Open since 1894 and open around the clock — Madrid's churros-and-chocolate ritual has one true address, down a narrow passage off Calle del Arenal. Thick, spoon-standing chocolate, churros or the thicker porras, and a marble-tabled room that has fed everyone from all-night revelers to grandmothers on their way home from Mass. There is no wrong hour to come; there is only the question of how many churros.
Location
Pasadizo de San Ginés 5
Centro, Madrid
Centro, Madrid
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Chocolate con churros, always — porras if you want the thicker, doughier version.
Best Time
Any hour genuinely works — post-clubbing at 4am is as canonical as mid-morning.
Know Before You Go
A 24-hour Madrid institution since 1894, tucked in a passage off Calle del Arenal near Puerta del Sol. Expect a short queue at peak hours; it moves fast.