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Are you looking for something that lasts or do you prefer the typical supermarket ones? I usually grab Ravensburger from Amazon or toy stores like Toys "R" Us if there are still any in your area, because honestly they're the ones that lose the fewest pieces and have the most resistant boxes.
There's also Educa, which are pretty good and you can find them in board game shops.
If you want something cheaper, Carrefour and El Corte Inglés have decent house brands, though sometimes they come with defective pieces, but yeah, that's what you get.
How much are you actually willing to spend? Because if you want something that won't fall apart in two weeks, it's worth the investment: Ravensburger and Eurographics are insanely good quality, but there are mid-range brands like Clementoni or even some Lidl ones that are pretty surprising.
What I'd do is look directly at board game specialty shops (like Gameflow or similar ones in your city) because you can also touch the box there and see if the pieces fit together well, and that's really what makes the difference between a puzzle you enjoy and one that drives you crazy.
Don't get fooled by those cheap generic brand puzzles at supermarkets, because the pieces come warped and you end up losing a ton of them. If you're gonna spend time putting something together, just grab Eurographics or Schmidt straight from online stores like MercadoLibre or eBay, where you can find better quality models with less hassle than at local toy shops.
I recently put together one from Eurographics and the difference from generic ones is brutal: the pieces actually fit without forcing them, the edges don't fray, and the image comes out sharp. I get them at specialty bookstores or straight from the internet if I can't find them in physical stores, and even though it costs a bit more, it's totally worth it because you don't lose pieces later or end up frustrated halfway through.
If you're looking for pieces that fit together smoothly without frustration, Eurographics is a solid option, but there's also Pomegranate that makes brutal artistic puzzles with similar quality. What nobody mentions: before you buy it, check the reviews on the sites selling it, because the same brand has different lines and some are way better than others. Plus, if you find specialty board game shops instead of supermarkets, they usually have better-cared-for stock and the seller can tell you which is the current version in good condition, not a box that's been sitting open in a warehouse for months.
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