Argentine Food in Alcobendas: Chopera Empanadas and Moraleja Grill

Alcobendas is not a Madrid overflow page. The Argentine cluster sits on Paseo de la Chopera — empanadas, a small parrilla and a dulce-de-leche ice-cream counter within a few doors — with a second pocket toward La Moraleja / the A-1 Carrefour. The Alcobendas map holds 17 listings. Some pins leak into Retiro or San Sebastián de los Reyes; we say so below.

Three first cards: Empanadas Malvón at Chopera 156, La Pequeña Argentina next door for a sit-down cut, and dolchelatte if the night ends in ice cream.

Paseo de la Chopera (28100)

This is the walkable Argentine street. Empanadas Malvón at Paseo de la Chopera 156 (4.7★, 459 reviews) is the dedicated counter. La Pequeña Argentina at number 196 (4.8★, 283) is the table: guests mention high loin, Argentine cuts, meat empanadas and tiramisu. dolchelatte at number 190 (4.6★, 595) is the artisan ice-cream pin between them.

Two blocks off the paseo, La Pizzanesa on Calle de la Constitución 104 (4.8★, 334) is the milanesa / pizza hybrid. Sabores Express on Calle de Antonio Méndez 2 (4.1★, 102) is the cheap empanada + dulce de leche takeaway if Malvón has a queue.

Compare: Malvón when you only want pastry; La Pequeña Argentina when someone wants a loin; dolchelatte after either.

La Moraleja, Carrefour and the A-1

Empanadas Malvón inside Carrefour on Carretera de Madrid a Burgos (4.7★, 56) and Empanadas Chipa in the same centre (4.7★, 19) are mall counters — useful if you are already on the A-1, not a Chopera walk. NATUCARNE on Avenida Olímpica 9 (4.3★, 47) is the butcher / grill-meat card. La Vaca Argentina Moraleja on Avenida de Europa 17 has no public score yet; phone before you treat it as a reservation.

The Malvón pin in Plaza del Comercio, San Sebastián de los Reyes is in this places file (4.5★, 169) but it is the next municipality. Do not start at Metro Alcobendas-San Sebastián and assume it is the Chopera shop.

What is not Alcobendas

Empanadas Tita de Buenos Aires on Avenida de Menéndez Pelayo is a Retiro, Madrid address. We leave it off the shortlist. If the hub shows it, treat it as a city-centre errand, not a northern-suburb dinner.

How to choose

If you want…	Open this card	Area
Empanadas on the paseo	Malvón Chopera	Paseo de la Chopera
Sit-down Argentine cuts	La Pequeña Argentina	Chopera 196
Dulce de leche ice cream	dolchelatte	Chopera 190
Mall counter on the A-1	Malvón Carrefour	28108
Meat to grill at home	NATUCARNE	Av. Olímpica

Sunday hours on Chopera move; mall counters follow Carrefour. The paseo is a 15-minute walk from Valdelasfuentes Cercanías if you arrive by train; La Moraleja shops are a different bus or car. If you are already at the A-1 Carrefour, do the mall counters first and save Chopera for a second trip — the two pockets do not share parking.

Ask Malvón and Chipa which fillings are in the case that afternoon before you order a mixed dozen. La Pequeña Argentina books up on Friday; a walk-in at 21:00 is luck, not a plan. NATUCARNE is the card for a weekend asado at home: entraña and chorizo, not a table.

ArgentoDir does not take orders. Use the phone on the Alcobendas map.

Frequently asked questions

Is this a Madrid guide? No. The pins we recommend are Alcobendas (28100 / 28108). Retiro and San Sebastián de los Reyes cards in the same file are labelled as trips.

Explore the map: Argentine food spots in Alcobendas.

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