Semana Santa fuels Madrid menus
Madrid's Holy Week (Semana Santa) runs March 27–April 5 and is already reshaping the city's food scene — bars and restaurants are rolling out special holiday menus and seasonal treats to match processions and tourist crowds. (eldiario.es) (clickorlando.com)
The sector has organised a Ruta “Dulces Pasiones” that maps more than 90 artisan pastelerías and projects sales of about 7.5 million torrijas across nearly 600 establishments during the campaign. (elconfidencial.com) The Comunidad de Madrid contest crowned La Raspa VK (puesto del Mercado de Numancia, Puente de Vallecas) as best torrija tradicional, with Manolo by Hermanas Manzano and El Rincón de Antonia taking second and third places, and an innovative “Torridonut” singled out in the creative category. (madrid24horas.com) Historic houses such as La Mallorquina and Viena Capellanes appear on the official route alongside nuevos obradores como Pan.Delirio y Nunos, with La Mallorquina listing prices around €6.60 for two torrijas and €4.40 for a crema variant. (elconfidencial.com) Several Madrid restaurants have added vigilia plates: Casa Mortero is serving a potaje de vigilia priced at €26, while El Mar de Rocacho/Aleteo offers off‑menu guisos de pescado a €26 por plato y €14 por tapa según el día. (elmundo.es) Local media have increased live coverage to meet demand, with Telemadrid scheduling more than 50 hours of direct broadcasts and timetable updates that list passage estimates for major pasos such as 'La Borriquita' through central plazas. (telemadrid.es) Bakeries report that production and retail windows for torrijas were advanced to late January and that online and delivery channels account for a growing share of sales compared with previous years. (elconfidencial.com)
