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The Chef · Carlos · Madrid

La Duquesita

Justicia · Classic patisserie · $$

My daughter votes La Duquesita over a birthday cake. Twice.

A 1914 pastry shop rescued by Oriol Balaguer. Kept the modernista façade, raised the technique to the level of Europe's best. Real puff pastry, not margarine.

— Carlos, The Chef
The move — Carlos's insider tip for La Duquesita — is in the app.
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