The Market · Since 1876
A century and a halfmaking the neighbourhood.
The Mercado de Chamberí was born in 1876, when the neighbourhood got its market hall and the forge trades — the chisperos — gave its streets their character. In 1943 it moved into the building we know today, between Alonso Cano, García de Paredes and Viriato, and it has opened its doors every working day since: a century and a half serving the best of every season.
Here, family sagas three generations deep share the aisles with newly arrived projects; lifelong fresh produce with kitchens that look out at the world. That mix — so very Chamberí — is what makes the market more than a place to shop: a meeting point where the neighbourhood greets each morning.
Timeline
From 1876 to today
1876
The market is born
Chamberí opens its market hall, one of the neighbourhood's four historic markets alongside Vallehermoso, Guzmán el Bueno and the long-gone Olavide.
1943
Today's building
After a major renovation, the market opens between Alonso Cano, García de Paredes and Viriato streets. Families like the Illanas arrive from the old Olavide market; three generations later, they are still here.
1976
Generations behind the counter
Juan Antonio Pampano's butcher shop arrives, with its own workshop crafting fresh products daily. Like his, several market families now boast over half a century behind the counter.
2016
La Chispería is born
The food hall honouring the chisperos — the forge trades that shaped the neighbourhood in the 19th century — opens the market in the evenings too: traditional and world cuisine under the same roof as the lifelong stalls.
2022
The market reinvents itself
A full renovation: the traditional carnation aesthetic dresses every corner and the upper floor gains a gym. Tradition with renewed energy.
Today
The heart keeps beating
Forty-four stalls, a community of over 15,000 followers and a new digital life. A century and a half on, the market remains the meeting point of the neighbourhood.
La Chispería
The market opens in the evenings too.
The food hall pays tribute to the chisperos, the forge trades that gave the neighbourhood its character in the 19th century. Madrid classics and world kitchens under the same roof as the traditional stalls.
Opening hours Mon–Sun 12:30h–00:00h
Come and meet us.
Opening hours
Monday to Friday: 9:30h–14:00h · 17:00h-20:00h
Saturdays: 9:30h–14:30h
Sundays: closed