Satisfying Your Sweet Tooth

Sometimes you just gotta bite the bullet and satisfy that sweet tooth. Luckily, when you’re in Madrid, there is no dearth of options.

The city’s ultimate sweet experience is at Chocolatería San Ginés. Here traditional fried churro pastries are served with cups of pudding-thick hot chocolate at all hours of the day and night.

For traditional pastries like ensaimadas (spiral-shaped pastries dusted with powdered sugar), head to La Mallorquina at the Puerta del Sol.

If you’re craving ice cream, Giangrossi dishes out gourmet ice cream in posh surroundings. They do meals, cocktails, and wi-fi too. But for a more traditional chain, Palazzo has got you covered.

[Photo: Simon Doggett]