Where to Eat in Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

To say that Barcelona (as a city) underwhelms me is an understatement. And its food? Ugh, I don鈥檛 even want to go there.聽In my half a dozen previous trips to Catalonia, a place renowned for being avant garde 鈥� in food and otherwise 鈥� I鈥檇 never really had a decent food experience. From the overpriced paella on Las Ramblas to reheated pintxos in El Born, I was聽decebut.

That鈥檚 where聽Eat Guides聽came in. Written by Regina Winkle-Bryan, an transplant from foodie haven Portland to the Ciudad Condal, and Adri谩n Ben铆tez Martos, a born and bred聽barcelon茅s, did聽my homework for me.聽I was thrilled to have Reg send me a copy of the ebook she and Adri had penned to help tourists like me understand catalan cuisine and where to find it.

Using my hotel near La Rambla and the Boquer铆a as a starting point, I had a few hours to kill before meeting a friend and wanted to dive headfirst into real catalan cuisine. The 123-paged book lists food joints by both neighborhood and proximity to big sites, but聽I was interested in seeing if there was real food amidst the tourist traps in the old city. My rules 鈥� I had to be able to reach it on foot, wouldn鈥檛 order from a menu translated into English and would try four places over the course of the day. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).

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Guide Name: Where to Eat in Barcelona
Guide Location: Spain » Barcelona
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Catherine Gaa
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Granja La Pallaresa
Bodega
Cervecer铆a Moritz
Onofre
Ramblas
Barri G貌tic
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Poblesec
Poblenou

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