Largest selection of Spanish cheeses outside of Whole Foods (sigh!). Here you can pick up domestic…read moreand imported cheeses and try them before you make your purchase. My go-to cheese shop.

Queseria Cultivo is an artisan cheese shop, with 2 locations in Madrid, focusing on Spanish cheeses…read moreproduced by local producers. The shop is simple and has a warm atmosphere. The staff are friendly and helpful. And if you don't speak Spanish, you'll still be able to understand each other and make a purchase. The shop offers a wide range of cheeses--fresh, cured, soft, and aged--along with curated products that pair well with them.

I luv luv luv this shop!!!!!! We had the best cheesemonger!!!! She was sweet, explained the cheeses…read moremy friends & I were interested in. Beautiful displays of cheeses. There were wines & adorable cloth shopping bags. A very quaint shop when in need of cheese. Sample & take several choices!!!

A small casa on Calle de Leon somewhat away from the Puerta del Sol. The street is filled with…read morelocals going about their day or transiting by foot towards city center so it is not heavily overrun by tour groups. Plus, this shopfront is small and not particularly descript so you might walk right by it if you were not searching for it. However, if you know better, you will find a reason to pause, duck in, and take a break! There are small tables within to eat there but there is only 1 at the shop front window alcove. If you time it right, you can grab this table and stuff your pie hole with local sausages, cured meats, and Spanish wine, beer or Vermouth while watching Madridian life pass you by. There may not be a better way to ruin what could have been an otherwise productive day! The menu is substantial but is largely made up of combinations of the various cured meats and cheeses that the shop is known for. Unlike spots that promote only Iberian ham and Manchego cheese, Casa González has all manner of meats and cheeses so it is a fantastic spot to go to for variety within this genre. I think that only strict vegans will be angered by what is on offer here. I recommend Casa Gonzalez for a meat and cheese orgy if you are in the area. They have been doing this since 1931 so you know that they have a winning formula.

Delicious, unbelievably tasty, and one of the best authentic tapas spots in the city! Formerly a…read moredeli, this dine in experience is a true gem in the heart of a great city from the timely and present service to the history on the walls!

Amazing selection of Spanish products. A gem of a locally owned store. Fernando's was extremely…read morehelpful and knew about every single product. Highly recommend if you have to buy anything for friends or bring gifts back home. Great wines, fantastic Cheeses, chocolate, olive oil, everything you can possibly imagine. Can't recommend it highly enough.

Great atmosphere and decor, but portions are ridiculously small and way overpriced! A 12 cheese…read moresampler for two people is 85 Euros! You will definitely find cheese in everything and really good cheeses from all over the world but this place is more about the hype than anything else. Go once for the experience and excellent service but there are many other places in Madrid with better and less expensive food

I might be a bit biased because I love cheese…read more This place is quite spendy, but you will find a vast variety of cheeses from all over. The servers were knowledgeable enough to make recommendations on wines to pair with each cheese, which cheeses to select based on the flavor palate I was looking for. The portions on the cheese plate are TINY, however, so don't go in and be hungry unless you're ready to break the bank. Decor and atmosphere get an A+; I could be on a date, or grabbing lunch with an acquaintance (which I was), or holding a business meeting. It's not a casual bar - slightly more upscale, though I was ok in jeans. My experience with service was that it was slow and inattentive, even by Spanish standards, but that could also be due to the fact that my dinner buddy did not speak a single word of Spanish so he insisted on the English-speaking server. It's worth a trip for the experience, though there are several other restaurants in the area that might be better suited to the casual traveler.

This is a great wine bar in Chueca. They will serve you the perfect glass based on your…read morepreferences, no need to study a menu and try to choose. Let your server guide you! There are a variety of tapas to snack on if you're hungry. Be aware that this is a popular neighborhood spot and small, so it fills up quick any night of the week. I'll definitely be returning on my next trip to Madrid!

Possibly our highlight of our 4 days in Madrid. As a big fan of Spanish wines, I let our hosts…read morerecommend the wines to accompany our amazing selection of Spanish cheeses (and the olive oil was amazing as well), and all were amazing.. The wine list is entrely Spanish wines and our hosts did a great job telling us about the wines. Very impressed and would definitely make another trip here if we find ourselves in Madrid again.

The Moniberic location on Cea Bermudez is great-- everything I like about the other location, but…read morewith the added bonus of more space. The staff there are super knowledgeable about wine, ham, and cheese, and they are always eager to make a good recommendation if you're not sure what you want. They also frequently have wine or ham tasting events that I'm dying to try. I'm always a fan of gourmet food stores that double as bars, and my friends and I love to meet up and grab drinks here after work. Last night, we noticed that they have an aperitivo deal for vermouth and a tapa for 3 euros-- so that will probably be the next thing we try there! Overall, a cool neighborhood full of interesting bars, great staff, lots of space, and most importantly, lots of cheese!

I stopped by to give a look and I liked that it was possible to buy very small Bocadillos de Jamón…read moreto have just a snack without eating an entire baguette.

This place has so much ham and cheese! I've never seen anything like it. We had 25 grams of 5j…read morejamon iberico de bellota, which is the best ham in the world. It's priced at 165 euros per kilo. The 5 euros we spent on a small sample size was well worth it. Great snack before a nice walk in Madrid.

This might sound a bit ridiculous considering that I am both vegetarian and lactose intolerant, but…read moreI love this deli. I used to work at a small gourmet deli in LA where I became cheese obsessed (thank god for those lactaid tablets! that help me digest cow milk) and when we moved back to Madrid and I breezed past the window display on Arenal filled with an interesting large block cheese selection along with charcuterie and other choice Spanish food products, I felt I'd found something familiar, something close to home. And something that would definitely test my willpower. And though it is nothing like home, really, it is large and spectacular nonetheless. There's a wonderful variety of cheese to choose from: cured sheep cheese, feta, swiss, gruyere, mascarpone, comte, ricotta, munster, morbier and much more. The selection of meats and charcuterie is crazy. This is a great place to shop for a party, a special dinner, a gift (basket, maybe?), the holidays and to take back home with you on the plane, that is, if you are lucky enough not to get busted by Customs. Don't sweat the formal and sometimes grumpy service. They are service oriented but they aren't there to make you feel at home. And, it turns out that the deli, though quite traditional, offers coffee made with different types of milk, including a milk that is lactose free!!! This is a huge bonus for me and still unheard of in LA. Score, Spain!