The PATRICK Guide
The PATRICK Guide
Patrick Reyes
Looking for a list of places to EAT and DRINK when you're in Barcelona? Here is my list of 100+ places to get you started!
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Can Paixano
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This is one of the places that made me fall in love with Barcelona! A packed bar where you throw your napkins on the ground when you’re done. Order a bottle of the house casa and grab a sandwich, my go to now is the Negre i Blanc Gegant. It’s a bit different now after the pandemic, with limits on the capacity so long lines form.
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Bar Celta Pulperia
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The specialty is octopus 🐙. Grab a plate and some other tapas. Simple, but really good Galician-style restaurant. There is also one in the Gothic Quarter.
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Bar Celta Pulperia
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TAPAS. Galician bar, known for its octopus. Great variety of tapas to try and good prices. All te food is displayed at the bar, so whatever looks good just point!
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Bar Jai-Ca
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One of my favorites in the neighborhood! There are two spots side-by-side. I prefer the smaller one, but if you can’t get a table, head to the larger. Some menu favorites: buñuelos de bacalao (cod fritters), their batatas bravas, and anything else!
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Cerveseria Catalana
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Vinitus
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Ciudad Condal
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TAPAS. Alternative to Cerveseria Catalana, I prefer the other, but very similar.
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Quimet & Quimet
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La Bombeta
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BOMBAS. Breaded meat, fried and topped with a spicy sauce. The only anarchist-inspired food in the world is said to have been created in La Barceloneta neighborhood. This is the most famous place to try them.
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Bormuth
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TAPAS and VERMOUTH. Good variety of food, especially las patatas bravas. They also make a nice house vermouth...hence the name.
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Senyor Vermut
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Bar El Tomàs de Sarrià
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Flax&Kale
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HEALTHY FOOD. Vegetarian to raw vegan options. Despite being in Spain, where ham is the king, this place shows you can eat, and eat well, without meat.
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Vegetalia
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VEGETERIAN. Best vegetarian chain throughout the city. Great veggie paella and tapas.
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Vegetalia
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VEGETERIAN. Best vegetarian chain throughout the city. Great veggie paella and tapas.
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Restaurante Vegetalia Raval
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VEGETERIAN. Best vegetarian chain throughout the city. Great veggie paella and tapas.
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Xiringuito Escribà
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Bar del Pla
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Some of the best Patatas Bravas around and a menu full of different tapas. You can make reservations here if you want to plan ahead. It’s become more popular recently.
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König Barcelona Born
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A chain throughout the city, but this one is right in the Born neighborhood. Has a bit of something for everyone. Menu of tapas and combined plates as well as burgers. A great place for families with kids. The bravas are well known.
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Surf House Barcelona
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This is a hip spot right off the boardwalk to the beach that has indoor and outdoor seating. A more modern kitchen that makes one of my favorites along the beach.
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Olé Mallorca
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El Celler del Vermut
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TAPAS and VERMOUTH. Another spot right by the Sagrada Familia. One of the better places around.
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El Nacional
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LABARRA Midtown
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TAPAS. A really nice restaurant in the heart of the city. Share some tapas, but make sure to try the pintxos as well.
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Conesa Entrepans
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This is a staple of the Old City. Grab a Conesa sandwich and drink for a faster meal on the go (I recommend the Català).
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Rocambolesc
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ICE CREAM. The only stop for ice cream in the city, and with reason. The Roca brothers, owners of El Celler Can Roca (best restaurant in the WORLD in 2013, 2015, and 2016) have opened an ice cream shop and you can only imagine how it is. Ever changing flavors and ridiculous toppings. Popsicles and fried ice cream options as well. My suggestion: Baked Apple ice cream.
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Elisabets Restaurant
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I really like this restaurant! They have a really nice lunch menu and the Patatas Bravas are made with a boloñesa sauce that you need to try.
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La Plata
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This place makes it easy, there are little for things to try from the menu. Stop in for quick plate of Pescadito Frito and a drink. I'm sure Pepe will treat you well. And click on the link to the video below, you might see someone you know...
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Bar Joan
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El Xampanyet
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One of my favorite spots in the city. Amazing food and great atmosphere. They don’t take reservations so keep that in mind when planning your visit. Order the tortilla with chorizo and you have to have their house cava.
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Cal Pep
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Cal Pep has been featured on a couple different food shows so it’s extremely popular. There also isn’t much space, a bar and some standing room behind it. You’ll often find a line waiting to get it. Once you do sit down and let the cooks do their work.
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La Font de les Muses
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Chivuo's
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Restaurante Bodega Joan
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Bodega La Palma
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Order the Patatas Bravas and the Croquetas de Calamari! I could eat those all day! Delicious!
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Cañete
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Make a reservation! Cañete is now extremely popular and hard to get into. A tapas restaurant that has an open kitchen so you can see the chefs at work as they prepare your meal,
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Opium Barcelona-Restaurant, Lounge, Club
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Jamboree
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Two different dance areas. Upstairs is more techno and downstairs is hip hop! With the Plaza Reial there are also many more places to grab a drink around and end the night here.
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Sala Apolo
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Otto Zutz
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Sutton Club Barcelona
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Bling Bling Barcelona
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Harlem Jazz Club
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I used to live right across the street form this place, great venue to catch some live shows!
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Sidecar
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Another late night dance bar in the Plaza Reial. The musical style seems to be more rock based. A perfect place to spend the night until early morning!
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Razzmatazz
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London Bar
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Originally opened in 1910, London Bar is one of the premier bars in Barcelona's Raval district. Closed down for many years it reopened in early 2018 and offers a housemade vermouth. A very famous place in the early 20th century as well as for anti-Franco supporters during the dictatorship.
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Paradiso
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I normally wouldn’t put a bar as on if the top attractions in a neighborhood, but when it’s ranked #1 in the world, you kind have to, right? Get there early if you want to go, the line is crazy long now.
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Casa Almirall
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One of the oldest bars in Barcelona and with its Modernist decour, you'll definitely want to stop in for a drink!
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Ascensor Cocktail Bar
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Very cool old-style cocktail bar. It's look is inspired by the name "The elevator". get transported back in time at this local spot.
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Boadas Cocteleria
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A famous Hemingway haunt right off Las Ramblas. A staple here, still in the old school style. The bartenders even dress the part.
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Bar Marsella
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This place is something you have to see. Old school bar that has the same decorations from decades ago. Some of the bottles haven't been touched since the Civil War and some of the posters still reference the dictatorship. It's a popular place for absynth and an old haunt for Hemingway, Picasso, and Dalí.
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L'Ovella Negra Ramblas
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This is a staple in the neighborhood. Just off Las Ramblas its a place that's really popular among travelers and have beer and sagria towers. for larger groups.
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L'Ovella Negra Marina
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A huge Beer Hall in the Poble Nou neighborhood. Your stop if you are going to continue your night out and Razzmatazz is your destination.
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Polaroid Bar
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A quirky and fun bar in the Gothic Quarter. Old school video game and 80s themed thoughout. Good drink prices in a central area.
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El Drapaire De La Cervesa Artesana
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CRAFT BEER. Right next to Oveja Negra, just a short walk from Las Rambas you have a great craft beer bar constantly changing out what is on tap. Once the keg runs dry, they switch the brand; it's a one and done. Grab a cheese board while you drink.
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Beer'linale
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CRAFT BEER. Around 30 beers from all over on tap. A larger menu from than some other craft beer bars.
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Ølgod Craft Beer Bar
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Craft beer
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CRAFT BEER. Right off of Plaza Sant Juame, its names says it all. Its craft beer and its mainly from Barcelona. A good one to try the city's flavor.
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Dow Jones Bar
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Espit Chupitos
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Shots and Fire, what more can you ask for? Over 400 different types of shots for only 2€. Always a nice start to the night.
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Espit Chupitos
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Shots and Fire, what more can you ask for? Over 400 different types of shots for only 2€. Always a nice start to the night.
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The George Payne Irish Pub
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Bar Restaurant Cervantes
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One of my favroite breakfast spots for a tortilla sandwich and a coffee. They also have a nice lunch menu.
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Mesón del Cafè 1909
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I really like this place, feels very local and doesn't get too many tourists inside despite its location just behind the cathedral. It is small and the ceilings are low, but a nice place to grab a coffee.
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Cafès El Magnífic
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The best coffee in the city. If you’re looking for a nice coffee you can grab one here and continue strolling the narrow streets of the Born.
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Nømad Every Day
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One of the other famous places for coffee in the city. There are several other locations throughout Barcelona as well.
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Satan's Coffee Corner
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On of the most popular coffee spots in town. Located in a quite square in the Jewish Quarter, you have some specialty coffee.
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Hidden Coffee Roasters - El Born
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A newer spot that has several locations in Barcelona now. They have some specialty coffees and a good place to get some work done on the go.
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La Sagrada Familia
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Casa Calvet - Gaudí
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Casa Batlló
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Casa Milà
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Güell Palace
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This might be em the best Gaudí house to visit! And here’s a secret… it’s half the price of it’s more famous cousins!
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Park Güell
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Pavellons Güell
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Casa Vicens Gaudí
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Bellesguard
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Barcelona History Museum MUHBA
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Entrance is 7€ but it is FREE the 1st Sunday of every month and every Sunday after 3pm.
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Picasso Museum
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I always feel like people planning to visit the Picasso museums in Spain are a bit dissapointed. most of his great works are all around the world. That being said, Barcelona offers over 4,000 pieces of Picasso (many donated by Picasso himself). Tickets are 13€ for the collection and 15€ if you include the extra exhibits. They are 1€ cheaper if you buy online. Entrance is free Thursdays after 4pm and the first Sunday of the month.
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Gaudí Exhibition Center - MDB
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Joan Miró Foundation
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Museu Olímpic i de l'Esport
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Museu d'Història de Catalunya
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Want to see dive into the history of Catalunya? The history museum has multiple floors going back thousands of years telling the history of the area. The roof top views are also nice to take advantage of!
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Poble Espanyol
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Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya
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Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art
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The city's premier contemporary art museum. Lots of rotating national and international artists. I really like their permanent exhibit upstairs.
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Barcelona Zoo
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Aquàrium Barcelona
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Im Al sways surprised with how many people go over to the Aquarium but there massive tank of fish is cool and, if you’re brave enough you can go swimming with the sharks 🦈
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Palace of Catalan Music
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Gran Teatre del Liceu
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Two separate fires have lead to the rebuilding of this old upperclass hangout. Go for a show or even take a tour, there is a lot of history at the Liceu.
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Mirador de l'Alcalde
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Park Güell
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Bunkers del Carmel
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Casa Sánchez
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7 Portes
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One of the most famous restaurants in the city, and one of the oldest. Known for its Paella 🥘. It’s a more sit down restaurant.
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Xiringuito Escribà
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Elche
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PAELLA. A fancier restaurant, but great rice dishes. Apart from paella you should try the Arroz Negro (black rice), which is squid ink and delicious.
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Sants Estació
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Estación de Francia
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Estación del Norte
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Patrick Reyes
A Tour Guide and Content Creator living in Barcelona, Spain since 2010. I create videos about Barcelona to help get you better prepared for your next trip.
A post-graduate degree in Intellectual History of Barcelona and thousands of plates of Patatas Bravas have made me an expert on this amazing city. I’ll as easily geek-out about a Gothic arch as the latest craft brew or Barça signing.
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