Eat · Sol & Plaza Mayor
Chocolatería San GinésChocolatería San Ginés
Churros and thick hot chocolate near Sol: go for breakfast or after a late night; the queue is longest at weekends.
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Map & directions
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Rules in force · 7June to August
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Key facts
- Price
- unknown
- Hours
- unknown
- Walk in
- 07:30–10:00
- easiest window
- Seating
- chairs
- booking: unknown
- 28″ bags
- Painful
- Sol & Plaza Mayor
Walk-in windows
07:30–10:00: highafter 22:00: highweekend afternoons: risky
A walk-in lunch is only planned as primary when your arrival lands outside the “impossible” window.
Price and paying
- Typical spend
- €5–8 (≈ US$6–10) per portion
How ordering works
- 1Order at the table or the counter; sit inside if the terrace is full.
- 2One portion of churros with chocolate is enough for two.
Facts
- Reservations
- unknown — Treat as walk-in unless the venue confirms otherwise.
- Capabilities
- food · seated_rest
- Diet
- vegetarian: yes · gluten free: unknown · halal: unknown
- Getting there
- Pasadizo de San Ginés, off Calle Arenal · ~5 min walk
Cons
- Queues at weekends; tourist prices.
- Very sweet: one portion for two is enough.
Nearby
Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.
- ClusterSol & Plaza Mayornearest point: Puerta del Sol, Km 0 plaque (seats)100 m · 2 min walk
- Sleep areaSol and Gran Vía280 m · 5 min walk
- ClusterRoyal Palace & Madrid de los Austriasnearest point: Mercado de San Miguel (AC)460 m · 7 min walk
- ClusterMalasaña & Chueca520 m · 9 min walk
- ClusterPaseo del Arte: Prado, Reina Sofía, Atocha600 m · 10 min walk
- Sleep areaChueca and Malasaña910 m · 15 min walk
Used as a seated rest node in Madrid in 4 days.
Sources
- Wikivoyage — Madrid (eat) (secondary)