MissMadrid98,

i die for mermelada de ciruela heaped on top of heavily buttered bread, and then dipped into a very strong cafe con leche... i usually have a chitimoya or some other fruit too... i also enjoy magdalenas in cafe con leche too... spanish breakfasts are nice..!

mermelada de ciruela is MY fave, too!! green, heros. On top of toasted pan gallego + butter is heaven. missing spain....

Can anyone recommend a place for breakfast near hostal ducinea that we can get an american breakfast of eggs & sausage rather than churros? They definitely are not part of our low carb diet!!!

Actually, the singular for donut that I have always heard was "donu" with donus being the plural. Maybe that's just the Canary Islands though. Breakfast in Spain? Oooh, I love galletas and hot cola cao. My favorite galletas are(the name doesn't leave me) the ones that are like maria galletas but a little bigger with chocolate in the middle. Churros y chocolate are a little too heavy for me to have for breakfast but for a merienda? perfect. I also became accustomed to eating pan del dia and dipping it in yogurt. It's so delish!!! Try it MM, it's a lot better than the toast and jam you're eating!

jmg, I wouldn't mind hearing what's around Hostal Dulcinea, Hostal Lopez, and Plaza Santa Ana. I've heard there are number of places around Hostal Lopez and am SURE there are MANY places around Plaza Santa Ana.

By the way, mi novia madrileña also says "donus". I always just assumed she couldn't say "donuts", but maybe that the "t" was silenced somehow in her tongue.

mencey, I really have never had toast and jam, but rather toast and olive oil and maybe garlic. If memory serves, they eat muslix for breakfast cereal too. I'll certainly have to try the toast in yogurt too!

Saludos, MadridMan

thanks so much for your responses!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! nice variety and made me aware of more options i never knew i had!

On Saturday, 16 Sep, Sunday, 17 Sep and Monday, 18 Sep (yesterday) we had Churros (and Porras) at Toribio's on the Plaza in Barajas pueblo. I had the thick, delicious hot Chocolate - other members of our group opted for cafe con leche. A glass of fresh orange juice (squeezed as you wait) and you have Madrid's 'Breakfast of Champions.'
On Saturday & Sunday, the place was crowded with (mostly Iberia) airline crews.