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The Chef · Carlos · Madrid

Mercado de San Fernando

Lavapiés · Neighborhood market / cooperative · $

It's where I send a group of six when no one can agree. This is neighborly Madrid.

The market that refused to become a supermarket and chose to be a neighbors' cooperative. World-food stalls, a books-by-weight shop, and an atmosphere no centre food-court has.

— Carlos, The Chef
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