Churros arrive crispy and hot, dusted with sugar. The chocolate is thick, rich, and made in-house — almost a sauce, not a drink. You dip each piece of churro into the chocolate and eat standing at the counter. This is the same method the family has been using since 1902.
Tips from diners
Order at the counter, watch the churros come out of the fryer, and eat standing up at the high counter. This is how it's done.
Come between 7 AM and 10 AM for the full Spanish breakfast experience. Locals grabbing churros before work.
Open until midnight (2 AM Fri-Sat). Perfect after a night out. Warm churros and chocolate hits the spot at 11 PM.
Spanish coffee with hot milk — the standard breakfast drink.
Tips from diners
A café con leche and churros is the inseparable Madrid breakfast. The coffee is good and the milk is hot, like everywhere else, but the ritual is what matters.
Churros without chocolate, for those who want to dip in coffee or eat plain.
Tips from diners
Ask for churros alone if you want to dip them in a café con leche instead of hot chocolate.
Honey-fried pastries, a traditional Madrid sweet.
Tips from diners
Pestiños are seasonal (winter) and handmade. When you see them, order a box to take home.
The reverse order — thick hot chocolate in a cup with churros on the side.
Tips from diners
Either way works — chocolate con churros or churros con chocolate. They're the same dish, just served differently. Ask what's more traditional.
Los Artesanos 1902 (now called Chocolatería 1902) was founded by Don Gabi's family in 1902, making it one of Spain's oldest family-run churrerías. Gabi is now the fourth-generation churrero, carrying on the tradition of hand-rolling churros daily and making chocolate from scratch. Located on Calle de San Martín near Sol, the café spans two floors with a proper dining space upstairs. The kitchen fries churros to order: crispy outside, pillowy inside, dipped in thick hot chocolate.
Los Artesanos 1902 is less famous than San Ginés but just as good and less touristy. Same churros, same chocolate, older family, better vibe.
Come between 7-10 AM for the real local experience. After 10 AM it gets more tourists. Before 7 AM, the kitchen is still warming up.
At 4€ for churros and chocolate, this is an affordable classic. Eat standing at the counter for the full price and experience.
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