Category Archives: Restaurants

The French House

Posted on January 19, 2019 by

I had lunch on Thursday at The French House, with friends (and fellow bloggers) Michelle and Steve from Gourmandistan. The French House is perhaps the last bastion of bohemian in Soho and is famous for being a regular haunt of … Continue reading →

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La Tasca de la Vasca

Posted on January 13, 2019 by

At the back of Calella’s Market House, there’s a fantastic bar called El Nou Bar del Mercat: La Tasca de la Vasca. The bar is run by Ana Biurrun, from Donostia (San Sebastián) in País Vasco (the Basque Country), a … Continue reading →

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El Hogar Gallego

Posted on December 15, 2018 by

On Thursday we went to El Hogar Gallego for lunch. Calella is only about 5 streets deep, as you walk up from the beach towards the mountains – El Hogar is on Carrer de les Ánimes to the left. El … Continue reading →

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Banys La Gavina

Posted on December 8, 2018 by

Last weekend some friends came to stay and on Saturday night (after another lunch at Domèstic) we went to watch the Catalan Creedence Clearwater Revival tribute band, Willy and the Poorboys. Someone spiked our drinks with alcohol, so on Sunday … Continue reading →

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La Musa Bistrot

Posted on December 1, 2018 by

On Wednesday we had lunch at La Musa, a bistro on a tiny street at the back of Calella Església (the Church of Santa Maria and Sant Nicolau). We drank a few glasses of vi blanc ecològic (an organic white wine … Continue reading →

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Domèstic Restaurant Marisqueria

Posted on November 24, 2018 by

As you might have gathered, I’m staying 30 miles up the coast from Barcelona, in a small town called Calella. The coastline running north to the Costa Brava and France is almost non stop towns and villages, which are top … Continue reading →

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Tic-Tac

Posted on November 18, 2018 by

One minute I was turning on the central heating and checking my jumpers for moths and the next I was on a plane for Cataluña. I’m staying in Calella, 30 miles north of Barcelona and the temperature is ranging between … Continue reading →

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