DP is not produced in Spain, so it has to be imported. Usually this is
from the UK, but sometimes from other European countries (most often Belgium,
Holland and Poland) and occasionally from the USA.To me, the best tasting ones are from Great Britain, Belgium and, of course, the USA. The ones from Poland are less sweet and, so, to me are not very good, but some people like Polish DP more for this same reason. The Dr Pepper produced in the Netherlands tastes to me like there is hardly any sugar at all. For this reason, I always check the can to see where it is from. The UK cans are the easiest to spot, as they typically have a clearly visible GB posted on the side. Those from the USA say 12 fl oz instead of the European 330 ml. Polish DP often has www.silbrands.com printed on the can or bottle. The others may require reading the small print.
Now, on to where to find find Dr Pepper in Madrid. I have arranged them by distance to the city center, more or less. Below the city of Madrid locations, I have listed places where DP is sold in other parts of Spain.
Madrid has several Taste of America locations that sell Dr Pepper. These usually have the widest varieties, e.g. not only regular Dr Pepper, but Dr Pepper Zero (what Diet DP is called in Europe), and Cherry Dr Pepper. They have told me that they are looking into getting Dr Pepper 10. (Taste of America also has A&W Root Beer, Mountain Dew, Hawaiian Punch, and more) Here are the Taste of America locations in Madrid:
Calle San Marcos 20
Near Gran Via, in the Chueca area
Calle de la Ribera de Curtidores 39
Near the center of the city, in the Rastro area.
Paseo de San Francisco de Sales, 3, 28003 Madrid
Not too far from downtown, located near Plaza Cristo Rey. .
Calle Serrano 149
In the 'pijo' (posh) area not too far from the Bernabeu soccer stadium.
Belros in the Principe Pio Mall (adjacent to the Principe Pio Train and Metro station -- lines 6 and 10) and in the Avenida de America metro/bus station sell Dr Pepper. (I don't know about their other locations.)
Carrefour Market Calle del Conde de Peñalver, 15, 28006 Madrid (Near the Goya Metro station)
Gourmet Experience at El Corte Ingles (This place also sells AriZona Teas)
C/ Raimundo Fernández Villaverde (A bit closer to the center than Only USA's General Peron location)
Nearest Metro: Nuevos Ministerios
(I don't know if the other El Corte Ingles stores with Gourmet Experience departments sell DP, but in Madrid they are located in the Gran Via store at Plaza de Callao, 2, and in the store at C/ Goya, 87. There are also Gourmet Experience departments in El Corte Ingles stores in Seville -- Plaza del Duque, 8 -- and in Alicante -- Avenida Federico Soto, 1.)
Dealz is a chain of discount stores whose parent corporation is Britain's Poundland. In addition to Dr Pepper, they sell lots of other products imported from the UK.
Open 7 days a week, 9am-12midnight Monday thru Saturday and 10am.12midnight Sunday.
Stores in Madrid, Leganes, Malaga, Torrmolinos and Alicante. Their Madrid stores are at:
Av. de Velázquez, 64Calle Bravo Murillo, 192
Calle de Alcalá, 163
Calle Calderilla, 1 (in the Islazul Shopping Mall, store location number: Local L-28)
Their other locations in Spain are at:
- Avda. de la Universidad 25, Leganés
- Calle Butarque 13, Leganés
- Calle Ayala 82, Malaga
- Avenida Jesus, Santos Rein 8, Torremolinos
- Calle Castellar, 3, Alacante
- Camino de Ronda 97, Granada
- Av. Del País Valenciá, 2. 03509 Finestrat, Benidorm, (In the La Marina Shopping Center, store location number: Local 44-47)
Sanchez Romero Supermercado
Calle Sor Angela de la Cruz 10
Nearest Metro: Cuzco (Not close to the city center, but not extremely far.)
Sanchez Romero Supermercado
Paseo de la Castellana 196
Next to the Arturo Soria Plaza Shopping Center
Nearest Metro: Plaza de Castilla (A little farther out, but not far from the Sanchez Romero on Calle Sor Angela de la Cruz)
Stores that sell Dr Pepper that are still in the city of Madrid, but which are pretty far from the center are:
Hipermercado Carrefour Planet Aluche
Centro comercial Plaza Aluche
Av de los Poblados, 58
Nearest Metro: Aluche
Hipermercado Carrefour Hortaleza
Centro Comercial Gran Via de Hortaleza
Nearest Metro: Mar de Cristal
The problem with these Carrefour locations is that the DP is often out of stock and it can take one or more weeks for them to restock it.
Restaurants in Madrid that serve Dr. Pepper:
The Zombie Bar (which bills itself as serving the best burger in downtown Madrid) supposedly serves Dr Pepper. The location is Calle Pez 7, which is in the heart of the city, just a few blocks off Gran Via. I visited and was told, yes, it's on the menu, but they were out. (There was no business sign on the street that I could see, but the place is pretty easy to spot. It looks like a place where a zombie would fit in.)
Peggy Sue's American Diner
Avenida de las Suertes
Telephone: 91 172 90 30
Nearest Metro: Suertes (Very far from downtown, but there seem to be several locations, including some that are centrally located: www.peggysues.es)
Isolée sometimes has Dr Pepper available at two of its locations:
Calle Infantas 19
28004 Madrid
Near Gran Via Metro station, in the Chueca area (Just a few blocks from the Taste of America on Calle San Marcos)
Claudio Coello 55
28001 Madrid
Near Serrano Metro station in the Salamanca area.
Stores that sell Dr Pepper in other towns and cites in the region of Madrid:
El Corte Ingles / Hipercor
El Barrial de Pozuelo (This is not really a town, but more of a rural area with some industrialization.)
Just across from the El Barrial de Pozuelo train station (three stations away from Madrid's Principe Pio station) there is a mall that consists of only two stores: an El Cortes Ingles department store and a Hipercor Hypermarket. Both stores sell Dr Pepper: El Cortes Ingles in its gourmet foods section and Hipercor in its international foods section. (By the way, both stores are owned by the same company.)
Taste of America has locations in several towns located outside the city of Madrid, but in the Madrid metropolitan area:
ALCALA DE HENARES
Calle Beatas 3
GETAFE
Plaza de las carretas 3
MAJADAHONDA
Calle Francisco Umbral 14
ALCOBENDAS
Avenida Olímpica 32
(I have heard that in Alcobendas it is also available at the Sanchez Romero Supermercdo in Moraleja Green shopping center.)
POZUELO DE ALARCON
Avenida de Europa 23
(And if this location is out of Dr Pepper, you can go to the Sanchez Romero Supermercado located in the Zielo Shopping Center at number 26 Av de Europa.)
Below are places where Dr Pepper is sold in other cities and towns around Spain:
Taste of America has locations in several cities and towns around Spain:
VALENCIA
Av.del Regne de Valencia 6
(In Valencia I have seen Dr Pepper on sale at the Carrefour in the El Saler Shoping Center located at Autopista del Saler 16. This is near the Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.)
SEVILLE
Calle Francos, 12 - 6. (corner of Cesar Augusto)
MALAGA
Calle Comedias 11
ZARAGOZA
Calle Conde Aranda 1 (on the corner of Cesar Augusto)
LEON
Calle Conde Luna 7 (next to Calle Ancha)
There is a Taste of America location in Barcelona, too. Click here to find out about it and many other places in BCN where DP is available
Dr Pepper is also readily available in Gibraltar. They've even got it in bottles, which until Dealz opened I had never seen in Spain. Technically, Gibraltar is not Spain, but hey, it's pretty close. (I once drove out of the place with a trunk full of DP.)
Finally, DP can also be bought online and delivered to your door from:
Amazon.co.uk
YummyPlanet.es
SaboresElMundo.com
MyAmericanMarket.com
Please leave a comment or email me if you can help update this list.
