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The World’s 100 Best Pastry Shops

Estela Hojaldre

Madrid, Spain

  1. THE WORLD’S BEST PASTRY SHOPS WORTH A JOURNEY · 2026 ✦ ✦ N° 28 2026
Estela Hojaldre

A Madrid bakery built around puff pastry, selling palmeras, mille-feuilles, croissants and savoury empanadas to take away. The butter aroma at the door and the laminated pastry draw regulars, but the sweets can feel heavy and the prices are high.

Highlights

  • Chocolate and yolk palmeras
  • Butter and cream mille-feuille
  • Puff pastry empanadas

Good to know

  • Takeaway only, with no seating
  • No coffee; café across the street
  • Prices are high

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