Today we invite you on a leisurely, unhurried journey back in time through streets steeped in history and corners filled with soul. Places where the scent of freshly ground coffee, tender panettone, sweet memories, and leisurely conversation still lingers. Together, we discover those grocery stores and butter shops that have stood the test of time, guardians of authentic flavor and nurturing attention. Because in these corners, the ordinary becomes extraordinary.
🥫 Groceries and Butter Shops in Madrid: shops with a soul like a poem about times gone by.
A sensory journey through grocery stores that stand the test of time, guardians of ancient flavors, where attention is an art and the product, a legacy.
Andrés's Butter Factory
Founded in 1870 on Paseo de los Olmos, it is considered the oldest grocery store in Spain. Since 1972, the De las Heras family has maintained its legacy, offering artisan products from all over the country. The best representation of our food culture in a magical place. Where history smells of cured cheese and dried cod, this cathedral of flavor has been beating since 1870.
Founded before the Gran Vía existed, it still retains the spirit of the commerce of yesteryear, where every customer is treated like a friend and every product has its own story.
https://www.mantequeriaandres.com/
Bravo Butter Shops
Located on Ayala Street since 1931, this shop in the Salamanca neighborhood is run by the third generation of the Bravo family. It offers more than 10,000 gourmet products and is a benchmark for wines and delicatessens. A gem in the heart of the Salamanca neighborhood, where the shelves are brimming with elegance and the wines whisper their secrets.
Since 1931, the Bravo name has represented resistance to the ephemeral: a store where luxury isn't the price, but the care with which you are served.
https://mantequeriasbravo.com/
José Gascón Grocery Store
Located at 65 Zurbano Street, this establishment opened its doors in 1931. It stands out for its art deco façade, pure visual poetry, and its interior, which preserves original elements, such as display cases and period woodwork that take you back in time, as if you were in the legendary store from "Cuéntame." What can we say about its hydraulic tiled floor! As colorful as the wide selection of products displayed on the shelves.
This corner of Zurbano Street looks like something out of a postcard from the 1930s. Inside, echoes of past generations mingle with the creaking of tiles and the rustling of old cans.
https://micharcuteria.com/madrid/madrid/mantequeria-ultramarines-jose-gascon/
Quintín Grocery Store
In the heartbeat of the Salamanca neighborhood, there's a corner that shines with its own history: Ultramarinos Quintín . It's not just a store; it's a symbol, a setting where Madrid life is savored and whispered to you, over well-served dishes and drinks that whisper secrets.
Located at 17 Jorge Juan Street, this space reinterprets the soul of the old-fashioned grocery stores, merging shop and restaurant into a unique experience. Here, gastronomy becomes ritual, and the everyday becomes celebration. Quintín has brought traditional neighborhood stores back to life, with the essence of the old cafés where artists and bohemians used to gather.
https://ultramarinesquintin.es/
🍊 Groceries and butter shops in Valencia: shops that smell of the sea, countryside, and memory
Enrique Dasí Grocery Store
Today, its shutters are no longer raised, and the scent of its history remains floating on Calle del Mar. Since 1931, Ultramarinos Enrique Dasí was much more than a shop: it was a haven of humanity, with a marble counter, wooden shelves, and a staff of which almost no one remains. Its closure leaves a beautiful but sad silence... like the echo of an old song fading into time.
Pope Groceries
Located on the Alameda, this establishment combines the tradition of a grocery store with a modern culinary offering. Its interior stands out for its thoughtful decor and selection of gourmet products.
On this avenue, where the river became a promenade, Pope weaves a bridge between the classical and the contemporary.
With the soul of a grocery store and the heart of a restaurant, here you eat with your eyes and dream with flavors.
https://www.popeultramarines.com/
Huerta Grocery Store
Located in the Cánovas neighborhood, this establishment maintains the essence of a traditional grocery store, offering select products in a welcoming atmosphere that invites you to enjoy the local cuisine.
In the Cánovas neighborhood, tradition becomes a refuge. This place embraces anyone who enters like an old-fashioned kitchen with a wood fire. Here, time stands still, and the products seem chosen by wise and patient hands.
https://ultramarinoshuerta.com/
J. Manglano – Colón Market
And at J. Manglano, where the art of flavor becomes tradition, you will find someone who best knows how to interpret the silky texture of Colomba and the spongy soul of Panettone , with a symphony of flavors designed to conquer all palates.
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Food Framework – La Eliana
A must-visit spot if you're looking for quality, warmth, and closeness. Here, gourmet cuisine blends with family-style service, and each product seems like it was chosen as a gift. Tradition and modernity converse harmoniously, with the passion of those who love what they do. "Let yourself be seduced by the traditional Colombas , the golden Panettones, and the enveloping aroma of gourmet teas and coffees that caress the soul."
https://marcoalimentacion.com/ 
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C. Parfait – Where sweet becomes a memory
In L'Eliana, C. Parfait isn't just a café and ice cream shop: it's a haven of baked happiness. Its cakes—from the delicate Balcarce to the creamiest cheesecakes—seem like they were made with childhood memories and a grandmother's hands. Each bite is a journey to authenticity, to well-made, to unhurriedness. A space where coffee is served with care and teas are poetry, perfect, just like its name.
Juan Pedro Domecq – The nobility of the Iberian, elevated to art
To speak of Juan Pedro Domecq is to speak of a dynasty of flavor, where 100% acorn-fed Iberian ham reaches its purest and most sublime form. Raised free-range, under generous oak trees, his pigs are the beginning of a masterpiece cured with patience and respect. Each slice is time frozen, an ancestral aroma, and a salty caress. It's not just aham ; it's a sensorial experience that honors the land and its legacy.
https://jamonesjuanpedrodomecq.com/
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