Doesn’t everybody, everywhere, chow down on squid and beans for breakfast!?!
That looks incredibly delicious, as does everything else. I imagine I could take every meal within one of the markets and be very happy.
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After viewing the Michelin gala on Tuesday, I’ve been going through the list of the new Bib Gourmands (not announced on stage) both here in Madrid (La Barra de la Tasquería, In-Pulso, Manifiesto 13, Trèsde) and in other parts of the country,
and I remembered that the meat centric Bardeni-Caldeni in Barcelona (easy walk from Sagrada Familia) is one that we enjoyed a great deal.
The chef, Dani Lechuga, calls it a “meat bar”.
The décor, the work of restaurant designer Lázaro Rosa-Violán, is that of an old butcher shop.
Stand out menu items: Angus steak tartare, a pepito sandwich of solomillo, dry aged meatballs with Romesco sauce.
It’s on Carrer Valencia in the Eixample.
And it’s also recommended by the professional food critics (Jolonch, Capel, Regol, etc.)
Hi @erica1, I highly recommend a lunch at La Cova Fumada, no reservations. Also, it’s a tasting menu, but some of the most creative food I have ever eaten anywhere in my two visits to Besta–not sure how diffiucult to reserve, but I reserve early. I am also not such a fan of tasting menus either, so I’m not going to overload you, but I have found in Barcelona, tasting menus are often the only possibility at some of the best restaurants. If you want some overload in this area, I could add more.
Bar Canete is somewhat touristy, but real people go there too! Food is excellent and worth a stop, in my opinion. I have usually booked and gone at lunch.
Ninkat: Much appreciated! I’d love to be overwhelmed by more of your recommendations! The two you mentioned are now on “the list!”
My “issue” is that when the hotel breakfasts are a so good and my self-control so low, I fill up in the mornings and rarely have any appetite for lunch. But I like the idea of going to the beach on a sunny morning, walking and poking around, and putting my name on the list for LA COVA FUMADA. Looks like my type of place. I promise to do a report once I get home!
Hello Chowfriend!
To refresh your memory, here’s my 2024 posting on Bar Canete
For a great value Michelin 1* fare, HISOP was a great choice!
Charles Yu, favorite Chowfriend. Your report on Barcelona was wonderful! I do remember the gastro mishap and that you were able to pull out of it, thankfully!
I’m going to re-read it this afternoon, and will keep BAR CANETE on my list.
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La Cova Fumada is open for breakfast! I’ve gone on my first morning all turned around and eaten little fish (sardines maybe) and toast slathered with aioli or tomato ( or one of each), sitting informally with workers before they head to work with a little mulled wine. Just sayin’…
Will look at my notes and think about other spots. I think I have kept up with writing up reports, so you might be able to find those and see if something else appeals!
Thanks, Ninkat! I’ve read everything but have to refresh now that the trip is coming close.
I have an opera at the Palau de Musica on Saturday night, beginning at 6:30. I’d rather eat something before the event although I realize my options would be very limited at 4-5pm. Or should I forget that and either have a big lunch or get something quick after the event?
Hm, I would do a tapas crawl at lunchtime first part interrupted by opera and then whatever you want after. The tapas joints will be jumping late on a Saturday night in Barca. Bar del Pla, Tapeo and El Xampanyet on Carrer de Montcada and all within a 10 minute walk of your opera. I double-checked and Tapeo does take reservations all day for a Saturday, and I recommend the reservation no matter what you decide. I don’t know if Bar del Pla takes reservations, but I never have reserved there. El Xampanyet I have found very difficult to get into, but they also may serve all day on a Saturday…It’s busy in Born on a Saturday!
Ninkat, thanks!
I think I’ve come to my senses about this and will (try to) hold back on breakfast on the Saturday of the opera, and have a good lunch and then a tapa or two after the show—as you suggested!!
Here are the restaurants I booked subject to change since trip is in March:
MONT BAR
BAR CANETE
PUR
SUCULENT
PA COMER ALGO
COMPARTIR
So that leaves space for tapas here and there in some of the places I could not allot a full meal to and also a snack at QUIM, etc…plus a calcot lunch–maybe at one of these two, both central and both old-line Catalan:
