Welcome to the temple for bread lovers.
When you get to number 46 of Fernán González street engrossed by the smell, it is very likely that you will find a line of people queuing . At the end of it is what could be **paradise for bread lovers**, which is practically all of us. It's worth the wait because **you don't want to be the only one left without trying the best bread in Madrid**.
Behind the counter you can see a team going from one side to another and a continuous circulation of trays. It is not surprising considering that bread is the protagonist of most breakfasts, lunches, snacks and dinners . Added to this is the fact that ** PANEM has recently been wearing the medal that has awarded it the title of best bread in the capital**. It is logical that its regular customers have been joined by those eager to savor what is cooked in this bakery.
“The artisan bakery that we make It is a very demanding job , to which we dedicate many hours and a lot of concentration”, he says Antonio García Rodríguez, the name behind PANEM . They say that whoever wants something, has a hard time, and constant work has paid off. “A recognition of this type makes us very excited” , declares Antonio about the award.
Country bread is the one that presumes to be the winner , but it really could have been anyone. The fact that this variety was chosen at the time of submitting to the contest was almost a mere coincidence. “ For that day we planned to present another variety , but at the last minute we changed our way because it seemed to us that the field bread had turned out prettier”, the rest is history.
The key to this bakery is that the craftsmanship, the good work, the slow fire . The lucky one is made with a Organic semi-whole wheat flour, stone-ground and fermented with sourdough for 24 hours . But not because of being the winner, but because in PANEM, everything counts, from the recipe to the final result.
Although its baguette is still the most popular, customers are already beginning to investigate the infinite possibilities that PANEM offers
Now that it seems that we have officially entered the real food era, preparation is more important than ever. But the variety too. 16 different types of bread , among the ones who the baguette continues to enjoy the highest number of sales , but integrals like that of rye, spelled and wheat They earn more and more points.
The same goes for pastries. Among its 12 varieties **the traditional croissants**, but also some more special ones like pain au chocolat or puff pastry brioche . If you go for a loaf of bread, take the opportunity to try some. Once a year does not hurt.
In this perfect puzzle, the pieces finish fitting when you discover that, precisely, nothing is a coincidence. Within Antonio grows the most absolute vocation , responsible for him getting here. when to her tradition is united and, therefore, experience, the projects come out by themselves.
Antonio (on the right) and his team are the hands behind the best bread in Madrid.
His mother-in-law was a third-generation baker in Esquivias , Toledo. Antonio worked alongside him for the last four years of his career and it was at this time that he learned what he describes as the “royal bakery” . Determined to train and learn new techniques and processes, this was already the chronicle of an announced "birth". “When the time came for him to retire, I felt that I had found my passion ”, says Antony. And with this love story, on March 12, 2018, PANEM arrived.
Bread is like a faithful companion, it is always there for what you need and it has gotten us out of more than one gastronomic trouble. In this bakery, it doesn't matter which variety you choose, because you won't leave even the crumbs. If it's from PANEM, give us bread and call us fools!
Are you going to stay without trying it?
Address: Calle de Fernán Gonzalez, 46, 28009 Madrid See map
Telephone: 917 95 91 07
Schedule: From Tuesday to Friday, from 09:00 a.m. to 08:30 p.m. / Saturday and Sunday, from 09:00 a.m. to 02:30 p.m.