AUTHENTIC BAR EN BARCELONA

Maybe you can pass by and will not realize that is a bar,because is located inside a building  that communicates  San Pere street and Trafalgar ,near the Palau de la Musica .El Bar Pasaje is  a hallway with some old  kiosks  where customers shared the tight corridor with locals residents .
For me it´s a unique ,authentic and unsophisticated place in Barcelona

They serve  cold beer or local vermouth which you can  combine with tapas, homemade sandwiches and empanadas .Every things is very cheap and delicious 

Another aspect  I really  like about this bar is that is always full of locals and neighbors ,you can miss it if you are nearby the Palau de la Musica .

FREE FLAMENCO SHOW

Well if you are in Barcelona on a tuesday night and you don't know what to do, don't worry you are in the city where there is always something to do .

What about a free flamenco show to the Cafe' Royal is a bar near Plaza Real. Start at 11pm and they make 3 shows till 2.30am.  In Cafe' Royal every night there is  something from jam session  to brazilian and latin live music.The entrance is always free

MENU DEL DIA IN FRONT OF THE BEACH

Yesterday was a sunny day , so I decide to go for a nice menú del dia( cheap daily menú)  to Kaiku ,is a restaurant located to the end of Passaige de Joan Borbo`just before the Barceloneta beach  

In the menú del dia you have the option to choose between 3 starters ,3 main courses and deserts. We all opted to start with fideua with squids and mushrooms ,it was so tasty and instead of  a classic alioli sauce they served a mushroom cream .

For main course we  were tempted also for the same dish. Mairas(blue whiting) deep fried over cous cous ,the fish was fresh and full flavoured

At the moment of the deserts the waiter came with  a long list to choose from ,but this time everyone take a different one .We had homemade brownie, red fruits mousse (very refreshing)  and panna cotta with strawberry coulis .No words 

To match this food in the beginning we thought for a glass of white wine ,but the waiter said that if we choose a red we will get a whole bottle and it wasn't a bad idea because it was a little bit fresh and easy drinking .

The most amazing thing is that the menú cost only 11 euros and you are eating just in front of the beach, they have also a nice terrace .I suggest to make a reservation before you go, because is always fully booked .

The restaurant was full of locals  which most of them opted for a la carte menú,because they serve fresh fish from the market and I heard that they make a good paella. The service is very friendly 

                    

Tel: 932 21 90 82

Hours 13:00- 15:30 ,19:00-23:00

LA XAMPANYERIA

Maybe can sounds like a place where you will find some champagne ,but you will able to drink only cava from their own winery Can Paixano .I always go here before 5 pm because you can have a bottle of cava for 4.10 euros after  they serve only glasses  (the cheapest one  cost 0.85 cents).
La Xampanyeria was founded 1969 , is located between Barceloneta metro station and the big post office of Carrer Layetana .

They have 5 kinds of cavas ,from the rosat (rose')to the driest one,with my friends we always go for the rosat because is easy drinking.They don't serve you alcohol unless you order some food ,if not everyone  will come out very drunk .

On the wall you can see what they  offer to eat ,they have differents  bocadillos (sandwiches) made with grilled meat  or  classics with jamon serrano .Also there are differents kinds of tapas: cecina (kind of catalan bresaola ) , cheese in oil and many spanish cured meats.
Every thing is so good and perfect to match with the cava

There are no chairs or table,you just stand, be pushed by people passing by and  throw your trash on the floor (very typical spanish )
Can Paixano offers the opportunity to buy at the store itself, because the   bottom part is like a small shop where you can find a variety of preserves, sausages, cavas and wines
A place to visit  before you go the Barceloneta beach


Adress :Carrer de la Reina Cristina  ,7
Tel.933100839
Closed on sunday

THE BEST PESCADITOS FRITOS IN THE TOWN

This is my first post ,so lets see what came out .
First of all I would like to write about a small bar where I always go when  I want to eat a good pescaditos fritos and have a glass of wine just draw off from barrels
Bodega La Plata is  established in 1945 located behind the Basilica de la Merce' in the Gotic Quarter.

Few things to eat , made with local and fresh products .Salad with tomate ,arbequina olives and onion, anchiovies from the Cantabric sea ,pincho of  butifarra and an amazing deep  fried boquerones (small anchovies ).For me are like Pringles chips you will never stop to eat them ,one leads to another .They are made at the moment by Anna

For drink you can choose betwen a quinto de estrella (25 cl ) or wine from porron (long spouted wine jar to share).This bar is visited every day from local people and famous guests as the michelin star chef Ferran Adria

A place that you can't  miss if are in barcelona ,ideal for lunch time or an aperitive pre dinner.

Maybe you will stay at the bar and watch people passing by because the tables are always busy 

Telephone.+ 34 93 3151009
Hours :10am-3pm ,6.30 -11pm ,closed on sunday