Gourmet products local specialties and wines Spain

This is Madrid's historic gluten-free pastry shop! It was Santi, after a stay in the United States, who launched out and was successful. Cheesecakes, pies, cupcakes or cookies delight Madrid lovers.... And not just that! One cannot miss in the window the little note of tennis champion Novak Djokovic, an apostle of "gluten-free", who thanks his friend Santi. If the carrot cake is the best-selling, the star of the little yellow ball obviously preferred the banana bread... Notice to amateurs and gourmets!

This family-run business is linked to the traditions of the sea: at Maisor, we're fishermen from father to son. At the dawn of the ^21st century, the family began producing canned goods. Anchovies in oil or vinegar, albacore tuna and mackerel are canned using traditional methods. In its premises on the port of Guetaria, the company offers anchovy preparation workshops and tastings. Above all, you can stock up on excellent canned anchovies, tuna, sardines and more. Perfect for families.

Designed by the architect José Marin Baldó, this market, built in the second half of the 19th century, follows all the codes of iron architecture used in this field. Completely renovated in 2012, but keeping its structure, it is of course the ideal place to buy fresh produce, with an entire floor in the basement dedicated to the city's impressive fish and seafood resources. For the anecdote, Marie Curie visited it and a commemorative plaque celebrates this event inside the market.

Welcome to the temple of olive oil! Managed by the Patrimonio Comunal Olivarero Foundation, the shop has made this golden oil the star of its shelves. Sold in cans, bottles or barrels, organic, cold pressed, it can be found in all its forms.... No less than 150 varieties are listed on the shop's shelves. Also to be discovered, works and beauty products based on olive oil are available for sale.

Traditional house founded in 1924, famous for its famous tiles (tejas) and cigarettes (cigarillos) from Tolosa, sold in pretty metal boxes. It was Luis Eceiza, son of the founder, who imagined these delicious biscuits for the restaurant Asador Julian! You can also try the "bombas", a kind of doughnut filled with custard or whipped cream, which the locals enjoy for breakfast and snacks. The house also offers a fine selection of turrones, most of which are chocolate-based!

An agricultural market of the biosphere is held on the upper floor of the Guaguas train station every Saturday. You will find fresh country or seafood sold directly from local producers. With a total of about 30 stalls. You can also find some jams such as the Tuno jam, produced from the cactus and more and more declined, including as a drink. Every morning a tiny farmers' market is held in front of the port. With as almost unique product the majorero cheese, but directly from the producers.

After working for many years as a butcher at the Maó market, Sergi Bosch decided to open his own meat and poultry store in Ferreries three years ago: Sa Carnisseria ("the butchery" in French). Sensitized to the issue of gluten and allergies triggered by animal proteins, but also to food intolerances of all kinds, Sergi offers products suitable for everyone! Beyond this specificity, Sa Carnisseria is a top-quality butcher's address where lovers of meaty flavors will be in heaven!

Son Mercer de Baix is a well-known Ferreries cheese manufacturer whose white-walled finca (traditional Menorcan rural dwelling dedicated to farming) overlooks 125 ha of pasture where dairy cows graze peacefully. Popular products include the famous D.O.P. Maó-Minorca cheese, as well as more personal but no less delicious creations such as "Coeur de Mua". Son Mercer de Baix's products can be found in a number of prestigious boutiques on the island, as well as on the peninsula.

Founded in 1990, Sa Canova, a manufacturer of top-quality Minorcan cheese, has become a benchmark in the island's gastronomic landscape. While the story began with the traditional production of the famous Mahón-Minorca cheese, Sa Canova went on to produce other cheeses with different flavors and textures, as well as a range of quality dairy products. Various farms on the island provide Sa Canova with excellent milk in large quantities. The Ferreries store is sure to please!

Sales outlet for charcuterie, Minoan meat, garden vegetables and organic fruit. If you're staying in an apartment with a kitchen or barbecue, or want to buy healthy, ecological and sustainable products for your picnics, this is a highly recommended address. You'll even find vegan products. Since 2020, the well-stocked store has been located on the Cuitadella industrial estate (5 minutes by car, 20 minutes by bus and 30 minutes on foot). Home delivery available anywhere on the island.

Soraya Bosch and her family passionately run this cheese factory/grocery store, which is highly recommended for the quality local products on offer (spices, oils, jams, honey, cookies, embroidered fabrics), as well as for the incredible cheese and wine tasting sessions on offer! It's also possible to combine the tasting with a guided tour of the stables and production facilities, but that's not all: at Sa Roqueta, you can also take part in cheese-making workshops! A great address.

Located in the heart of the pretty urbanization of Son Parc, just ten minutes from the coast, the Next2 Cala Son Parc supermarket is the place to go shopping in the region! There's no shortage of choice: km0 fruit and vegetables, Menorcan meat, bakery and other local produce, as well as a wide assortment of international products and beach accessories. Excellent breakfast (coffee, juice, sandwiches, pastries...) on the sunny terrace.

Open since.... 1902, this cellar has been run by the Cabello family for several decades and is a Madrid institution. And the wine merchants will advise you (with a smile on your face!) every time and offer you a good bottle found in the 120 ^m2 cellar under the shop. It is better, because with more than 900 labels of Spanish wines and spirits, there would be enough to spend a long time there! Of course, there is something for every budget, with prices ranging from less than 3 euros per bottle to.... 900 euros!

When it comes to Spanish wines, we often only know Rioja, Jerez and sometimes Ribera del Duero, and that's it. In 2016, Ana Linares decided to open this wine library in order to promote other little-known wines such as Jumilla from Murcia, Utiel-Requena from the Valencian Community and Montilla-Moriles from Andalusia. It's a place not only for discovering these new vintages, but also for chatting, reading a book or listening to music.

Opened in 1989, this little store, which belongs to Seville Cathedral, offers a good assortment of the sweets produced by the most emblematic convents of the city of Seville, as well as towns in its province (Estepa, Bormujos, Osuna...). Some recipes are centuries old, others are secret, but you'll also have to reckon with seasonal sweets: turrones, mazapanes and polvorones for Christmas. And pestiños de miel or rosquitos fritos, the kind of fritters eaten at Easter.

For more than 100 years, this tea room has been delighting gourmands at breakfast or snack time. Try the house's speciality, carolinas, a delicious meringue pastry.

Sale of cider and preserved vegetables.

Sale of Txakoli de Bizkaia.

Adjacent to the emblematic tapas bar La Viña del Ensanche, this delicatessen offers its customers the products used in the restaurant's kitchens. The shelves are stocked with top-quality jams, preserves and olive oils. The house is also famous for its excellent Iberian hams from Bellota (free-range acorn-fed pigs) and its selection of wines. There is also a delicatessen corner (ham croquetas, cod, etc.).

Sale of cheese.

A good place to make provisions of meats and regional cheeses (prepared in the caserios of the region), but as well it of txakoli.

This family estate is located in Rioja, the oldest and most famous wine region in Spain. Quality and subtlety are the ambitions of the vineyard, whose star grape variety is Tempranillo, but it also includes indigenous grape varieties such as Graciano, Mazuelo, Viura and Malvasia. A special mention goes to their Murua Reserva wine, made from Tempranillo grapes and accompanied by small quantities of Graciano and Mazuelo. Aged 18 months in oak barrels, this wine does not lack character. This one pairs perfectly with beef with local fig jam.

Here you can find more than a hundred references of Rioja wines, many from small producers, but also from local crafts. Judith and Javier, the owners, also offer guided tours of the city. There are many wine-related activities in the area. Petita Uva can offer you a day or half-day tour, depending on your needs. Knowing very well the environment, they will facilitate your steps. Passionate welcome !

Halfway between Güeñes and Galdames, on the heights of the town of Humaran, this is a golden address to buy delicious Basque cakes made entirely by hand. Here, everything is baked over a wood fire! The products are sold on the spot at weekends, but also at local markets - especially at the Gure Lurreko Merkatua market on Saturdays in Balmaseda - or distributed in the local bakeries. In addition to its famous Basque cakes, the house also prepares delicious madeleines, nut cakes, chocolate cakes, etc.

Once a month, on Saturdays, this great open-air market is celebrated in the streets of the old town. There are a total of around 180 traders and exhibitors offering food, clothing, antiques and tastings of local products. You can take a look at the Rincón de la Artesanía (Craft Corner) to sample some local artefacts, or head to the Plaza de la Burullería, where there are activities for the little ones and a tasting area. A highlight in the life of Vitoria.

Until the middle of the 20th century, the weekly market in Gernika was held every Monday in the open air. Shortly after the bombing of the city, a large hall was built to house its stalls. The current building, rebuilt in 1991, continues to house the stalls of greengrocers, florists, butchers and cheese makers every Monday morning. Its reputation is such that the tourist office organizes guided tours! On the^first Saturday of the month, a local product is celebrated: txakoli, beans (alubias), Gernika pepper...

A breathtaking panorama and a masterful structure of steel and wood created by Bordeaux architect Philipe Maziéres, the Vina Real winery is a perfect balance between tradition and modernity. The range offers wines with long aging potential like its smoky, spicy red Viña Real Reserva 2015, made from Tempranillo, Garnacha, Mazuelo and Graciano from the vineyard's highest quality plots. Viña Real offers picnics in the heart of the vineyard, where wine and tapas will introduce you to the "vida loca".

In this market, you will find organic and good food: about fifteen small producers of the area meet there on Thursdays and Saturdays to sell their fruits and vegetables of the garden, but also flowers and plants. Since 1718, the market stalls have been located around the beautiful kiosk in the plaza del solar. The latter, built in an eclectic style, dates from 1912. Take advantage of this opportunity to stock up on good regional products, including the typical green peppers of Gernika, and don't forget to bring back a few bottles of txakoli.

Located in the heart of the attractive urbanization of Cala en Porter, just two minutes from the beach, the Next2 Cala en Porter supermarket is the place to shop in the region! With over 2,000 m² of floor space, including parking, there's no shortage of choice: km0 fruit and vegetables, Menorcan meat and other local produce, as well as a wide assortment of international products, souvenirs and beach accessories. Open 7/7 and home delivery service.

Committed to sustainable agriculture and self-sufficiency for the three years it has been in existence, this small structure, owned by a Frenchman but managed by a Menorcan - the friendly and knowledgeable Tònia Ramon - produces an excellent ecological cheese! Unfortunately, the cheese dairy has no fixed point of sale in Ferreries. However, their products can be found in all the best delicatessens on the island, as well as on the stalls of the main artisan markets and gastronomic events.

With a dozen shops in the region, this 1886 confectionery is simply a must! It was Manuel Goya who opened the very first establishment on Mateo Moraza street in Vitoria. At that time, confectioners used to make sweets, but also candles, as both products had a common raw material: honey. Among the specialities: vasquitos and nesquitas, delicious sweets sold in pretty metal boxes, but also good homemade jams.

Have you ever tasted Xoriguer gin? If you haven't yet had the chance to visit the distillery, you should know that the downtown store is particularly well-stocked and offers tastings. In addition to the classic bottles of gin, you'll find a wide range of products from the Menorcan distillery, from liqueurs to Xoriguer's signature pomada . And if your suitcases are full, you can always shop from a distance thanks to the recently launched online boutique: www.botigaxoriguer.com

This flower market is held every Sunday morning on the promenade of El Arenal, a few metres from the Town Hall. The stalls are set up along the ría, offering all kinds of plants and flowers at low prices. The emblematic tinglados (metal shelters), inherited from the industrial era, become the showcase of this pretty market where it is good to stroll among the freshly cut flowers. Many small producers come here to sell their products.

Here's a great little address for food shopping during your stay in Menorca. If you're passing through Es Mercadal, don't hesitate to stop in and fill your baskets: this boutique-grocery store sells exclusively Menorcan products! In other words, 100% local and 100% frequented by locals. Fruits and vegetables, cheeses, cookies and breads, jams and honeys, oils and wines... In short, everything you need to eat well, ecologically and locally! There's also a sister store in the heart of Fornells.

Just a stone's throw from the Teatro Arriaga, a pretty retro décor for a sweet break based on home-made biscuits and cakes. Among these sweets, classic or international recipes, refined pastries and a fine selection of Basque specialities: tiramisu, scones, bollos de mantequilla (typical Bilbao brioche), Basque cake, cheese or carrot cake... All to be enjoyed in a pretty stone setting with coffee, hot chocolate or fresh fruit juice. Unmistakable: the hojaldre (puff pastry cake)!

This wine merchant born in 1994 brings together more than 3,000 references of wines and liqueurs in a vast area dedicated to sales, but also to all kinds of wine-related activities (conferences, tastings, presentations of vintages or bodegas, etc.). You will appreciate the always friendly and very professional welcome of Antonio and his team, the immense variety of the selected vintages, but also their excellent value for money. A must-see address for wine shopping!

The first Martina pastry shop in Zuricalday dates back to 1830. It is therefore today the oldest artisan pastry shop in the Basque Country. The sixth generation of the family now runs the four eponymous shops and continues to delight gourmets with its famous bollos de mantequilla (brioche with custard), cakes and other varied delicacies (macaroons, financiers, cupcakes, etc.). Other specialities from Bilbao include the Carolina (tartlet topped with a meringue-chocolate cone) and the bollo suizo (sugar brioche).

Since 1852, this pastry shop is an institution of the city. Its decoration, which has remained practically unchanged for a hundred years, preserves beautiful pieces of furniture such as this superb Carrara marble counter. A wide variety of cakes and chocolates have been delighting Bilbao's people for generations, but the house's great specialty is the chocolate truffle, whose traditional preparation has remained unchanged for decades. Sold in boxes and assortments, it is a good souvenir idea for your greedy friends!

Just across the street from the Arriaga Theatre, this delightful tea room is the successor to the historic El Tilo café, a meeting place for artists for over a century. Decorated with Belle Epoque frescoes, this gourmet address is famous for its cupcakes with multiple flavours: chocolate, red velvet, red fruits, Oreo (biscuits)... Its huge slices of pumpkin, cheese or speculoos cake are also to be enjoyed. An excellent address for breakfast or a gourmet break at the entrance of the Casco Viejo, in an old-fashioned setting!

Bacalao (cod), the star of the local cuisine, is in the spotlight in this old grocery store founded in 1931. The "Bacalada de Gregorio Martín", as it is known, is also worth a look for its authentic décor, full of preserves, rows of sausages and bags of pulses. The company's flagship product, cod, is imported from the Faroe Islands, where it is sustainably fished. The choice of producers is the key to the success of this brand: cheeses, cold cuts, wines, chocolates, etc., are selected from the best producers.

This market is an unmissable event in the Basque Country, where the reference prices for each product are established every week! Since 1512, local products have been sold every Wednesday, and the streets of Ordizia are filled with the aroma of local produce. Stalls selling local fruit and vegetables, Idiazábal cheese, lamb, etc. are grouped together in a large hall built in 1925 in the Plaza Mayor. Special fairs are held there (see calendar).

Its location as a crossroads between Navarra, France and Castile has favoured the economic development of Tolosa. The Saturday markets are very lively: fresh produce at the Mercado del Tinglado, along Calle Solana, near the river, the flower and plant market in the Plaza Verdura, and textile products in the Plaza Euskal Herria. The Tinglado Market, built in 1899 and recently renovated, forms a beautiful architectural ensemble. Underneath their metal structure, people come here to buy good local produce, especially the famous beans!

Ciutadella's most emblematic ice cream parlour! You can enjoy its hand-crafted creations while taking a break on the few chairs set up in front of the cathedral. There are several addresses on the island, including one in the port (Carrer Portal de Mar, 81), as well as in Mao and Fornells. You can choose from a wide range of flavors, from refreshing mint and lemon ice cream to irresistible pistachio ice cream. A true delight, to be enjoyed in a cone or in a jar. Not forgetting the typical granissat made with lemon and crushed ice. Not to be missed.

Managed by Aina Eroles and her family, this artisan ice-cream brand, founded in 1982, is a Menorcan institution. In this store in the center of Maó, you'll find a wide variety of exquisite flavors. There's something for every taste, from timeless classics like pistachio and chocolate to more original creations like pine cone ice cream or Kinder Bueno. Also worth trying is orange juice with a scoop of ice cream that gradually melts in the cup. Without a doubt, the best ice creams in Maó!

The prestigious pastry shop from Saint-Jean-de-Luz has been treating Donostiarras since the summer of 2017, with the opening of this branch in the Plaza de Euskadi, opposite the Santa Catalina Bridge. As in the 1895 mother house, Basque delicacies, turrón and chocolates are served here. Among its specialities: the divine muxus, soft sweets made from crushed almonds, similar to macaroons; the kanougas, delicious soft and melting caramels; but also the Basque cake with almond cream or black cherries!

Since 1910, this pastry shop has been making regional sweets for gourmets. Located near the train station and the tourist office, its cafeteria has a large room with beams on the ceiling, as well as a large open-air terrace, where it is good to have breakfast. Among the specialties, we will try the tortas de txantxigorri, a Navarrese specialty that is usually eaten in the fall. The house is also famous for its butter braids, olive oil madeleines and mantecadas (cookies).

Founded in 1872, Bodegas Gran Feudo is one of the oldest wine producers in Spain and continues to produce some of Navarre's most emblematic wines, being the main wine exporter in Navarre. Internationally renowned for decades for the production of excellent wines of various grape varieties - Tempranillo, Garnacha, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Chardonnay and Moscatel - the wineries open their doors by appointment, allowing the curious to tour the vineyards, the wineries themselves and taste!

To beat the Barcelona heat, come to this establishment that refreshes you since 2010, with its delicious homemade ice cream. Take a break, sitting on the terrace and enjoy a creamy Italian ice cream. The fruit sorbets and the milk jam ice cream are customer favorites, but Delacrem always surprises us with new flavors. You'll also love the pastries, like the lemon tarts or the gourmet coffees! In fact, the affogato is to die for. You will love it!

This is one of the best ice cream shops in the city! Founded in 2012 by Italian Matteo Merella and his partner Rita Marra, Gocce di Latte seduces ice cream lovers with stunning flavors (tangerine-rosemary, almond violet...) and creamy textures, which you can watch being made through a bay window. Among the house's best sellers, try the pistachio and the one made of dark chocolate, olive oil and salt. A few steps away from the store, there is an annex dedicated to vegan ice creams (C/ Espaseria, 14). The one with matcha tea is a must!