Tag: Tapas
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Lokal Bar, Dreta de l’Eixample
A few days before Barcelona was completely shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we were able to enjoy an absolutely wonderful dinner in the company of several lovely people that run Instagram food accounts / websites here in Barcelona. Alba from @albitrips, contacted us on a Wednesday evening and told us that they’d be […]
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Eat, Speak, Unwind #12 – Recipes Galore, Pizza Struggles, The Most Expensive Strawberry Ever
In this edition of Eat, Speak, Unwind, we talk about the recipes we’ve created during the coronavirus lockdown in Spain, the struggle to find the right flour and yeast to make top quality pizza, a wonderful pre-confinement dinner we had with some amazing people, and watch a video where a man in Japan pays a […]
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Moka Restaurant, Barri Gótic
Moka Restaurant’s location can be considered both a blessing and a curse, it’s situated at the top of las Ramblas, Barcelona’s most popular street. In the opinion of many locals this is a sign of bad quality food but for businesses this is a non-issue, this street a premium location, it is known that around […]
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Eat, Speak, Unwind #11 – Cava and Tapas, Asian Food at Home, Disturbing Reviews
In this new edition of the Eat, Speak, Unwind podcast we talk about our visit to Can Paixano (La Xampanyeria) one of Barcelona’s most unique restaurants, discuss the important difference between “Arepas” and “Tacos”, obssess over all the amazing Asian recipes we cooked thanks to Seonkyoung Longest’s incredible YouTube channel, analyze a great post by […]
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Can Paixano (La Xampanyeria), Barceloneta
La Xampanyeria or as it is officially called, Can Paixano, is practically an institution in Barcelona. We were lucky enough to be introduced to this unique place by a friend several years ago and it still remains one of our favourite food spots in the whole city. It is a pretty unconventional restaurant due to […]
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Croq & Roll, Vila de Gracia
Following a recommendation from a friend, we stopped by Croq & Roll to try their “patatas bravas” and “croquetas”, two staples of Spanish tapa culture. This is one of those spots in Vila de Gràcia that looks very busy most of the time, so we had been hesitant to go since we’re not fans of […]
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Cervesería Catalana, Dreta de l’Eixample
Cervesería Catalana is an enormous tapas restaurant located practically in the corner of Carrer de Mallorca and Rambla de Catalunya. This beautiful Rambla is sort of an extension of the very popular “las Ramblas”, it starts in Plaça Catalunya and goes all the way up to Diagonal Avenue. However, it is a much calmer street […]
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Unwind: Vila de Gràcia, Barcelona is Out!
(Texto en Español abajo) We’re extremely happy to announce that our food guide / recipe book about Vila de Gràcia, one of the most beautiful and interesting neighborhoods in the city of Barcelona, is finally out! It involved a lot of time and effort but it’s finally finished and we learned so much along the way. […]
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Feature: No Sweet Sour’s Barcelona Food Tour
Several weeks ago we were contacted by Michelle Zhao, creator of the wonderful website and Instagram account No Sweet Sour. We had been following Michelle for a while now and were fans of her content so we were very excited when she contacted us in order to ask us for recommendations to eat and drink […]
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Feature: The Delicious Flavours of Valencia
This past weekend we decided to venture out of our beloved Barcelona, we hopped on a car and headed down south to explore the birthplace of paella: Valencia. We had never visited this city but had heard really good things about it, and thankfully, it turned out to be a very rewarding experience. It’s a […]
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