Comments on: Where to eat in Barcelona – a few foodie finds

By: Walter

Walter — Tue, 27 Aug 2013 09:58:20 +0000

I was in Paco Meralgo, amazing tapas there! In addition I went to diner at Cheri restaurant, a friend recommend to me cause it’s a new restaurant and it was so cool!

By: Tyron

Tyron — Thu, 18 Jul 2013 16:03:14 +0000

Paco Meralgo is a really good tapas restaurant in Barcelona, if you want to eat good italian food you can go to Bimbas restaurant, one of my favourites!

By: Harry

Harry — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 11:25:19 +0000

I’ve been to Barcelona a couple of times, and finding a restaurant without actually doing some research can be very difficult. Hotels do not offer any local dishes, they mainly stick with continental dishes, but restaurants close to hotels can always be a good choice.

Unless you get a guide, or best ask the concierge at the hotel, it is very difficult finding a good restaurant in Barcelona.

By: Heather

Heather — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:01:38 +0000

I just stumbled upon this article because I saw the user created map while looking at apartment locations on google maps. Thank you for all these tips for places to eat! I am about to venture to Barcelona for work and I’ll be there a few months. A friend of mine, who is both a vegetarian and a cheese fanatic, will be coming to visit me and it looks like Formatgeria La Seu and Sesamo would be great places to take him. Thanks again for reporting on your finds!

By: Sophie

Sophie — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 13:51:01 +0000

Thanks for dropping by Susan. I’m so pleased that you liked the places that you tried out. It’s about a year now since our trip so it’s also good to know that these places are going strong.
Paco Meralgo was just fantastic. Thanks for your tip – we’ll definitely look out the other restaurants owned by the same people next time we’re over (soon hopefully!)

By: susan lopes

susan lopes — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:05:13 +0000

Just returned from Barcelona and ended up trying all but two of your suggestions. Paco Meralgo was unbelievable. The razor clams and French Toast-like dessert (forget the name but it’s a specialty of Barcelona) were outstanding. We then went to the other restaurants of the same owner – Tuset and L’Olive. The others are more formal. We liked Paco best, then Tuset with it’s open kitchen and L’Olive last, only because it felt a little more elegant than we wanted.
At Mercat de Santa Caterina there is a store that sells olive oils, with tastings. They package it for bringing home. The tapas place you recommend, also had incredible razor clams.
My favorite non-foodie shopping experience was at La Manuel Alpargatas in Barri Gotic at C/Avinyo 7. It is an espadrille shoe factory and has a ton of styles. It’s crowded but worth it.
Thank you for all of your suggestions – they made our trip!