Shoe Shopping in Madrid
By Manolo the ShoebloggerManolo says, one of the Manolo’s internet friends has asked the Manolo the question.
I will be in Madrid and Barcelona in February and wonder if you or Patricia could give some suggestions for shoe shopping in those cities. I love Spanish shoes! Any other recommendations (for clothes, jhewelry, great restaurants) would be appreciated as well. I know you’re not a travel blog but any direction you could give a shoe and fashion lover would be great! Thanks!
Nearly three and the half years ago, the Manolo answered the same question, and the advice he gave at that time, to go shoe shopping on the Calle Augusto Figeroa near the Plaza Chueca, is still perfectly cromulent. And, likewise, the Manolo continues to recommend the Bodega Angel Sierra for the vermouth, Bocaito for the tapas, and Cafe Bardemcilla (whose owner has only gotten more famous in America) for the celebrity spotting.
By the way, when the Manolo lived in Madrid, lo these many years ago, he lived exactly one half the block from the corner of Augusto Figeroa and Libertad, in the very heart of the shoe shopping district, which is one of many reasons why he can make these recommendations with complete assurance.
And now, because the shoppingistas have embraced the ever-improving interweb technology for videos, there are even videos discussing shoe shopping in Chueca!
Truly we live in the age of vicarious wonders!
January 6th, 2010 at 10:57 pm
Dear Manolo, thank you so much for the info! I can’t wait – I’m doing my research and saving my pennies.
You are truly the fount of inspiration and information.
January 7th, 2010 at 2:41 pm
Make sure you eat churros y chocolate. And go to the Museo del Jamon for serrano ham. Eat it there because it’s ILLEGAL to bring it back to the US.
The Cien Montaditos sandwich place is a good, inexpensive place to eat delicious food: 100 different little sandwiches, all delicious. Their website here: http://www.cerveceria100montaditos.com/ Make sure you try the chocolate bar sandwich – it’s the last one on the menu. Sounds weird, but it is fab.
Not to brag, but see a great churros photo here:
http://class-factotum.blogspot.com/2009/08/marriage-101-lecture-123-bringing-home.html
January 7th, 2010 at 3:08 pm
Class Factotum is right! Chocolate y churros are not to be missed. Those sold at Cafe Comercial (metro Bilbao) cannot be improved upon.