Alternative Walking Tour Of Madrid

My beautiful friend Laura came to visit Madrid for a few days last week. I had such a lovely time with her, and I hope she did aswell! I decided that instead of showing her the typical spots in Madrid, like the Plaza Mayor, Palacio Real and Retiro, that I would do an 'alternative walking tour' of my favourite spots in Madrid. 

Here is a list of the places I showed her... and in case you wanted to know, YES, they are all in Malasaña! 

- Calle Espíritu Santo - Lolina Vintage Cafe, Happy Day Bakery, Alino, Templo de Susu, Miss Vintage, Banzai Sushi

- Plaza Juan Pujol

- Calle San Vicente Ferrer  - Taboó

- Plaza del Dos de Mayo - aka Plaza de Doggy Dogg. (Our Pet name for the square cus it's full of dogs...) 

- Calle Velarde - All the vintage shops 

- Calle Hortaleza - Tommy Mels 

Celicioso

This small bakery is a nice quiet retreat from the hustle and bustle of nearby Gran Via. 

I've never tried Gluten free produce, but the outside of the Cake shop was so pretty I had to go in. 

We tried the strawberry cheesecake, which was lovely. Zingy strawberry, buttery crunch base, and bouncy cream cheese. 

The carrot cake and banoffee cake was also really nice, very moist and full of flavour. 

Usually I would expect to pay a higher price for such 'specialised' goods, but the prices are very reasonable here. 

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