Where can I get thick hot chocolate in Barcelona?

Two chocolaterías on Carrer de Petritxol: Granja Dulcinea at number 2 and Granja La Pallaresa at number 11. Both serve thick hot chocolate with churros and the cream-topped suís at cheap prices. La Pallaresa takes no reservations and recommends cash.

Which Madrid cafés do creators recommend?

Toma Café for specialty coffee, Mö Matcha for its lavender matcha latte, Santo Bakehouse for laminated pastries, and Natif for brunch with Benedict carbonara. Jingping e Hijo, La Casa Amande and Le Clan come from the same lists. All are moderate in price.

Cafés in Spain From TikTok: Basque Cheesecake to Madrid Matcha

One place outweighs everything else here. La Viña in San Sebastián has 13 posts, more than the other ten combined, and every creator note is about its burnt Basque cheesecake. It is really a pintxo bar, filed here for the dessert. San Sebastián also has Bideluze, and Barcelona has two old chocolaterías on the same short street.

Madrid fills the rest with seven cafés in Centro and Chamberí: specialty coffee at Toma Café, matcha at Mö Matcha, sourdough and laminated pastry at Santo Bakehouse, brunch at Natif. Prices are moderate across the board, except the Barcelona chocolaterías, which are cheap. Several Madrid spots appear in the same 'places I loved' videos, which makes them easy to string together on foot.

Written from public posts on TikTok, Instagram and YouTube. Updated Oct 2026.

Where creators go

La ViñaBakery Cafe · Donostia / San Sebastian
A traditional pintxo bar on 31 de Agosto Kalea in the Parte Vieja, credited as the birthplace of the burnt Basque cheesecake. Across its 13 posts, creators describe it as creamy, almost molten in the center and charred on top, served as two slices. One says it was worth the hype and went back daily. Book ahead for the dining room.
Granja DulcineaBakery Cafe · Barcelona
A historic chocolatería at Carrer de Petritxol 2 in Barcelona's Gothic Quarter, with dark wood and old tiled floors. Order the thick xocolata a la tassa with churros or ladyfingers, or the suís topped with whipped cream. There is seating upstairs, and the advice is to arrive early to dodge crowds. Cheap.
Granja La PallaresaBakery Cafe · Barcelona
A few doors up at Petritxol 11, a Catalan café with formal service and the same specialty: thick hot chocolate and suís, plus churros and crema catalana. No reservations, so expect a queue, and bring cash, which the record recommends. Both Petritxol chocolaterías appear in the same Barcelona food tour video.
BideluzeBrunch Cafe · Donostia / San Sebastian
A long-standing café-bar on Gipuzkoa Plaza in San Sebastián, open all day, with Colacao hot chocolate served alongside Maria cookies. The pintxos are big enough to count as sandwiches. The creator's order is the croquetas, which they call the best in town, in a video about underrated San Sebastián spots.
Mö MatchaMatcha Cafe · Madrid
A small, minimalist matcha café on Calle del Pez in central Madrid. The post singles out the lavender matcha latte, and the menu also lists a matcha vanilla latte and coffee. It is pet-friendly and takes cards. Quick stop rather than a long stay.
Natif Coffee & KitchenBakery Cafe · Madrid
A design-led coffee and brunch spot on Calle de Santa Teresa in Madrid, with espresso and manual filter, a brunch menu that includes Benedict carbonara and labeled vegan and gluten-free options. Some seating is laptop-free to keep the room social. For takeaway pastry, there is a separate bakery on Calle de Francisco de Rojas.
Santo BakehouseBakery Cafe · Madrid
An artisan sourdough bakery on Calle del Espíritu Santo in Malasaña, with French-butter croissants, cannelés and specialty coffee. The creator recommends the laminated pastries. Seating is limited and it is mainly takeaway, so plan to eat on the move or carry a loaf home.
Toma CaféSpecialty Coffee · Madrid
A specialty roaster on Calle de la Palma in Madrid, part of the city's coffee scene since 2011 and credited as a pioneer of the movement in Spain. It now has several locations. Suits anyone whose priority is the coffee itself over brunch or decor.

More cafés in Spain

Jingping e HijoSpecialty Coffee · Madrid La Casa AmandeSpecialty Coffee · Madrid Le ClanSpecialty Coffee · Madrid

Hot chocolate on Carrer de Petritxol

Barcelona's two picks are a few doors apart on the same street in Ciutat Vella. Granja Dulcinea at number 2 and Granja La Pallaresa at number 11 both serve the thick chocolate and the suís. The difference in the records is practical: La Pallaresa takes no reservations and prefers cash, while Dulcinea has an upstairs room. Both are cheap.

More Madrid coffee

Three more Madrid cafés come from the same creator lists, with fewer details.

Jingping e Hijo on Calle de Galileo, Chamberí: specialty coffee and Chinese tea, plant milks, vegan cake and space for laptops.
La Casa Amande on Calle de Murillo: pastries, toasts with gluten-free bread and iced matcha served in cans.
Le Clan on Calle de Orellana in Salesas: a new café the creator added to their Madrid list.

Good to know

La Viña on 31 de Agosto Kalea in the old town is credited as the birthplace of the burnt Basque cheesecake, and it has 13 posts in this set. Creators describe two-slice portions, creamy and nearly molten in the middle. The dining room takes reservations, which the record recommends.