Chocolatería San Ginés


The Chocolatería San Ginés is a café at Pasadizo de San Ginés, 5, in central Madrid, in a passageway close to San Ginés church, west of the Puerta del Sol. It has served principally chocolate con churros since 1894.

History

The building originally opened as a restaurant and inn in 1890; it began serving churros in 1894.
In recent years, it has expanded its main Madrid location into buildings next door, and it is open 24 hours.

International branches

The restaurant has branches in Marbella, Spain; in Cais do Sodré in Lisbon, Portugal; and in Austin, Texas and Miami Beach, Florida, in the United States, and in the Mercado de los Carruajes in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
There were 3 locations in Mexico City on Parque España in Colonia Condesa, the Historic Center of Mexico City and in Lomas de Chapultepec. However these are closed as of 2025.
In 2010, a San Ginés's branch was opened in Shibuya, Tokyo. It closed one year later, in 2011.

In popular culture

This cafe has been mentioned in multiple literary works, including Los Episodios OkNacionales by Benito Pérez Galdós and Luces de Bohemia by Valle Inclán.