everyone, but El Templo de Susu’s secondhand clothes from the 1960s and '70s have clearly found a market among Malasaña’s too-cool…
Salamanca
We’re not sure if it’s an official rule, but batteries seem to be outlawed at this traditional toy shop, where all kinds of old-fashioned board games and…
Madrid
They make numerous plays on Spanglish in their fun T-shirts – 'Madrid is buen rollo' or 'Living like there is no mañana' and the like – at this bright T…
La Latina & Lavapiés
A sweet shop that needs to be seen to be believed, Caramelos Paco has been indulging children and adults alike since 1934 and remains unrivalled when it…
Chueca
One of the most important gay and lesbian bookshops in Madrid, Librería Berkana stocks gay books, movies, magazines, music, clothing, and a host of free…
Madrid
This smaller, quieter shop a block or two from its better known sister sells Spanish fans, shawls, umbrellas and canes. This is the workshop, which is…
Madrid
This four-storey megastore has a terrific range of CDs, DVDs, video games, electronic equipment and books (including English- and other foreign-language…
Madrid
Madrid's love affair with chocolate keeps rolling on. The chocolates from the Belgian homeland of chocolatier Paul-Hector Bossier are, as you would expect…
Madrid
This bookshop may be small, but it’s the place to find books (mostly in Spanish) covering everything to do with Madrid, from coffee-table books to…
Madrid
Tucked away in a quiet corner of Chamberí, this fab little bookstore for little people has mostly Spanish titles, but some English-language ones as well.
Madrid
Although focused on mountaineering and rock-climbing, this fine bookshop has an excellent range of maps, travel books and even a small kids section.
Malasaña & Conde Duque
The stylish shop of this inventive Spanish designer is where you'll find utterly casual and colourful designs for the consciously cool among us.
Madrid
Inhabiting an old palace, La Central is a fabulous multistorey bookstore, cafe and purveyor of better-than-average Madrid souvenirs.