MADRID - JUNE 28, 2013: Churros and hot chocolate at the Chocolateria San Gines; Shutterstock ID 1678244413; GL: 65050; netsuite: 65050; full: poi; name: erin
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Chocolatería de San Ginés

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One of the grand icons of the Madrid night, this chocolate con churros (Spanish doughnuts with chocolate) cafe sees a sprinkling of tourists throughout the day, but locals pack it out in their search for sustenance on their way home from a nightclub somewhere close to dawn. Only in Madrid…


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