November 1, All Saints’ Day, is a national holiday and a Friday, that is, a perfect long weekend to make plans in Madrid. And at this intersection between October and November, pure autumn, when Halloween is over...
In a short walk it is easy to find a few Mexican restaurants in Madrid. There is no denying, this, like many other cities, has succumbed to the charm of corn tortillas. It has become a necessity to eat a cochinita pibil...
This weekend’s plans in Madrid are already looking ahead to autumn, even with rain, but always eager to get out of the house to experience the city. A few weeks before Halloween, the Oktoberfest is still going on....
Halloween 2024 is approaching and in Madrid we alternate pumpkin spice lattes with buñuelos and bones of saint -without fear of blood sugar spikes. By the time October arrives, we Madrileños are already overdressed beca...
Any of these stationery stores in Madrid could be the set of a romantic movie. Agendas, notebooks, pens, wrapping paper or colorful adhesive tape forscrapbooking: all objects with a utility to which you can also add a l...
On September 23, autumn begins and with it the star season of one of the delicacies of Castilian gastronomy: mushrooms. In Spain there is a long and strong mycological tradition and in Madrid, in particular, a great cul...
El Rastro is a fundamental event to know the capital (and every Sunday you have an opportunity to go), but there are many other temporary flea markets in Madrid that deserve a place in the monthly agenda. There are them...
Casquería may not be photogenic enough for the times we live in, but it is a fundamental part of Madrid’s gastronomy. Its appearance (and smell in many cases) makes that the gallinejas are only praised by those wh...
Sometimes a haircut can be the symptom of a new life stage or part of what triggers it. Finding a good hairdresser in Madrid is definitive so that the desired change of look does not end up being one more regret. Balaya...
Some of the costume stores in Madrid have evolved with the city. Maty, Cornejo or Menkes have dressed their best dreams or nightmares to generations of Madrilenians, but this list has only grown over the years. In some...