Guidebook for Barcelona
Food Scene
Food: Excellent sea food tapas, Try the "mejillones a la marinera", and "chipirones" with a cold beer: you’ll feel like the luckiest person in the world. Maybe the place we go the most.
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Bar Bitacora
1 Carrer de BalboaFood: Excellent sea food tapas, Try the "mejillones a la marinera", and "chipirones" with a cold beer: you’ll feel like the luckiest person in the world. Maybe the place we go the most.
Food: Catalan, plates. Is a place very focused in traditional catalan food, with a touch of modernity.
We recommended: Patatas bravas, chicken with pine nuts, Fricando (stewed meat)
70 personas locales recomiendan
Mercat del Born
12 Plaça ComercialFood: Catalan, plates. Is a place very focused in traditional catalan food, with a touch of modernity.
We recommended: Patatas bravas, chicken with pine nuts, Fricando (stewed meat)
Food: Catalan, tapas. We recommended: They don’t have a menu, they go 'según mercado'. Is very popular, also in the turist guides unfortunately, so it's usually crowded.
Price: $$$$
Plaça de les Olles, 8
8 Plaça de les OllesFood: Catalan, tapas. We recommended: They don’t have a menu, they go 'según mercado'. Is very popular, also in the turist guides unfortunately, so it's usually crowded.
Price: $$$$
Food: tapas. We recommended: Huevos estrellados, berenjenas en tempura, and the beer (mahou, very famous in Madrid and really good) Price: $
Plaça Comercial, 1
1 Plaça ComercialFood: tapas. We recommended: Huevos estrellados, berenjenas en tempura, and the beer (mahou, very famous in Madrid and really good) Price: $
Food: Burgers. We recommended: Best Frenchfries ever! The burguers are really good too, ranking on top with Kiosko, and not as crowded.
Price: $ Note: NOT Pim Pam Plats, just around the corner.
76 personas locales recomiendan
Pim Pam Burger
4 Carrer del SabateretFood: Burgers. We recommended: Best Frenchfries ever! The burguers are really good too, ranking on top with Kiosko, and not as crowded.
Price: $ Note: NOT Pim Pam Plats, just around the corner.
Food: Burgers. Really good, but usually crowded, is very popular in the turist guides. The burgers are really good, top rank in town. Pros: Very close from home...
Price: $
152 personas locales recomiendan
Bacoa Burger
15 Carrer del JudiciFood: Burgers. Really good, but usually crowded, is very popular in the turist guides. The burgers are really good, top rank in town. Pros: Very close from home...
Price: $
Food: Authentic bar of barcelona, in a very quiet place. Tapas. We recommended: Croquetas
Plaça de Sant Agustí Vell, 6
6 Plaça de Sant Agustí VellFood: Authentic bar of barcelona, in a very quiet place. Tapas. We recommended: Croquetas
Food: Asian, tapas. Price: $$. A bit complicated for first-timers, as you have a menu full of name you never hear about. We usually try random and works fine. Very small, usually crowded.
C/ dels Carders, 46
46 Carrer dels CardersFood: Asian, tapas. Price: $$. A bit complicated for first-timers, as you have a menu full of name you never hear about. We usually try random and works fine. Very small, usually crowded.
Food: Breakfast, sandwich. We recommended: Natural juices and breakfast. Pros: very close, nice terrace in the morning.
Price: $
Av. del Marquès de l'Argentera, 7
7 Avinguda del Marquès de l'ArgenteraFood: Breakfast, sandwich. We recommended: Natural juices and breakfast. Pros: very close, nice terrace in the morning.
Price: $
Food: Tapas. Very good quality, and the place itself is beautiful, art-deco style. Price: $$
91 personas locales recomiendan
Bar El Velódromo
213 Carrer de MuntanerFood: Tapas. Very good quality, and the place itself is beautiful, art-deco style. Price: $$
Food: Gallego. Excelent quality in a very small and familiar restaurant. Grat seafood, amazing Chuletón (to share!)
6 personas locales recomiendan
Braseria Cerveceria Gallega
238 Carrer de CasanovaFood: Gallego. Excelent quality in a very small and familiar restaurant. Grat seafood, amazing Chuletón (to share!)
Excellent paella, the real one. Is about 40 min by train from barcelona but it worth it, just take it across the street in Estació de França (Vilanova i la Geltrú train) and step out in Garraf station; the chiringuito is just there. Better call in advance to get a table.
7 personas locales recomiendan
Chiringuito de Garraf
3 Avenida de LlorachExcellent paella, the real one. Is about 40 min by train from barcelona but it worth it, just take it across the street in Estació de França (Vilanova i la Geltrú train) and step out in Garraf station; the chiringuito is just there. Better call in advance to get a table.
Shopping
Magatzem Escola
13 Carrer ComercialWines & spirits. Beautiful shop, good selection. Let the guys advice you.
Awesome flea market, we love it. Open Mon, Wed, Fri & Sat. Go early in the morning to catch cool stuff.
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Mercado de los Encantes de Barcelona
158 Carrer de los CastillejosAwesome flea market, we love it. Open Mon, Wed, Fri & Sat. Go early in the morning to catch cool stuff.