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Hi,
Going to Barcelona soon for the weekend. Am looking for a real authentic spanish restaurant for my foodie girl friend. Can anyone help? Fantastic view too would be perfect but not obligatory.
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Hi,
We had a great meal in Los Caracoles just off Las Ramblas a few years ago. Pictures of hollywood greats taken with the owner hanging everywhere, well worth a visit.
Mike
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Hi Nick,
Just got back from Barcelona.
Three great restaurants I would recommend:
Taller de Tapas: Placa de Sant (5 mins walk from Las Ramblas) - In a really pretty square with a church and often has musicians playing - Get there early if you want to sit outside. Good range of well prepared tapas with an English menu - Friendly staff - Reasonable price ~ Less than 50 Euros for two of us inc a bottle of wine.
Els Quatre Gats (The Four Cats): Montsio (only 3-4 mins walk from the top end of Las Ramblas) - This is a really famous restaurant visited by the great and the good for over 100 years - Picasso was a regular visitor - If there are only the two of you, try and get up on the very small balcony, where you can look down into the rest of the restaurant where there is usually someone playing the piano. The waiters are all very attentive and all dressed in very smart traditional waiter gear. We paid around 100 Euros for a full 3 courses each with wine and liqueurs. Not cheap, but some of the best food I've tasted. If you are in to it, try the pigs cheeks, they're excellent.
La Bodega De Palma: Carrer Palma de Sant Just - A real quirky one, again, only 5 mins from Las Ramblas (but it took us about an hour to find it, because it's down a small winding street). This is a traditional tapas bar that is really popular with the locals, we didn't see anything but Spanish people in there. This is basically a bar setting that serves excellent, low priced food. The waitresses are very friendly, but be prepared to do plenty of menu pointing if you dont speak Spanish or Catalan as their English is limited. We had seven or eight tapas dishes with wine for around 40 Euros. You won't get any more authentic than this, but be prepared, it's very rustic and not "dressed up " to look pretty for the tourists.
Have a great time
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Hi Double J,
Many thanks. they all sound great. Who knows we may get to do all 3 if we get to find La Bodega
Really apprreciate the info.
Nick
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Look out for a small chain called Origen (May be Origen 99 or similar). This is a modern Tapas restaurant chain which sells its own organic wine, etc. Really excellent food and good value. We ended up going back every other night because we could find nothing else to compare. There are at least 2 of them in the El Borne area. Yummie, my favourite tapa was beef in figs.
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Hi,
For food and ambience I agree with DoubleJ's recommendations - Els Quatre Gats - I tried to post a weblink for you, but not allowed apparently, but it's easily googled. Considering it is in the tourist area it is amazingly authentic Spanish.
But if you want a restaurant with a view there are several at the bottom end of the rambla on the pier/marina development.
Enjoy !
Richard
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Hi guys,
We went to Els Quatre Gats (The Four Cats) last week! It was fantastic, really great food, interesting decor, and a vibrant pianist! The restaurant is based on the old Paris Restaurant Le Chat Noir, and created by one of it's former employees. Le Chat Noir was very bohemian, and if you liked Moulin Rouge, the movie, you could really imagine all the characters eating at Els Quatre Gats, I am going back, just wish I lived nearer.
Steve
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I think the Ramblas, and choose a restaurant that you think is suitable. The Ramblas is the main eating area, and you will find restaurants to cater for any taste and wallet, but I would recommend a Tapas bar about half-way down on the right hand side.
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This message was last edited by kethrinelopez on 27/11/2010.
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If you are on a budget, take care when you see reasonably priced menú del días on the Ramblas. We saw a restaurant that we liked the look of, and the mdd was pretty cheap, however we noticed that it didn't mention wine so asked the waiter whether wine was included. He said no, so we then asked to see the wine list and the cheapest bottle of wine was twice the cost of the mdd!
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The Ramblas are overpriced and waiting for tourists.
The Quatre Gatsis good
also try La Rita in Calle Arago
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There are many authentic and quality restaurants in the El Born district of Barcelona, just don't be put off by the fact it does not look anything special from the outside.
If you want something cheap and cheerful but real authentic go to the Cava Bar in Barcelonetta, the name of the road is Reina Christina. Real Spain and Barcelona.
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The Cava bar on the Reina Christina is called Can Paixano and is well worth a vist.
Sorry cant post links - canpaixano DOT com.
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