Interior of San Anton indoor market in Madrid city @Fotokon/Shutterstock

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Mercado de San Antón

Chueca


Spain’s fresh food markets make for an interesting alternative to bars and restaurants. Many have been transformed to meet all of your food needs at once. At Mercado de San Antón, downstairs is all about fresh produce, but upstairs there's all manner of appealing tapas varieties from Japan, the Canary Islands and other corners of the country/globe.


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