Café con leche. Madrid.
There are few sights more welcome, while jetlagged, than a freshly made café con leche in a tiny bar in Madrid. Sugar is strictly optional.
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[…] Churros in Madrid are nothing like the doughy stalks sold at high school football games and parades in the U.S. These are thin, crunchy, airy strands of fried batter served by the dozen. The hot chocolate is thick like gravy and is for dipping your churro. People wear expressions of pure delight as they taste the chocolate’s dense sweetness which perfectly coats the crunchy churro. Afterward, the night’s options are: back to the club, find another bar, catch a cab home, or if the sun is rising then café con leche. […]