Anyone coming to Barcelona, whether for the first time or not, will tell you: the first thing to do when arriving in the great Catalan city, is find a bar and eat some tapas. This is not an exaggeration – this is a fact.
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| Las Patatas Bravas: star of all tapas |
Among the must-have tapas, you’ll find:
- ‘El pimiento del padrón’, a pimento cultivated in Galicia
- ‘Chipirones’, which are delicious calamari
- ‘Jamon Serrano’, the famous ham for Iberia
- And the classic, yet unforgettable ‘pan con tomate’
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| Las Patatas Bravas: star of all tapas |
The undisputed star of tapas is however the “Patatas Bravas”. No, these are not simply potatoes with hot sauce like you can find in the supermarket. The Catalan patatas bravas are simply… different. These boiled and fried cubes of potatoes are then covered in a spicy homemade salsa, and they make them in such a way that they are crispy on the outside, steamy in the inside… my mouth is watering.
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| Las Patatas Bravas: star of all tapas |
Not all bars serve ‘good’ patatas bravas of course, but you can usually tell. The sauce is so delicious you can tell it has just been made (with love), and they are a special shade of golden that lets you know that no other potato has ever been so good.
There are many tapas bars in Barcelona, here is a selection of the best bars, according to us:
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| Las Patatas Bravas: star of all tapas |
- El vaso de oro
Adress: Balboa, 6, 08003 Barcelona
Metro: Barceloneta
Bus: lines 17, 40, 45, N8, stop at Plaza Pau Vila
- Pubilla del TaulatLa pubilla del taulat
Adress: c/ Amistad, 12, Barcelona 08005
Metro: Poblenou
Bus: lines 40, 42, B20,B25, N8, N11, stop at Pere IV-Bilbao
- El porronEl Porron
Adress: C/ Doctor Trueta, 225, Barcelone
Metro: Llacuna and Poblenou (L4)
Bus: line 26, stop at Taulat-Rambla del Poblenou
