Madrid Agrarian Chamber Market

The market is run under the banner of the Cámara Agraria, and it trades once a week rather than daily. There is no roof and no indoor hall here, just stalls in the open air off the Paseo de la Puerta del Ángel, which makes the earlier part of the five-hour window the more comfortable one in high summer. If you want somewhere to shop midweek, the city's municipal markets in Madrid keep longer weekday hours.

Seasonal fresh fruit and vegetables make up the bulk of the stalls, alongside meat and poultry, cheese and dairy, and bread and bakery items. Certified organic products are the market's particular angle, so labelling is worth reading rather than guessing at. Come with a bag: this is a shopping market rather than a place laid out for browsing.

Staying central keeps the market a short metro ride away. Hotel Único Madrid is a polished option in the Salamanca district, and Gran Hotel Inglés sits in the Barrio de las Letras.

If you'd rather browse, Sol and Gran Vía has plenty of mid-range and budget hotels within reach by metro, while La Latina suits anyone pairing a Saturday here with El Rastro on Sunday morning.

The address is Paseo de la Puerta del Ángel 4, 28011 Madrid, at the Casa de Campo end of the Puerta del Ángel neighbourhood, across the river from the centre. Full trading details are listed on the organiser's page. Other street markets in Madrid run on different days if your Saturday is already taken.