Casa Batlló: Roof The restaurant info for the places we loved are up — but for those of you interested in just photos, please visit the gallery.  We ate amazing food, and saw some very inspiring architecture… definitely one of the best 5-day vacations we’ve had. If you have any questions or comments, please don’t [...]

Esqueixada de bacallà Day 5: We almost didn’t make it out for dinner at Café de L’Academia, another LUXE City Guide recommendation. It had been snowing all day, and we weren’t looking forward to going out in the melting slush. I’m glad we did! It was the perfect ending to a short-but-sweet vacation. This small, [...]

Quimet & Quimet: Mussels w/ caviar Day 5: Lunch at Quimet & Quimet was definitely a huge surprise hidden-gem. It is mostly full of locals: this is what a true Spanish tapas bar feels like.  Recommended by LUXE City Guide, this extremely small bar specializes in canned produce and seafood.  Don’t be put off by the [...]

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 [...]