Madrid was a weekend of small pleasures. Of leisurely waking up over coffee, of snapping photos in the rain, of eating every local specialty I could get my hands on.
While I already wrote about my Madrid experience via Instagram, I wanted to share my SLR shots. I also wanted to tell you about our Madrid Food Tour with Lauren from Spanish Sabores, because um, holy deliciousness. While I love Spanish food and have lived with two Spanish host families (in Granada and Mallorca), there were still a few Spanish specialties I hadn’t tried.
New favorites? Campo real olives and bacalao. How I dream of that crispy, salty, flavor-dense fish…
Along with fantastic food, it was a weekend of great company. I’m not sure I’ve ever laughed so much in one weekend, and crashing with Amanda, Julika and Jessica in our travel-themed Go With Oh apartment was one for the books. Or, for the blog, rather.
Without further ado!
Classic Spanish clothes in the Plaza Mayor…
Faux angulas, or baby eels, in the Mercado de San Miguel, our first stop on the Madrid Food Tour…
Vermouth (on tap!) with quail eggs, boquerones (white anchovies) and campo real olives, which are marinated with thyme, garlic, fennel and oregano. ¡Riquísimas! 
Revisiting some of Spanish favorites, gazpacho and pintxos.
Other patrons of the Mercado de San Miguel, enjoying the tapear or tapas crawl.
Waiters at Mesón del Champiñon, literally the inn of the mushroom.
Pimientos de padrón, fried green peppers.
Tasty stuffed mushroom caps.
My favorite eat of the whole trip, fried bacalao, at Casa Revuelta.
More pintxos!
Walking off our food coma the next day in the park…
Stopping for coffee and churros con chocolate at Chocolatería San Ginés.
Sampling Madrid’s craft beer scene at Fábrica Maravillas. An awesome spot if you’re in Madrid!
Have you ever been to Madrid? Did you eat amazing food too?
A big thank you to Madrid Food Tour and Go with Oh for the complimentary food tour and apartment stay. As always, all opinions are my own.
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Love me some tapas! Great photos and what a great way to spend a day in Madrid!
Thanks for sharing
Shaun
http://www.thislifeintrips.com
Glad to have you reading, Shaun!
I miss this weekend so much! How much fun and great food we had!
And I love your #caughtgramming shot at Fábrica Maravillas! :)
Hahah I had never heard of #caughtgramming, that’s so cute! And we did have a blast!
Ah, these photos got me excited to go back!! Miss you guys!!!
You’re SO lucky. Enjoy for all of us! :)
Holy wow! From Boquerones, to quail eggs and baby eel; you hit almost all of my favorites (ostrich steak, conch ceviche, sea urchin, kangaroo, bluefish and cobia, and my home made steak tartare filling out the rest); and in one spot! FANTASTIC! Yesterday I made octopus pastrami! And that goes into the list as well perhaps, as do grilled frogs’ legs with Puttanesca sauce. But I digress! YOUR blogs are such a treat! Terrific! And your food view today was just delectable!!! Cheers! – Leah
Wow those all sound delicious, I also love ceviche and steak tartare. Glad you enjoyed the post, Leah!
Yay Spain! I’d love to know where you got the vermouth with those delicious looking skewers of encurtidos and olives?
We were at the Mercado de San Miguel. You should definitely review the tour when you’re in Madrid, just talk to Lauren at Spanish Sabores!
Beautiful pictures of Madrid! I was there for New Year’s this year and it was so much fun – and the food was wonderful too. This post makes me miss Spanish tapas! Great post :-)
Tapas are the best! And I bet Madrid would be fantastic for New Year’s.
Love these pics, they really send me back to Madrid :) I visited a few years ago and loved the Tapas too, we found a couple of really cool ones where the owners looked a little surprised to see us. The baby eels look…interesting. How did they taste?!
I actually didn’t try them although I should have! And tiny tapas places with only locals are definitely the best :)
Stunning photos as usual. I have been day dreaming about Spain a lot recently and this just makes me want to get over there even more. Bacalao is one of my favorite Spanish foods. My grandmother is from Puerto Rico and she used to make it for me as a kid. Delish!
Thank you, Laura! And that’s interesting, I didn’t know bacalao was popular in Puerto Rico. I bet the Puerto Rican version is amazing!
The Photos are magnificent, but I’m not sure about the food. Do not
know of most of it, but if you like it , must be good.
Love,
Gamma
Dear Gamma, it was actually quite tasty! I’ll have to make tortilla for your sometime. Also I can’t wait to see you on Monday! Love, Ashley
I love your photos — both of the city and the food! Those pimientos de padrón look so good. I have a thing for peppers :)
They were really tasty! Though I have to admit, the cod was by far my favorite :)
Ooooooh baby eels! Love all your photos, as usual. Everything in Madrid looks amazing, especially the food. The alfajores looked to die for!
I was actually bummed because I didn’t even try the baby eels OR the alfajores! But yes, everything we did manage to try was delicious :)
Never been to Madrid but your pics are awesome! Love all the food and especially the coffee!
As usual, your photos are absolutely stunning!
Thank you so much! I credit my new lens, the 50mm 1.4 :)
I just moved to Madrid, and I have been considering signing up for a food tour. This post definitely convinced me! Thanks for sharing!
It was so much fun! And Lauren is great as well :)
Aw, it looks like such a fun weekend! I visited Madrid with my Mom so my time there had a slightly different vibe. But I still loved the city and its crazy delicious food!
Yes, the food is great! I didn’t make it to any museums this time but I remember that they’re fantastic :)