24 July, 2017
Who can resist going for tapas? Undoubtedly, it’s one of the most tasty Spanish traditions that generate more addicts. If you try one, you will not be able to resist spending long afternoons in the bars of tapas in Barcelona.
The best thing about tapas is that they aren’t just a portion of food that is eaten with a drink relaxed, but they become a time to share between friends or with family.
Going for tapas allows us to socialize and spend a special time among well-known people, trying small meals of tasty and genuine recipes as the Spanish omelet, squid, croquettes, the “pinchos morunos” or the really tasty “patatas bravas”.
Do you want to know where you can try the best tapas in Barcelona? We recommend you some of the most popular tapas bars in the area.
In the street of the Mercé you will find a bar of the whole life, La Plata. Ask at the counter anchovies or a “pescaito frito” accompanied by a good wine will become an experience that will convince you of the benefits of going for tapas. A plus for refined palates? Try their tomato salad with onion.
If there is an iconic tapas bar in Barcelona, ÔÇïÔÇïit’s definitely Las Delicias. Located above the Carmelo road, it offers you the opportunity to enjoy unique views of the city, while you taste its exquisite dishes. The ham is obligatory tasting, as their mussels or their spectacular patatas bravas. Without doubt, it deserves the trip to this area of ÔÇïÔÇïthe city.
Another of the tapas bars with more history in Barcelona, ÔÇïÔÇïwhich has managed to bring together generations of tourists and locals around their tapas, is La Esquinica.
It offers you genuine tapas of the Aragonese taverns of the whole life, in addition to the typical dishes like the tortilla or croquettes. Grab a table among several friends and be prepared to have a good time.
Anyway, it must be recognized that the tapas have also been modernized and some restaurateurs show us, day by day, that there is life beyond the octopus and the patatas bravas.
La Mundana, in the popular neighborhood of Sants, has found the formula of its success in its offer of creative tapas. The imagination of its creators and the game of textures and flavors that offer their tapas have also seduced the lovers of the tapas of all the life. In fact, its menu includes from a tataki of tuna with perfumes of Asia to hummus with turmeric, not forgetting the typical bravas and croquettes. A surprise? The “Buns con rabo de buey”.
Another of the classic tapas places in the city is the Xampanyet, in the Born district. The work of several generations has made this small bar, which offers some of the best cheeses and sausages of the city, as well as its spectacular anchovies, in a must of tapas that you should not forget. Don’t forget to try these delicacies meals with a good sparkling wine from the house, without a doubt the perfect combination for these tapas.
Do you want to try this delicious Spanish custom? Start discovering some of these tapas bars in Barcelona and taste their best specialties. And after some fun moments, between tapas and friends, family and wine, relax in your holiday Sitges villas facing the sea.
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