05-04-2013
A detail of the Boqueria, the name of the popular market in San Josep in Barcelona, the biggest in Cataluña, with a surface of 2.500 square metres and over 300 stalls. Opened in 1836 it’s one of the Adrià brothers’ favourite spots in town. In our story, they also include the Camp Nou stadium (photo life.co.il)
continued from part one Barcelona swarms with magnificent pastry and chocolate shops. We recommend having breakfast at Escribà: his croissants or the cremadets are the best possible start to the day. Turris, instead, is for bread lovers: you can find traditional or modern, incredible breads. And then you can’t go to Barcelona without visiting one of its fantastic markets. Due to its proximity, we have grown particularly fond of the Mercat de Sant Josep, traditionally known as Mercat de la Boqueria. It is located just in front of Taller and it’s where we do our personal shopping. It’s a constant show of people, products, cultures and temperaments, all intertwined. It offers a huge variety of stalls selling vegetables, fruits, fish. There’s also a good selection of bars in which you can have a fantastic breakfast or lunch. In particular, we recommend a stop at Bar Pinocho and at Quim de la Boqueria. But aside from the Boqueria, there are other magnificent markets in Barcelona, such as that of Sant Antoni or that in Santa Caterina.
Unique places
Nou Camp, a temple (photo by commons.wikimedia.org)
Tapas bars and restaurants
Tapas 24 (foto gastronomyblog.com)
Gastronomic restaurants Just like with tapas, in Barcelona there are many fantastic restaurants. Our passionate inclination goes for Dos Palillos, which is predictable as it’s Albert Raurich’s place – for many years chef at El Bulli. Here you will find his personal vision of oriental cuisine, with the utmost respect for traditional processes, but from an original point of view. It is a magic restaurant. Koy Shunka is, in our opinion, one of the best Japanese restaurants in Europe. Especially for its nigiri. Alkimia is one of the best examples of creative cuisine in town: Jordi Vila’s cuisine is techno-emotional, round, solid and personal. At Coure (passatge de Marimon 20, +34.932.007532), instead, we suggest staying at the bancon: it’s a memorable culinary experience.
Product-based restaurants
Ferran and Albert Adrià (Foto Elle)
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catalan chefs, born in 1962 and 1969, were both born in Hospitalet de Llobregat, in the municipality of Barcelona