The custard pastry thing (photographed below) is AMMAAAZING! This was across the street from our hotel and while we were walking home and saw a crowd of people walking out with the long pastries and it made me curious. So one night after a very disappointing pinxtos meal we decided to go in and get some. They were 0.75 euros each or 3 for 1.5 euros, so obviously we had to get 3. It was a steal. I ordered two custard and one chocolate. They were warm when she handed them to me and I ate them right away. OOOMMMMGE! It is to die for. It was so fresh and flaky and the custard was perfect. The sweetness level was on point. I devoured them. I love chocolate, but the custard one was on a level of it's own. If you've even had a egg tart it is almost like that, but transformed. THIS STOP IS A MUST. I kept reminding my husband that we had to stop here before we went to the airport. That morning 7:00 am the streets were still dark and as I was in awe looking at the glass window deciding what to order. SHISSSSSH! I had just stepped in dog poop! But totally worth...lol Note: we came here a second time and the pastry wasn't as fresh (room temp) and it wasn't as good, so try to get it when it is still hot or maybe you can ask them to toast it?

After walking around at 7am, the city like a ghost town, we realized that waking up early is not a thing in Spain. There were probably more party people who hadn't slept yet than people who had just woken up. In any case, we were jetlagged and we needed our coffee. We stumbled upon this cute bakery cafe that was one of the few places that were open on Parallel and everything looked fresh. We noticed that everything was freshly baked in the back and decided to order. Tried a croissant, chocolate croissant, and a sandwich and all were delicious and well made. Cafe con leches were good, as well tried a light sweet bread called farton which I really enjoyed. Came back a few times and saw that this place is very popular with the locals and saw few tourists. They also make fresh orange juice and the best almond milk I have ever tasted (horchata de chufa).