Koska Taverna and La Tasqueta de Blai
Summer, for all the wonderous activities and experiences it brings making it my favourite time of year, it can also feel like a season where you are constantly on the … Continue reading →
Els Sortidors del Parlament
What were once the blue graffitied doors of a mechanic’s workshop on Sant Antoní’s C/Parlament have now been transformed into the welcoming entrance of the very modern bodega ‘Els Sortidors … Continue reading →
Restaurante MyKasa
At this time of year when the purse strings are as tight as the waist band it’s time to head away from the centre of town and towards those neighbourhood … Continue reading →
Mosquito
If, like me, you feel full to bursting from all the Christmas cheer and heavy grub, and there’s also a few pennies left to afford a meal out, then there’s … Continue reading →
Elsa y Fred
A combination of visitors, a bad back and frozen hands in a cold flat (the worse thing about a Barcelona winter) have kept me away from the laptop of late. … Continue reading →
Craft beer bars
Tired of Estrella and other commercial brand beers? Then why not check out some of the bars of Barcelona selling craft beers and keg ales featured in my piece for … Continue reading →
Domino
Domino been an on-off Thursday night haunt for almost the entire time I’ve lived in Barcelona. It fulfills the mid-week requirements of cheap and cheerful with ease and is long … Continue reading →
La Cervesera Artesana
For those of us Brits who love our new Catalan home or visiting city yet at the same time hanker after the familiarity and flavours of home, we should look … Continue reading →
Laurel
If you’re not a fluent Spanish speaker your first encounter with Argentinians and their breed of this latin language can be a challenging experience. Tune into their swishes, swooshes and … Continue reading →
Bar Celta Pulpería
Tourists and locals/residents can be, at times, a heady cocktail in Barcelona. Many foreigners living here now complain about them but were once tourists themselves and these camera-wielding, path-blocking visitors … Continue reading →