We are leaving for a med. cruise round trip out of Barcelona. Will be there a day before & after. Any suggestions on good resturants around La Rambla area or near the port.
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London, United Kingdom
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Can Culleretes> just off the Ramblas is tourist oriented (English spoken) but not a tourist trap. If you're lucky they'll be doing the boar stew.
Anywhere actually on the Ramblas is not recommended.
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San Leandro, CA, USA
632 posts
El Pintor...it's recommended in the RS guide, it's near the Cathedral and not too far from the Ramblas...best paella I had in all of Spain.
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Palm Beach, Florida, United States
536 posts
Hi Martie - As you walk up La Rambla there are many outside Cafes/Restaurants - They are all good !! AND - allow you to sit , while you eat, and enjoy the amazing traffic on La Rambla
One very fascinating city - Be sure to take the open air bus tour at either the top or bottom of La Rambla - It shows you a lot of the major highlights in about 3 hours and allows you to get off and and back on as often as you like!!
Have a Wonderful Cruise, Greg
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Coppell, TX USA
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Camas, WA, USA
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I was in Spain in September and we had some of our best meals in Barcelona. I spent a lot of time looking up places on chowhound and trip advisor before we went. One of my very favorite places was Cervecerica Catalonia - it's in the Eixample about a block from Casa Mila I think. Be sure to allow some time for this place though - as it is really packed with tons of local people. We waited about 45 minutes for a table at 2 pm on a weekday. You can snag a seat at the bar, but it's pretty cut throat and I was a bit too timid to jump in there. We used the time waiting for our table to watch what everyone else was ordering - which actually turned out to be a really good thing. I think we paid about 35 euros for the lunch, that's for 2 people with about 5 tapas, wine, pop, and dessert. The steak, and shrimp skewers were AMAZING.
Another favorite meal for me was at Paco Meralgo. It's a bit off Las Ramblas, we took a cab here from Placa Catalunya which cost 4 Euros. The feel here is really warm and welcoming. We were the only tourists I could see (its a bit farther out of the tourist zone) but the staff were really kind. Everything here was delicious. In particular, this spicy meatball thing, and an AMAZING steak dish that came in a bowl.. (I've attached a link to my "food" photos on facebook if you care to look). Our bill here was about 50 Euro, but we ordered a few expensive things as it was our last night in Barcelona.
In Barcelona we ended up trying two paella places that I kept reading about on other sites - 7 Portes and Can Majo. Our 7 Portes meal cost about $100, and our Can Majo version the next night cost about $75. Both are near the port. Can Majo will probably require a reservation. Although both were good.. we thought Can Majo was the winner (though the staff were decidedly more friendly at 7 Portes). 7 Portes had a great "rich man's paella" where everything came shelled and boneless. But Can Majo's paella had a nicer taste.
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Camas, WA, USA
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Lastly, Dulcinea was very impressive for a cheap, quick breakfast. Its in the Bario Gothic. And Escriba is really good for hot chocolate or dessert, it's on Las Ramblas next to La Bouqueria. Have a wonderful trip!
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