Brunch at Espacio 88

My sister was visiting me from London last weekend and it coincided with a weekend of fun events in Barcelona. A pop up brunch at Espacio 88, the 2nd Eat Street by BCNmes and a weekend of open artist studios in Gracia and Poble Nou.  My perfect day begins with a great coffee so the two of us were there, cup in hand by 10:30 a.m.  I had a bagel from the guys at Cloud Street Bakery, split down the middle with two fat slices of foie gras, a drizzle of maple syrup and a fried egg, topped with shaggy rocket and some crumbs of briny feta cheese.

Barcelona starts late, even on a weekday some shops only roll up their shutters at 10am so getting there early (yes 10:30 on a saturday is early here) was a brain wave.  We lingered at the table.  I told Donna – the pop up florist – how much I liked her banana leaf display in Espacio 88 and bought a gorgeous bouquet of peonies (her day job is florist to the Ritz).This Must Be The Place was playing at some point.  It was all kind of perfect.

Skye Coffee
At Espacio 88
Poble Nou