Sanchez Romero is a elegant upscale food market that has a lovely selection of Spanish treats,…read moremeats, wine, and more. They carry an extensive line of gourmet foods from Spain and other countries, as well. Torres black truffle potato chips, one of Oprah's favorites, are great to bring back as gifts to your US friends! They have gorgeous produce, seafood, a bakery and a little cafeteria for sandwiches, cafe, and fresh squeezed oj. Along with helpful and attentive staff. I can spend hours perusing the aisles here!

I was super hyped for some traditional Jamon, so why not visit the popular and well renown Jamon…read moremuseum? Bad idea... First and foremost, expect huge crowds no matter what day it is! We visited during the copa del rey championship day and oh my goodness, you could barely move inside. Location wise, it is perfect if you are smack dab right of the middle of the city, as it is right next to the main subway stop. Where the negativity comes into play for this establishment is the service, it was absolutely atrocious, and I am not one who minds being ignore a few times before I get some service at restaurants. I felt like I was playing the role of Patrick Swayze from Ghost, absolutely no one acknowledged me. Finally after a few minutes a nice local literally yelled at someone behind the counter to help me out (Cheers to them!). At this point I had no desire to really ask any questions, especially since the employee was already annoyed with helping a customer. I opted for a sandwich filled with "Jamon" according to the employee. What I ended up getting was a stale sandwich with a few slivers of Jamon. Not the cheapest, tastiest Jamon, and lack of cheese or anything else had me running for the door, versus trying more of their Jamon. Now could this of been a one off and a unusual bad experience, possibly, but in all honesty I felt like I found smaller markets with better cuts, taste, and more affordable. I'd skip this if someone asked for my opinion.

Food: 3.5/5.0 Service: 2.0/5.0…read moreValue: 3.0/5.0 Decor: 3.0/5.0 Overall: 3.5/5.0 What a great place to do a side-by-side comparison between serrano and iberico bellota. Result? I can't eat ever eat that serrano garbage again :D. Note that this Museo includes a Museo de Pan and has a narrow layout v. the heavily touristed locations.

There's an exact same store in Barcelona that I go to. I was happy to find this place if only to…read morelook inside and see what they had. I think they have more items in Barcelona, but I could be wrong.