Looking for restaurant, tapas, street food recommendations in Madrid and Barcelona, city centers
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SC and CA
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Favorites in Madrid
La mi Venta
http://www.lamiventa.es/epages/ec0208.sf/en_GB/?ViewObjectPath=%2FShops%2Fec0208%2FCategories
Barra Cruda
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063582640359
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This was our go-to place in Madrid circa 2017. It's very close to Reina Sofia.
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Victoria, BC, Canada
372 posts
In Madrid, we LOVED Mercado San Miguel, located near Plaza Mayor. It's not cheap, but the experience and the food were both fabulous!
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Australia
1072 posts
In Barcelona we like the cafeteria on the 9th floor of the El Corte Inglés department store overlooking Plaza Catalunya. The view is spectacular, the food is surprisingly good and you can relax and enjoy the views without worrying about pickpockets. We have had lunch there three times in the last six months and never tire of the view.
My "go to" lunch is paella and an aperol spritz.
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Green Bay
21274 posts
For upscale dining (but not too much) in Bacelona, Los Caracoles off of Placa Real in the Gothic Quarter.
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Hudson Valley
2267 posts
The Spain Reveiled YourTube channel has lots of food and restaurant content for many cities—especially Madrid. He was a founder of Devour Tours.
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Florida (previously California)
4028 posts
Barcelona Suggestions
Fismuler Barcelona
Casa Rafols
Paco Alcade
Tandem Cocktail Bar (C/ d'Aribau, 86)
Can Ros
LATA-Bern@
Can Majó
Can Conesa (sandwiches)
Can Dende (breakfast)
And no lie, the best pizza I have ever had in my life, I had in Madrid: https://lapizzateca.com/2019/