En Madrid There are many centuries-old businesses that have great tradition, today we will focus on one of them, a pastry shop in the middle of Puerta del Sol, corner of Calle Mayor, la Mallorquina. Already in the mid-4th century, before the renovation of Puerta del Sol, there was a café and tea room owned by Garin in the same location. The original Mallorquina was located on Jacometrezo Street, XNUMX, very close to the San Luis Network.
The businessmen Balaguer, Coll and Ripoll took the reins of the Garín business. They opened on Calle Mayor in 1894, after the renovation of Puerta del Sol.

Juan Ripoll, the founder, gave it this name because of his Mallorcan origin. It began as a shop selling cakes, ensaimadas, mostly cold cuts and bottles with an interior room for the guests to drink chocolate (at that time still the most popular drink in Madrid.

The waiters were dressed in tails and spoke French. Balaguer, Coll and Ripoll brought two Majorcan products such as sobrasada and ensaimada to Madrid cuisine. In the store you could buy these products along with sweet ham and spun eggs.

Since the beginning of the century, the most illustrious families of the time came to the halls of La Malloquina. In La Mallorquina people like Francisco Silvela y Raimundo Fernandez Villaverde.

Before the Civil War It was a well-known place for gatherings. Now it is still an ideal place to have something warm or treat yourself to some sweets.

A abrazo.