Are you looking for nice places to eat tapas in Barcelona? This post presents five popular places to eat tapas and feel the local food culture without spending too much money. Most of the restaurants indicated here are located near the metro stations Barceloneta and Jaume I. For ideas, food experiences, tips, and tricks go to Eatwith for cooking classes in Barcelona with local hosts.
For receiving over 30 million tourists a year, Barcelona has reached the challenges of over-tourism and of maintaining local identity when every building is becoming a hostel or a service for foreign visitors. However, assuming you aren’t in Barcelona to eat Chinese, Indian, or Turkish food, here we go with five traditional places to eat during your trip.
El Vaso de Oro
El Vaso de Oro is a nice place to go if you look for tapas and beers in Barcelona. It’s one of the most traditional bars in the city, those kinds of bars without tables, open to the street when crowded. As I could observe when drinking a beer, it’s frequented by locals mostly.
Located at Carrer de Balboa, 6 – near the metro station Barceloneta.
Can Ganassa
Can Ganassa is a casual restaurant that was founded at the beginning of the 1900s as a tapa bar, serving nowadays Mediterranean cuisine and wines. Another renowned place in Barcelona is to go for tapas, as well as seafood, steaks, and cakes.
Located at Plaça de la Barceloneta, next to metro station Barceloneta.
La Boquería
Despite very visited by tourists, La Boquería fresh market is a mandatory place for foodies in Barcelona. The prices are higher than the local average, but the dishes and services are excellent, offering a large variety of dishes. Try at least the burrito and the juice, the cheapest options for budget travelers. An interesting activity to do at La Boqueria is a Paella Cooking Experience and Market Tour with a trained chef.
Located at La Rambla, near the metro station Liceu.
Euskal Etxea
If you’re curious about Basque gastronomy, Euskal Etxea is a place to visit while you’re in Barcelona. There you can find tapas, snacks, pintxos, cider, and Basque wines without leaving Catalunya.
Located at Placeta de Montcada (in the Euskal Etxea Cultural Center), next to the metro stations Jaume I and Barceloneta.
Drink Cava in Barcelona
A trip to Barcelona without drinking cava is out of the question! Cava (Catalan term for cave or cellar for wine aging) is a sparkling wine typical of Catalunya, where 95% of its production takes place. It’s usually made out of 3 grape varieties: macabeu, parellada and xarello. Cava is lighter than champagne, due to the mild climate and the sunshine in Catalunya. You can also buy bottles of cava at the local supermarkets for affordable prices.
You can also taste a selection of tapas paired with wines and cava at 5 local bars and taverns. If you have time to visit a cava winery, you can take a day trip from Barcelona to Santa Maria de Montserrat to taste cava, tapas and the landscape of Montserrat National Park.
La Xampanyería (Can Paixano)
A bar to drink cava and tapas when traveling to Barcelona is the Can Paixano, known as La Xampanyería. Located at Carrer de la Reina Cristina, 7 and open until 22:30 h – next to metro station Jaume I. There’s another at Carrer Castillejos, 158 (Plaça Glòries) open until 20:00 h – next to the metro station Glòries.
An extra tip: while passing local supermarkets, food markets, and shops, take the chance to try the turrón, a nougat rectangular tablet candy made of toasted nuts or almonds, sugar, honey, and egg white. Turrón is very popular during the Christmas holidays, and very popular at the local candy shops.
More Ideas on what to do in Barcelona you will find on Tiplr’s page Barcelona Travel Tips, where there are more than 90 travel tips for bars, restaurants, cafés, and more places to visit in the city. Another option to buy your tickets for places you want to visit in Barcelona is to buy a Go City pass, with options for choosing how many places to visit and unlimited attractions.
Originally posted 2018-02-25 21:09:27.
