travel_4_food

What are the must eats or drinks being there my first time?

anyegr

Las Ramblas is a very touristy area. That means most of the food places will be touristy, too. Of course, since I usually avoid nicer restaurants I'm probably not the best person to give advice on food places.

Actually, the Boqueria food market has a lot of nice food, but it's not really what I would call a restaurant/bar/cafe. You can go in there and look around and buy a few different things to snack on or to make a nice picknick lunch.

kimhe

Stay off most off the very touristy and expensive cafés/terraces/restaurants on Las Ramblas, BUT:

Several fabulous tapas bars in the Boquería market on Las Ramblas.
El Quim: http://elquimdelaboqueria.com/en/
Pinotxo:http://gastronomyblog.com/2010/05/25...txo-barcelona/
Central: http://tamarindandthyme.wordpress.co...l-la-boqueria/

Cafè del l'Òpera on La Rambla 74, just opposite the Liceu theater, is a nice place to sit down for a cup/a glass/a bite anytime: http://www.spottedbylocals.com/barce...afe-de-lopera/

Tablao Cordobés on La Rambla 35 is one of the most prestigious flamenco restaurants in Spain. Very popular with tourists, but only top artists perform here. http://www.tablaocordobes.com/index-en.html

Can Culleretes from 1786, just off Las Ramblas, is the oldest restaurant in town and serves very traditional and no fuzz Catalan food in the best atmosphere. Have had several great meals here. Still very popular with locals.
http://www.culleretes.com/en

Rubicund

Here's a few of my favourites:

EL GRAN CAFÉ—GREAT FOOD AND ATMOSPHERE. IT’S IN THE CALLE AVINYO—GOTHIC QUARTER-- TELEPHONE 93 318 7986.

CAN CULLERETES—CALLE QUINTANA, 5 (BETWEEN CALLE FERRAN & BOQUERIA) 08002 BARCELONA—TELEPHONE 93 317 30 22 - 93 317 64 85 THE OLDEST RESTAURANT IN THE CITY AND STILL GOOD.

LOS CARACOLES RESTAURANT IN THE BARRI GOTIC. ONE OF THE BEST RESTAURANTS ANYWHERE. ESCUDELLERS, 14 PHONE: +34 933 023 185
www.loscaracoles.es

QUO VADIS RESTAURANT. JUST OFF THE RAMBLA, ON THE RIGHT GOING DOWN TOWARDS THE SEA, IN THE CARRER DEL CARME, A COUPLE OF HUNDRED YARDS FROM THE PLACA DE CATALUNYA. TURN RIGHT AT THE END OF THE WALL WITH THE RECTANGULAR DESIGN. THE RESTAURANT IS ON THE LEFT.

EGYPTE RESTAURANT ON THE RAMBLA, ON THE RIGHT BEFORE THE THEATRE. VERY CATALAN. BEWARE THE STARTER CALLED “ HUEVOS CON PATATAS. IT’S EGG AND CHIPS!!(UNLESS YOU WANT EGG & CHIPS AS A STARTER)

4 CATS RESTAURANT ON THE CARRER MONTSIO OFF THE PORTAL DE L’ ANGEL OFF THE PLACA DE CATALUNYA. MONTSIO IS A VERY NARROW STREET SO DON’T MISS IT, OPPOSITE SIDE TO EL CORTE INGLES. THIS IS NOT TO BE MISSED. THE BAR AND RESTAURANT WERE THE HAUNTS OF PICASSO AND HIS CONTEMPORARIES IN THE LATE 19TH. AND EARLY 20TH. CENTURIES. THE INTERIOR IS LITTLE CHANGED AND THE FOOD IS GOOD. BOOKING ESSENTIAL. TEL: 933 024 140 www.4gats.com

TRAVI GROUP RESTAURANTS. THE ONE IN THE GOTHIC QUARTER IS ON CALLE SAN HONORAT, JUST OFF THE PLACA SAN JAUME (WHERE THE TOWN HALL IS) AND IS CALLED “EL PINTOR”. TEL: 933.014.065. THE OTHER THREE IN THE GROUP ARE “CAN TRAVI NOU”, CALLE JORGE MANRIQUE. TEL: 934.280.301-“CAN CORTADA” IN THE AVENIDA DE L’ESTATUT DE CATALUNYA, TEL: 934.272.315 AND THE “TRAVI MAR” IN THE CENTRE AT THE RAMBLA DE MAR ON THE FIRST FLOOR. TEL: 932.258.136. THEY ARE ALL AUTHENTIC, SPANISH AND NOT MADLY EXPENSIVE.

Rubicund

Sorry for the capital letters, cut and pasted it from my Barcelona doc.

popov

Avoid Bar Pinotxo unless you want to pay 17 euros for 3 shrimp. They are a complete rip off.

BigAleinstein

Las Caracoles and 4 Gats are two restaurants which you wished were better. Las Caracoles is the better of the two but both are just a step above average.

Pepper_von_snoot

Be very very very very careful of pickpockets on Las Rambles.

The most brazen pickpockets in the world.

I have seen with.my own eyes.

Thin