Caelum: pastries Day 4: Afternoon coffee and pastries at the tiny shop Caelum, a patisserie that sells sweets made by Spanish Monasteries and Nunneries. You can’t go wrong here. It’s all as tasty as it is beautiful. Caelum also features a vast assortment of teas in addition to great coffee.  The atmosphere here is quiet, [...]

Euskal Etxea: Pintxos! Day 4: Lunch at the Basque restaurant Euskal Etxea, where they serve pintxos, the basque version of tapas. Plates of pintxos with toothpicks line the bar, which is self-serve. When you are done, give your plate with toothpicks to a server and pay 1.80€ per piece. Not bad! We also had several [...]

Cheriff: Paella Day 3: Dinner at Cheriff, arguably one of the best places in Barcelona to get paella, which is technically more authentic to Valencia. Please note that we had the seafood paella, which is not typical of Valencia. Our recommendation came from the LUXE City Guide. Cheriff’s fisherman motif is somewhat tacky, but oddly [...]

Cuines Santa Caterina: Suckling Pig Day 3: Lunch at Cuines Santa Caterina, at the Mercado de Santa Caterina, recommended by LUXE City Guide.  The atmosphere of CSC is family-friendly and tables fill quickly, so arrive early!  We started with the melted Provalone cheese spread with bread and followed it up with the razor clams.  Again, [...]

Cal Pep: Clams Day 1: Our first dinner in Barcelona was at Cal Pep, which came highly recommended by the LUXE City Guide and close friends.  We waited about 40 minutes for a seat at the bar, which is open to the “kitchen” of the restaurant.  I must warn you that this is an easy place to [...]