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Cañateca, Sitges-Barcelona
Find school for oldest child √ Find a home √ Get a local number √ Open a bank account √ Get furniture over from Berlin – massive fail Find some time to eat out, rather than eating sandwiches for 3...
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Public Market, Vilanova i la Geltrú
Right now, the proverbial deer and I have a lot more in common besides our big brown eyes. After spending three years complaining that there is nothing to eat but chicken and mince I am now at a loss...
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Quimet & Quimet, Cold Tapas, Poble Sec
How often do you find yourself in this situation: you’ve done a monster shop, been to the market, thumbed through the latest issue of Bon Appetit and watched some food program on your BBCiPlayer when...
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American Baking at Espai Sucre, Born-Ribera,
Michelangelo purportedly said: “Every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to release it.” That is how I feel about discovering a new city. I know that my city is...
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Eyescream and Friends, Shaved Ice Cream, Barceloneta
From the folks behind Happy Pills comes ice cream with a face: Eyescream & Friends. Shaved ice cream (imported from Taiwan- where they are crazy about the stuff). If my ice cream didn’t come with...
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Caelum, Cafe & Shop, Barri Gòtic
Caelum is a shop in Barcelona that sells goods made my monks and nuns. It’s in the Barri Gòtic which means there I am, walking through the dark maze like streets, which often smell of urine (there...
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Lukumas, Doughnut shop, Gràcia
For me, simple is always best. If it is a speciality, it’s even better. If to boot, it’s a pleasure to look at or be in, well…there you’ve got me. Lukumas has me. Plus! Doughnuts! Hello? How are...
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Tickets, Adrià Brothers Tapas, Eixample
In 1997, El Bulli, got it’s 3rd Michelin star. In 2002, it was named restaurant of the year. Back then, lead times to super-restaurant-stardom were still a matter of years, rather than months. (Check...
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Casa Perris, Bulk Shop, El Born
Barcelona does this category extremely well. They take something uninspiring, like sacks of grains, pulses, rice – sundries and turn it into “Ooooo! Let’s go to that shop and buy some chocolate buttons...
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Cafe El Magnifico, Coffee Roasters, El Born
The other day, I was at Casa Ametller (which I know is a fruit and vegetable shop but still) and I ordered a coffee. Café con leche would do, whatever, I just needed the caffeine and fast. This is what...
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Brunch & Cake, Eixample
My first impression of Barcelona was that there were so many cafes, delis, bars and restaurants that you would have to be a fool to consider entering the local food and beverage market. But now that...
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Koy Shunka, Fine Japanese, El Barri Gòtic
When I ate at Commerc 24, there was a young woman eating alone and taking pictures of her food. A few days later, I came across her on the internet and the internet being the odd tool that it is, we...
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Forn La Llibreria, Traditional Bakery, Eixample
There are many indistinct bakeries in Barcelona. Forn La Llibreria stands out from the bunch. Because of the original design – sure – but mostly because they use stone ground flour and traditional...
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Caravelle, Coffee and Food, Raval
Is it the lack of Australians or the lack of hipsters in Barcelona that can explain away the absence of 3rd wave coffee? Because samples from both these groups are present in Caravelle, the second best...
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Bodega 1900, Vermouth Bar by Albert Adrià, Sant Antoni
Albert Adrià must have a very happy bank manager. Most of his venues are in the Sant Antoni district where the majority of the shops are shuttered with once hopeful (now weathered) ‘for rent’ signs....
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Oriol Balaguer, Confectionery, Sarrià – Sant Gervasi
After this post, I am going to make it my mission to keep the blog Adrià free for a while. But for now, let’s talk about Oriol Balaguer. Born to a chocolatier father and graduating to the famed...
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Ramen-Ya Hiro, Ramen, La Dreta de L’Eixample
There I am, in Berlin, going on and on about how I love little portions of food (tapas, mezze) and I finally get to a place where that’s what it’s all about and I find myself wanting a big bowl of...
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Pakta, Nikkei Cuisine, Poble Sec
My two favourite Japanese restaurants in London are Dinings and Yashin (in that order). Both are generous with the citrus and easy on the soy. I know that the executive chef at Dinings (Masaki...
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Les Tres a la Cuina, Seasonal Fresh Food, Gracia
This is what I think: people of Barcelona eat out an incredible amount. With 3 hours for siesta being observed by all but the biggest most visible shops, they have the time. They do it with other...
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Cøffee by Nomad Productions, Lab & Shop, El Born
It turns out that, if you look deep deep below the surface, there is something stirring in the Third Wave Coffee corner of Barcelona. In the past couple of months – 3 places have opened up. Cøffee...
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