Located in the train station at Chamartín, Eureka! is a nice little convenience store with lots of…read moresnacks, candy, water, juices, and more for your trip on the rails. I only grabbed a water and Starbucks café latte to go, but could easily have given into temptation and gotten a donut, chips, and a Kit Kat. Stop here for your snacks and you'll be all set for the journey ahead.

They have a good selection, but it is SO overpriced. They literally sell small boxes of cereal for…read more12€ and old candy for 10€. I guess it's the only place you can go for American items though. If you are willing to pay crazy prices then go right ahead

From the US so I like going here to get food I know from back home. But I was bummed yesterday when…read moreI went and they no longer had Aunt Jemima so I decided to try the "Mississippi Belle" brand. I'd never heard of or seen this brand in stores in the US before. This pancake mix is overly salty and doesn't taste like real pancakes, and the peanut butter has a lot of added sugar to it. This seems like a brand marketed with "American heritage" toward international markets but not actually common in the States. For peanut butter I'd suggest going with Adams which is classic and more natural.

I officially change my mind! If you're staying in the area (or living there...), THIS should be…read moreyour go-to corner shop. Little corner shops are surprisingly hard to come by your first few days in Madrid... I'm not sure if that was just a "me" thing, or if the particularly touristy spots I was wandering through just didn't boast many a corner shop but whatever way you toss it, it took me three days to actually find one within a block from the hotel. Like my previous corner shop find, this place is pretty much your run of the mill corner shop. It carries all the essentials needed for email binges & work catch ups in your hotel room - crisps, soda, water, ice cream. Unlike my previous find, this one is a tad more cheery to pop into. The gent behind the counter was friendly, the selection was a bit better and it felt less like something (or everything) was going to fall over and trap me under an avalanche of junk food. Unfortunately, I couldn't find the hours when I went in, so i'm not sure how late it's open, but it's definitely a good spot to run in during the day when you're pre-prepping for the night's shenanigans. Solid corner shop.