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Somewhere, Cafe, Sant Cugat del Vallès
My Jordanian father once told me a story; we were visiting Vienna when I was a toddler and we were refused service at a restaurant because of me. Because I was a child. “But there is a dog in here!” he...
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Baluard, Bakery, Barceloneta
When I moved to Bucharest from Kuwait – I must have been about 3 – I was struck by the smell of our local bakery. It smelled sour, not yeasty like the commercial bread of today. Baluard in...
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Skye Coffee Co, Coffee Truck, Poblenou
The coffee theme has snowballed on this blog. I am not as obsessed with coffee as all these coffee centric posts may suggest. However, that a diverse city like Barcelona might be missing a trick is...
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La Blanca, Bakery, L’Eixample
One of the first things I did when I moved to Barcelona was to attend a baking course at Espai Sucre. Not because I need to learn how to bake but to get a glimpse at who might be doing that kind of...
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Eat Street, Street Food, Poble Sec
Yesterday I went to the inaugural ‘street food festival’ organised by BCN Mes and held at CREC in Poble Sec. The reason I am using inverted comas is that the majority of the food stands have a bricks...
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Bar Lobo, Fusion, El Raval
The Tragaluz Group is a name that you need to know in Barcelona. I will readily admit that restaurant groups in Europe can conjure negative associations: laminated menus in 7 languages, busking...
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Barcelona Cooking, Cooking Class, Las Ramblas
I lived in Paris for 4 years and never went to the top of the Eiffel tower, 13 years in London- I never saw the changing of the guard. Because you don’t, do you? I live in Paella land now but it’s so...
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Espai Kru, modern fish with emphasis on raw fish & seafood, Poble Sec
We’ve had three consecutive weekends of friends visiting. After 7 months in Barcelona, we know where to take visitors. Still, Easter weekend proved a challenge, the city was practically boiling over...
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Praktik Bakery, Self-Service Bakery / Cafe, La Dreta de l’Eixample
I avoid making bread. Cake, cookies, tarts? Yes, yes and yes. Work clean, measure accurately, get the oven temperature right and with a good recipe, success can always be achieved. Bread on the other...
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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...
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Comaxurros, Modern Churros, Sant Gervasi
On page 16 of June’s Elle Gourmet there is a tiny picture of some pallid churros with an insert about how they come salty and sweet. The picture does not induce even minor pangs of hunger but the...
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Chök, Doughnuts, Las Ramblas
I have been to Chök a dozen times since I moved to Barcelona. I love their doughnut display: I mean, whatever is the hole there for if not for hooking it up on the wall? They have a distinctive...
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La Guingueta, Chirringuito, Barceloneta
Bon Appetit did a small Barcelona feature in it’s May edition. I was delighted to see that I have hit most of their recommended spots (so this blog’s move to Spain is starting to get somewhere). And...
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Tarannà, Cafe & Bar, Sant Antoni
Tarannà is the kind of place you find a lot in London, New York and even Berlin but in Barcelona, where traditional cafes are still endearing, it is more of a rare find. They do seasonal food (yawn I...
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Cuines Santa Caterina, Mostly Spanish with some Asian, Barri Gòtic
My friend Giulia and her family were in town a couple of weeks back. I whizzed them through some of the best streets in Barcelona, with a snack in mind for practically every street. Regardless, when...
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Teicawey, Mexican Fast Food, Gracia
It’s getting so hot now. August in Barcelona – it’s not so much about the temperatures as it is about the humidity. It’s wet and sticky. You think – “I couldn’t possibly eat in this heat.” What you...
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Cloudstreet, Micro bakery, L’Esquerra de L’Eixample
One of the reasons I find food interesting is that the people behind food can be so engrossing. And there is the added bonus that they are a lot more accessible than say a gallery curator or fashion...
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Bardeni, Meat Bar, Sagrada Família
It’s coming to a year now since I moved to Barcelona. It’s been a lonely year online. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve made friends in the real world but I have missed the online camaraderie that I had in...
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Niño Viejo, Mexican Food, Sant Antoni
Niño Viejo Albert Adria is coming close to having more restaurants than I have fingers on my hands. Just a couple of weeks ago a new one opened. A fancy taqueria called Niño Viejo (a collaboration...
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Satan’s Coffee, Third Wave Coffee, El Barri Gottic
I’ve been on Satan’s heels for almost a year now. I showed up to a cute shop he was supposed to have a corner in only to find out he’d left. Then I heard he was opening up in a bike shop around the...
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