La Duquesita
Chocolate Palmier
Almond Croissant
Caracolas
Possibly Madrid’s most famous Bakery, its century-old footprint operated by Chef Oriol Balaguer since 2015, La Duquesita takes guests back in time thanks to a gold, wood and mirrored interior attesting to a time when the shop specialized in Jam Tarts and Chocolates.
Home to limited seating and abrupt service, a lack of Spanish fluency treated to one-word answers and guessing through a selection of Cakes and Viennoiseries, it was with three items selected that Balaguer’s “dedication to gastronomy” was gauged, his Palmier holding up well to a sloppy Chocolate paint job while a Frangipane-laden Almond Croissant felt soggy in comparison to a Caracola with dried Fruit and Butter amidst its coils.
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