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https://maddogtvdinners.wordpress.com/Restaurant Victoria
The weather was good today, so I arranged to have lunch with Jonas at the Victoria. This is an old favourite, the food is good, the Menú del Día is incredibly cheap and we get treated like old friends. This … Continue reading →
Posted in Barcelona, Barcelona Bars and Restaurants, Drink, Eating Out, Fish, Food, Meat, Restaurants, Spanish
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Tagged allioli, Batuta, beef short ribs, carajillo, churrasco, guisantes salteados con gambas, Hierbas, menu del dia, pèsols saltats amb gambes, quallada amb mel, restaurant victoria, rosado, vermut de la casa, xurrasco a la graella
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Bones Festes 2021
Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Caga tió, Caga torró, Avellanes i mató, Si no cagues bé Et daré un cop de bastó. Caga tió! Caga tió, Tió de Nadal, No caguis arengades, Que … Continue reading →
Posted in Barcelona, Calella, Spanish
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Tagged Bon Nadal, Bones Festes, Caga Tió, Cataluña, Catalunya, Feliz año nuevo, Feliz Navidad, Happy New Year, Merry Christmas
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Aribau 3
I spotted a good Menú del Día at Aribau 3 a few weeks ago, while en route to another restaurant. The food looked promising and all the people eating outside were locals. I have been keeping an eye on their … Continue reading →
Posted in Barcelona, Barcelona Bars and Restaurants, Drink, Eating Out, Food, Meat, Restaurants, Spanish
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Tagged Aribau 3, Botifarra del País con Judías Blanc y Alioli, carajillo, Catalan, Celler d'en Calaf, Empanada de atún, flan de la casa, Habas a la Catalana, menu del dia, vermut de la casa, vi rosat
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La Ciudadela
It was bright and sunny this week, so I had lunch at Hotel Restaurant la Ciudadela with Nookie. You may remember a previous visit to La Ciudadela a few years ago. The restaurant is on the hotel ground floor and … Continue reading →
Posted in Barcelona, Barcelona Bars and Restaurants, Drink, Eating Out, Fish, Food, Restaurants, Spanish
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Tagged Arroz del Senyoret, Caballa Fresca a la Plancha, Crema Catalana, fórmula diaria, Hotel Restaurant La Ciudadela, La Ciudadela, mackerel, Martínez Alesanco vino rosado, mushrooms, Parc de la Cuitadella, Revuelto de Setas-Rossinyols Trompetas de la Muerte y Rovellons, rice, Vermut Lacuesta
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Bar Restaurante Xose
This week I had lunch at Bar Xose, a few streets away from Sant Antoni Market. I’ve been here a few times before and it’s always good! The name Xose is Galician for José (Joseph) and serves Galician food – … Continue reading →
Posted in Barcelona, Barcelona Bars and Restaurants, Drink, Eating Out, Fish, Food, Meat, Restaurants, Spanish
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Tagged Arròs Caldós Mar i Muntanya, Arroz Caldoso Mar y Montaña, Bar Xose, Buñelos de Cerdo, Bunyols, carajillo, Coto Elosegi, flan, hake, Mar i Muntanya, menu del dia, Merluza al la Plancha con Sanfaina, Pepe Carvalho, ratatouille, samfaina, vermut de la casa, vino rosado
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Parlament – Cuina de Barri
On Sunday I had lunch with Debbie in Carrer del Parlament, which has become a trendy foodie spot where locals go to eat. The street is close to Sant Antoni Market and recent blockages to combat pollution, along with Covid … Continue reading →
Posted in Barcelona, Barcelona Bars and Restaurants, Drink, Eating Out, Fish, Food, Meat, Restaurants, Spanish
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Tagged Bodega Vinito, camembert, carajillo, cheese platter, croqueta de jamón ibérico, croquetes, foie gras, foie micuit con mermelada de tomate, Manchego, Parlament, Parlament cuina de barri, patatas bravas, Segura Viudas, tabla de queso, tartar de tonyina amb ou de guatlla, taula de formatges, tuna tartar with quail's egg, vermut de la casa, vi negre, vi rosat
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Born Street Food 2021
Every Autumn Barcelona Born Gourmet puts on the three day Born Street Food festival with some of the very best restaurants from El Born taking part. The opening hours were noon to midnight (Friday and Saturday) and until 10pm on … Continue reading →
Posted in Barcelona, Barcelona Bars and Restaurants, Drink, Eating Out, Fish, Food, Game, Meat, Restaurants, Spanish
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Tagged 1881, arròs de conill i botiffara, barbacoa, barbecue, Barcelona Born Gourmet, Basque, bbq, bonítol, Born Street Food, botifarres, Bronzo, cabrales, Cadaques, cerdo, choripan, croquetas, croquetes xai i all negre, el Foro, Euskal Etxea, formatge, Galician beef, Guzzo, mandonguilles amb sípia, Mari Gorri Vermut, Marmitako, marmitako de bonítol, Montgomery Cheddar, pasta cacio e pepe amb trufa negra, pebrots choriceros, Pla de Palau, queso, Sagardi, tortilla, truita de patates manchada amb xoriço, vi rosat ZZ, Vidrios y Cristales, Vila Viniteca
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Kuletos
I was doing some work for Adrian this week in Poblenou. We were finished by 2pm, so Adrian suggested we have lunch at Kuletos, just round the corner. Kuletos opened in 1990 and is owned by the Recasens, a local … Continue reading →
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Tagged arroz, botifarra, Butifarra, Ca N'Estruc, Captain Haddock, carajillo, Gorgonzolla, Kuletos, lemon sorbet, menú tornasol, menu del dia, musclos gallecs amb Gorgonzola, mussels, pa amb tomàquet, paella marinera de peix i marisc, pan con tomate, sorbet de llimona al marc de cava, Tintin, tortilla, truita de patata ceba i botifarra esparracada
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Panda and Smile
I went out looking for albóndigas (meatballs) today (having seen some on a menú yesterday) but there were none to be had …until I came across Panda and Smile. Menús diarios change daily – they want you back tomorrow, which … Continue reading →
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Tagged albondigas, Arrabbiata sauce, Arroz con Albóndigas, carajillo, choricitos al vino, chorizo, mandonguilles, meatballs, menú mediodía, olivas, olivas picantes, Panda and Smile, Sant Antoni, vermut de la casa, vi rosat
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La Flauta
On Tuesday evening Alicia returned home, full of praise for La Flauta, where she’d been for lunch with a friend. As the restaurant is nearby, I thought I’d go and check it out. After a beautifully sunny dawn, the heavens … Continue reading →
Posted in Barcelona, Barcelona Bars and Restaurants, Drink, Eating Out, Fish, Food, Meat, Restaurants, Spanish
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Tagged allioli, Cal Vicentó, calabacin relleno de pescado, carajillo, Crema Catalana, fot-li, La Flauta, menu del dia, paella, paella mixte, rain, rosado, Tempranillo, vermut, vi rosat
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