Barcelona- Food!
Restaurants:
Embat (wonderful catalan bistro style, no too pricey)
http://www.restaurantembat.es/
C/Mallorca, 304
08037 Barcelona, Spain
93 458 08 55
Ca la Nuri (beach, typical good catalan food by the beach, family place not too expensive)
Passeig Maritim de la Barceloneta, 55
(in front of the Hospital del Mar by the beach)
34 93 221 37 75
www.calanuri.es
reservation
Sauc (pricey but excellent taster's menu!)
Passatge Lluís Pellicer 12
08036 Barcelona, Spain
+34 933 210 189
www.saucrestaurant.com
reservation
Hisop (one of my favorites, pricey, modest, great tasting menu)
Passatge Marimon 9
08021 Barcelona, Spain
+34 932 413 233
www.hisop.com
reservation
****D.O. (wine bar with creative tapas based on seasonal food, ok for kids too if they have willing tastebuds, not pricey)
C/ Verdi 36
08012 Barcelona, Spain
34 932 189 673
don’t need to reserve
Alkimia (pricey but excellent taster's menu!)
C/ Indústria 79, Barcelona
34 932 076 115
reservation
Bar Mut
Excellent and pricey, hip, great for breakfast
C/ Pau Claris 192
08037 Barcelona, Spain
34 932 174 338
reservation
L’Anxoveta (tapas bar)
C/Sant Domenec, 16 (near Gran de Gracia)
Don’t need to reserve, open all day
Cal Pep (pricey high level catalan bar cuisine, be there before opening time at 1pm to get a place for lunch,)
Plaça Olles 8
08003 Barcelona, Spain
34 933 107 961
Kibuka (good japonese food in Gracia)
c/Verdi 64
93 415 9217
reserve
La Singular (in Garcia near placa Rius I Taulet)
C/ Francisco Giner 50
34 932 375 098
menu del dia about 10 euros
don’t need to reserve for lunch
be there at 1:30
*****Cerveceria Catalana (tavern style, not pricey but good, open all hours, can only reserve at the restaurant)
C/ Mallorca 236
08008 Barcelona, Spain
34 932 160 368
reservation at the door
Can Culleretes (family restaurant with loads of space, not expensive, very catalan)
Quintana 5
08002 Barcelona, Spain
34 933 173 022
http://www.culleretes.com
www.culleretes.com
reservation
Quimet & Quimet (excellent tapas)
C/ Poeta Cabanyes 25
08004 Barcelona, Spain
+34 934 423 142
El Vaso de Oro (excellent tapas)
C/ Balboa 6
08003 Barcelona, Spain
34 933 193 098
Inopia (tapas bar owned by Ferran & Albert Adria, hip and yummy maybe not for kids, have to be there early 7:30 or no place)
C/ Tamarit 104
Barcelona.
34 /93 424 5231
www.barinopia.com
****Sagardi (basque tapas in el Borne, family friendly, standing room and tables outside for tapas and dining room inside)
C/Argenteria, 62
93 319 9993
www.sagardi.com
no reservation needed
In the Boqueria food market on the Ramblas (lunch only):
These are lunch counters with excellent fresh food
Watch out for pick pockets, always keep your bag close to you
Need to arrive at 1:30 or you will have to wait for a seat
Kiosk Universal, Quim's, or Pinnochio
Recommended Pastelerias and Bakeries with great products:
Baixas (c/Muntaner and Rambla del Prat)
Paul’s (near the Llibertat market)
Escribá (next to the Boqueria market)
Canal (c/ Calvet or the café c/Muntaner 566)
Bocamel (c/Comerc)
Bubó (plaza Maria del Mar in the Borne neighborhood)
Cacao Sampaka café/shop (C/ Consell de Cent, 292)