• Food from a dozen kitchens under one roof, from Mexican tacos and Venezuelan arepas to Peruvian ceviche and Asturian dishes, so picky eaters can each choose
• Books sold by weight at La Casquería, a secondhand bookstall where you pay by the kilo
• A working neighborhood market too, with a fruit shop, butcher, fishmonger and an organic produce stall next to the food counters

Lavapiés' municipal market, open since 1944, mixes old-school fruit, meat and fish stalls with counters cooking food from Mexico, Peru, Japan, Venezuela, Chile, Greece, Asturias and the Canary Islands. Kids can pick tacos, arepas or croquetas from different stands and eat at the shared tables in the central plaza. One stall, La Casquería, sells secondhand books by weight, so a young reader can fill a bag.