City Guide: Barcelona

BCN: Barcelona, Spain
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Where to stay: Gothic Quarter
The Gothic Quarter is the historical centre of Barcelona. With narrow winding streets and charming squares, it attracts travelers into its timeless ambience. Conveniently located it allows access to most popular attractions, food & bars.

WHERE TO EAT:
Breakfast
/ Esmorzar

  • Bar Churreria Layetana (📷)
    Suggestions: Chocolate con porra (chocolate & churros).
  • Mercat de la Boqueria
    Suggestions: fresh fruit & fruit juices.

Lunch, Tapas & Bars / Dinar, Tapes i Bars

  • Cerveceria Catalana
    Suggestion: pescaditos fritos con padron (little fried fishes with peppers), montadito de gamba, arroz de bogavante (rice with European lobster), montadito de solomillo y fua.
  • Bar Joan
    Suggestion: boquerones, patatas bravas & huevos rotos.
  • El Viti Taberna
    Suggestion: Gilda & caña de Estrella Galicia de barril.
  • Bar Celta Pulperia (📷)
    Suggestion: pulpo “a feira” & chipirones fritos.
  • Terrassa Martinez
    Suggestion: arroz Martinez de conejo y pollo & arroz negro con piparras y zamburinas.
  • Bodega La Puntual
    Suggestion: boquerones fritos, berberechos gallegos, bravas & caña de Estrella Galicia de barril.
  • Ciutat Comtal
    Suggestion: montadito de gamba, bacalao al “allioli” de miel (cod with honey alloli) & arroz de bogavante.
  • El Xampanyet
    Suggestion: navalles, daus de filet de vedella & tomatada.
  • Bar Restaurant Pinotxo (Mercat de Sant Antoni)
    Suggestion: Arengada fumada (smoked herring), navalles (razor clams), Xipirons amb mongetes (cuttlefish with beans), estofat (braised beef) & callos.

Dinner / Sopar

  • Santa Gula (📷)
    Seasonal menu with rotating regional wines.
  • Cecconi’s
    Suggestion: parmigiana de berenjena, crema de ricotta con miel de trufa y chuleta de ternera a la milanesa.
  • Disfrutar
    Gastronomical experience with a seasonal tasting menu.
  • Gresca
    Suggestions: boquerones marinados, boletus a la brasa, chuleta madura & torrija.
  • Bar Cañete
    Suggestion: boquerones fritos de Malaga (fried anchovies), ensalada de judias verdes (green bean salad), mollejas con gambas (sweetbread with shrimps), rabo de toro al vino tinto (oxtail) & a torrija for dessert.

Drinks / Begudes

Note: last updated in September 2024

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